Tuesday 14th November 2017
Set by Liverpool

Round 1
1a Which character from Othello has the most lines of any non-title character in a single Shakespeare play?
Iago
1b Which author did Anthony Hopkins portray in the 1993 film Shadowlands?
C.S. Lewis
2a One of the ten largest cities in Africa, Dar es Salaam can be visited in which African country?
Tanzania
2b Against which country did England fight The War of Jenkins' Ear?
Spain
3a Which popular orange soft drink brand was created in Nazi Germany during World War II as a result of difficulties importing Coca-Cola syrup into the country?
Fanta
3b Which dark gemstone is a form of lignite closely associated with the town of Whitby?
Jet
4a Which Prague-born chess player became the first official World Chess Champion in 1886?
Wilhelm Steinitz
4b The winner of a record 31 Grammy Awards, which Hungarian- born British conductor was the principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1979 until 1983?
Georg Solti

Round 2
1a In terms of area, which is the smallest of Ireland's counties?
Louth
1b Which political party was founded by James Goldmsith in 1994 in order to fight the 1997 General Election?
Referendum Party
2a Which influential 20th century American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement was married to fellow artist Lee Krasner?
Jackson Pollock
2b So What was a 2008 UK number 1 hit for which American singer, whose stylised stage-name contains an exclamation mark in place of the letter 'i'?
P!nk
3a What was the nickname of the American boxer James Smith, who was briefly a World Heavyweight Champion in the 1980s?
Bonecrusher
3b Which country is known as Nippon in its native language?
Japan
4a Since its launch in 1990, which has been Renault’s best-selling car model of all time?
Clio
4b What four-letter name is given to the home of a squirrel?
Drey

Round 3
1a What is the name of George Best's son who competed in the 2017 series of Celebrity Big Brother?
Calum
1b Lake Xochimilco [SOTCHEE-MILKO] in Mexico City is the only remaining wild habitat of which unusual species of salamander?
Axolotl
2a Contested between teams from the USA and Europe, the Mosconi Cup is which sport’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup?
Nine-ball pool
2b Which American blues singer-songwriter died aged 27 in August 1938 having allegedly sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in order to achieve success?
Robert Johnson
3a In which German city was Beethoven born in 1770?
Bonn
3b The Sharks and the Jets are rival gangs in which musical?
West Side Story
4a Which now-closed prison on the outskirts of Lisburn in Northern Ireland was known as Long Kesh until the 1970s?
Maze
4b By which decree of 1598 did Henry IV of France grant religious freedom to the Huguenots?
Edict of Nantes

Round 4
1a Which very popular children’s toy figure was launched in Britain in 1966 as a licensed copy of the American toy G.I. Joe?
Action Man
1b Composed by Eric Coates, By the Sleepy Lagoon is the appropriately titled theme tune to which Radio 4 programme?
Desert Island Discs
2a What is the name of Gianni Versace’s sister who took over as head designer of her brother’s fashion label following his murder in 1997?
Donatella
2b Reflected in its chemical symbol, hydragyrum is the scientific name for which metallic element?
Mercury
3a What is the name of New Zealand’s longest river?
Waikato
3b Which foodstuff gives its name to a war fought between France and Mexico in 1838 and 1839?
Pastry
4a In 2009, who was appointed as the first female Poet Laureate?
Carol Ann Duffy
4b In The Simpsons, what is the surname of the Mayor of Springfield?
Quimby

Round 5
1a HM Prison Manchester was known by what name until 1990 when it was rebuilt following a major riot?
Strangeways
1b Which author was played by Nicole Kidman in the 2002 film The Hours?
Virginia Woolf
2a In which city was Mozart born in 1756?
Salzburg
2b Composed by Ronald Binge, Sailing By is the appropriately titled theme tune to which Radio 4 broadcast?
Shipping Forecast
3a Contested between teams from the USA and Europe, the Weber Cup is which sport’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup?
Ten-pin bowling
3b Often used as a gemstone, what name is given to the black volcanic glass that forms from cooling magma?
Obsidian
4a What is the name of Paul Gascoigne's daughter who competed in the 2017 series of Celebrity Big Brother?
Bianca
4b Which car manufacturer gives its name to a war fought between Chad and Libya in 1986 and 1987?
Toyota

Round 6
1a In 2014, who was appointed as the first female Master of the Queen's Music?
Judith Weir
1b What was the stage-name of the blues guitarist Huddie William Ledbetter, who rose to fame after he was discovered in a Louisiana prison by the musicologists John and Alan Lomax in 1930?
Lead Belly
2a The Waikato River empties into which lake, New Zealand’s largest by area?
Taupo
2b We R Who We R was a 2010 UK number 1 hit for which American singer, whose stylised stage-name contained a dollar sign in place of the letter 's'?
Ke$ha
3a What was the real first name of the fashion designer Coco Chanel?
Gabrielle
3b At which assembly of 1521 was Martin Luther summoned by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to renounce the views expressed in his 95 theses?
Diet of Worms
4a Which British rival to the Barbie doll was named the British Association Toy of the Year in 1968 and 1970?
Sindy
4b What four-letter name is given to the home of an otter?
Holt

Round 7
1a Magnus Carlsen has been World Chess champion since 2013. Which Indian chess player did he succeed as World Champion?
Viswanathan Anand
1b Which order of fish was believed to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period until a live specimen was caught off the coast of South Africa in 1938?
Coelacanth
2a Which popular lemon-and-lime soft drink brand was created in West Germany in 1959 in order to compete with 7 Up?
Sprite
2b Which political party was founded by Robert Kilroy-Silk in 2005 after he left UKIP?
Veritas
3a One of the ten largest cities in Africa, Abidjan can be visited in which African country?
Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire
3b The T-Birds and the Pink Ladies are rival gangs in which musical?
Grease
4a Which character from As You Like It has the most lines of any female character in a single Shakespeare play?
Rosalind
4b Which country is known as Bharat in its native language?
India

Round 8
1a Since its launch in 1972, which has been Honda’s best-selling car model of all time?
Civic
1b With which country did the UK engage in the Cod Wars?
Iceland
2a What was the nickname of the American boxer James Douglas, who was briefly World Heavyweight Champion in 1990?
Buster
2b Reflected in its chemical symbol, stibium is the scientific name for which metallic element?
Antimony
3a Which 20th century American painter, recognized as the "Mother of American modernism", was married to the influential photographer Alfred Stieglitz?
Georgia O'Keeffe
3b By some estimates the best-selling classical music artist of all time, which Austrian conductor was the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic between 1954 and 1989?
Herbert von Karajan
4a Nicknamed 'The Wee County', which is the smallest county in Scotland?
Clackmannanshire
4b In The Simpsons, what is the surname of Springfield's Chief of Police?
Wiggum

Spare Questions
1 Which English artist created a series of six paintings known collectively as Marriage à la Mode?
William Hogarth
2 Which TV series is set on the fictional continents of Wessos and Esteros?
Game of Thrones
3 The Irish actress Harriet Smithson was the first wife of which French composer and the inspiration for his Symphonie fantastique?
Hector Berlioz
4 What was the original name of Francis Drake's ship the Golden Hind before it was renamed in 1577?
Pelican
5 In which London square could you visit the American Embassy?
Grosvenor Square