Monday 8th January 2018
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a In physics, which letter of the Greek alphabet is used as the symbol for wavelength?
Lambda
1b Sadio Mane, Mohamed Diame and Idrissa Gana Gueye, play football for which international side?
Senegal
2a Artist Bernardo Bellotto was the nephew of which popular Italian artist?
Canaletto
2b Norman Manley became the first prime minister of which country after it gained independence from Britain?
Jamaica
3a ‘Annabel Lee’ is the last completed poem by which American writer, who died at Baltimore in 1849?
Edgar Allan Poe
3b What is the name of the current ruling House of the Principality of Monaco?
Grimaldi
4a The longest ever being recorded at over 13.5 metres in length, what is the largest fish in the world?
Whale Shark
4b Ellul is a month in the calendar of which religion?
Judaism

Round 2
1a "The Firebird" is a ballet by which composer?
Stravinsky
1b What is the common name for the tree and shrub Ilex?
Holly
2a What name is given to a length of paper or other material which is given half a twist and joined so that it only has one surface or side?
Mobius Strip
2b Which boat won the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns race around the Isle of Wight in 1851, the cup then being renamed after the boat?
America (accept America's Cup)
3a Which US city is or has been known as "The Mile-High City", "Queen City of the Plains", and "Broncoville" amongst other names?
Denver
3b Who was the Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 AD?
Justinian I (accept Justinian the Great)
4a What type of wheat is used in the manufacture of pasta and semolina?
Durum
4b Give a year in the life of French artist Camillie Pissarro?
1830 to 1903

Round 3
1a Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Marouane Fellani, play football for which international side?
Belgium
1b Who is the presenter of the Channel 4 architectural programme "Grand Designs" since its inception in April 1999?
Kevin McCloud
2a Formerly the colony Saint Domingue, which country proclaimed independence from France in 1804?
Haiti
2b In the James Goldman play, which King of England is the ‘Lion In Winter’?
Henry 2nd
3a What is the name of the current ruling House of the Swedish monarchy?
Bernadotte
3b The Shawm was a predecessor for which modern musical instrument?
Oboe
4a Which holy book is divided into 113 sections known as Suras?
The Koran
4b Who won a gold medal in the women’s skeleton bob event at the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi?
Lizzy Yarnold

Round 4
1a Which perennial herb/vegetable, scientific name, Foeniculum vulgare, has seeds that taste of aniseed?
Fennel
1b In physics, which letter of the Greek alphabet is used as the symbol for angular acceleration?
Alpha
2a First played for in 1951, the men's world championship trophy in Contract Bridge is known by what name?
Bermuda Bowl
2b Named after the town of his birth, how is artist Paolo Caliari better known?
Veronese
3aWho was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1155 by the English Pope Adrian IV?
Frederick I (accept Barbarossa)
3b The works of which poet, often referred to as the Father of Free Verse, includes "Leaves of Grass", first published in 1855?
Walt Whitman
4a Give a year in the life of French artist Antoine Watteau?
1684 to 1721
4b Specifically which animal is the largest member of the marsupials?
Red Kangaroo

Round 5
1a Which brand of mineral water is drawn from a source in the Ochil Hills?
Highland Spring
1b Which politician wrote the autobiographical ‘A Journey’ in 2010?
Tony Blair
2aWho as at March 2017 is the President of the Republic of Ireland?
Michael D. Higgins
2b Which English rock band, took its name from its financial situation at the time of forming?
Dire Straits
3a Who played the former detective and private eye in the eponymous TV series "Vincent" in 2005 and 2006?
Ray Winstone
3b What disease takes its name from a pneumonia outbreak at a convention in Philadelphia in 1976?
Legionnaires Disease
4a What was the name of war fought between Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748?
The War of Jenkins’ Ear
4b Which is the largest of the Scilly Isles?
St Mary’s

Round 6
1a Which is the world's largest lake, by surface area, to be contained entirely within one country?
Lake Michigan
1b On TV one of the "Two Fat Ladies" was Clarissa Dixon Wright, who was the other?
Jennifer Paterson
2a Who designed the preserved railway-locomotives “Bittern”, “Dwight D Eisenhower” and “Union of South Africa” ?
Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley
2b What was the name of the butler in "The Rocky Horror Show"?
Riff Raff
3a According to the Old Testament where did Noah's Ark come to rest after the great flood?
Mount Ararat
3b The Sackbut was a predecessor for which modern musical instrument?
Trombone
4a Which character in a TV comedy series had the catchphrase "I don't believe it"?
Victor Meldrew
4b Which British sportsperson won a full house of Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics?
Bradley Wiggins

Round 7
1a Who composed the opera "Aida"?
Verdi
1b Fraoch is a Scottish ale brewed with which plant?
Heather
2a What name is given to a geometric solid with four faces?
Tetrahedron
2b Who was the Prime Minister of France, who resigned in December 2016?
Manuel Valls
3a Which US city is or has been known as "The City of Flowers", "Emerald City", and "The Coffee Capital of the World" amongst other names?
Seattle
3b Which actor played DCI Frank Burnside in the long running TV series "The Bill"?
Christopher Ellison
4a
In the USA, which spice is particularly used to flavour Pumpkin Pie?
Cinnamon
4b Which 19th century conflict resulted in Hong Kong being ceded to Britain?
First Opium War

Round 8
1a Which politician wrote the autobiographical ‘The Path to Power’ in 1995?
Margaret Thatcher
1b Which is the largest lake, by surface area, in Antarctica?
Lake Vostock
2a Which English rock band, took its name from a French Fashion Magazine?
Depeche Mode
2b Designed by Sir William Stanier for the London, Midland and Scottish railway and named after a 1937 event, which class of locomotive was the most powerful steam train ever built for British railways?
Coronation Class (accept Princess Coronation)
3a Which childhood disease is caused by the varicella-zoster virus?
Chicken Pox
3b In the Bible where did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus?
Garden of Gethsemane
4a Which large island lies between the Mull of Kintyre and the Scottish Mainland?
Arran
4b Which character in a TV comedy series had the catchphrase "I have a cunning plan"?
Baldrick

Spare Questions
1 What is the name of the extension to the National gallery opened in 1991 which houses it's medieval and Renaissance collections?
Sainsbury Wing
2 Kinshasa is the capital of which African country?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 The RMS Titanic was operated by which shipping company?
White Star Line
4 In the title of a 2009 album by Robbie Williams, what "killed the video star"?
Reality
5 What Latin name is given to the fingers?
Phalanges