Tuesday 24th October 2017
Set by Duncan's Doughnuts (Liverpool)

Round 1
1a Petra, ‘the red rose city half as old as time,’ is situated in which Middle Eastern country?
Jordan
1b Beechey Island in the Canadian Arctic was the last resting place of some of the crew of which ill-fated 1845 expedition to find the North-West Passage?
Franklin Expedition
2a Son of Charlemagne, in which century was the first French King called Louis crowned?
9th (814)
2b Name the Italian liqueur made from lemons, which is made mainly in Southern Italy and Sicily.
Limoncello
3a Which singer “wants his MTV" in the introduction of the 1985 Dire Straits song Money for Nothing?
Sting
3b What is the name of the golf club in Augusta, Georgia which hosts the US Masters tournament each spring?
(Augusta) National
4a In Homer’s Odyssey who turns Odysseus’ men into pigs?
Circe
4b Name the 2003 book by Zadie Smith featuring the later lives of two wartime friends and their families in London.
White Teeth

Round 2
1a Starting in 1969, which company first sponsored the Sunday afternoon 40 over cricket league?
John Player (Special)
1b Tikal, a ruined city in Guatemala is associated with which powerful pre-Columbian civilisation?
Mayan
2a Helen Huntington, nee Graham, is the central character of which 1848 novel?
Tenant of Wildfell Hall
2b Anne Hathaway was famously and specifically left which item in Shakespeare’s will?
His Second Best Bed
3a Sharing its name with the adjacent Sound, which US polar research station situated on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica.
McMurdo station
3b Who composed the music for the ballet The Rite of Spring, first performed in 1913?
Igor Stravinsky
4a What is the name of the fried dough pastry popular in Spain and South America?
Churros
4b In 2014, Charlene, wife of Albert of Monaco gave birth to twins. Name either of them.
Gabriella Jacques

Round 3
1a When Alicia Vikander won best supporting actress for her role in The Danish Girl, which British actor was nominated in the best actor category for the same film?
Eddie Redmayne
1b As at July 2017, the President of the European Council is Donald Tusk. From which country does he come?
Poland
2a The characters Nikki Alexander, Jack Hodgson and Clarissa Mullery appear in which current BBC TV drama series?
Silent Witness
2b In 1974, who succeeded Golda Meir for his first term as Prime Minister of Israel?
Yitzak Rabin
3a Give a year in the life of the Italian artist Michelangelo.
1475 - 1564
3b The Standing Stones of Carnac is a megalithic site in which region of France
Brittany
4a Begun in 1930 and opened in 1931, the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon were responsible for which landmark?
Empire State Building
4b In the periodic table, what element is designated by the letters Cm?
Curium

Round 4
1a One of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. In which modern day country is Halicarnassus situated?
Turkey
1b Give a year in the life of the composer Antonio Vivaldi
1678 - 1741
2a A triskaidecagon has how many sides?
13
2b In the New Testament, name the vertically challenged tax collector who climbs up a tree in order to get a glimpse at Jesus.
Zacchaeus
3a Lateral epicondylitis is more commonly known as which condition?
Tennis Elbow
3b Which British Actress won a BAFTA for best supporting actress in 2016 for her role in Steve Jobs?
Kate Winslet
4a Since 1937, the Inauguration of the US Presidents occurs on what date?
20th January
4b Queen Anne was the daughter of which English monarch?
James II

Round 5
1a Since 1937, name either of the two presidents who have been “sworn in twice” because the official Inauguration day fell on a Sunday.
Barrack Obama or Ronald Reagan
1b Edward the Black Prince, was the father of which English monarch?
Richard II
2a Pes Planus is more commonly known as which condition?
Fallen arches or flat feet
2b Brooklyn won the best British film at the 2016 BAFTAs. Which Irish author wrote the book on which the film is based?
Colm Toibin
3a In Geometry, how many sides has an Enneagon?
9 (it is an alternative to Nonagon)
3b In the Old Testament, name the husband of Bathsheba whom King David sent into the front line of battle.
Uriah the Hittite
4a In 2007, the ‘New 7 Wonders of the World’ were announced. Only one of them is situated in Europe. Name it.
Colosseum, Rome
4b Give a year in the life of composer Joseph Haydn
1732 - 1809

Round 6
1a In Homer’s Iliad, who is the wife of Hector?
Andromache
1b Name the author of the 1993 book Trainspotting.
Irvine Welsh
2a Name the female pop and soul legend who features on the 1982 Donna Summer hit, State of Independence.
Dionne Warwick
2b What is the name of the golf course at St Andrew’s in Scotland which hosts the Open Championship about every 5 years?
The Old (Course)
3a Who was the King of England in the year 1000?
Aethelred the Unready
3b What shape is conchigle pasta?
Seashell shaped
4a The ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna is situated in which African country?
Libya
4b Name one of the two ships which left on the aforementioned 1845 Franklin expedition
Erebus or Terror

Round 7
1a What French pastry literally means, ‘crunch in the mouth?’
Croquembouche
1b Who is the heir to the Spanish throne?
Princess Leonor
2a On which Atlantic island is polar explorer Ernest Shackleton buried?
South Georgia
2b The Rite of Spring was written for the 1913 season of the Ballet Russe. Who was the choreographer?
Vaslav Nijinsky
3a Anne Elliot is the heroine of which 1817 novel?
Persuasion
3b Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet are the two Shakespeare plays which have been translated into which fictional language?
Klingon
4a The first ICC Cricket World Cup held in England in 1975, was sponsored by which company?
Prudential
4b The Mayan city of Copan is to be found in which Central American country?
Honduras

Round 8
1a Begun in 1933 and opened in 1937, Joseph Strauss, Charles Ellis and Irving Morrow were the architects of which landmark?
Golden Gate Bridge
1b In the periodic table, what element is designated by the letters ‘Nd?
Neodymium
2a Give a year in the life of the Spanish artist Goya.
1746 - 1828
2b Skara Brae is a stone built Neolithic site on which group of islands?
Orkney
3a In which current BBC TV drama series do the characters Trixie Franklin, Patsy Mount and Phyllis Crane appear?
Call the Midwife
3b In 1973, who succeeded Éamon de Valera as President of Ireland, but died just a year after taking office?
Erskine Childers
4a At the 2016 Oscars which British Actor, more famous for his work in the theatre, won best supporting actor for his role in Bridge of Spies?
Mark Rylance
4b As at July 2017, the President of the European Commission is Jean- Claude Juncker. From which country does he come?
Luxembourg

Spare Questions
1 What is the capital of Tanzania?
Dodoma
2 In the 2016 Formula 1 season, who was the team mate of Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari?
Kimi Räikkönen
3 Sir Terence Etherton currently holds which post in public life?
Master of the Rolls
4 Which football team plays at the King Power Stadium?
Leicester City
5 What does the ‘E’ stand for in the computing term JPEG
Joint Photographic EXPERTS Group