Tuesday 27th February 2018
Set by Early Doors (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Which ball game is traditionally considered to be the national sport of the Basques?
Pelota (accept or Jai Alai)
1b Who was Radio 1 ’s first female DJ?
Anne Nightingale
2a In the human body what is the more common name for the hallux?
Big Toe
2b In terms of area, which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Superior
3a Retiring in 1956, name the only heavyweight boxing champion to finish his career of 49 fights without ever having been defeated?
Rocky Marciano
3b In the TV series Doctor Who, who was the creator and leader of the Daleks?
Davros
4a What is the common name given to the painting ‘La Giaconda’?
Mona Lisa
4b In the TV series Dad’s Army, what was Captain Mainwaring’s first name?
George

Round 2
1a Held at the Buddh International Circuit in 2011, which country hosted a Formula 1 race for the first time?
India
1b In Greek mythology, who killed the Minotaur?
Theseus
2a Which author (1903-1989) created the fictional detective Jules Maigret?
Georges Simenon
2b In the novel ‘Oliver Twist1 by Charles Dickens, what is The Artful Dodger’s real name?
Jack Dawkins
3a By what common name is the condition ‘scrivener’s palsy’ also known?
Writer’s Cramp
3b In which country was Che Guevara killed in 1967?
Bolivia
4a In the Bible, according to the Gospel of St Matthew, what was bought with the 30 pieces of silver returned to the Chief Priests by Judas?
The Potter’s Field (accept Akeldama or Hakeldama or Field of Blood)
4b What is the name of the stretch of water which separates the Orkney Islands from mainland Scotland?
Pentland Firth

Round 3
1a What name was given to the units of foreign soldiers who fought on the Republican side against the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War?
International Brigades
1b Which Hindu God is the first of the triumvirate (trinity) and is responsible for creation of the world and all its creatures?
Brahma
2a Which river flows through the city of Durham?
Wear
2b In which year did the Great Train Robbery take place in Buckinghamshire?
1963
3a How many feet are there in a fathom?
Six
3b Who designed the Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover?
Peter Blake
4a Derived from the Greek words for ‘all’ and ‘earth’, what name is given to the single world land mass before the component continents were separated into their current positions?
Pangea
4b How do the Australian Aborigines refer to their mythical past and creation?
Dreamtime (accept The Dreaming)

Round 4
1a Which Mexican rebel revolutionary General was assassinated in 1923?
Pancho Villa (accept Jose Arango/Arambula)
1b How many stars feature on the flag of New Zealand?
Four
2a In which country did the Orange Revolution occur in 2004-2005?
Ukraine
2b Who patented the process for vulcanized rubber, in 1844?
Charles Goodyear
3a In the spacecraft Friendship 7, who was the first American in space in May 1961?
Alan Shepard
3b Since 1975, which sport only permits right-handed players?
Polo
4a Who wrote the novel Catch 22, first published in 1961?
Joseph Heller
4b Which book of the Bible features the story of Samson and Delilah?
Judges

Round 5
1a Born in July 1978 what is the name of the world’s first test tube baby?
Louise Brown
1b In which country is South America’s highest peak, Mount Aconcagua?
Argentina
2a In the Church of England, which office is below that of a bishop and is head of the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church?
Dean
2b Brown Willy is the highest point on which county?
Cornwall
3a Who wrote the operatic chorus Va Pensiero also known as The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”?
Verdi (Nabucco)
3b In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, what is the name of the spaceship with the Infinite Improbability Drive, stolen by Zaphod Beeblebrox?
Heart of Gold
4a Which island was claimed by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583 as Britain’s first overseas colony in the New World?
Newfoundland
4b In which James Bond film did singer Grace Jones appear as a character called May Day?
A View to a Kill

Round 6
1a Who was Time Magazine ‘Person of the Century’ in 1999?
Albert Einstein
1b In The Love Bug series of films, what number was displayed on the Volkswagen beetle Herbie?
53
2a Who wrote the 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha?
H W Longfellow
2b Which longstanding Labour politician and former Cabinet Minister is the MP for Camberwell and Peckham?
Harriet Harmon
3a Which pulse is the usual ingredient of hummus?
Chick Peas (accept garbanzo beans)
3b On which river does Perth in Western Australia stand?
The Swan
4a Britain’s new Antarctic research vessel has been named in honour of Sir David Attenborough, instead of which publicly-voted name?
Boaty McBoatface
4b On which island are Ardbeg and Laphroaig whiskies made?
Islay

Round 7
1a What is the name given to the period of the Civil War between Stephen and Matilda, which lasted from 1135-1153?
The Anarchy
1b In the 2000 film “Gladiator”, who played Marcus Aurelius"?
Richard Harris
2a On the Isle of Wight, which river flows through Newport and Cowes?
The Medina
2b For which discovery did the scientists Banting and Macleod win the 1923 Nobel Prize for medicine?
Insulin
3a Off the coast of which North West town was the German ship Mexico wrecked in 1886? lt resulted in the greatest loss of lifeboat crew (17) – the worst number to date lost in a single incident.
Southport (accept Birkdale)
3b The first volume of which entertainer’s autobiography, first published in 2008, is entitled ‘At my mother’s knee and other low joints’?
Paul O’Grady
4a What 1949 musical features the song ‘Some Enchanted Evening’?
South Pacific
4b In which cathedral is the tomb of St Cuthbert?
Durham

Round 8
1a What is the birthstone for September?
Sapphire
1b Who was first President of all 50 states of the USA?
Dwight D Eisenhower
2a Which 1961 film was the last completed film for both Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable?
The Misfits -
2b In terms of area, which is the largest Borough of New York?
Queens
3a What is a baldrick?
A belt (worn over one shoulder to carry a weapon or other implement)
3b From which language does the word ‘blighty’ meaning foreign or European originate?
Hindi (accept Arabic)
4a In the Lake District, which is the only area of water which is officially referred to as a ‘lake’?
Bassenthwaite Lake
4b What is the derived SI unit of radioactivity?
Becquerel

Spare Questions
1A Harvey Wallbanger is a cocktail consisting of vodka, orange juice and which sweet liqueur?
Galliano
2 Which team was the first ever winner of the FA Premier League in 1993?
Manchester United
3 Holden Caulfield is the main character in which 1951 novel?
The Catcher in the Rye