Monday 4th September 2017
Set by Ormskirk

Round 1
1a Edward Smith-Stanley was British Prime Minister three times in the mid 19th century. By what title was he known? EARL OF DERBY
1b Astana is the capital of which former Soviet Republic? KAZAKHSTAN
2a What was the nationality of 1998 Nobel Prize winner for Literature, José Saramago, the only winner from his country? PORTUGUESE
2b Which French artist painted At the Races, completed in 1880? EDGAR DEGAS
3a Baby’s In Black, Eight Days A Week and Words Of Love are tracks from which Beatles album, released in 1964? BEATLES FOR SALE
3b Which US president married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith in 1946? JIMMY CARTER
4a Which country lost the FIFA World Cup Final on a penalty shoot out in 1994, but won in a penalty shoot out in 2006? ITALY
4b Which chemical compound has the formula MgBr2? MAGNESIUM BROMIDE

Round 2
1a Which Cabinet Minister is MP for Runnymede and Weybridge? PHILIP HAMMOND
1b Which Nobel Peace Prize winner and Buchenwald survivor died in July 2016? ELIE WIESEL
2a Who was the Greek general who led the Athenian forces to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon? MILTIADES
2b Name either of the two countries which joined the EU in 1986. SPAIN or PORTUGAL
3a Who won Tony Awards for Best Play for Equus in 1975 and Amadeus in 1981? PETER SCHAFFER
3b The pancreas produces insulin which lowers blood sugar, and which other hormone which raises blood sugar? GLUCAGON
4a ‘I can see you’re slipping away from me’ is the opening line of which 1964 top ten hit single by Gene Pitney? I’M GONNA BE STRONG
4b Name either of the scriptwriters who devised and wrote the TV comedy series It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum and Hi-De-Hi!? JIMMY PERRY or DAVID CROFT

Round 3
1a Who has scored the most runs in the Cricket World Cup? SACHIN TENDULKAR
1b Bees, wasps and ants belong to which order of insects? HYMENOPTERA
2a Jodie Foster won the Oscar for Best Actress in Silence of the Lambs and which other film in 1988? THE ACCUSED
2b What was the name of the UKIP leader who resigned after only 18 days in office in October 2016? DIANE JAMES
3a Which composer, songwriter and record producer’s 2014 autobiography was entitled Anyone Who Had a Heart? BURT BACHARACH
3b The islands of Mindanao and Negros are part of which country? PHILIPPINES
4a Marlee Matlin won an Oscar for Best Actress in which 1986 film based on the play by Mark Medoff which won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1980? CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
4b The Singing Butler and Mad Dogs, both featuring a beach and umbrellas, are among the works of which British artist? JACK VETTRIANO

Round 4
1a What is the name of the troubador in Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore? MANRICO
1b Who played the part of Sophie in the Steven Spielberg film The BFG? RUBY BARNHILL
2a Who trained the first three past the post in the 2016 Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe? AIDAN O’BRIEN
2b Which astronomer, who lived from 1571 to 1630, is best remembered for his laws of planetary motion? JOHANNES KEPLER
3a Which British scientist discovered benzene and popularised the terms anode, cathode and electrode? MICHAEL FARADAY
3b Which rapper’s real name is Shawn Corey Carter? JAY-Z
4a Which French politician was President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995? JACQUES DELORS
4b Goat Fell is the highest point on which Scottish island? ARRAN

Round 5
1a Who is the only footballer to have scored 4 goals in a European Cup Final, doing so in 1960? FERENC PUSKÁS
1b Which chemical compound has the formula PbS? LEAD SULPHIDE or GALENA
2a George Hamilton-Gordon was British Prime Minister from 1852 to 1855. By what title was he known? EARL OF ABERDEEN
2b Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital of which Asian country? BRUNEI
3a What was the nationality of 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Nadine Gordimer, the first winner from her country? SOUTH AFRICAN
3b Whose painting of Samson and Delilah, completed in 1610, hangs in the National Gallery? PETER PAUL RUBENS
4a If I Fell, And I Love Her and Can’t Buy Me Love are tracks from which Beatles album, released in 1964? A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
4b Which US president married Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Bloomer in 1948? GERALD FORD

Round 6
1a Who is the only person to have won 4 Tony Awards for Best Play; the last time was in 2007 for the 9 hours long trilogy The Coast of Utopia? TOM STOPPARD
1b The three parts of the small intestine are the duodenum, the jejunum and which other? ILEUM
2a Which Dusty Springfield top ten hit of 1963 begins ‘I don’t know what it is that makes me love you so’? I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
2b Which comedy writer created Last of the Summer Wine and Keeping Up Appearances? ROY CLARKE
3a Who is the MP for Vale of Glamorgan who succeeded Stephen Crabb as Secretary of State for Wales in March 2016? ALUN CAIRNS
3b Which guitarist who backed Elvis Presley in the 1950s died in June 2016 aged 84? SCOTTY MOORE
4a At which battle of 48 BC in central Greece did Julius Caesar defeat Pompey the Great? PHARSALUS
4b Austria joined the EU in 1995. Name either of the 2 countries which joined at the same time. SWEDEN or FINLAND

Round 7
1a Leporello is the servant of the title character in which opera by Mozart? DON GIOVANNI
1b Who played the part of the giant in the Steven Spielberg film The BFG? MARK RYLANCE
2a Who became the first woman to train the winner of the St Leger when Harbour Law won in 2016? LAURA MONGAN
2b Which American astronomer discovered the moons of Mars in 1877? ASAPH HALL
3a Which Danish physicist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922 ‘for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them’? NIELS BOHR
3b Mount Teide, the highest point in Spain, is on which island? TENERIFE
4a Whom did Angela Merkel succeed as German Chancellor in 2005? GERHARD SCHRÖDER
4b Which rapper was born Curtis James Jackson III? 50 CENT

Round 8
1a Sean Penn won the Oscar for Best Actor in Milk and for which other film in 2003? MYSTIC RIVER
1b Who replaced Greg Dyke as chairman of The Football Association in August 2016? GREG CLARKE
2a Which musician, singer and songwriter’s 2016 autobiography is entitled Born to Run? BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2b The islands of Sulawesi and Flores belong to which country? INDONESIA
3a Which British actor won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 2012 in the Richard Bean Play One Man, Two Guvnors? JAMES CORDEN
3b Freedom From Fear and Rosie the Riveter are among the works of which American artist? NORMAN ROCKWELL
4a Who has taken the most wickets in the Cricket World Cup? GLEN MCGRATH
4b Beetles belong to which order of insects? COLEOPTERA

Spare Questions
1 Who was king of England for six weeks from December 1013 to February 1014 between the two periods as king of Ethelred the Unready? SVEYN FORKBEARD
2 Who played the lovable rogue and title character in the TV series Lovejoy? IAN MCSHANE
3 Whose 28 year old British 1500 metres record did Mo Farah break in 2013? STEVE CRAM