Monday 23rd October 2017
Set by Dave Tilley (Warrington)

Round 1
1A Which piece of sporting equipment, made from vulcanized rubber, is one inch thick, three inches in diameter and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces?
ICE HOCKEY PUCK
1B Which London tube line is coloured green on the Underground Map?
DISTRICT
2A The name of which popular herb comes from the Latin for “dew of the sea"?
ROSEMARY
2B Which English monarch was on the throne during The Black Death?
EDWARD III
3A Which 1953 John Patrick play takes its title from a building erected in Okinawa by an American officer tasked with Americanizing the local Japanese community after World War 2?
TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON
3B Tim Lihoreau is the breakfast show presenter on which radio station?
CLASSIC FM
4A Which common house-plant has the alternative name of the Cast Iron plant?
ASPIDISTRA
4B Which Ivy League University is found in the state of Rhode Island?
BROWN University

Round 2
1A Which vegetable is used to layer a traditional Greek moussaka?
AUBERGINE
1B Victoria Cross medals are said to have been struck from the gun metal of a pair of Chinese-made Russian cannon captured at which battle?
SEBASTOPOL
2A Which cricketer last year became both the Professional Cricketers’ Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year?
Ben DUCKETT
2B The bell at which Oxford college is tolled 101 times each night at 21:05 when the original 100 students, plus one were called back for curfew?
CHRIST CHURCH (Great Tom)
3A What is the name of the main protein found in milk?
CASEIN
3B In which English county will you find Chevening, the grace-and-favour residence of the British Foreign Secretary?
KENT
4A Who composed the suite of music known as Pictures at an Exhibition?
Modeste MUSSORGSKY
4B Which chef is co-presenter of the BBC show MasterChef alongside Gregg Wallace?
John TORODE

Round 3
1A A feat recently repeated by Ed Sheeran, which artist last year became the first performer ever to occupy the top three places in the UK singles chart simultaneously?
Justin BIEBER
1B In which 2017 film does Hugh Bonneville play Lord Louis Mountbatten?
VICEROY’S HOUSE
2A Found in the night sky, in which constellation will you find the Crab Nebula?
TAURUS
2B According to the Net Testament, who was the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot?
MATTHIAS
3A As of March 2017, which boxer is the holder of the IBF World Heavyweight title?
Anthony JOSHUA
3B Sharing a name with a city in England, which city is the most populous in the US state of New Hampshire?
MANCHESTER
4A What is the name of the German cake containing dried fruit and often marzipan, dusted with icing sugar that is a popular Christmas treat in that country?
STOLLEN
4B Which US President was nicknamed Unconditional Surrender after his surrender during the Battle of Fort Donelsen in 1862?
Ulysses S GRANT

Round 4
1A What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell?
CATHODE
1B Which British daily newspaper, established in 1986, ceased print publication in March 2016, moving to an internet-only version?
The INDEPENDENT
2A In 1995, who became the last Irish-born author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Seamus HEANEY
2B Which Alfred Hitchcock film features a climax on the faces of Mount Rushmore?
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
3A The Vale of Evesham is known as a specialist gourmet area for the growing of which food?
ASPARAGUS
3B What was the name of the secret society, whose name literally means “the enlightened ones” in Latin, was founded in Bavaria in 1776 and included the poet Goethe among its members?
ILLUMINATI
4A Of the top ten players with most Premier League appearances, only one is still playing. Name him.
Gareth BARRY
4B Praia is the capital city of which former Portuguese island group off the coast of Africa?
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS / CABO VERDE

Round 5
1A What is the name of the sweet bread-like loaf that originates from Milan and contains candied orange and lemon zest, as well as chocolate chips or raisins?
PANETTONE
1B Which London tube line is coloured brown on the Underground Map?
BAKERLOO
2A As of March 2017, who is the current holder of the WBC World Cruiserweight title?
Tony BELLEW
2B In February 2016, which British TV channel ceased TV broadcasting moving to an internet–only channel, though some of its transmissions are later broadcast on mainstream channels?
BBC THREE
3A Found in the night sky near the star Alnitak, the Horsehead Nebula is a part of which constellation?
ORION
3B Which broadcaster is the most recent to join the team presenting BBC Radio 4’s Today?
Nick ROBINSON
4A Which 2013 single is the biggest-selling single of the decade thus far?
HAPPY (Pharrell Williams)
4B In 1607 which modern-day state became the first British colony in N America?
VIRGINIA

