Monday 3rd September 2018
Set by Ormskirk (Answers correct as at March 2018)

Round 1
1a Which former leader of the Liberal Democrats died in June 2015? CHARLES KENNEDY
1b Which city is served by the airport with the IATA code SFO? SAN FRANCISCO
2a From which language does the word yacht come? DUTCH
2b Whom did Cassius Clay beat to win the World Heavyweight boxing title for the first time in 1964? SONNY LISTON
3a A gallery opened in Wakefield, Yorkshire, in 2011 is dedicated to the work of which sculptor? DAME BARBARA HEPWORTH
3b What type of detective agency is the subject of a series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith? LADIES’
4a Who composed the opera Lucia di Lammermoor? GAETANO DONIZETTI
4b Who succeeded Roy Plomley as the host of Desert Island Discs? MICHAEL PARKINSON

Round 2
1a Which letter comes between kappa and mu in the Greek alphabet? LAMBDA
1b In which sport do nations compete for the Webb Ellis Cup? RUGBY UNION
2a Which Haitian leader created the Tonton Macoute paramilitary force? FRANÇOIS (PAPA DOC) DUVALIER
2b Into which sea does the River Volga flow? CASPIAN SEA
3a Where in the human body is the tibial nerve? LEG
3b Everton de Viña del Mar is a football club in which South American country? CHILE
4a Which country’s forces were defeated at Ði?n Biên Ph? in 1954? FRANCE
4b Which bird is on the flag of Mexico? (GOLDEN) EAGLE

Round 3
1a Which famous woman who died in 1971, said “A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous”? COCO CHANEL
1b What species of bird is Grip – a character in Dickens’ novel Barnaby Rudge, closely based on the writer’s real-life pet? A RAVEN
2a Who painted Peter Getting out of Nick’s Pool which is in the Walker Art Gallery? DAVID HOCKNEY
2b In the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express who plays Hercule Poirot? KENNETH BRANAGH
3a What was the name of Gary Numan’s backing group in the 70s? TUBEWAY ARMY
3b Which was the last ‘Carry On’ film, released in 1992? CARRY ON COLUMBUS
4a What is a quarter divided by a half? A HALF
4b Who wrote the 2012 Man Booker prize winning novel Bring Up the Bodies? HILARY MANTEL

Round 4
1a Created by Escoffier, and named after an Offenbach operetta; Poire belle Hélène is a dessert whose main ingredient is which fruit? PEAR
1b Who plays the title role in the ITV drama Marcella? ANNA FRIEL
2a Which Staffordshire town gives its name to a rare breed of pig? TAMWORTH
2b Which 1959 novel by Robert Bloch is now probably better known through Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation? PSYCHO
3a Which American General gave his name to the plan to redevelop the European economy after WW2? GEORGE C MARSHALL
3b In which Welsh town would you find The National Library of Wales? ABERYSTWYTH
4a The dish goulash originated in which country? HUNGARY
4b With which sport do you associate Natalie Sciver and Anya Shrubsole? CRICKET

Round 5
1a In France what would you eat at a bar à huîtres? OYSTERS
1b Which character did Anna Friel play in Brookside? BETH JORDACHE
2a Which prized breed of sheep was preserved partly through the efforts of Beatrix Potter? HERDWICK
2b Which play by Henrik Ibsen, first performed in 1876 is now possibly better known for Edvard Grieg’s incidental music? PEER GYNT
3a Which Prefect of the Seine was responsible for the reconstruction of Paris during the Second Empire? (BARON) HAUSSMANN
3b In which city did Enriqueta Augustina Rylands establish a library in memory of her husband John who died in 1888? MANCHESTER
4a The sauce pesto originated in which Italian city in the region of Liguria? GENOA
4b Which Pakistani cricketer took 374 first-class wickets for Lancashire between 1988 and 1998? WASIM AKRAM

Round 6
1a Which letter follows omicron in the Greek alphabet? PI
1b Which nation from the Northern Hemisphere has been runner up twice in the Webb Ellis Cup? ENGLAND
2a The Shining Path or Sendero Luminoso is an insurgent group based in which country? PERU
2b Into which sea does the River Yukon flow? BERING SEA
3a What is the name of Bruce Springsteen’s backing group founded in 1972? E STREET BAND
3b Joan Sims made most appearances, 24, in the ‘Carry On’ films for a female. Who was second with 14 appearances? HATTIE JACQUES
4a What is the lowest prime number greater than 90? 97
4b Who wrote the 2011 Man Booker prize winning novel The Sense of An Ending? JULIAN BARNES

Round 7
1a Which famous writer, who died in 1910, said “the two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why”? MARK TWAIN
1b What is the name of Tintin’s wire fox terrier in Hergé’s stories? SNOWY (accept MILOU)
2a What colour is the cat that features in the David Hockney painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy? WHITE
2b In the 2017 film Beauty and the Beast who plays the Beast? DAN STEVENS
3a In the body the maxilla is the upper jaw. What is the name of the lower jaw? MANDIBLE
3b In which US city is the Alamodome (pronounced Alamo dome) convention and entertainment venue? SAN ANTONIO
4a Which commander was victorious at the Battle of Gaugamela in 331BC? ALEXANDER THE GREAT
4b Which bird is on the flag of Ecuador? CONDOR

Round 8
1a Which former Defence Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party died in October 2015? DENIS HEALEY
1b Which city is served by the airport with the IATA code BKK? BANGKOK
2a From which language does the word slalom come? NORWEGIAN
2b Whom did Manchester United beat to win the European Cup for the first time in 1968? BENFICA
3a A gallery which opened in two locations in Paris in 1919, at the Hôtel Biron and the sculptor’s former home, is dedicated to the work of which sculptor? AUGUSTE RODIN
3b In stories by Douglas Adams, what sort of detective agency is operated by Dirk Gently? HOLISTIC
4a Who composed the opera Fidelio? LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
4b Who succeeded Richard Whiteley as the host of Countdown? DES LYNAM

Spare Questions
1 Alison Balsom is a classical musician. What instrument does she play? TRUMPET
2 Which Austrian village was the site of the hunting lodge where Crown Prince Rudolf committed suicide in 1889? MAYERLING
3 The song How to handle a woman is from which musical? CAMELOT
4 What is the name of the character played by Bryan Cranston in the TV series Breaking Bad? WALTER WHITE