Tuesday 13th November 2018
Set by Ormskirk - Answers correct as at July 2018

Round 1
1a In which war was the 1743 Battle of Dettingen? WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
1b Which mountain in the Americas has been re-named Denali? MOUNT McKINLEY
2a Who was the captain of the England cricket team when they regained the Ashes in 2005? MICHAEL VAUGHAN
2b Which actress played Margot Leadbetter in the British sitcom The Good Life? PENELOPE KEITH
3a The musical West Side Story is a retelling of which Shakespeare play? ROMEO AND JULIET
3b Adam Bede was the first novel written by which author? GEORGE ELIOT
4a What figure of speech is defined as ‘the substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit’? EUPHEMISM
4b What is the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet between omicron and rho? PI

Round 2
1a In September 2017 Chelsea Football Club announced that striker Diego Costa would be sold to which of his former clubs? ATLÉTICO MADRID
1b Which actress has been married to Tom Cruise and Keith Urban? NICOLE KIDMAN
2a By what christian name was Edward VIII known to his family and close friends? DAVID
2b Which is the only US state with a monosyllabic name? MAINE
3a Which South African broke Michael Johnson’s long standing world record for 400m and in doing so won the Gold medal at the Rio Olympics? WAYDE VAN NIEKERK
3b In the film Gone with the Wind, which actor said “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”? CLARK GABLE
4a What is the minimum age of a US president? THIRTY FIVE
4b Near which city is the main campus of Warwick University? COVENTRY

Round 3
1a Nick O’Malley, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Alex Turner are members of which rock band? ARCTIC MONKEYS
1b Who painted the 1881 picture The Luncheon of the Boating Party, currently housed in The Phillips Collection in Washington DC? AUGUSTE RENOIR
2a What herb, used to flavour pizzas, is also known as wild marjoram? OREGANO
2b Whom did Nicolás Maduro succeed as President of Venezuela in 2013? HUGO CHÁVEZ
3a In 1891 the German company Bahlsen named a biscuit after which philosopher/mathematician, a long-standing rival of Sir Isaac Newton? GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ
3b Audi, Seat and Škoda are subsidiaries of which car company? VOLKSWAGEN
4a Which Frenchman (1875-1937) composed Rapsodie espagnole? MAURICE RAVEL
4b The Holy Bible is divided into books. The holy scripture of Islam, the Quran is divided into 114 chapters, known as what? SURAHS

Round 4
1a What mammal, found in Britain, has the Latin name Meles Meles? BADGER
1b Who is the patron saint of Suffolk? ST EDMUND
2a Which painter was the husband of artist Frida Kahlo? DIEGO RIVERA
2b Which writer created the character Tom Ripley? PATRICIA HIGHSMITH
3a Who was the first English queen to be executed? ANN BOLEYN
3b From the Arabic word for west, what is the name for the region including the Atlas mountains and the coastal areas of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya? MAGHREB
4a Which horse won the 2018 Grand National? TIGER ROLL
4b Simon Cowell was one of the three original judges on The X Factor. Name either of the other two. LOUIS WALSH or SHARON OSBORNE

Round 5
1a What mammal, found in Britain, has the Latin name Erinaceus europaeus? HEDGEHOG
1b Saint Piran is the patron saint of which county? CORNWALL
2a The youngest daughter of which artist is a fashion designer called Paloma who features in many of her father’s paintings? PABLO PICASSO
2b Who is the author of the books featuring the detective Vera Stanhope? ANN CLEEVES
3a Who borrowed £11 from his local butcher in 1869 to set up the family firm that went on to build the Dorchester Hotel, the Millennium Dome and the 2012 Olympic Stadium? ROBERT MCALPINE
3b Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet are subsidiaries of which major car company? GENERAL MOTORS
4a Which Russian (1844-1908) composed Capriccio espagnol? NIKOLAI
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
4b Give a year in the life of Muhammad founder of Islam. 570-632 AD

Round 6
1a Vijay Mistry, Nick Baines, Simon Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson are members of which rock band? KAISER CHIEFS
1b Who painted the 1884 picture A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, currently housed in The Art Institute of Chicago? GEORGES SEURAT
2a In an Indian restaurant what ingredient is paneer? CHEESE
2b Of which country did Rodrigo Duterte become President in 2016, triggering a bloody anti-drug war? THE PHILIPPINES
3a Who was the last British monarch to die on a battlefield? He died in 1513. JAMES IV (OF SCOTLAND)
3b From the Italian word for rising, what is the historical geographical name for the eastern Mediterranean lands including Lebanon and Syria? LEVANT
4a Which horse won the 2018 Epsom Derby? MASAR
4b Who is the last remaining original investor on Dragon’s Den? PETER JONES

Round 7
1a For which football club did Paul Pogba play between his two spells at Manchester United? JUVENTUS
1b Which actress has been married to Jim Threapleton, Sam Mendes and Ned Rocknroll? KATE WINSLET
2a What was Lord Louis Mountbatten’s nickname amongst his family and friends? DICKIE
2b What is the only US state capital with a three word name? SALT LAKE CITY
3a Which Moroccan has held the men’s world record for the mile since 1999? HICHAM EL GARROUJ
3b In the film Casablanca, which actor said “Here’s looking at you, kid”? HUMPHREY BOGART
4a Which US President served two non-consecutive terms of office? GROVER CLEVELAND
4b In which town in West London is Brunel University? UXBRIDGE

Round 8
1a In which year was the Battle of Borodino during the French invasion of Russia in the Napoleonic Wars? 1812
1b Aoraki, or Mount Cook, lies in which mountain range that runs the length of the South Island in New Zealand? SOUTHERN ALPS
2a Which former England cricket captain, born in Essex in 1953, played for the county throughout his career? GRAHAM GOOCH
2b Which actor played the waiter Manuel in the 70s sitcom Fawlty Towers? ANDREW SACHS
3a The plot of the musical Kiss Me, Kate centres around the production of a musical version of which Shakespeare play? THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
3b George Eliot wrote two novels with one-word titles. Name either. ROMOLA or MIDDLEMARCH
4a In mathematics, what is defined as ‘a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations?’ AN ALGORITHM
4b Alef, Bet and Gimel are the first three letters of which alphabet? HEBREW

Spare Questions
1 A Kalashnikov AK47 appears on which African country’s flag ? MOZAMBIQUE
2 The Stirling Prize is awarded for excellence in what? ARCHITECTURE
3 What type of mammal is the Tasmanian Devil? MARSUPIAL
4 Which element has the symbol Ru? RUTHENIUM