Tuesday 26th September 2017
Set by Bookworms (Liverpool)

Round One
1A In June 2016, what was the date of the British EU Referendum?
23rd
1B Who plays the title role in the TV series, 'Endeavour'?
Shaun Evans
2A Which US state capital city has the nickname, The Big Pineapple?
Honolulu
2B The 'Lucas Davenport' novels of John Sandford all have which word in their title
Prey
3A In Greek Mythology, who killed the cyclops, Arges, for having provided thunderbolts that killed his son Asclepius?
Apollo
3B In J R R Tolkien's name for what does the first R stand?
Ronald
4A Which type of nut is used to make marzipan?
Almond
4B What name was given to the tight porcupine-like battle formation devised by the Ancient Greek hoplite armies?
Phalanx

Round Two
1A Which religion celebrates a holiday called, Purim?
Judaism / Jewish
1B From which country does the wine, Orvieto, come?
Italy
2A In the 2016 Harry Potter spin-off film, 'Fantastic Beasts and where to find them' who plays Newt Scamander?
Eddie Redmayne
2B In American football,which team plays home games at the Lambeau Field?
Green Bay Packers
3A Appearing almost overnight, in which year was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
3B Who wrote the 1892 opera 'I Pagliacci'?
Rugero Leoncavallo
4A Which motor manufacturer makes an SUV model called, the Kodiak?
Skoda
4B In which constellation will you find the star, Acrux?
Southern Cross

Round Three
1A In 2016 who was Time Magazine's 'person of the year'?
Donald Trump
1B Of what is globophobia the fear?
Balloons
2A The horses that won the 2013 Derby and the 2016 Grand National had very similar names. Giver either.
Ruler of the World Rule the World
2B Which group had the 2016 Christmas number one recording with the song 'Rockabye'?
Clean Bandit
3A Common in certain ethnic populations, where on the body is the epicanthic fold to be found?
(Over the inner part of) the Eye
3B The long distance footpath, the Cotswold Way runs from Chipping Camden to which city?
Bath
4A In what year was the National Lottery introduced to Great Britain?
1994
4B In the USA, how many votes are needed in the electoral college for a candidate to win the US Presidency?
270

Round Four
1A Into the Water' is a 2017 novel by which writer, whose first novel in 2015 was a major best seller?
Paula Hawkins
1B In what year did Apple introduce the i-phone into the UK?
2007
2A On which Mediterranean island would you find the Troodos Mountains?
Cyprus
2B Which 8 letter name is given to a person who can speak several languages?
a Polyglot
3A Who is reputed to have said, 'I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.'?
Woody Allen
3B Who directed the 1925 film 'Battleship Potemkin'?
(Sergei) Eisenstein
4A Who had a 1971 hit with the song, 'Rose Garden'?
Lynne Anderson
4B Based on ideas by Gene Roddenberry, which TV Sci-Fi series of the late 1990s featured the Taelons?
Earth: Final Conflict

Round Five
1A As of May 2016 the World Health Organisation lists which country as having the highest average life expectancy?
Japan
1B In the TV series Lewis, who played pathologist Laura Hobson?
Clare Holman
2A Which US state capital city has the nickname, The Big Tomato?
Sacramento
2B Of what is 'ablutophobia' the fear?
Bathing or washing
3A In Greek Mythology, who killed the Gorgon Medusa?
Perseus
3B Which motorcycle racer became MotoGP champion for 2016?
Marc Marquez
4A What is the main ingredient of the dish Hummus?
Chickpeas
4B In roulette what term is given to the numbers 1-18?
Manque (& 19-36 are called Passe)

Round Six
1A Vatican City was set up as an independent state in 1929 by which treaty?
Lateran
1B Which type of cactus is used to make the drink Tequila?
blue Agave
2A Who directed the films 'Trainspotting' and 'T2-Trainspotting'?
Danny Boyle
2B In American football which team plays home games at the Arrowhead Stadium?
Kansas City Chiefs
3A Which is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival?
Golden Bear
3B What name is given to a shrill wailing sound and is associated with that made by made by bagpipes?
Skirl
4A In the 15th century the Princes in the Tower were the sons of which king?
Edward IV
4B In which constellation will you find the star Rigel?
Orion

Round Seven
1A Fidel Castro, who died in 2016, began governing Cuba in which year?
1959 (Feb)
1B For what does the S stand in the name of the writer C S Lewis?
Staples
2A In 1983, which horse was the first winner of the Grand National to be trained by a woman?
Corbiere (trained by Jenny Pitman)
2B Denny Doherty was a founding member of which 1960's US
Mamas & the Papas
3A Which motor manufacturer makes a model called, the Leaf?
Nissan
3B The long distance footpath, the West Highland Way, runs from Milngavie (Mulguy), Glasgow to which Scottish town?
Fort William
4A What is the medical name for the skin condition called Hives?
Urticaria
4B In the 2016 US Presidential election who was Hilary Clinton's running mate?
Tim Kaine

Round Eight
1A Who wrote the 2012 bestselling book, Me Before You?
Jo Jo Moyes
1B The actress Rachel Weisz married whom in June 2011?
Daniel Craig
2A Until 1868, by what name was the Japanese capital city Tokyo known?
Edo (accept Yedo or Jedo)
2B In what decade did Samuel Morse send his first workable telegraph message between Washington DC and Baltimore?
1840s (1844)
3A In the abbreviation SMS for what does the first S stand?
Short (Short Message Service)
3B The Family Allowance Act of 1945 was seen as a triumph for which female MP?
Eleanor Rathbone
4A Who had a 1961 hit with the song, 'Walking back to happiness'?
Helen Shapiro
4B In the Simpsons TV series in which thoroughfare do the family live?
Evergreen Terrace (No 742)

Spare Questions
1 The Dutch language is also known as what?
Netherlandic
2 Which is the smallest spider in the world?
patu digua (smaller than a pinhead)
3 Which horse won the 2016 Epsom Derby?
Harzand
4 Which motorcycle manufacturer produce a model called, the V- strom?
Suzuki
5 Which is the world's largest scorpion?
Emperor scorpion (West Africa)
6 Which is the biggest spider in the world by weight?
Goliath Birdeater
7 What was the Spitfire's designer, R J Mitchell's first name?
Reginald