Round 6
1A Of the ten players who have made most appearances in the Premier League, only one is not alive. Name him.
Gary SPEED
1B According to the book of Luke, the Ascension of Jesus took place just outside which village?
BETHANY
2A In French cookery, what name is given to a heavy cream soup containing minced shellfish or vegetable puree, fruit or fish?
BISQUE
2B Name one of the three English cathedrals that do not have ringing bells.
ELY, NORWICH or SALISBURY
3A Who was the last British author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Harold PINTER (2005)
3B Which US President was nicknamed The Great Emancipator for his work in freeing slaves?
Abraham LINCOLN
4A Three chemical elements have symbols comprising two consecutive letters of the alphabet. Name one.
CADMIUM (Cd), MANGANESE (Mn) or NOBELIUM (No)
4B Who is the current presenter of the BBC show Room 101?
Frank SKINNER

Round 7
1A Monstera Deliciosa (del-ish-ee-ohsah) is a plant that can grow over 10ft tall and has leaves with holes that help it survive the worst of weather in its natural habitat. By what common name is this plant known?
SWISS CHEESE PLANT
1B Which 2017 film features Hugh Jackman in a final outing for his Wolverine X- Men character?
LOGAN
2A Which 1944 Tennessee Williams drama takes its title from the collection of animal figurines owned by a recluse named Laura, whose mother is trying to find her a boyfriend?
The GLASS MENAGERIE
2B During which siege on Christmas Day 1899, the Boers fire a carrier shell without a fuse, which contained a Christmas pudding, two Union Flags and the message "compliments of the season"?
LADYSMITH
3A Which spice is also known as cassia?
CINNAMON
3B Sharing its name with a city in England, what is the name of the most populous city in Alabama?
BIRMINGHAM
4A Which item of sporting equipment has a length of 4 5/16”, a short spigot of 13/16”, a long spigot of 1 3/8” and a barrel measuring 2 1/8”?
(Cricketing) BAIL
4B Dorneywood is the grace-and-favour residence currently used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and can be found in which county?
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Round 8
1A Who composed the musical work Peter and the Wolf?
Sergei PROKOFIEV
1B Which English monarch was on the throne at the time of the Battle of Waterloo?
GEORGE III
2A Corundum, widely used as an abrasive, is a crystalline form of an oxide of which metal, atomic number 13?
ALUMINIUM
2B Which Alfred Hitchcock film features a dream sequence designed by Salvador Dali?
SPELLBOUND
3A Two Englishmen were last year (2016) named Wisden Cricketers of the Year. One was Ben Stokes, name the other?
Jonny BAIRSTOW
3B Which Ivy League university administers the annual Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, literature and musical composition?
COLUMBIA
4A What term is used for bread products made to rise by fermentation with a natural microbial culture consisting of a symbiotic combination of yeast and Lactobacillus bacteria?
SOURDOUGH
4B Which island's eastern half is controlled by Argentina whilst its western half is controlled by Chile?
TIERRA DEL FUEGO

Spare Questions
1 Two Anglican cathedrals are located in Kent, one is in Canterbury. Where is the other
ROCHESTER
2 What was the name of the ski resort in the French Alps where I 2013 Michael Schumacher suffered a serious accident which threatened his life?
MERIBEL
3 What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded shortly before coming into land, killing all 7 astronauts aboard, on 1st February 2003?
COLUMBIA
4 What is the name of the traditional loaf of bread, rounded in shape with a cross cut into the top, appeared in Britain at the time of the wedding of Queen Victoria?
COBURG
5 Who was the only wife of King Henry the Eighth to be buried in Westminster Abbey?
ANNE OF CLEVES
6 The Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter. What was the name of the company which made it?
GLOSTER