Monday 11th December 2017
Set by Thingwall (Wirral)

Round 1
1a What colour is the star on the national flag of Ghana? Black
1b In which Northern town is Robinson’s Brewery located? Stockport
2a Which is England’s most northerly railway station? Berwick upon Tweed
2b Which British actor/writer was born in Aden in 1962? Eddie Izzard
3a In 1997 which former Labour Foreign Secretary and MP for Livingston died in 2005? Robin Cook
3b Which Australian animal has an aboriginal name meaning ‘No Drink’? Koala
4a Which major brewer has its headquarters in Bury St Edmunds? Greene King
4b What colour is the star on the national flag of Vietnam? Yellow

Round 2
1a Which famous singer/songwriter’s 1986 autobiography is entitled “Is that it? Bob Geldof
1b In fiction, which barrister do you associate with the Penge Bungalow Murders? Horace Rumpole
2a Which 6-letter word, deriving from the name of a female saint means cheap, tasteless or of poor quality? Tawdry
2b Which fictional detective lived in St,Mary Mead Jane Marple
3a Which fictional detective married Harriet Vane? Lord Peter Wimsey
3b Which newspaper first published in February 2016 ceased publication after just 10 weeks? New Day
4a What does the word crapulent mean? Suffering from excessive eating or drinking (accept drunk or equivalent)
4b Which US President was known as “The Rail Splitter” Abraham Lincoln

Round 3
1a What type of aircraft were the PBY Catalina and Short Sunderland models? Seaplanes (accept flying boat)
1b Which UK company produced the Dove and Heron airliners? De Haviland
2a Which US President was known as “The Hero of San Juan Hill”? Theodore Roosevelt
2b Which composer’s unfinished 3rd symphony was completed from sketches by Anthony Payne in 1997? Edward Elgar
3a Name one of the two British newspapers which were launched in 1986? Today and The Independent
3b The sum of the internal angles of a hexagon add up to which number? 720
4a Who wrote the book ‘I Claudius’ in 1934? Robert Graves
4b Which temperature has the same value in both Fahrenheit and Centigrade? -40 (minus 40) degrees

Round 4
1a Which murderer lived at 10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill London? John Christie
1b Which planet is closest in size to Earth? Venus
2a In which year did the Spanish Armada take place? 1588
2b By birth, what nationality was actor Leo McKern? Australian
3a Which cartoon character has a girlfriend named Olive Oyl? Popeye
3b In fiction, what precisely was the number of Sherlock Holmes’ address in Baker Street? 221B
4a Which instrument did jazz musician Buddy Rich play? Drums
4b Which scientist was born in 1879 in Germany and subsequently took Swiss (in 1901) and then American (in 1940) citizenship? Albert Einstein

Round 5
1a Which city which achieved city status in 2012 is known in Welsh as Llanelwy? St Asaph
1b Which river runs past the west side of Rhuddlan Castle? Clwyd
2a Which car manufacturer makes the luxury range of cars Lexus? Toyota
2b Which car manufacturer makes/made the luxury saloon model the Phaeton? Volkswagen
3a Which Scottish Premier League football team play home games at the Tynecastle Stadium? Hearts (Heart of Midlothian)
3b Which Scottish Premier League football team play home games at the Pittodrie Stadium? Aberdeen
4a Welshpool is situated on which major river? Severn
4b Give the Welsh name for Swansea. Abertawe (accept Abertaw)

Round 6
1a Tercel is an old term for which type of bird? (Male)Hawk/Falcon
1b Which birds belong to the family Strigidae? Owls
2a In the animated TV series The Simpsons, what is the first name of Krusty the Clown? Herschell (accept Schmoikel, Pinchos, Yerucham)
2b In the animated TV series The Simpsons, what is the surname of Barney? Gumble
3a The song ‘Send in the Clowns’ features in which Stephen Sondheim musical? A Little Night Music
3b The song ‘Big Spender”’ features in which Cy Coleman musical? Sweet Charity
4a Which US folksinger’s guitar was inscribed with the message ‘This machine kills Fascists’? Woody Guthrie
4b What name did BB King give to his black Gibson electric guitars? Lucille

Round 7
1a In what year did Oliver Cromwell die? 1658
1b Which biblical figure is the patron saint of soldiers, police, doctors, grocers, mariners, paratroopers and security officers amongst others!? Michael
2a Whose story collection”The Silmarillion” was published posthumously in 1977? JRR Tolkein
2b Derived from a French word, what name is given to a short musical composition written solely to improve technique, usually for piano? An Etude
3a Who was the Greek counterpart of the Roman goddess Ceres? Demeter
3b In which religion is Agni the God of Fire? Hinduism
4a In the computing acronym PDF, what does the P stand for? Portable
4b What is the Inuit word for a polar bear? Nanook

Round 8
1a In 1366 in the Flemish town of Leuven a brewery called Den Hoorn was established. It still exists today- but under what name? Stella Artois
1b Originally bred in Argentina and one of the smallest of their kind in the world, what is a Falabella? A Horse
2a In the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final who was captain of the West German team? Uwe Seeler
2b What is the common name of the tree Juglans Regia? Walnut
3a Of what is autophobia the fear ? Being by oneself (accept fear of Isolation, of Solitude, or similar)
3b In Norse Mythology who was the father of Odin? Borr or Burr
4a In the USA which is the Nutmeg state? Connecticut
4b In the French Revolutionary calendar what month ran from July 19th to August 17th? Thermidor

Spare Questions
1 What was the name of the parrot in the Dr Dolittle books? Polynesia
2 What is the county town of Fermanagh in Northern Ireland? Enniskillen
3 Which aircraft company manufactured the biplane torpedo bomber ‘The Swordfish’? Fairey (Aviation)