Tuesday 20th March 2018
Set by Sefton Cricket Club (Liverpool)

Round One
1a In which country was Pope Benedict XVI born?
Germany
1b Who was the principal conductor of the Proms concerts from 1948 until his death in 1967?
Sir Malcolm Sargent
2a What was the name of the American admiral who claimed to have become the first man to reach the geographical north pole in April 1909?
Robert Peary
2b Which is the smallest city by population in the UK, having had its city status restored in 1994?
St David's
3a Bentley Motors limited is a subsidiary of which multinational motor company?
Volkswagen
3b To which government post was Winston Churchill appointed on the day Britain declared of the war on Germany in 1939?
First Lord of the Admiralty
4a In 1984 Stevie Wonder's song I Just Called to Say I Love You won the Academy Award for Best Song. In which film did it feature?
Woman in Red
4b What was the name of the American who invented the first successful steel plough in 1837 and founded a corporation making agricultural equipment which exists to this day?
John Deere

Round Two
1A Which 20th century British prime minister was the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston? Neville Chamberlain
1B Which Irish golfer won the open golf championship two years running in 2007 and 2008?
Padraig Harrington
2A What is the SI unit of electrical capacitance, named after an English chemist who lived from 1791-1867?
Farad
2B For his performance in which film did Leonardo di Caprio receive the 2015 academy award for best actor?
The Revenant
3A Which poet, born in Yorkshire in 1930, published his first collection, entitled The Hawk in the Rain, in 1957?
Ted Hughes
3B What is the name of the long-distance footpath which runs for about 100 miles from Winchester to Eastbourne?
South Downs Way
4A Only two presidents of the USA have been born in Texas. Name one of them.
Dwight Eisenhower or Lyndon Johnson
4B Dorchester is the county town of Dorset but which town in the county has the largest population?
Bournemouth

Round Three
1A The 2015 TV mini-series Arthur and George, starring Martin Clunes, was based on which author's 2005 novel of the same name?
Julian Barnes
1B What is the name of the official residence of the British monarch in Northern Ireland?
Hillsborough Castle
2A Which word completes the title of Janacek's opera The Cunning little.... ?
Vixen
2B Who was the last British athlete to win the Olympic men's 100 metres gold medal?
Linford Christie (1992)
3A Which European capital city gives its name to the treaty of 2007 which amended the constitution of the European community?
Lisbon
3B Spectacled, Sun, Honey and Cinnamon are all types of which creature?
Bear
4A Two of Christ's apostles were named James. One is identified as James, son of Alphaeus. Who was the father of the other James?
Zebedee
4B On Christmas Day 1987 nearly 27 million people watched an episode of Coronation Street, making it the biggest audience ever for an ITV programme. Which character was making her last appearance in that episode?
Hilda Ogden

Round Four
1A Mukluk, Pattens and Babouches are types of what?
Footwear
1B What was the name of the famous folk and blues harmonica player who had a longstanding musical partnership with the guitarist Brownie McGhee?
Sonny Terry
2A What is the title of Ian Fleming's twelfth James Bond novel, it being a description of the villain Francisco Scaramanga?
The Man with the Golden Gun
2B Chittagong is the second largest city in which country?
Bangladesh
3A When the musical My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway in 1956 who played Eliza Doolittle opposite Rex Harrison's Henry Higgins?
Julie Andrews
3B From which country does the beer 'Brahma' originate?
Brazil
4A What is the motto of the Royal Marines - either in English or Latin?
Per Mare, Per Terram/By sea, by land
4B Dressage and show-jumping are two of the three disciplines in equestrian three-day eventing. What is the third?
Cross-country

Round Five
1A Who was the last Pope to have been born in Italy?
John Paul I
1B Who was the principal conductor of the Halle Orchestra from 1943 until his death in 1970?
Sir John Barbirolli
2A What was the name of the English sea captain who led the first expedition to circumnavigate Australia?
Matthew Flinders
2B Which is the smallest city by population in Northern Ireland, having been granted city status in 1994?
Armagh
3A Which multinational motor company owned Aston Martin cars from 1994 to 2007?
Ford
3B Which South African statesman and field marshal was the only man to sign both of the peace treaties ending the first and second world wars?
Jan Smuts
4A In 1994 Elton John and Tim Rice's song Can You Feel the Love Tonight? won the Academy Award for Best Song. In which film did it feature?
The Lion King
4B What is the name of the man who founded the JCB company?
Joseph Cyril Bamford

Round Six
1A Which 20th century British prime minister was the Member of Parliament for Limehouse?
Clement Attlee
1B Who was the last Englishman to win the US Open Golf Championship?
Justin Rose
2A What is the SI unit of frequency, named after a German scientist who lived from 1857-1894?
Hertz
2B For his performance in which film did Eddie Redmayne receive the 2014 Academy Award for Best Actor?
The Theory of Everything
3A Which poet, born in Herefordshire in 1878, published his first collection, entitled Salt Water Ballads, in 1902?
John Masefield
3B What is the name of the long-distance footpath which runs for about 100 miles from Bath to Chipping Camden?
Cotswold Way
4A Who is the only US president to have been born in the state of California?
Richard Nixon
4B Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire but which town in the county has the largest population?
Nuneaton

Round Seven
1A The 2016 TV mini-series, The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston, was based on which author's 1993 novel of the same name?
John le Carre
1B What is the name of the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland?
Holyrood Palace (also known as Palace of Holyrood House)
2A Which word completes the title of Puccini's opera The Girl of the Golden....? West
2B Who was the last British athlete to win the Olympic men's 400 metres hurdles gold medal?
David Hemery (1968)
3A Which Asian city gave its name to the treaty or protocol of 1997 which committed signatories to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions?
Kyoto
3B Jockey, Violin, Trapdoor and Wolf are all types of which creature?
Spider
4A After Christ's death, who was elected by the remaining disciples to replace Judas Iscariot?
Matthias
4B Time On Our Hands was the title of the sit-com episode which attracted the biggest ever British tv audience other than for a soap. Of which sit-com was it an episode?
Only Fools and Horses

Round Eight
1A Tan-tan, Shawm, Baryton and Rebec are all types of what?
Musical instruments
1B What was the name of the famous bluegrass banjo player who had a long-standing musical partnership with guitarist Lester Flatt?
Earl Scruggs
2A What is the title of Graham Greene's 1955 novel, it being a description of the main character, CIA agent Alden Pyle?
The Quiet American
2B Bulawayo is the second largest city in which country?
Zimbabwe
3A When the musical Jesus Christ superstar opened in London in 1972 who played the title role?
Paul Nicholas
3B From which country does the beer 'Red Stripe' originate?
Jamaica
4A What is the motto of the Royal Air Force - either in English or Latin?
Per Ardua ad Astra/Through Adversity to the Stars
4B Foil and epee are two of the three weapons used in modern fencing. What is the third?
Sabre

Spare Questions
1 Gambrel and mansard are architectural terms applied to which part of a building?
Roof
2 Which organisation, founded in 1961 by Peter Benenson, has as its motto, it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness?
Amnesty international
3 What is the location of the famous garden created in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson?
Sissinghurst Castle
4 The films Local Hero, Last Exit to Brooklyn and Wag the Dog all featured music by which British singer-songwriter?
Mark Knopfler
5 Which football club reached the final of the FA Cup for the first time in its history in 2011?
Stoke City