Monday 19th November 2018
Set by Warrington - Answers correct as at May 2018

Round 1
1a In which North West town was Hartley's brewery situated before being taken over by Robinsons of Stockport in 1982?
Ulverston
1b The island of Borneo is divided between Brunei, Indonesia and which other country?
Malaysia
2a After which nineteenth century writer are the Mystery Writers of America annual awards named?
Edgar Allan Poe
2b Traditionally performed at the Last Night of the Proms, the song “Rule, Britannia!” is a James Thomson poem set to music by which English composer?
Thomas Arne
3a The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known collectively as what?
Bill of Rights
3b Which Briton won an individual gold competing in his seventh Olympics in 2016?
Nick Skelton
4a Which division of Symantec has produced antivirus and other computer-security software since 1991?
Norton
4b Which Marvel superhero is played on film by Benedict Cumberbatch?
Doctor Stephen Strange

Round 2
1a The DAX is the equivalent of the FTSE index of share prices in which country?
Germany
1b The avocet is on the emblem of which British charitable organisation?
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
2a What is the principal ingredient of the Swiss dish, Rosti?
Potatoes
2b In which Asian city did Alexander the Great die?
Babylon
3a Jock and Yorkie are the canine companions of which cartoon strip dog?
Fred Basset
3b Jim Kerr is the singer with which long running Scottish band?
Simple Minds
4a In the Christian calendar which event comes 12 days before Epiphany?
Christmas
4b In which town or city are English football teams’ stadiums closest to each other?
Nottingham (Nottingham Forest & Notts County)

Round 3
1a The island of Timor is divided between East Timor and which other country?
Indonesia
1b What does the Welsh word “Pont” mean in place names such as Pontypridd and Pontypool
Bridge
2a Who composed "Music for the Royal Fireworks" for George the Second?
George Frederic Handel
2b The female of which bird of prey is often called a “ringtail”?
The Hen Harrier
3a Who won the Women’s Pentathlon at the 1972 Olympics?
Mary Peters
3b Which Latvian born, American artist's (1903-1970) most expensive work was their 1961 painting "Orange, Red and Yellow" which sold for in excess of $86 million in May 2012?
Mark Rothko
4a Robert Newton, Tim Curry, Eddie Izzard and Orson Welles have all portrayed which character on film?
Long John Silver
4b What is the capital city of Congo?
Brazzaville

Round 4
1a A candle encircled with barbed wire is the symbol of which organisation?
Amnesty International
1b Which town is the headquarters of Timothy Taylors brewery?
Keighley
2a In which city did Roman emperor Septimius Severus die in 211 and Constantine the Great proclaimed emperor by his troops in 306?
York
2b "The Best of Booker" was a celebratory award made in 2008 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Booker Prize. Who won it? His book originally won the Booker prize in 1981?
Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children)
3a Roland Orzabal was the singer of which new wave group?
Tears for Fears
3b What was the 18th amendment to the US Constitution?
Prohibition (of alcohol)
4a In which town or city are Scottish football teams’ stadiums closest to each other?
Dundee (Dundee & Dundee United)
4b In computing what is the name of Windows Email software?
Outlook

Round 5
1a What is the name of the largest moon that orbits Uranus?
Titania
1b In Celtic mythology a kelpie is a water spirit in the form of which animal?
Horse
2a In a crown court trial in England and Wales, what is the minimum number of jurors required to deliver a verdict?
Nine
2b Which German painter and engraver created the "Apocalypse" series of 15 woodcuts?
Albrecht Durer
3a The Georgian uprising of 2003 is known as what revolution, the same as a type of flower?
Rose
3b Which zoological park is situated near Dunstable in Bedfordshire?
Whipsnade
4a Which type of musical instruments has the Ludwig company of Chicago made since 1909?
Drums
4b The science-fiction author Arthur.C. Clarke died in 2008 at his home in which country?
Sri Lanka

Round 6
1a What was Fyodor Dostoyevsky's final novel?
The Brothers Karamazov
1b If, driving through Wales, you see a sign reading ARAF, what does it mean?
Slow
2a Robert Koch in 1882, isolated the micro-organisms responsible for which disease?
TB
2b In the name of three European species of bird, what word follows “Azure”, “Marsh” and “Penduline”?
Tit
3a Which actor played the part of music impresario Tony Wilson in the 2002 film "24 Hour Party People"?
Steve Coogan
3b "Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth" and "Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood" are 1880's paintings by which artist of American descent?
John Singer Sargent
4a Who was the father of the English monarch, Richard II?
Edward the Black Prince
4b What is the capital city of Cameroon?
Yaoundé

Round 7
1a BRICS is the acronym for an association of 5 major emerging national economies: it is made up of South Africa, Russia, India, China and which other country?
Brazil
1b The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa, Calisto and which other?
Ganymede
2a Which meat is traditionally used in moussaka?
Lamb
2b What is the maximum number of people that can sit on a Scottish jury?
Fifteen
3a Which space hero first appeared in King Comics in 1934 as a rival to Buck Rogers?
Flash Gordon
3b The Ukrainian uprising of 2004 is known as what revolution?
Orange
4a In Islam, what is the pilgrimage to Mecca, known as?
Haij
4b Which musical instruments are associated with the Dutch firm Ruckers?
Harpsichords.

Round 8
1a What name was given to the mythical giant squid, said to live in the Atlantic off Norway and Iceland?
Kraken
1b Completed in 1895, what was the final completed Thomas Hardy novel?
Jude the Obscure
2a Who painted the picture Descent from the Cross from 1612-14, which can be found in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp?
Peter Paul Rubens
2b Which infectious disease was known as "Wool sorter’s Disease"?
Anthrax
3a Now named after its founder, which London tourist attraction opened its doors as the Baker Street Bazaar in 1835, moving to its present Marylebone Road location in 1884?
Madame Tussauds
3b Which actor played the title character in the 1980 David Lynch film "The Elephant Man"?
John Hurt
4a By what name was Britain referred to in the novel "1984"?
Airstrip One
4b What was the name of Henry VIII's older brother who died in 1502, aged 15?
Arthur

Spare Questions
1 What does it mean if a ship is flying the Blue Peter?
It's About To Leave Port
2 In which county is the National Memorial Arboretum?
Staffordshire
3 In office from 1966 to 1994, who was Malawi's first president?
Dr Hastings Banda
4 In the works of Thomas Hardy, which character bears a child named "Sorrow"?
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
5 Element 101, named after the scientist who first developed the Periodic Table, is called what?
Mendelevium