Monday 17th September 2018
Set by Warrington - Answers correct as at January 2018

Round 1
1a The mnemomic "May I have a large container of coffee" is used as a reminder for what?
The value of pi (3.1415926)
1b Who composed "The Thieving Magpie" and "The William Tell Overture"?
Rossini
2a Which US President was nicknamed the "Great Engineer"?
Herbert Hoover
2b If you suffered from Otalgia, what part of the body would be affected?
Ear (Ear ache)
3aWhich product was advertised with the slogan 'The longer lasting snack'?
Twix
3b Why was Dominic Chappell in the news in 2016?
He Bought BHS For one pound
4a Which city is the seat of government of Bolivia?
La Paz
4b Which Prime Minister died in office and was famed for his gunboat diplomacy?
Palmerston

Round 2
1a Which cheese was originally marketed by Californian businessman David Jack?
Monterey Jack
1b The Tatra Mountains are located on the border between Slovakia and which other country?
Poland
2a
"The Water Babies" published in 1863 featuring the characters Mother Carey and Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby, was written by whom?
Charles Kingsley
2b Rob Halford is the lead singer of which English rock band?
Judas Priest
3a The final book of the Pentateuch, what is the fifth book of the Old Testament?
Deuteronomy
3b Which country staged the 1954 Football World Cup?
Switzerland
4a Tom Hiddleston played which character in the TV series "The Night Manager"?
Jonathon Pine
4b Which member of the Royal family did Autumn Kelly, marry in May 2008?
Peter Phillips

Round 3
1a "Rodeo", "Billy the Kid" and "Fanfare for the Common Man" are all works by which composer?
Aaron Copeland
1b Monodon nonoceros is the scientific name for which tusked member of the whale family?
Narwhal
2a Edward Jenner was a pioneer of vaccination, with his work inoculating against which disease?
Smallpox
2b Which actor, best-known for his role in a long running portrayal of a sit-com character, played Mayor Tom Kane of Chicago in the TV series "Boss"?
Kelsey Grammer
3a Name Asil Nadir’s company which collapsed in 1990 due to fraud.
Polly Peck
3b Which country-house, near Chippenham in Wiltshire, was the home of photographic pioneer William Henry Fox-Talbot?
Lacock Abbey
4a Which literary detective first appeared in "The Roman Hat Mystery", his last appearance was in the originating author's "A Fine and Private Place"?
Ellery Queen
4b Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Battle of Waterloo?
Lord Liverpool

Round 4
1a In which country would you find the Troodos Mountains?
Cyprus
1b The mnemonic "All boys never will memorise all those horrible, hateful battles to..." is used as a reminder for what?
The Battles of the War of the Roses
2a Glenn Frey was an original member and singer with which group until their break-up in 1980?
The Eagles
2b Which US President, whilst in office or shortly afterwards had the nicknames "The Front Porch Campaigner", "The Human Iceberg" and "Little Ben"?
Benjamin Harrison
3a Which country staged the 1962 Football World Cup?
Chile
3b Which product is advertised with the slogan "Taste the Rainbow”?
Skittles
4a The holder of the courtesy title of the Earl of Arundel is the heir to which title?
Duke of Norfolk
4b Which city is the capital of Colombia?
Bogota

Round 5
1a Cato, the manservant to Inspector Clouseau in a number of films, was played by which actor?
Bert Kwouk
1b What term in fencing is defined as “a defensive action to deflect an opponent's attack by opposing 'forte to opponent's foible'"?
Parry
2a Taking Place in April 1861 where was the first battle in the American civil war?
Fort Sumter
2b In German wine nomenclature, what does 'Trocken' indicate?
Dry
3a On which musical instrument is Yo-Yo Ma one of the world's leading performers?
Cello
3b Holden Caulfield is the narrator of which novel?
Catcher in the Rye
4a What is the home ground of Premiership Rugby team Exeter Chiefs?
Sandy Park
4b Which of the moons of Jupiter is the largest in the solar system?
Ganymede

Round 6
1a Whose law states that at a constant temperature the amount of gas that dissolves in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid?
William Henry
1b Glis glis is the scientific name of the edible variety of which rodent?
Dormouse
2a Which art and cultural movement was founded in Paris in the 1920's mainly by artist Andre Breton, who wrote its first commonly accepted manifesto?
Surrealism
2b In the TV drama G.B.H. who played Michael Murray, a character allegedly based on Derek Hatton?
Robert Lindsey
3a Allied forces besieged which city in Normandy for two months after D- Day?
Caen
3b Which country house in north-east Hampshire was the “country seat” of 19th century Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington?
Stratfield Saye House
4a Which mythological creature has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman?
Sphinx
4b Which literary detective first appeared in "A Man Lay Dead" his last appearance was in the originating author’s “Light Thickens"?
Roderick Alleyn

Round 7
1a Which cheese was invented in Normandy by Marie Harel during the French Revolution?
Camembert
1b Who created and played the bumbling Monsieur Hulot in a number of films?
Jacques Tati
2a Who wrote the 1859 novel "Adam Bede"?
George Eliot
2b In which battle in North America were both commanders mortally wounded on the battlefield?
Battle of Quebec (1759)
3a What is the last book of the Old Testament?
Malachi
3b On which musical instrument is Lang Lang one of the world's leading performers?
Piano
4a Linda Thorsen played which character in the Avengers TV series?
Tara King
4b What is the home ground of Premiership Rugby team Northampton Saints?
Franklin's Gardens

Round 8
1a In rowing what name is given to the action of turning the oar blades flat to reduce wind resistance?
Feathering
1b Radar was invented in the 1930's by whom?
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
2a As in the German wine, who is the Lieb Frau in Liebfraumilch?
The Virgin Mary
2b Marcel Duchamp was associated with which art movement?
Dadaism
3a Jean Valjean is the central character in which novel?
Les Misérables
3b Australian troops were besieged by German forces for most of 1941 in which African city?
Tobruk
4a What is the largest moon of the dwarf planet, Pluto?
Charon
4b The labyrinth was built for which mythological creature?
Minotaur

Spare Questions
1 Who is the actress daughter of Tippi Hedren?
Melanie Griffith
2 Which American state lies due east of Vermont?
New Hampshire
3 What publication did John Bird and Gordon Roddick found in 1991?
The Big Issue
4 In what month of the year is Lammas (“the Festival of the Wheat- Harvest”) celebrated in those churches that keep this Feast?
August (1st)
5 Who supplied the voice of the Book in the original radio and television series "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy"?
Peter Jones