Tuesday 17th December 2019
Set Ref – 61BX6BXX - Correct as at December 2018

Round 1
1a Due to their links with the local industry, which football team are known as the Cobblers? NORTHAMPTON TOWN
1b What medical condition is characterised by an excess of fluid in the cavities or tissues of the body? OEDEMA
2a What does the M stand for in the abbreviation BMX? MOTO
2b What is Cornish Yarg cheese coated with? NETTLE LEAVES
3a The 5th brightest star in the sky, in which constellation is Vega? LYRA
3b Which is the only country in the world to have Catalan as its sole official language? ANDORRA
4a Which precious stone, weighing 3,025 carats, was found in 1905 and named after the chairman of the mining company who found it? CULLINAN DIAMOND
4b Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of what? THE NUMBER 13

Round 2
1a What is the medical term for earwax? CERUMEN
1b In Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, what is the real name of the Artful Dodger? JACK DAWKINS
2a Jack Brooksbanks is married to which member of the British Royal Family? PRINCESS EUGENIE
2b In the abbreviation SMS, what does the M stand for? MESSAGE
3a What is the first name of the French painter Bonnard? PIERRE
3b Who was the mother of Lady Sarah Chatto? PRINCESS MARGARET
4a Coulrophobia is the fear of what? CLOWNS
4b On which river does Winchester stand? THE ITCHEN

Round 3
1a The basis of two successful films, who wrote the novel TRUE GRIT? CHARLES PORTIS
1b Who was the father of King Henry 3rd of England? KIMG JOHN
2a What is the county town of Wiltshire? TROWBRIDGE
2b Which cosmologist was called America's 'most effective salesman of science' by Time magazine? CARL SAGAN
3a What is the alternative title of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance? THE SLAVE OF DUTY
3b Who composed the music for the film Blade Runner? VANGELIS
4a The subject of many paintings, George Dyer was the lover of which artist? FRANCIS BACON
4b Which is the only Great Lake entirely within the United States? MICHIGAN

Round 4
1a Who is the female protagonist of the novel Vanity Fair? BECKY SHARP
1b What is the name of the Israeli political party of which Binyamin Netanyahu is currently Prime Minister? LIKUD
2a Which southern US state is known as the Yellowhammer state? ALABAMA
2b What is the county town of Rutland? OAKHAM
3a Who composed the music for the film Lawrence of Arabia? MAURICE JARRE
3b Complete the title of the following Gilbert and Sullivan operetta - The Mikado or.......? THE TOWN OF TITIPU
4a The Australian city of Cairns is in which state? QUEENSLAND
4b What was the first film in which Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers teamed up? FLYING DOWN TO RIO

Round 5
1a Due to their links with the industry, which football team are known as the Brewers? BURTON ALBION
1b Who was the osteopath at the centre of the Profumo affair in the 1960s? STEPHEN WARD
2a 4 out of the 5 best-selling singles in the UK during the 1960s were by the Beatles. Which male artist had the 5th? KEN DODD
2b On which river does Dumfries stand? THE NITH
3a In Britain during WW One the leaves of which plant, toxic with Oxalic acid, was mistakenly recommended as a food source? RHUBARB
3b Which marine biologist wrote about the dangers of DDT in her book the Silent Spring? RACHEL CARSON
4a The Shuvalov palace in St. Petersburg is home to the largest collection in the world of what? FABERGE EGGS
4b A member of the Halogen group of elements which pungent gas has the atomic number 9? FLUORINE

Round 6
1a In which constellation is the star Aldebaran? TAURUS
1b Which specific part of the body is studied by a phrenologist? SKULL / CRANIUM
2a In Dickens' novel Great Expectations, who uses the aliases ' Provis' and ' Mr. Campbell'? ABEL MAGWITCH
2b Allegations by the former model Norman Scott ended whose political career? JEREMY THORPE
3a Featuring in many paintings and etchings, Saskia, was the wife of which painter? REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
3b Taxine, a poison featured in the novel, A Pocketful of Rye, by Agatha Christie, is obtained from which tree? THE YEW
4a Which mid-western US state is known as the Centennial state? COLORADO
4b Who was the father of King William 4th of Great Britain? GEORGE 3rd

Round 7
1a What is the capital city of Uzbekistan? TASHKENT
1b The American TV sitcom Happy Days was set in which city? MILWAUKEE
2a Which principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth 1st was popularly known as her Spymaster? FRANCIS WALSINGHGAM
2b Which German liqueur translates as ' Master Hunter'? JAGERMEISTER
3a In which South African city is the cricket ground St George's Park? PORT ELIZABETH
3b The 'Avesta' is a sacred text of which religion? ZOROASTRIANISM
4a A 'shrewdness' is a collective noun for which animals? APES
4b The movie tagline 'the man with the hat is back and this time he's bringing his dad' is from which 1989 film? INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Round 8
1a The TV sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory' is set in which American city? PASADENA
1b Who was the co-founder and first president of the Vienna Secession? GUSTAV KLIMT
2a The name of which liqueur derives from the Gaelic for ' the drink that satisfies'? DRAMBUIE
2b Who were executed in the United States in 1953 after being convicted of spying for the Soviet Union? (Julius and Ethel ) THE ROSENBERGS
3a Which alkaline earth metal has the atomic number 12? MAGNESIUM
3b In which West Indian Town is the cricket ground Sabina Park? KINGSTON
4a Which acclaimed 2010 film has the tagline' You don't get 500 million friends without making a few enemies'? THE SOCIAL NETWORK
4b A 'Cast' is a collective noun used to describe which creatures? CRABS

Spare Questions
1 What is the capital city of Rwanda? KIGALI
2 Who directed the 1927 film 'Metropolis'? FRITZ LANG
3 In which constellation is the star Vega? LYRA