Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Set by Bright's Boffins (Wirral) - Answers correct as at June 2018

Round 1
1a Los Charruas is the nickname of which South American national football team? Uruguay
1b What specifically is the largest living marsupial? Red Kangaroo
2a ‘Those were the days’ in 1968 was a Number One for which Welsh singer? Mary Hopkin
2b The 1881 Gunfight at the OK Coral took place in which town in Arizona? Tombstone
3a What is the world’s largest structure composed of living entities? Great Barrier Reef
3b In which country did Lewis Hamilton win his first F1 Grand Prix in 2007? Canada (Montreal)
4a Charlotte is the largest city in which US state? North Carolina
4b Which band had hits in 1965 with ‘For Your Love’ and ‘Heart Full of Soul’? The Yardbirds

Round 2
1a Hugh Grant portrayed which former British politician in the 2018 BBC TV drama ‘A Very English Scandal’? Jeremy Thorpe
1b What fruit is traditionally used in the dessert Tarte Tatin? Apple
2a Which planet in the solar system is furthest from the Sun? Neptune
2b Which Italian car maker’s logo features a serpent and a red cross on a white background? Alfa Romeo
3a What is the main ingredient of Hummus? Chickpeas
3b ‘College Boy’ is the theme tune to which long-running TV quiz show? University Challenge
4a Which British Aircraft manufacturer made the WW2 Halifax bomber? Handley Page
4b In 1781 William Herschel discovered which planet? Uranus

Round 3
1a Baking Soda is known by which other name? Sodium Bicarbonate (accept Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate)
1b Graham Sutherland’s tapestry ‘Christ in Glory’ can be found in which English cathedral? Coventry
2a Which 1987 Stephen King novel features the author Paul Sheldon and his crazed fan Annie Wilkes? Misery
2b Which late Labour politician first entered Parliament in 1945 as MP for Ormskirk? Harold Wilson
3a In which London borough is the Shard located? Southwark
3b What is the hardest substance in the human body? Tooth Enamel
4a Which late Labour politician was the Founding First Minister for Scotland in 1999? Donald Dewar
4b Which Scottish novelist wrote ‘Ice Station Zebra’ (1963) and ‘The Guns of Navarone’ (1957) Alistair MacLean

Round 4
1a Actress Eunice Gayson died in June 2018. She is best remembered for being the first what? (She played Sylvia Trench in Doctor No,) The first Bond girl (accept equivalent)
1b Who was the last Stuart monarch? Queen Anne
2a Which 1980s pop star was born Stuart Leslie Goddard? Adam Ant
2b Which aviator was Time Magazine’s first Person of the Year? Charles Lindbergh
3a The original liner Queen Mary, now located in Long Beach California was named after which king’s wife? George V (Mary of Teck)
3b The Cocoanuts (1929) was which comedy team’s first sound feature film? Marx Brothers
4a Cherwell is a student newspaper of which English university? Oxford
4b Who had his second Number One hit single with ‘Poor Me’ in 1960? Adam Faith

Round 5
1a Which British river is spanned by the Erskine Bridge? Clyde
1b Who was the Roman god of beginnings, endings and doorways? Janus
2a The ancient port of Jaffa is now part of which city? Telaviv
2b Which Dickens novel features the case of Jarndyce –v- Jarndyce? Bleak House
3a What sprang from the body of the Gorgon Medusa after she was beheaded? Pegasus
3b Which cantilever railway bridge was opened by the future Edward VII on March 4th 1890? Forth Bridge
4a Which Dickens features the Marshalsea Debtors Prison? Little Dorrit
4b Ostia was the ancient port of which city? Rome

Round 6
1a A Tom Collins cocktail contains which alcoholic spirit? Gin
1b Which is the last Book of the Old Testament? Malachi
2a In the title of a 1970s TV series who were Danny Wilde and Lord Sinclair? The Persuaders
2b Which British car maker manufactures the Mulsanne and Continent6al GT models? Bentley
3a In which book of the Bible is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah? Genesis
3b A Mojito cocktail contains which alcoholic spirit? (White) Rum
4a Which British car manufactures the Elise and Evora models? Lotus
4b Who played Hawkeye Pierce in the Mash TV series? Alan Alda

Round 7
1a Who wrote the music for the 1881 opera ‘the Tales of Hoffman’ ((Les contes d’Hoffman) (Jaques) Offenbach
1b The Kumquat is a variety of which citrus fruit? Orange
2a Which English jockey was nicknamed ‘The Long Fellow’? Lester Piggott
2b Which chemical is mass produced by the Haber Bosch Process? Ammonia
3a Comice and Bartlett are varieties of which fruit? Pear
3b Who wrote the music for the 1910 opera ‘The Girl of the Golden West’ (La Fanciulla del West)? (Giacomo) Puccini
4a Which chemical is mass produced by the Contact Process? Sulfuric Acid
4b Which Northern Irish jockey holds the record for National Hunt winning rides at 4,358? AJ (Tony) McCoy

Round 8
1a In the Washington Irving short story, for how many years did Rip Van Winkle sleep? 20
1b Which mime artist used the stage persona Bip the Clown? Marcel Marceau
2a The Uffington White Horse is a chalk figure found in which English county? Oxfordshire
2b The execution of which man remains the only time that Israel has carried out the death penalty? Adolf Eichmann
3a Sir Bernard Miles and his wife founded which London theatre in 1959? Mermaid
3b Which author created the fictional detective Sam Spade? Dashiel Hammett
4a Who was elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in April 1981, shortly before his death? Bobby Sands
4b Splott and Saint Mellons are districts of which British city? Cardiff

Spare Questions
1 A Leapling is a person born on which date? February 29th
2 Which island was called “The Cursed Rock” by Napoleon? Saint Helena
3 Which British bird is sometimes called the mavis? Song Thrush
4 What is the more common name for the medical condition Herpes Zoster? Shingles