Tuesday 7th November 2017
Set by Palmy Army (Liverpool)

Round One
1A Spotlight, winner of the 2016 Best Picture Oscar, was the true story of investigative journalists working for which newspaper?
THE BOSTON GLOBE
1B Yorktown, the site of a decisive battle in the American War of Independence, is located in which U.S. state?
VIRGINIA
2A Potamology is the scientific study of what?
RIVERS
2B Born in Lisbon in 1949, António Gutteres took up which position on the 1st January 2017?
UN SECRETARY- GENERAL
3A Former Labour MP Tristram Hunt resigned his seat in January 2017 to take up a post as Director of which institution?
VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM
3B Entomology is the scientific study of what?
INSECTS
4A Gettysburg, the site of a decisive battle in the American Civil War, and of President Lincoln’s famous address, is in which U.S. state?
PENNSYLVANIA
4B The 2015 film Straight Outta Compton was a biopic of which iconic hip-hop group of the 1980s and 1990s?
N.W.A

Round Two
1A Originally founded in 1865 as a pulp mill, the communications company Nokia is headquartered in which country?
FINLAND
1B Released in 2016, A Moon Shaped Pool is the 9th studio album by which British band?
RADIOHEAD
2A Which American gymnast won four gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and is now the most decorated American gymnast of all time?
SIMONE BILES
2B The glass and steel pyramid which stands at the entrance to the Louvre Museum in Paris was designed by which architect?
I.M. PEI
3A The Swiss-French architect born Charles-Edouard Jeannaret who was responsible for the design of the city of Chandigarh in India is better known by what name?
LE CORBUSIER
3B Which South African athlete won 400m gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and is also the current world record holder over that distance?
WAYDE VAN NIEKERK
4A Released in 2016, Skeleton Tree is the 16th studio album by which Australian band?
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
4B Founded in 1994, the production company Endemol which has created TV shows like Big Brother and Deal or No Deal is headquartered in which country?
NETHERLANDS

Round Three
1A Roald Dahl, Jeremy Clarkson and Basil Rathbone are among the former pupils of which public school located in Derbyshire?
REPTON SCHOOL
1B Cape Farewell is the southernmost point of which large island?
GREENLAND
2A Who was on the English throne in the year 1400?
HENRY IV
2B Which country has the second largest French speaking population (after France), with approximately 33 million French speakers?
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
3A Which country has the third highest Spanish speaking population (after Mexico and Spain) with approximately 44 million Spanish speakers?
COLOMBIA
3B Who was on the English throne in the year 1300?
EDWARD I
4A Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of mainland Africa is located in which country?
SENEGAL
4B Peter Cook, Andrew Motion and Andrew Strauss are among the former pupils of which public school located in Oxfordshire?
RADLEY COLLEGE

Round Four
1A Which Major League Baseball team won the World Series in October 2016, beating the Cleveland Indians to end a 108-year drought?
CHICAGO CUBS
1B Taking its name from the first line of a W.B. Yeats poem, which Cormac McCarthy novel was later adapted into a 2007 film starring Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem?
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
2A In men's clothing, what word describes a "tailor made" suit or other item, made to the customer's specification and measurements, as opposed to "off the peg" garments?
BESPOKE
2B Which 20th Century British Prime Minister was Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood and for Birmingham Edgbaston?
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
3A Which 20th Century British Prime Minister was Member of Parliament for Stockton-On-Tees and for Bromley?
HAROLD MACMILLAN
3B In tailoring and dressmaking, what name is given to the large scissors with serrated edges, which leave a zig-zag edge when cutting woven cloth, to reduce fraying?
PINKING SHEARS
4A The Upton Sinclair novel Oil! was loosely adapted into which 2007 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano?
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
4B Which NFL American Football team defeated the Atlanta Falcons to win the Super Bowl in February 2017, the fifth time they have won the title?
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Round Five
1A Which part of the body is referred to by the medical adjective cubital?
ELBOW
1B Which shipyard built the White Star liners Olympic, Britannic and Titanic, and P&O’s Canberra?
HARLAND & WOLFF
2A Which hit musical that made its off-Broadway debut in 2015 and won 11 Tony Awards in 2016 is scheduled to open in the West End in November 2017?
HAMILTON
2B Widely regarded as their masterpiece, Forever Changes is a 1967 album by which American psychedelic rock band?
LOVE
3A
Which English folk singer who died in 1974 at the age of just 26, failed to find commercial success in his lifetime but is now regarded as one of the most influential artists of his generation? His albums include Pink Moon and Five Leaves Left.
NICK DRAKE
3B
Which play that won 7 Olivier Awards in 2013 and 5 Tony Awards in 2015 is based on a 2003 novel and whose central character is a 15-year-old boy from Swindon?
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
4A
Which shipyard built the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, the QE2 and the Royal Yacht Britannia?
JOHN BROWN & CO
4B
Which part of the body is referred to by the medical adjective carpal?
WRIST

