Monday 19th March 2018
Set by Ormskirk

Round 1
1a Who was King of England in the year 1000 AD? ETHELRED II (accept THE UNREADY)
1b Which city is the capital of the US state of Alabama? MONTGOMERY
2a What is the two-word common name of Macropus rufus the largest terrestrial mammal native to Australia? RED KANGAROO
2b Who was the world heavyweight boxing champion between 1919 and 1926? JACK DEMPSEY
3a Which Oscar winning actress starred opposite Robert de Niro in the 2015 film The Intern? ANNE HATHAWAY
3b What is the first number of the sixteen in the bank card number on all VISA cards? 4
4a Hello, Young Lovers, is a song from which musical? THE KING AND I
4b Which English poet drowned in Italy in 1822? PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

Round 2
1a Vitamin B2 is also known by what single word name? RIBOFLAVIN
1b Which capital city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games? BEIJING
2a Which US President pursued a liberal domestic policy which he called the Fair Deal? HARRY S TRUMAN
2b On which river does the Russian city of Saint Petersburg stand? NEVA
3a Who designed Bristol Temple Meads railway station? ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
3b Bharat is an alternative name for which Asian country? INDIA
4a From which animal do we get the meat known as hogget? SHEEP
4b Which contact team sport, played by two teams of seven, is the national sport of Bangladesh? KABADDI

Round 3
1a Who directed the 2014 film, Mr Turner? MIKE LEIGH
1b Which is the largest terrestrial beetle in Europe, it’s name being derived from the large and distinctive mandibles found on the males of most species? STAG BEETLE
2a What is the title of the third studio album by Ed Sheeran, released in March this year? ÷ (pronounced DIVIDE)
2b What word completes the title of the Beatrix Potter book The Tale of Timmy ________? TIPTOES
3a Which popular Japanese video game, marketed by Nintendo, was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996? POKÉMON
3b David Moyes became the manager of which European football club after his spell at Manchester United? REAL SOCIEDAD
4a Which British Prime Minister was the first to be elected by an electorate containing women voters? DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
4b The coast of Nigeria lies on which gulf, part of the Atlantic Ocean? GULF OF GUINEA

Round 4
1a Which work by Gilbert and Sullivan features a judge, a plaintiff and an usher? TRIAL BY JURY
1b How many lines are there in Japanese Haiku poems? THREE
2a How are New Zealanders Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie known in the world of alternative comedy? FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS
2b What decimal number corresponds to 111 in base 3? THIRTEEN
3a Who was the gypsy guitarist who became a jazz virtuoso in the 1930s with the Quintette de Hot Club de France? DJANGO REINHARDT
3b What is the collective name of the two one-act plays by Terrence Rattigan, both set in a private hotel in Bournemouth? SEPARATE TABLES
4a The TV drama series ER was set in which US city? CHICAGO
4b MJM International is a company founded by which lingerie tycoon? MICHELLE MONE

Round 5
1a Which British born jazz pianist who was born blind composed the music for the jazz song Lullaby of Birdland? GEORGE SHEARING
1b What is the name of the play by Noël Coward, where a divorced couple while on honeymoon with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms? PRIVATE LIVES
2a The US TV drama series The Wire was set in which city? BALTIMORE
2b Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn founded which international company? DHL
3a The Mikado ran for 672 performances at which London theatre after its opening in March 1885? SAVOY
3b How many lines are there in a sonnet as often used by Shakespeare? FOURTEEN
4a Vince Noir and Howard Moon are characters in which alternative comedy show? THE MIGHTY BOOSH
4b What decimal number corresponds to B in base 16? ELEVEN

Round 6
1a What is the name of the first railway station in Manchester, now part of the Museum of Science and Industry? LIVERPOOL ROAD
1b Prior to 1971, what was the two word English name for the United Arab Emirates? TRUCIAL STATES
2a Used in alcoholic drinks and to clarify jellies, what name is given to the gelatin made from the swim bladders of fish? ISINGLASS
2b Which martial art is the national sport of South Korea? TAEKWONDO
3a Which vitamin is helpful in coagulating blood? K
3b Which city in South Africa won the bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, only to have the rights taken away in March this year? DURBAN
4a Calvin Coolidge became US President following the death of which previous incumbent in 1923? WARREN G HARDING
4b On which river does the German city of Munich stand? ISAR

Round 7
1a Still made today, which now iconic child’s toy, was conceived by Ruth Handler in the 1940s and was introduced to the public in 1959? BARBIE DOLL
1b Immediately prior to being appointed Liverpool Football Club manager, Jürgen Kloppwas in charge of which European football club? BORUSSIA DORTMUND
2a Who was the first British Prime Minister to be elected by an electorate containing 18-year old voters? EDWARD HEATH
2b The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen and which country in Africa? SOMALIA
3a What is the name of the Mike Leigh directed film about a London woman who performs illegal abortions? VERA DRAKE
3b Which beetle attracts a mate by creating a tapping or clicking
sound that can be heard in the rafters of old buildings? DEATH WATCH BEETLE
4a Ed Sheeran is second to Adele for the number of weeks at the top of the UK album charts in the 2010s with 33 weeks. Who is third with 10 weeks – also E S? EMELI SANDÉ
4b What word completes the title of the Beatrix Potter book The Tale of Ginger & _______? PICKLES

Round 8
1a Who was the male star of the 2015 film The Martian? MATT DAMON
1b What is the name of the internet payment company which was a subsidiary of eBay from 2002 to 2015, but is now independent again? PAYPAL
2a On the Street Where You Live is a song from which musical? MY FAIR LADY
2b Which Florentine artist had a name which means Little Barrel? BOTTICELLI
3a Who was King of Scotland in the year 1050 AD? MACBETH
3b Which city is the capital of the US state of Wyoming? CHEYENNE
4a Complete the common name of the bird Cacatua ophthalmica – the blue-_______ cockatoo. EYED
4b Who won the world middleweight boxing title five times in the 1950s? SUGAR RAY ROBINSON

Spare Questions
1 The layout of which capital city was designed by French-born Pierre L’Enfant in 1791, though his plan was not fully realised until the 1920s? WASHINGTON D C
2 As played on TV by Brenda Blethyn, what is the surname of North-Eastern detective Vera? STANHOPE
3 Which children’s favourite has friends including Delphine Donkey, Pedro Pony, Zoe Zebra and Emily Elephant? PEPPA PIG
4 Before the Euro what was the currency of Portugal? ESCUDO