Monday 12th September 2016
Set by Bull's Head (Warrington)

Round 1
1a In Greek Mythology, who killed Medusa?
Perseus
1b Who was the Director of Public Prosecutions who became a Labour MP?
Keir Starmer
2a From which club did Everton sign James McCarthy in 2013?
Wigan Athletic
2b Who did Eddie Murphy voice in the "Shrek" films?
Donkey
3a Vinaigrette is an alternative name for which salad dressing?
French Dressing
3b Which monarch was married to George of Denmark?
Queen Anne
4a Which ABBA number one UK hit single mentions Glasgow in its lyrics?
Supertrooper
4b In Norse mythology what was the name of the ash tree that binds together heaven, earth and hell?
Yggdrasil

Round 2
1a Roger Mullins won which seat in the 2015 General Election - the former seat of Gordon Brown?
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
1b How many unoccupied squares are there at the start in a game of draughts?
40
2a What was the name of Donald Duck's girlfriend?
Daisy Duck
2b The French aperitif Dubonnet was first made in which decade?
1840's (1846)
3a Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen was the spouse of which British monarch?
William IV
3b With a plot concerning the confusion endangered by two sets of twins with the same name, what is Shakespeare's shortest play?
The Comedy of Errors
4a In Norse mythology what is Skidbladnir?
A magic ship (made by dwarves for the god Freyr)
4b In the Bible, with what weapon did David slay Goliath?
A stone from a sling

Round 3
1a Despite its name eight-ball pool is played with how many balls?
16
1b What form did Tracy Emin's artwork "Everyone I have slept with 1963-1995 take?
A tent
2a Chartreuse liquor can be found in two colours. Green is one, what is the other?
Yellow
2b Who was vice -president to George W Bush?
Dick (Richard B.) Cheney
3a In "As you Like It", which character is the lover and finally husband of Rosalind?
Orlando
3b Which Egyptian God was killed by his brother Set?
Osiris
4a In the Bible who was the father of King Solomon?
King David
4b Which country's formula one grand prix takes place at the Interlagos circuit?
Brazil

Round 4
1a In a famous painting by George Stubbs at the National Gallery, who or what is Whistlejacket?
A Racehorse
1b Which 2001 film starring Dougray Scott and Kate Winslett and set at Bletchley Park was adapted by Tom Stoppard from a Robert Harris novel?
Enigma
2a Which Vice-President of the USA became President on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
Andrew Johnson
2b Jeannie Deans is the heroine of which novel by Sir Walter Scott, inspired by the Porteous Riots in Edinburgh in 1736?
The Heart of Midlothian
3a Who was the god of wisdom in ancient Egyptian mythology?
Thoth
3b The fast growing leylandii, a common cause of neighbourly disputes is a type of what sort of tree?
Cypress
4a In 1986, Nigel Mansell won the Formula One British Grand Prix at which race-track, which is no longer used for F1?
Brands Hatch
4b Which soap opera is set in the town of Summer Bay?
Home and Away

Round 5
1a The volcanoes "Vulcano" and "Stromboli" lie in which Mediterranean island group?
Aeolian Islands
1b The 2007 film ”300”, starring Gerard Butler, was about which battle of 480BC?
Thermopylae
2a Lady Jane, the Duke of Dunstable and the poet Archibald Grosvenor are all characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
Patience
2b In Walter Scott's novel "Rob Roy" to which clan does Rob Roy belong?
McGregor
3a Which sugar can be found in milk?
Lactose
3b Austrian, Corsican, Monterey and Scots are varieties of which tree?
Pine
4a Which writer and director created the “Halloween" film series with Debra Hill?
John Carpenter
4b Which short lived 1980's soap opera was based around a covered market in Salford?
Albion Market

Round 6
1a Who wrote the fairy tales of 'The Twelve Brothers" and "The Twelve Dancing Princesses?
The Brothers Grimm
1b The River Arno flows into which sea off the Italian coast?
Ligurian
2a Which large sea duck, mostly found round Northern sea coasts, has the scientific name somateria mollissima?
Eider Duck
2b In which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta are Adam Goodheart, Rose Maybud and Richard Dauntless among the cast of characters?
Ruddigore
3a In 2015 which television contest was won by Nadiya Hussain?
The Great British Bake Off
3b Which hydrocarbon, a distillation of petroleum, is widely used as an aviation fuel?
Kerosene
4a In which town are the headquarters of the Open University based?
Milton Keynes
4b Which Steven Spielberg film was inspired by "Peter Pan"?
Hook

Round 7
1a Which composer, who died in 1880, wrote the music for the comic operas "Genevieve de Brabant" and "La Belle Helene"?
Jacques Offenbach
1b Who is the creator of the "Horrible Histories" books?
Terry Deary
2a What disease is caused by inflammation of the thin layer of tissue lining the inside of the abdomen?
Peritonitis
2b Which fish eating bird is the only member of the family "Pandiondae"?
Osprey
3a Which beauty and personal care company was founded in NewYork in 1886 by Daniel H.McConnell?
Avon
3b Who replaced Anthony Worrall Thompson in 2006 as the host of BBC TV's "Saturday Kitchen"?
James Martin
4a To within five years either way, in which year did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish the "Communist Manifesto"?
1843-1853
4b In which Scottish region/unitary authority is St Andrews situated?
Fife

Round 8
1a Which character in Greek mythology, died after falling in love with his own reflection?
Narcissus
1b The one-act opera "Bluebeard's Castle" and the suite “The Miraculous ok Mandarin" are among the works of which composer who died in 1945?
Bela Bart
2a From which club did Liverpool sign goalkeeper Simon Mignolet in 2013?
Sunderland
2b Nausea gravidarum and emesis gravidarum are alternative names for which affliction?
Morning Sickness
3a Which chef created the Hidden Orange and Hidden Clementine puddings for Waitrose?
Heston Blumenthal
3b Now part of the Arcadia group, which fashion chain was founded in 1964 as "Peter Robinson" in Sheffield?
Topshop
4a Which band had a UK number one single in 1977 with "Chanson d'Amour"?
Manhattan Transfer
4b Give a year in the reign of King Zog of Albania?
1928 to 1939

Spare Questions
1 Which actor played Jerry Leadbetter in the TV Series "The Good Life"?
Paul Eddington
2 Glandular Fever is caused by which virus?
Epstein-Barr
3 In poker what name is given to a hand containing three cards of one value and two of another?
Full House
4 Music for the film "Malta GC" and the tone-poem "The Garden of Fand" are among the works of which composer?
Sir Arnold Bax
5 Who wrote the "Father Brown" series of detective novels?
G K Chesterton