Tuesday 20th November 2018
Set by Aigburth People (Liverpool)- Answers correct as at January 2018

Round One
1A In the computing acronym GIF, what does the G stand for?
Graphics (Interchange Format)
1B Alexandra of Denmark was the consort of which British monarch?
Edward VII
2A What is the main ingredient of the deep fried Italian snack food 'arancini'?
Rice
2B The films An American in Paris (1951), Amelie ( 2001) and Bastille Day (2006) were all set and partially filmed in which artistic area of the right bank in Paris?
Montmartre
3A Ring of Fire is a jukebox musical based on the music of which country music icon, who died in 2003?
Johnny Cash
3B Rienzi, 1842, was an early opera of which composer?
Wagner
4A The historic county of Westmoreland was absorbed into which English county in 1974?
Cumbria
4B On which 1950-60s children’s TV programme might you have heard the language Oddle Poddle?
Bill and Ben (accept The Flowerpot Men)

Round Two
1A Which bird species found throughout the UK has red-necked, black necked, little and crested varieties?
Grebe
1B What is the national airline of Bahrain called?
Gulf Air
2A Which character has been played on stage or screen by Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Wendy Hiller andMartine McCutcheon?
Ekiza Dolittle
2B Now a World Heritage Site,The Statue of Zeus, a Wonder of the Ancient World, was situated where?
Olympia
3A Which British swimmer won gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in the 400 and 800 metres women's freestyle?
Rebecca Adlington
3B A Scottish peak over 3000 feet is known as a Munro, but what is a peak between 2000 and 2499 feet called?
Graham
4A Walter Mondale was the Vice-President for which Democratic US President?
Jimmy Carter
4B To within 5p either way, how much was a euro worth in pence when it was first introduced in 1999?
70p (accepy 65-75)

Round Three
1A From where does the BBC broadcast the festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast every year on Christmas Eve?
The Chapel of Kings College, Cambridge
1B At 5267m, the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea shares its name with which Greek nymph and also a type of song?
Calypso
2A In 2006 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected black female head of state in Africa. Of which country was she president?
Liberia
2B Margaret Atwood has been nominated for the Booker Prize 5 times. For which book did she finally win, in 2000?
The Blind Assassin
3A Which English forensic pathologist became famous for his court appearances? In the trials of Dr Crippen in 1910 and the Brides in the Bath murderer in 1915 his evidence helped gain convictions. He also helped create the Man Who Never Was in Operation
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
3B The location of a Magnox Reactor that was decommissioned in 2006 and a Pressurised Water Reactor that is still operational, Sizewell nuclear power stations are in which county?
Suffolk
4A In which post World War II conflict did The Battle of Crater take place?
Aden Emergency (accept Radfan Uprising)
4B A chauffeur now drives a car, but reflected in its original French meaning, what was the original job of a chauffeur?
Fireman or Stoker

Round Four
1A Between 2005 and 2017, there were over 50 Men's Grand Slam tennis tournaments but only 8 different winners. Name a winner to have taken only one title in that time.
Juan Martin del Potro, Marin Cilic or Marat Safin
1B Which Graham Greene novel begins with the recruitment of James Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman, into MI6?
Our Man in Havana
2A Angola and Mozambique were colonies of which European country until 1975?
Portugal
2B Which college of the University of London takes its name from one of the 12 Great Livery companies of the city?
Goldsmiths'
3A In the British Army's Royal Artillery what rank is equivalent to a corporal?
Bombardier
3B What is the specific name for a puffins chicks?
Pufflings
4A Outside Edinburgh there are 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Scotland. St Kilda, Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark and the Antonine Wall are 4, name the other.
The Forth (Rail) Bridge
4B Active in the early 1980s, pop duo Yazoo consisted of Vince Clarke and which singer?
Alison Moyet

Round Five
1A Named for an eighteenth century sculptor in which area of Paris is the Moulin Rouge nightclub and the site of the Grand Guignol theatre?
Pigalle
1B In the educational acronym STEM,for what academic discipline does the M stand?
Maths (Science, Technology, Engineering)
2A Mary of Teck was the consort of which British monarch?
George V
2B What is the usual cheese filling in the Sicilian dessert pastry 'cannoli'?
Ricotta
3A Sunny Afternoon is a jukebox musical based on the music of which influential English pop group?
The Kinks
3B The Creatures of Prometheus, first performed in1801, was the only original ballet music by which composer?
Beethoven
4A The historic county of Huntingdonshire was absorbed into which English county in 1974?
Cambridgeshire
4B In which recent children’s TV series will you find Dr Brown Bear?
Peppa Pig

Round Six
1A There are two species of eagle native to the British Isles, the golden eagle and which other?
White tailed or Sea Eagle
1B What is the national airline of Hong Kong called?
Cathay Pacific
2A Glenda Jackson, Miranda Richardson and Judi Dench have all played which role on film or TV?
Elizabeth I
2B Now called Selcuk, where was the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, to be found?
Ephesus
3A Which British athlete won gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics, in the women's 800 and1500 metres?
Kelly Holmes
3B What female forename name is shared with any hill in the British Isles which has a drop of at least 150 metres on all sides?
Marilyn
4AWhich future president was the Vice-President for Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Richard Nixon
4B In 1998 which country joined the G7 to form the G8?
Russia

Round Seven
1A A lone chorister singing which carol traditionally opens the Christmas Eve festival of Nine Lessons and Carols ?
Once in Royal David’s City
1B From the Latin name for which river does the Peninsula containing Spain and Portugal take its name?
River Ebro
2A Who was the Scottish surgeon and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh who is widely regarded as the real-life inspiration for the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes?
Dr Joseph Bell
2B Julian Barnes is probably best known for some of his earlier novels but with which did he win the Booker Prize in 2011?
The Sense of an Ending
3A Which former international footballer won the Liberian presidential election in 2017?
George Weah
3B The Elan and Claerwen rivers were dammed in 1904 to create a reservoir to provide water to which British city?
Birmingham
4A In which post World War II conflict did The Battle of Coral Balmoral take place?
Vietnam War
4B In the hierarchy of a professional kitchen what is the title of the chef next in line, working under the head chef?
Sous chef

Round Eight
1A To date there have been over 400 men's Golf Majors. In 2018 Italy became one of five countries to have provided just one winner. Name one of the other four countries.
France, Canada, S Korea and Sweden
1B Which Graham Greene novel, set in Argentina, features Charles Fortnum as the title character?
The Honorary Consul
2A Burundi, Rwanda and mainland Tanzania were colonies of which European country until 1919?
Germany
2B Which university was formed in 1993 by the merging of Queen Mary’s College and Glasgow Polytechnic?
(Glasgow) Caledonian
3A In British Army regiments with a cavalry tradition, what rank is equivalent to private?
Trooper
3B What is the specific name for the chicks of domestic fowl, especially turkeys?
Poult
4A Greater London has four UNESCO world heritage sites; Maritime Greenwich, the Gardens at Kew, and the Palace of Westminster including Westminster Abbey and which other?
Tower of London
4B Which singer was a member of the new wave band Tubeway Army before going on to solo success in 1979?
Gary Numan

Spare Questions
1 What is the largest religion practised in Japan? With 81,000 shrines it is followed by 90% of the population.
Shinto
2 The smallest muscle in the human body is the stapedius. In which part of the body is it found?
Ear
3 Nessun Dorma is an aria from which Puccini opera?
Turandot
4 The holder of which British Cabinet post also holds the title of Minister for the Civil Service?
Prime Minister