Tuesday 18th September 2018
Set by Irby Nomads (Wirral) - Answers correct as at March 2018

Round 1
1a Which actress played Mildred Roper in TV’s ‘Man About the House’ and ‘George and Mildred’? Yootha Joyce
1b What was the middle name of US President Franklin Roosevelt? Delano
2a Which chemical element’s name means ‘Stranger’ in Greek? Xenon
2b Aoraki is the Maori name for which mountain? Mount Cook
3a How many keys are there on a standard piano keyboard? 88
3b With a total of 39 medals, which country topped the medal table at the 2018 Winter Olympics? Norway
4a Charlottetown is the capital of which Canadian province? Prince Edward Island
4b In mathematics what do you call a number that is greater than one and has only two factors – itself and One? A Prime Number

Round 2
1a Which French artist painted ‘Sunday afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’ in 1884? Georges Seurat
1b Which chemical element’s name means ‘Rose’ in Greek? Rhodium
2a What is the middle name of US President Bill Clinton? Jefferson
2b In the TV comedy series ‘Rising Damp’ who played the lodger Philip Smith? Don Warrington
3a Musophobia is a fear of what? Mice (accept Rats, Rodents)
3b How many bones are there in the adult human body? 206
4a In mathematics what is the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere? 4/3pr3
4b Give a year in the life of the Greek Philosopher Aristotle. 384 to 322 BC

Round 3
1a Who is the Greek goddess of the harvest? Demeter
1b Which French artist painted ‘Luncheon of the boating party’ in 1882? Pierre Auguste Renoir
2a Who retained her gold medal in the Women’s Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics? Lizzie Yarnold
2b ‘Cerise’ is the French word for which fruit? Cherry
3a In which country are the Angel Falls? Venezuela
3b Who is currently Member of Parliament for Birkenhead? Frank Field
4a In which modern-day country was Sam Goldwyn, the producer of ‘The best years of our lives’ and ‘Guys and Dolls’ born? Poland (Warsaw)
4b Which breed of dog was Supreme Champion at Crufts in March 2018? Whippet

Round 4
1a Which King of England was married to Berengaria? Richard I
1b Cynophobia is a fear of what? Dogs
2a Give a year in the life of English priest/theologian Francis Bacon. 1224-1274AD
2b In which modern-day country was Michael Curtiz, director of ‘Casablanca’ and ‘Mildred Pierce’ born? Hungary (Budapest)
3a ‘Framboise’ is the French word for which fruit? Raspberry
3b Fredericton is the capital of which Canadian province? New Brunswick
4a Who is currently Member of Parliament for Wallasey? Angela Eagle
4b Who is the Norse goddess of fertility and the wife of Odin? Frigg (accept Frigga)

Round 5
1a In which town on the Isle of Wight are the County Administrative Headquarters? Newport
1b In the plant world, what do you call the tip of the stamen that produces the pollen grains? Anther
2a In his epistle to the Colossians whom did St Paul describe as the ‘beloved physician’? Luke
2b Named after a convent where they originally met, what name was later given to the Society of the Friends of the Constitution during the French Revolution? Jacobins (accept Jacobin Club)
3a On which date does the Quarter Day called Lady Day fall? 25th March
3b Which country instituted the Chivalry Order of the Chrysanthemum in 1877? Japan
4a In a Shakespeare play- who boasted “I am constant as the Northern Star”? Julius Caesar
4b What kind of volcanic rock forms the hexagonal columns of the Giants Causeway and Fingals Cave? Basalt

Round 6
1a In cookery what vegetable is included in the dish ‘Eggs Florentine’? Spinach
1b What is the name of the region of the Rhone delta in southern France famous for its white horses, black bulls and frequented by flamingos? The Camargue
2a Which colour is in the top right hand corner of the Microsoft logo? Green
2b Which opera by Puccini includes the well-known tenor aria ‘Nessun Dorma’? Turandot
3a In the plant world, what name is given to the seed bearing organ of a flower including ovary, style and stigma? Pistil
3b In Shakespeare, whose dying words, following a duel, includes the phrase “A plague o’ both your Houses”? Mercutio
4a In which town did the Australian and British Governments establish a weapons testing range in 1947? Woomera
4b Which English city did the Romans call ‘Venta Belgarum’? Winchester

Round 7
1a Who was the Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945? Fiorello La Guardia
1b Where is the county town of Derbyshire? Matlock
2a What name is popularly given to Schubert’s Symphony number 8 in B Minor? The Unfinished
2b What colour is the second letter ‘O’ in the Google logo? Yellow
3a Deriving its name from an old English word for clay, what name is usually given to the fertile soils which have a good balance of clay, sand and decayed organic matter? Loam
3b The bummalo is a small fish. By what name is it better known after it has been dried and salted? Bombay Duck
4a Inverary Castle situated on Loch Fyne is the seat for which Scottish Dukes? The Dukes of Argyll (Head of the Clan Campbell)
4b What is the name of the highest steam navigated lake in the world, crossed by the boundary of Peru and Bolivia? Lake Titicaca

Round 8
1a Which island, at the entrance to the Bristol Channel, 12 miles off the coast of Devon, has two lighthouses and is known for its birdlife? Lundy
1b In Greek Mythology, which monster had a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s (or dragon’s) tail? Chimaera
2a What title did Anthony Wedgwood Benn disclaim after the Peerage Act of 1963? Viscount Stansgate
2b Which Czechoslovakian athlete won the 5,000 and 10,000 metres and Marathon titles at the 1952 Olympic Games-all in the space of 8 days? Emile Zatopek
3a What was the name of the treaty that ceded Hong Kong to Britain in 1842? Treaty of Nanking
3b Which Australian state is the largest in area? Western Australia
4a Brass is an alloy consisting principally of copper and what other element? Zinc
4b Which King of England was married to Henrietta Maria of France? Charles I

Spare Questions
1 What is the capital of Puerto Rico? San Juan
2 Who composed the biblical opera ‘Samson et Dalila’ in 1877? Camille Saint-Saens
3 What is the name of the gamekeeper in DH Lawrence’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’? Oliver Mellors