Tuesday 4th September 2018
Set by Ormskirk (Answers correct as at March 2018)

Round 1
1a In which month of 1066 was the Battle of Hastings fought? OCTOBER
1b The river Sow which flows through Stafford and the river Soar which flows through Leicester are tributaries of which river? TRENT
2a Which seabird has species which include Cory’s, Manx, Great and Balearic? SHEARWATER
2b Which gynaecologist worked with Robert Edwards on the development of in vitro fertilisation? PATRICK STEPTOE
3a What type of bird is Hedwig in the Harry Potter books? OWL
3b Whose first top ten hit in the UK was Your Song in 1971? ELTON JOHN
4a What is the name of the new head judge of Strictly Come Dancing? SHIRLEY BALLAS
4b In August 2017 which cricket ground hosted England’s first day-night Test match? EDGBASTON

Round 2
1a The August Prize, named after author August Strindberg, is a prestigious literary award in which European country? SWEDEN
1b Traditionally, which is the first carol to be sung in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols? ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY
2a Who directed the films Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli and The Mosquito Coast among many others? PETER WEIR
2b Which British gymnast won two individual gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games? MAX WHITLOCK
3a What is the nine-letter word used by Jeremy Vine to describe the question room on the BBC TV quiz show Eggheads? LEGENDARY
3b Which English Football League club plays at Field Mill? MANSFIELD TOWN
4a Who wrote the three-act comedy play Private Lives? NOËL COWARD
4b Who composed the ballet Appalachian Spring? AARON COPLAND

Round 3
1a Which French wine region is centred on the towns of Rheims and Épernay? CHAMPAGNE
1b Which Liverpool-born artist painted the picture of the race horse Molly Longlegs in 1762, which now hangs in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool? GEORGE STUBBS
2a Which war with Spain that began in 1739 started the decline in support for Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole that eventually led to his resignation? WAR OF JENKINS’ EAR
2b BDT is the currency code for the Taka, used in which Asian country? BANGLADESH
3a The Gothic Line and the Gustav Line were German defensive positions in which country in World War II? ITALY
3b Which US State is known as the Land of 10 000 Lakes? MINNESOTA
4a Give a year in the life of English scientist Robert Hooke. 1635-1703
4b Name the fibre derived from rope and used to caulk planks on wooden ships and boats. OAKUM

Round 4
1a Samuel L Jackson demanded that which film should keep its original title when the production company wanted it changed to Pacific Air Flight 121? SNAKES ON A PLANE
1b At which racecourse is the King George VI Chase run? KEMPTON (PARK)
2a In Stieg Larson’s series of novels, what actually is ‘Millennium’? A MAGAZINE
2b The songs The Deadwood Stage and Secret Love come from which stage show/film? CALAMITY JANE
3a In which country did the extinct creature the thylacine live? AUSTRALIA (TASMANIAN TIGER)
3b Which alloy used in the decoration of furniture, clocks and porcelain takes its name from the French for ‘ground gold’? ORMOLU
4a In October 1517, Martin Luther nailed his protest against the powers of the Roman Catholic church to a church door in which German town? WITTENBERG
4b What is the name of the Russian exclave on the Baltic Coast, bordered by Lithuania and Poland? KALININGRAD

Round 5
1a In which country did the extinct creature the moa live? NEW ZEALAND
1b What name is given to the analysis and application of scientific evidence to criminal and civil law? FORENSICS
2a In Geneva, statues on the Reformation Wall commemorate major figures of the Protestant Reformation. Three are British born - name any.
JOHN KNOX or OLIVER CROMWELL or ROGER WILLIAMS
2b Qatar has only one land border - with which country? SAUDI ARABIA
3a Which Hitchcock film had an original suggested title of The Man on Lincoln’s Nose? NORTH BY NORTH WEST
3b At which racecourse is the Eclipse Stakes run? SANDOWN (PARK)
4a In the Bernard Cornwell series of books, what was ‘The Last Kingdom’? WESSEX
4b The songs Anything you can do and There’s No Business like Show Business come from which stage show/film? ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

Round 6
1a The A-A Line that ran between cities on the White Sea and the Caspian Sea was a goal in the German plan to invade the Soviet Union in World War II. Give either of the cities. ARCHANGEL(SK) or ASTRAKHAN
1b Which US State is sometimes called the Hoosier State? INDIANA
2a Give a year in the life of German philosopher Immanuel Kant. 1724-1804
2b What is the top edge around the deck of a ship or boat called? GUNWALE (pronounced and sometimes spelt Gunnel)
3a May 12th is National Limerick Day, celebrating the birthday of which English writer? EDWARD LEAR
3b Complete the line from the Christmas carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - ‘God and Sinners __________’. RECONCIL’D
4a Who directed the films The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive among others? DAVID LYNCH
4b Which British woman successfully defended her 2012 Olympic Taekwondo 57kg title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games? JADE JONES

Round 7
1a What is the seven-letter word used by Alexander Armstrong to describe the Pointless trophy on the BBC TV quiz show Pointless? COVETED
1b Which English Football League club plays at the Priestfield Stadium? GILLINGHAM
2a The clairvoyant Madame Arcati appears in which play by Noël Coward? BLITHE SPIRIT
2b Who composed the ballet Mother Goose? MAURICE RAVEL
3a Which French wine region is centred on the towns of Dijon and Beaune? BURGUNDY
3b Who, about 1833, painted Cottage at East Bergholt, which hangs in the Lady Lever Art Gallery? JOHN CONSTABLE
4a 19th century Prime Minister George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, was a cousin of which poet? LORD BYRON
4b BTN is the currency code for the Ngultrum, used in which Asian country? BHUTAN

Round 8
1a What is the name of Sebastian Flyte’s teddy bear in Brideshead Revisited? ALOYSIUS
1b Which band’s first top ten hit in the UK was Pictures of Matchstick Men in 1968? STATUS QUO
2a Who hosts the programme Strictly Come Dancing alongside Tess Daly? CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
2b Which English golf course was the venue for golf’s 2017 Open? (ROYAL) BIRKDALE
3a In which month of 1863 was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? JULY
3b On which river does the town of Nantwich stand? WEAVER
4a Which bird has species which include Sedge, Reed, Willow and Grasshopper? WARBLER
4b In which town was Louise Brown, the first ‘test-tube baby’ born in 1978? OLDHAM

Spare Questions
1 Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia? MALCOLM TURNBULL
2 Which travel author has written The Road to Little Dribbling? BILL BRYSON
3 What is the SI unit of radiation whose symbol is Sv? SIEVERT
4 The rapper Dana Owens performs using which name? QUEEN LATIFAH