Monday 16th December 2019
Set Ref – 61CX6AXZ - Correct as at March 2019

Round 1
1a Which Egyptian President was deposed by the army in 2013? MOHAMED MORSI
1b In the human body, erythrocytes and leucocytes are types of what? BLOOD CELLS
2a Which German painter and engraver created the "Apocalypse" series of 16 woodcuts in 1498? ALBRECHT DURER
2b Which retail company was founded in Holland in 1841 by August and Clemens Brenninkmeyer? C & A
3a Karl Stromberg was the villain in which James Bond film? THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
3b What was the name of the Emperor Caligula's horse, who he proposed making a Senator? INCITATUS
4a Which comedian had a UK hit in 1984 with "Atmosphere"? RUSS ABBOT
4b The "Gowk" is an alternative name for which type of bird? CUCKOO

Round 2
1a Which play by Noel Coward takes its title from the works of the English poet Percy Shelley? BLITHE SPIRIT
1b Aimee is the first name of which Welsh singer, known by her surname, who topped the UK charts in 2008 with "Mercy"? DUFFY
2a Which politician is the MP for Twickenham? SIR VINCE CABLE
2b What is the maximum possible score in a game of ten-pin bowling? 300
3a The DAX is the equivalent of the FTSE index of share prices in which country? GERMANY
3b Which car company launched the Cullinan 4x4 in 2018? ROLLS ROYCE
4a What is the capital city of Cameroon? YAOUNDE
4b Robert Banks Jenkinson served as Prime Minister of the UK for almost fifteen years: by what title is he better known? THE EARL OF (accept LORD) LIVERPOOL

Round 3
1a In which organ of the body are the bicuspid and tricuspid valves located? HEART
1b The British TV comedy series "Till Death Us Do Part" inspired which American show? ALL IN THE FAMILY
2a Which store and brand was founded by Terence Conran in 1964? HABITAT
2b Who directed the films The Graduate, Silkwood and Primary Colours? MIKE NICHOLS
3a What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse? BUCEPHALUS
3b The speech beginning "Sweet are the uses of adversity" comes from which Shakespeare play? AS YOU LIKE IT
4a The female of which bird of prey is often called a “ringtail”? THE HEN HARRIER
4b What do we now call the organisation founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1872? JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Round 4
1a Eminem's single "Stan", sampled which British singer’s "Thank You"? DIDO
1b Who became the President of South Africa on 15th February 2018? . CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
2a In ice hockey, how many players from each side are allowed on the ice at any one time? 6
2b Who, between 1611 and 1614, painted the picture ‘The Descent from the Cross’ which can be found in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp? PETER PAUL RUBENS
3a When the Mini Metro was launched in 1980, it was branded under which vehicle marque? AUSTIN
3b Hugo Drax is the super villain in which James Bond book and film? MOONRAKER
4a By what title is George Hamilton-Gordon, who was Prime Minister of the UK from 1852 to 1855, better known? THE EARL OF (accept LORD) ABERDEEN
4b Which of the Spice Girls was known as Ginger Spice? GERI HALLIWELL (now HORNER)

Round 5
1a According to the 2010 US census which is the largest city, by population, in the state of Minnesota? MINNEAPOLIS
1b Which spirit is mixed with orange liqueur and lemon juice to make a sidecar cocktail? BRANDY
2a Which band had a hit in 1993 with "Two Princes"? SPIN DOCTORS
2b What was Norman Mailer's first novel, published in 1948? THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
3a Which horse won the 2018 Grand National? TIGER ROLL
3b What name is given to a negatively charged sub-atomic particle? ELECTRON
4a Which vegetable is known in Indian restaurants as brinjal? AUBERGINE
4b Which architect designed the Sagrada Familia church In Barcelona? ANTONI GAUDI

Round 6
1a What name is given to people who collect beer mats? TEGESTOLOGISTS
1b The sit-com "Allo Allo" was devised as a parody of which BBC TV wartime series? SECRET ARMY
2a Who assassinated Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in 1940? RAMON MERCADER
2b Which British Film Director has directed the films "A Zed & two Noughts" (1985), "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover" (1989) & "Prospero's Books" (1991)? PETER GREENAWAY
3a What is the common name for the ornamental plant “Ribes Sanguineum”? FLOWERING CURRANT
3b "My salad days, when I was green in judgement" comes from which Shakespeare play? ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
4a In the TV series "The Protectors" who played the character Harry Rule? ROBERT VAUGHN
4b Formally established in 1863, which Christian sect was inspired by the prophecy of preacher William Miller that Jesus would return to earth on October 22, 1844? SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Round 7
1a Which farce, written by French playwright Marc Camoletti, has a title which is the name of a noted aeroplane manufacturer twice over? BOEING-BOEING
1b According to the 2010 US census which is the largest city, by population, in the state of Pennsylvania? PHILADELPHIA
2a Who is the MP for the constituency of Tatton? ESTER MCVEY
2b "Never Ever" and "Bootie Call" were UK number one hit singles for which girl group? ALL SAINTS
3a BRICS is the acronym for an association of 5 major emerging national economies: it is made up of South Africa, Russia, India, China and which other country? BRAZIL
3b Which is the only horse to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and The Grand National in the same year? GOLDEN MILLER (1934)
4a What is the capital city of Guinea? CONAKRY
4b In Indian cuisine, what is paneer? CHEESE

Round 8
1a The cocktail, Negroni, is made from a combination of Campari, sweet red vermouth and which spirit? GIN
1b In legal terms, what word, beginning with "A", means the loss of a person's civil rights resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry for treason, etc? ATTAINDER
2a First published in book form in 1895, what was the final completed Thomas Hardy novel? JUDE THE OBSCURE
2b What was the name of the Russian prince who organised the murder of Grigori Rasputin in 1916? FELIX YUSUPOV
3a What is the more common single word for the disintegration of a nuclear reactor’s core? MELTDOWN
3b "Mary's tears" is an alternative name for which poisonous woodland plant with the scientific name Convallaria majalis? LILY OF THE VALLEY
4a Who designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York? FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
4b Which actress played the detective "Alex Drake" in the BBC drama "Ashes to Ashes" KEELEY HAWES

Spare Questions
1 Give a year in the life of the woodcarver Grinling Gibbons? 1648 to 1721
2 San Jose is the capital of which country? COSTA RICA
3 Klutz, the slang word for a clumsy person comes from which language? YIDDISH
4 In Greek mythology Andromeda was the wife of which hero? PERSEUS
5 Which father and son shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915? (surname only) BRAGG (William & Lawrence)