Monday 30th October 2017
Set by Ormskirk

Round 1
1a In which decade was the Great Lisbon Earthquake which wrecked the city? 1750s (1755)
1b Naples is the capital and largest city in which region of Italy? CAMPANIA
2a Which element has the chemical symbol At? ASTATINE
2b What was the surname of Emma in the novel by Jane Austen? WOODHOUSE
3a The ore cinnabar is a sulphide of which metal? MERCURY
3b Which English League football team plays at Field Mill? MANSFIELD TOWN
4a Released in 1979 who recorded the song The Eton Rifles? THE JAM
4b Who played Henry VIII on film in A Man for All Seasons (1966)? ROBERT SHAW

Round 2
1a Sign of the Times is the debut solo single by which member of One Direction taken from his self-titled debut solo album? HARRY STYLES
1b What nationality is actor Mads Mikkelsen? DANISH
2a Common Ragwort, Tansy and Colt’s-foot are members of which family of wild flowers? DAISIES or ASTERACEAE
2b Which West Indian batsman hit four consecutive sixes in the last over to win the 2016 ICC World Twenty20? CARLOS BRATHWAITE
3a Which English landscape painter was famous for his series of ‘six-footers’? JOHN CONSTABLE
3b Who is the presenter of the revived TV game show Blind Date? PAUL O’GRADY
4a Who was appointed First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office after the 2017 General Election? DAMIAN GREEN
4b Which British Paralympic athlete has won 14 Olympic Gold Medals between 1992 and 2016 in swimming, track cycling, and road cycling? SARAH STOREY

Round 3
1a What scientific role did John Flamsteed hold for Charles the Second - he was the first appointment to the job? ASTRONOMER ROYAL
1b Bonspiel, hog lines and the house are terms used in which sport? CURLING
2a Death in Venice was the last opera of which composer in 1973? BENJAMIN BRITTEN
2b For which film did Hilary Swank win her first Best Actress Oscar in 2000? BOYS DON’T CRY
3a Who was the father of Richard II? EDWARD, THE BLACK PRINCE
3b In which town is the National Waterways Museum? ELLESMERE PORT
4a What is the name of the gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals? PROSTATE
4b Which 1954 novel has an opening chapter called ‘The Sound of the Shell’? LORD OF THE FLIES

Round 4
1a In which month is the Lord Mayor’s Show held in London? NOVEMBER
1b Guy Haines and Charles Bruno are co-conspirators in which Patricia Highsmith novel? STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
2a Which USA ex-President has twin girls? GEORGE W BUSH
2b The pilgrimage known as the Way of Saint James ends in which Spanish city? SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
3a What sort of animal is an anoa? (WATER) BUFFALO
3b In Greek mythology, who was the son of Odysseus? TELEMACHUS
4a Give a year in the life of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket. 1118-1170
4b The World Heritage site Iguazú (or Iguaçu) National Park is shared between Brazil and which other country? ARGENTINA

Round 5
1a Who was the father of George III? FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES
1b In which village is the National Tramway Museum? CRICH
2a What is the name of the gland often referred to as the master gland, because it controls several of the other hormonal glands? PITUITARY
2b Chapter 1 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is titled ‘The Boy Who ________’ what? LIVED
3a Which annual event held in London each June was cancelled in 1955 due to a national rail strike? TROOPING THE COLOUR
3b Which duo first appeared in the Reginald Hill novel
A Clubbable Woman? (ANDREW) DALZIEL and (PETER ) PASCOE
4a Which country had twin brothers who were President and Prime Minister this century? POLAND
4b The Shrine of the Three Kings is a sarcophagus said to contain the remains of the biblical magi. It is in which German Cathedral? COLOGNE

Round 6
1a In 1609 which Flemish painter, whose works include The Descent from the Cross, married Isabella Brant? ( PETER PAUL ) RUBENS
1b Which TV panel show that debuted in 1990 has used a guest presenter in each episode since 2002? HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU
2a Who is the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons – her brother is the longest-serving British Asian MP? VALERIE VAZ
2b Which British Paralympic swimmer won her first gold medal, aged 13, at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008, and now has a total of five Olympic gold medals? ELLIE SIMMONDS
3a Which song was recorded as a charity single by ‘Artists for Grenfell’ this year? BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
3b What nationality is actress Noomi Rapace? SWEDISH
4a Scarlet Pimpernel and Cowslip are members of which family of wild flowers? PRIMROSES or PRIMULACEAE
4b Which country won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy? PAKISTAN

Round 7
1a What sort of animal is a quoll? (CARNIVOROUS) MARSUPIAL
1b Aegisthus was the lover of Clytemnestra who conspired with her to kill which Greek hero (her husband) on his return from the Trojan War? AGAMEMNON
2a Give a year in the life of the venerable Bede. 672-735
2b World Heritage site Leptis Magna has Roman ruins and lies in which country? LIBYA
3a What 16th/17th Century European astronomer lost part of his nose in a swordfight? TYCHO BRAHE
3b Adolph, Rudolph and Barani are terms used in which sport? TRAMPOLINING
4a Which composer wrote The Coffee Cantata and The Christmas Oratorio? J S BACH
4b For which film did Jack Nicholson win his last acting Oscar in 1998? AS GOOD AS IT GETS

Round 8
1a Dolomite is an ore used in the Pidgeon process for the production of which metal? MAGNESIUM
1b Which English League football team plays at the Priestfield Stadium? GILLINGHAM
2a In 1978 where did Elvis Costello ‘not want to go to’? CHELSEA
2b Who played Queen Victoria on film in Sixty Glorious Years (1938)? ANNA NEAGLE
3a In which decade was Prime Minister Spencer Perceval assassinated? 1810s (1812)
3b Rennes is the capital of which region of France? BRITTANY
4a What is the chemical symbol for the element Tungsten? W
4b In The Lord of the Rings, what was the name of Gandalf’s horse, a gift from King Théoden? SHADOWFAX

Spare Questions
1 From which Italian region do Chianti wines come? TUSCANY
2 Which George Lucas film starred David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King? LABYRINTH
3 Of which country has Alexander Lukashenko been President since 1994? BELARUS
4 Which bird has the scientific name Cuculus Canorus? CUCKOO