Round Six
1A Which satirical news website, named after a vegetable, started life as a print publication in Wisconsin in 1988?
THE ONION
1B In 1066, who became the first monarch to be buried at Westminster Abbey?
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
2A The Indian Premier League cricket team the Kolkata Knight Riders play their home games at which stadium?
EDEN GARDENS
2B Which artist, born in New York in 1923, is most famous for his works inspired by comic strips such as Whaam! and Drowning Girl?
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
3A Which artist born in Wyoming in 1912 was known for his unique style of drip painting, featured in works such as Blue Poles and Autumn Rhythm?
JACKSON POLLOCK
3B The Australian Big Bash cricket team the Perth Scorchers play their home games at which stadium?
The WACA
4A In 1400, who became the first non-Royal person to be buried at Westminster Abbey?
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
4B With over 11 million daily visitors, the website of which newspaper is the most visited English-language newspaper website in the world?
DAILY MAIL (MAIL ONLINE)

Round Seven
1A In the early 16th century Guru Nanak Dev was the founder of which modern religion?
SIKHISM
1B Tirana is the capital city of which country?
ALBANIA
2A Which scientist and mathematician (1571-1630) is best known for his three laws of planetary motion, regarding the orbit of planets around the sun?
JOHANNES KEPLER
2B What is the number of the Dvorak symphony usually known as “From the New World”
9
3A Perhaps the most well-known piece of western classical music, Beethoven’s Fifth symphony is written in which minor key?
C
3B Which scientist (1871-1937) is regarded as the father of nuclear physics and conducted research which lead to the first “splitting” of the atom in 1907?
ERNEST RUTHERFORD
4A Podgorica is the capital city of which country?
MONTENEGRO
4B In the 18th century John Wesley was one of the founders of which evangelical movement?
METHODISM

Round Eight
1A Although Buckingham Palace is the principal residence of the British monarch in London, which nearby palace is actually the monarch’s official residence, sharing its name with a neighbouring park?
ST JAMES’S PALACE
1B What two-word term was given to the traditional trip around Europe undertaken by mainly upper class young men of means, which flourished from the 1660s until the advent of mass rail transport?
GRAND TOUR
2A From the Latin meaning literally “you may have the body”, which legal action requires a person under arrest to be brought to a judge or into court to find out if that person should really be in jail?
HABEUS CORPUS
2B Which dating website has the tagline “love your imperfections”?
MATCH.COM
3A In 2015, The Match Group, owners of Match.com purchased which other dating website, which is based in Canada and has more members than any other worldwide dating site?
PLENTY OF FISH
3B Which two word legal term is a procedural defence which prevents an accused person being tried for the same, or similar charges following an acquittal or conviction? In the UK, it has now been abrogated in murder cases.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
4A The term Rumspringa, which translates as “running around”, is a rite of passage for adolescents in which religious community? It sometimes involves young people within the community separating themselves from it for a period of time.
AMISH (also accept MENNONITE)
4B Which royal residence, which is attached to St James’s Palace, is the official residence of the Prince of Wales?
CLARENCE HOUSE

Spare Questions
1 Who resigned as captain of the Australian test cricket team in 1984, having won just four of his 28 tests in his reign as captain, which included losing the 1981 Ashes series?
KIM HUGHES
2 Bloodline by Kate Cary is an unofficial sequel to which 1897 Gothic horror novel?
DRACULA
3 Founded in 1919, which is the oldest operational airline in the world?
KLM
4 By population, which is the sixth largest city in the U.S., and the largest city that is also a state capital?
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
5 Which Super Mario princess shares her name with a fruit?
PEACH
6 Which Disney animated film of 1992 features the song A Whole New World?
ALADDIN
7 Which Disney animated film of 1991 features the song Be Our Guest?
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST