Monday 9th December 2019
Set Ref – 61C15AYO - Correct as at April 2019

Round 1
1a In 1500 Portuguese explorer Pedro Cabral began an expedition to India but actually made landfall on the coast of which country? BRAZIL
1b Which author’s first published novel was Madame Bovary? GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
2a Against which City-state did Athens fight the Peloponnesian wars? SPARTA
2b Who replaced Chris Evans as the host of BBC radio 2’s breakfast show? ZOE BALL
3a Which North American sporting trophy is named for the 16th Earl of Derby? STANLEY CUP
3b Who wrote and performed the song Soul Limbo which is used as the theme tune for BBC radio’s Test Match Special cricket coverage? BOOKER T & THE MGs
4a Forrest Whittaker plays which role in the 2006 movie Last King of Scotland? IDI AMIN
4b Michael van Wijk was known by which epithet when appearing on ITV show Gladiators? WOLF

Round 2
1a Born in Votkinsk in Russia 1840 which composer died 6 days after the premiere of his 6th Symphony “Pathetique”? PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
1b The Battle of Solferino (1859), part of the Italian Wars of Independence, led to Henry Dunant founding which modern day organisation? INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
2a Which King of England, son of Edward the Black Prince, was on the throne for the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381? RICHARD II
2b Working for most of his life as a painter and decorator which author’s only novel, published posthumously by his daughter, was “The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist”? ROBERT TRESSELL
3a Which French artist depicted the starving and desperate survivors of the frigate Méduse in the 1819 work “Raft of the Medusa”? THEODORE GERICAULT
3b In which Canadian city do the Rugby League team known as the Wolfpack play their home games? TORONTO
4a What can be described as a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction? ENZYME
4b Which Shakespeare play starts in the court of Navarre with King Ferdinand telling his Lords that to be successful they must study and renounce women for three years? LOVE’S LABOURS LOST

Round 3
1a In which Shakespeare play, about a celebrated military hero of Rome, is Tamora fed a pie baked from her son’s flesh by the title character? TITUS ANDRONICUS
1b The temporoparietalis auricularis is a muscle used for moving which part of the body? EARS (FOR WIGGLING THEM)
2a In taxonomic ranks what comes between Phylum and Order? CLASS
2b The first edition of which Walt Whitman book of poetry, published in 1855, contains only 1 poem and a mere 95 pages yet is probably his best-known work? LEAVES OF GRASS
3a Who was the first Queen to rule over England? MARY I
3b Which of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ works was inspired by a 19th Century George Meredith poem? THE LARK ASCENDING
4a Which political figure was assassinated in 1948 by Nathuram Godse? MAHATMA GANDHI also accept MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
4b In Dante’s “Divine Comedy” which Roman poet guides him on his tour through the Inferno? VIRGIL

Round 4
1a In which castle was Richard III born and Mary Queen of Scots executed? FOTHERINGEY CASTLE
1b Which French artist’s paintings often depicted exotic jungle scenes despite the fact he had never visited the jungle and based the foliage in his works on tropical plants in a botanical garden? HENRI ROUSSEAU
2a A short story by which author, the great-great-great uncle of the musician Moby, was the inspiration for the Benjamin Britten opera Billy Budd? HERMAN MELVILLE
2b Hercules used the pelt of which creature to render himself invulnerable? NEMEAN LION
3a Which chemical element with the atomic number 41 takes its current name from the daughter of Tantalus? NIOBIUM
3b In Greek legend the Spartoi were a race of warriors that grew from which improbable item? DRAGON’S TEETH
4a More famous for the BBC series “Fleabag” who also adapted Luke Jennings “Villanelle” short stories for the TV series “Killing Eve”? PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
4b After leaving the Drive Time show on BBC Radio 2 to which new radio station did Simon Mayo move? SCALA RADIO

Round 5
1a “Black Hole Entropy and Soft Hair” was the final paper published by which physicist? STEPHEN HAWKING
1b Which was the first non-capital city to host a summer Olympics, doing so in 1904? ST. LOUIS
2a On 3rd December 1992 the first what, reading “Merry Christmas” was sent by British engineer Neil Papworth? SMS MESSAGE also accept TEXT MESSAGE
2b The 1812 Battle of Borodino took place in which modern day country? RUSSIA
3a Which international environmental protest group have recently blocked bridges in London and staged a semi-naked protest in the house of commons? EXTINCTION REBELLION
3b Petro Poroschenko has been replace as President of which country by television comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy? UKRAINE
4a What is the first name of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister who is standing as a MEP for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party? ANNUNZIATA
4b Which former Olympian became at 46 the oldest competitor in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race? JAMES CRACKNELL

Round 6
1a In which movie does Elvis Presley play race car driver Lucky Jackson? VIVA LAS VEGAS
1b Physicist and TV presenter Brian Cox was a member of which band best known for their hit record “Things Can Only Get Better”? D:REAM
2a For what does the E stand in the United Nations specialized agency UNESCO? EDUCATIONAL
2b Former Conservative party MP Heidi Allen is the interim leader of which new political party? CHANGE UK
3a Who won the 2019 best actress Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Anne in the comedy drama The Favourite? OLIVIA COLEMAN
3b Who won the 2019 best actor Oscar for the portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody? RAMI MALEK
4a What is the first letter on the bottom row of a standard keyboard? Z
4b Which London art gallery stands on the site of the former Bankside Power Station? TATE MODERN

Round 7
1a Geordie Greig succeeded Paul Dacre as the editor of which daily newspaper? DAILY MAIL
1b Retired banker Irini Tzortzoglou won which reality TV show in 2019? MASTERCHEF
2a The disease Beri Beri is a result of a deficiency in which vitamin? B1 also accept THIAMINE
2b In 1906 which Norwegian led the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage? ROALD AMUNDSEN
3a The Secret Commonwealth is the second part of which writer’s Book of Dust trilogy? PHILIP PULLMAN
3b Which country has renamed its capital city Nursultan instead of the former Astana? KAZAKHSTAN
4a Catherine Earnshaw marries Edgar Linton in which Emily Bronte novel? WUTHERING HEIGHTS
4b Baroness Emma Orczy is best known for which classic adventure novel set during the French Revolution? THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL

Round 8
1a What is the only country to feature in the title of a James Bond movie? RUSSIA (FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE)
1b Born in Hawaii in 1985 how is pop star Peter Gene Hernandez known professionally? BRUNO MARS
2a Nicknamed the Jersey Lily how was this British-American socialite, actress and producer better known? LILLIE LANGTRY also accept EMILIE CHARLOTTE LANGTRY
2b The Italian ice cream Stracciatella is a milk-based ice cream containing fine irregular shavings of what ingredient? CHOCOLATE
3a Which range of hills, west of Bridgewater in Somerset, were England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty? QUANTOCK HILLS
3b What is the name of the absurdist tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard featuring minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet? ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
4a Which British television presenter and producer is the host of the BBC 2 quiz show House of Games? RICHARD OSMAN
4b The first advert screened on Channel 5 on its launch day was for which product? CHANEL No. 5 PERFUME

Spare Questions
1 Which pools winner, featured on the cover of The Smiths single “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”, vowed that she was going to spend, spend, spend? VIV NICHOLSON
2 How is architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret better known? LE CORBUSIER
3 In jewellery how is an alloy of Nickel and Palladium referred to? WHITE GOLD
4 How many sides are there on the new one-pound coin? 12
5 Dong is the state energy company of which country? DENMARK