Monday 4th February 2019
Set by Warrington. Answers correct as at July 2018

Round 1
1a Of what fruit are these varieties? Reverend W. Wilks, Edward VII & Winston?
Apples
1b First produced in 1944 and named after a continent, which chemical element has the atomic number 95?
Americium
2a Which was the last English football league team to use an artificial pitch as its home surface, it being removed in 1994?
Preston North End
2b Malcolm McLaren and who else were behind the London boutique "SEX", which played a key role in defining the look of the punk movement?
Vivienne Westwood
3a What is the name of the German loaf-shaped fruitcake, powdered with icing sugar that is traditionally eaten at Christmas?
Stollen
3b Which country's government was overthrown in 1974 in a largely peaceful military coup known as the Carnation Revolution?
Portugal
4a Which composer was born in Bradford in January 1862?
Frederick Delius
4b What type of creature is a tercel?
(Male) Hawk

Round 2
1a In "The Jungle Book" what type of creature was Kaa?
Snake
1b Whose only hit single was the UK Number One hit "Eye Level" in 1973?
The Simon Park Orchestra
2a What was Tony Blair's constituency for the whole of his time as an MP?
Sedgefield
2b Where specifically in the human body can the incus and stapes bones be found?
Middle Ear
3a Who starred as the loveable rogue "Vincent Pinner" in the John Sullivan TV comedy "Just Good Friends"?
Paul Nicholas
3b Which organisation used the slogan "To our members, we're the 4th emergency service"?
The AA
4a In which county does Breakspear brew its beer?
Oxfordshire
4b Who was the commander of the English forces which defeated the Spanish Armada?
Lord Howard of Effingham

Round 3
1a Which element, atomic number 3, is the least dense of the alkali metals?
Lithium
1b Which city was the venue of the 1952 Summer Olympics?
Helsinki
2a Habitat was founded by whom in 1971?
Terence Conran
2b The astronauts "Taylor", "Landon" and "Donovan" are characters in which 1969 science fiction film?
Planet of the Apes
3a After leaving the British Commonwealth in 1972, which country re-joined in 1989?
Pakistan
3b In Hillary Mantel's novel "Wolf Hall", which family lived at Wolf Hall?
The Seymour family
4a What is the largest member of the grouse family?
Capercaillie
4b In the Bible, as a promise from God that man would no longer be under threat, Noah was shown what?
A Rainbow

Round 4
1a Which Spanish vocal duo had a hit in 1977 with "Yes Sir I can Boogie"?
Baccara
1b Of what fruit are these varieties? Pinkerton, Reed, Zutano?
Avocado
2a In palmistry, the fleshy part of the hand next to the thumb is named after which Roman goddess?
Venus
2b Which was the first Dutch football team to win the European Cup?
Feyenoord
3a Zhejiang Geely a Chinese car manufacturer bought which company in 2013, the maker of London's black taxi cabs?
Manganese Bronze
3b What Middle-High German word for whirlpool is now used in English to describe a sweet pastry treat?
Strudel
4a Who was Nelson's second in command at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Vice Admiral Sir Cuthbert Collingwood
4b Which composer was born in Bonn in 1770 and died in Vienna in 1827?
Ludwig van Beethoven

Round 5
1a What is the capital of the African country of Niger?
Niamey
1b Who won a Bafta for Best Director for his 1984 film Paris, Texas?
Wim Wenders
2a Which noted singer produced an album in 2016 entitled "Just --- Fabulous Rock and Roll"?
Cliff Richard
2b Who wrote the 1847-48 novel "Vanity Fair"?
William Makepeace Thackery
3a Partly derived from the name of the Greek Muse of History which word means the application of statistical analysis of data in economic history?
Cliometrics
3b Who became president of the Philippines in June 2016?
Rodrigo Duterte
4a As well as being the patron saint of Scotland, St Andrew is the patron saint of Russia and which other European country?
Greece
4b In the long-running TV series, “The Bill”, which senior officer was played by actor Simon Rouse?
(DCI, later Superintendent) Jack Meadows

Round 6
1a The Marble Arch in London was designed by which architect?
John Nash
1b Which city hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic Games?
Tokyo
2a In which country is the tourist resort of Nha Trang?
Vietnam
2b Dr Emmett Brown was a character in which series of films?
Back to the Future
3a In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of which master craftsman?
Daedalus
3b Who was the subject of Philippa Gregory's 2009 novel "The White Queen"?
Elizabeth Woodville
4a Who beat Sonny Liston to win the World Heavyweight Boxing championship in 1964?
Cassius Clay (accept Mohammed Ali)
4b In the Old Testament for how much was Joseph sold?
Twenty Pieces of Silver

Round 7
1a According to Beatrix Potter what type of animal was Mr Jeremy Fisher?
Frog
1b What is the capital and largest city of the African country of Guinea?
Conakry
2a John Prescott represented a constituency in which northern city?
Hull
2b Which long established artist released an album in 2015 called "Real Heart"?
Madonna
3a Who portrayed the pompous floorwalker Captain Peacock in the TV sitcom “Are You Being Served”?
Frank Thornton
3b In trigonometry, if a cosine is the ratio of the adjacent to the hypotenuse, what is the ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent called?
Secant
4a In which county does Ringwood brew its beer?
Hampshire
4b The Prince of Asturias is the title given to the male heir to the throne of which country?
Spain

Round 8
1a Who won the 2018 Oscar for best director for the film "The Shape of Water"?
Guillermo del Torro
1b Who designed the current Waterloo Bridge in London?
Giles Gilbert Scott
2a Who wrote "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"?
Anne Bronte
2b In which country is the tourist resort of Krabi?
Thailand
3a Who succeeded Bill English as Prime Minister of New Zealand?
Jacinda Ardern
3b Penelope was the faithful wife of which hero in the works of Homer?
Odysseus
4a In the 1970s TV detective series "The Sweeney" Garfield Morgan played which character?
Detective Chief Inspector Frank Haskins
4b In 1993, which other British boxer did Frank Bruno fight for the world heavyweight title?
Lennox Lewis

Spare Questions
1 Walmer Castle is the official residence of the holder of which post in the UK?
Lord Warden of Cinque Ports
2 Golden Cap, a 627-foot-high hill, the highest point on the south coast of England, is in which county?
Dorset
3 Give a year in the life of Martin Luther.
1483-1546
4 Robert Johnson, the legendary blues musician, reputedly did what to become a great guitarist?
Sold his soul to the devil
5 Which current English Aviva Premiership club play home matches at the Sixways Stadium?
Worcester Warriors