Monday 15th October 2018
Set by Warrington - Answers correct as at December 2017

Round 1
1a In a human body, the Thymus gland is to be found specifically in what part of the body?
Under the Breast Bone
1b Which President of Catalonia declared independence for Catalonia from Spain in October 2017?
Carlos Puigdemont
2a Which West End musical celebrates the music of singer/songwriter Carole King?
Beautiful
2b In which war was the Battle of Quatre Bras fought?
The Napoleonic Wars
3a Which roman road connected London to Wroxeter?
Watling Street
3b Who is the current Chair of the Federal Reserve System in the U.S.A?
Janet Yellen
4a In which seaside resort was "Fawlty Towers" set?
Torquay
4b What unit for measuring liquid is equal to one quarter of an Imperial pint?
A Gill

Round 2
1a Which Florentine artist painted "The Birth of Venus" which can now be seen in the Uffizi gallery in Florence?
Sandro Botticelli
1b The first FA cup final was played in 1872 between Wanderers and which other team?
Royal Engineers
2a Which chemical element, atomic number 3, is used in the treatment of bipolar disorder?
Lithium
2b What is possessed by an animal described as an "ungulate"?
A Hoof
3a "Wicked" the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire is a prequel to which classic novel?
The Wizard of Oz
3b At the time of the French Revolution, what name was given to the horse drawn wagons taking people to the guillotine?
Tumbrils
4a The variety of pasta called Linguine has a name meaning what?
Little Tongues
4b Dove and Domestos are among the brands owned by which company?
Unilever

Round 3
1a Who was the leader of the Syriza party who was appointed Prime Minister of Greece in September 2015?
Alex Tsipras
1b Prince Tamino and the Queen of the Night are characters in which Mozart opera?
The Magic Flute
2a In which war was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?
American War of Independence
2b The Ukrainian city of Kiev stands on which river?
Dnieper
3a Who is the UN Secretary General, who took up his post on 1st January 2017?
Antonio Gutteres
3b Who was the main presenter of the first series of “Robot Wars” that debuted in 1998?
Jeremy Clarkson
4a Which old measurement of weight equals one sixteenth of an ounce. The word is also used as a measurement of liquid volume?
Dram
4b Which former Lib-Dem Cabinet Minister lost the seat of Kingston and Surbiton in the 2015 General Election, regaining it in 2017?
Sir Edward Davey

Round 4
1a Which Brazilian football club, named after a noted English amateur team, were the first winners of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2000?
Corinthians
1b In a human body, the Parotid gland is to be found specifically in what part of the body?
Mouth
2a What is the term for a male reindeer?
Bull
2b Which West End musical celebrates the work of American songwriter Burt Bacharach?
Close to You
3a The term Bolshevik was applied to the hard-line faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democrat Labour Party, which term was used to describe its moderate members?
Menshevik
3b The medieval track known as the Pilgrims’ Way leads to Canterbury: which town or city marks its western end?
Winchester
4a Which company makes the "Coolpix" series of digital cameras?
Nikon
4b In which area of a department store did a number of priests get lost in a Christmas "Father Ted" special?
Lingerie Department

Round 5
1a In which film did Robin Williams portray real life DJ Adrian Cronauer?
Good Morning Vietnam
1b In which US state is the dormant volcano, Mount Rainier, the highest peak in the Cascade Range?
Washington
2a Who is the only Rugby Union player to have won the BBC Sports Personality of the year award?
Jonny Wilkinson (2003)
2b In texting what does the acronym BYOB mean?
Bring Your Own Beer/Bottle
3a In Greek mythology which nymph was changed by her father, into a laurel bush so she could escape the love of Apollo?
Daphne
3b Which monastic order was based at the Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy?
Benedictine
4a Which King of England was married to Isabel of Gloucester and to Isabella of Angouleme?
King John
4b Which literary and film title character lived at the address 32 Windsor Gardens, Notting Hill?
Paddington Bear

Round 6
1a "Also sprach Zarathustra" is a well-known piece of music by Richard Strauss, but who wrote the book of the same name?
Friedrich Nietzsche
1b Which Verdi opera features Gilda and The Duke of Mantua?
Rigoletto
2a The John Osbourne's play "The Entertainer”, was later turned into a film starring whom in the title role?
Laurence Olivier
2b The famous bridge at Avignon was built over which river?
Rhone
3a Reversi is an alternative name for which board game?
Othello
3b Who designed the original Blue Peter ship logo for the children's TV programme?
Tony Hart
4a Both Harry Belafonte and Boney M had UK number one hits with which song?
Mary's Boy Child
4b Which Lib-Dem MP regained her seat (East Dunbartonshire) in the 2017 General Election, having lost it in the 2015 election?
Jo Swinson

Round 7
1a Which French artist's works include "The Bathers", "La Loge" and "Les Parapluies"?
Renoir
1b Daniel Day Lewis played gang leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in which Martin Scorsese film?
Gangs of New York
2a Which chemical element, one of the halogens, is supposed to lower male sex drive when taken as a compound with potassium or sodium?
Bromine
2b The Rugby League "Man of Steel Award" was renamed in 2014 to honour which former player?
Steve Prescott
3a "Gertrude and Claudius" the 2000 novel by John Updike is a prequel to which classic play?
Hamlet
3b Who, in Greek mythology, while out hunting spied upon Artemis bathing, who then changed him into a stag to be killed by his own hounds?
Actaeon
4a The variety of pasta called Tagliatelle has a name meaning what?
Little Ribbons
4b Which King of England was married to Margaret of France and to Eleanor of Castile?
Edward I

Round 8
1a In which US State is the Yosemite National Park?
California
1b Which Dutch humanist wrote the essay "Praise of Folly", printed in 1511?
Desiderius Erasmus
2a In internet conversational terms, for what does the abbreviation N.S.F.W. stand?
Not Safe for Work
2b Who played composer Gustav von Aschenbach in the 1971 Luchino Visconti film, "Death in Venice" based on the Thomas Mann novel?
Dirk Bogarde
3a Francis Xavier was a founder, amongst others, of which religious order?
Jesuits
3b What activity has a name derived from the German for "to rope down"?
Abseiling
4a Which eponymous, fictional schoolboy, turned into a TV series, attended the Neil Armstrong Comprehensive School?
Adrian Mole
4b On which single by The Beatles did Ringo Starr sing lead vocals?
Yellow Submarine

Spare Questions
1 What specific position is played by those wearing a number 13 in a rugby union team?
Outside Centre
2 With whom did Diana Ross release a duets album in 1973?
Marvyn Gaye
3 What adjective is used to describe a Deer?
Cervine
4 What is the former name of the Botswana?
Bechuanaland
5 Which art-historian is known for his 46-volume series entitled "Buildings of England"?
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner