Tuesday 19th December 2017
Set by Taxes (Wirral)

Round 1
1a In which city did the composer Frederic Chopin die in October 1849? Paris (buried in Pere Lachaise Cemetery)
1b What is the main unit of currency in Laos? (Laos) Kip
2a Which football league club defeated Exeter City in the Division 2 play-off final at Wembley in May 2017? Blackpool
2b What on a Japanese menu is Nori? (Edible) Seaweed
3a Who was the dictator of Romania executed on Christmas Day 1989? Nicolae Ceausescu
3b Often found in manure and used as fishing bait, what is the predominant colour of the brandling worm? Red(accept brown/pink)
4a Which duo topped the UK charts in 1973 with ‘Welcome Home’? Peters and Lee
4b What acid with the formula C2H2O4 is present in Rhubarb? Oxalic

Round 2
1a In which European country are the Troodos mountains? Cyprus
1b Which car company make a model called ‘Captur’? Renault
2a Give any one year in the life of the explorer Marco Polo? 1254-1324
2b In the UK, what is the 2-word alternative name for the houseplant ‘Impatiens’? Bury Lizzie
3a Who wrote the 1974 novel ‘Porterhouse Blue’? Tom Sharpe
3b What is the county town of County Fermanagh? Enniskillen
4a Michelle Bachelet is the President of which South American country? Chile
4b What type of creature is a Hoopoe? A Bird

Round 3
1a The cartoon strip ‘If’ by Steve Bell features in which daily newspaper? The Guardian
1b In what year did the Battle of Marston Moor take place? 1644
2a Which horse won the 2017 Epsom Derby? Wings of Eagles
2b Which film directed by Barry Jenkins won the best picture Oscar in 2017? Moonlight
3a A cordwainer makes what type of goods? Shoes (accept leather goods)
3b Venice and which other city had a chief magistrate and leader called the ‘Doge’? Genoa
4a Who played the lead role of Truman Burbank in the 1998 film ‘The Truman Show’? Jim Carrey
4b What title did Simon de Montfort hold when he was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265? (6th) Earl of Leicester

Round 4
1a The character Dr Nikki Alexander, played by Emilia Fox, features in which BBC TV series? Silent Witness
1b What nationality is the retired tennis player David Nalbandian? Argentinian
2a Which British city has areas named Eastville, Redland and Fishponds? Bristol
2b Who wrote the -play first performed in 1948- ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’? Bertolt Brecht
3a Marlon Brando plays New York City gambler Sky Masterson in which 1955 film adaptation of an earlier Broadway musical? Guys and Dolls
3b Which brewer produce a beer called ‘Pendle Witches Brew’? Moorhouses
4a Which English artist painted ‘The Gate of Calais’(also known as ‘O the Roast beef of old England’) in 1748 and ‘The Shrimp Girl’ in 1745? William Hogarth
4b Which cocktail comprises ice, white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water and mint? Mojito

Round 5
1a Which group had a top 10 hit in 1965 with ‘It’s Good News Week’? Hedgehoppers Anonymous
1b The cheese Cornish Yarg is often wrapped in the leaves of which plant? Nettle
2a In which English city did the first of ‘The Bloody Assizes’ take place in August 1685? Winchester
2b With the chemical formula C12H22O11 what is the principal sugar found in milk? Lactose
3a Which football league club defeated Bradford City in the Division 1 play-off final at Wembley in May 2017? Millwall
3b What is the main currency unit in Armenia? (Armenian) Dram
4a Which German town is the burial place of the composers Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt? Bayreuth
4b Squids, octopuses, nautilus and cuttlefish belong to which class of animals? Cephalopods

Round 6
1a Who wrote the 1959 novel ‘Billy Liar’? Keith Waterhouse
1b What is the county town of County Tyrone? Omagh
2a Juan Manuel Santos is the President of which South American country? Colombia
2b What type of creature is a huntsman? A Spider
3a Give any one year in the life of the explorer Jacques Cartier? 1491-1557
3b Which car company make a model called Sportage? Kia
4a What is the capital of Montenegro? Podgorica
4b What is the alternative common name for the houseplant Sansevieria? Mother-in-law’s Tongue (accept Devil’s Tongue, Jinn’s tongue, snake tongue, snake plant, bowstring hemp, viper’s tongue, St George’s sword!!)

Round 7
1a Which comedian played Martin Clunes’s flatmate in the first series of the 1992 TV comedy series ‘Men Behaving Badly’? Harry Enfield
1b The 2017 Oscar for best original song went to ‘City of Stars’. Which film was it from? La La Land
2a A costermonger sells mainly what items? Fruit and Vegetables ((accept either) or Fish!)
2b The coronation of which English monarch took place in Gloucester Cathedral in 1216? Henry III
3a Barry Appleby created which famous comic strip which first appeared in The Daily Express in 1950 but now appears in The Mail on Sunday? The Gambols
3b In what year did the Battle of Corunna take place? 1809
4a Which horse won the 2017 Aintree Grand National? One for Arthur
4b What is the capital of Macedonia? Skopje

Round 8
1a Judy Garland played Esther Smith in which 1944 MGM film musical? Meet Me in St Louis
1b Which brewery produces a beer called Wobbly Bob? Phoenix (accept Oak Brewery)
2a ‘The Watering Place’ (1777) and ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ (1750) are works by which English artist? Thomas Gainsborough
2b Who wrote the play ‘A woman of no importance’ first performed 1893? Oscar Wilde
3a Played by Brenda Blethyn, Chief Inspector Stanhope is a character in which ITV detective series? Vera
3b What nationality is the tennis player Dominic Thiem? Austrian
4a Which British city has areas named Belle Vue, Manningham and Little Germany? Bradford
4b Which cocktail comprises vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice and lime juice? Cosmopolitan

Spare Questions
1 Who is the Greek goddess of the moon? Selene (accept Artemis)
2 Which pop group had a hit album in 2004 with ‘Hopes and Fears’? Keane
3 What name is given to a young hare? Leveret
4 In which part of the body is the scaphoid bone? Wrist