Monday 25th February 2019
Set by Warrington. Answers correct as at September 2018

Round 1
1a What six-letter word is used for a booklet of tickets used on public transport systems?
Carnet
1b What is the capital of the Canadian territory, Yukon?
Whitehorse
2a Robin Williams won one Oscar, in 1998, for best supporting actor in which film?
Good Will Hunting
2b ‘Clean and jerk’ and ‘snatch’ are terms from which sport?
Weightlifting
3a Which planet takes the equivalent of 11.86 years to orbit the Sun?
Jupiter
3b Whose statue of Ariel and Prospero stands over the front entrance of Broadcasting House?
Eric Gill
4a Which jazz clarinettist and bandleader was nicknamed "The King of Swing"?
Benny Goodman
4b Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen appear in “The Rainbow” and which other novel?
Women In Love

Round 2
1a A leveret is the young of which animal?
Hare
1b From which show does the song ‘Send in the Clowns’ come?
A Little Night Music
2a Launched in 1905 which was the first all-big gun battleship in the world?
HMS Dreadnought
2b On which river does Leicester stand?
Soar
3a Which historical figure was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film "Braveheart"
Sir William Wallace
3b Which brothers became the first in the open era to hold all four tennis Grand Slam doubles titles simultaneously when they won at Wimbledon in 2013?
(Bob and Mike) Bryan
4a The Jewish candelabrum the Menorah has nine branches in the version used at which Jewish festival?
Hanukah
4b Where is the major garden of the Royal Horticultural Society?
Wisley

Round 3
1a Regina is the capital of which Canadian province?
Saskatchewan
1b Which Mediterranean dish comprises tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, courgettes, onions and garlic?
Ratatouille
2a In which sport would you find a pitcher, catcher, shortstop and a left field?
Baseball
2b What is a Wheatstone bridge circuit is used to measure?
Electrical Resistance
3aIn Picasso's sculpture “Tete de taureau” (Bull’s Head) what did he use to create the horns?
Bicycle Handlebars
3b Who is the lead singer and principal song writer of the English rock band the "Arctic Monkeys”?
Alex Turner
4a In which book did Edgar Linton marry Catherine Earnshaw?
Wuthering Heights
4b Eleanor of Aquitaine's first husband was Louis VII of France. Who was her second?
Henry II

Round 4
1a "Aquarius" is the opening song of which musical which was first performed in 1967?
Hair
1b What word meaning a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence, can also refer to a perfect diamond of at least 100 carats?
Paragon
2a On which river does Carlisle stand?
Eden
2b For his appearance in which film did Jim Broadbent win an Academy Award?
Iris
3a Since WW2, who has won the most consecutive singles titles at Wimbledon?
Martina Navratilova
3b Which planet has a solar day of approximately 24 hours and 39 minutes, known as a sol?
Mars
4a In which town does the RSPB have its headquarters?
Sandy (Bedfordshire)
4b Which jazz saxophonist had the nickname "Bird"?
Charlie Parker

Round 5
1a Who became Leader of the House of Commons in June 2017?
Andrea Leadsom
1b Give a year in the life of the English scientist John Dalton?
1766 to 1844
2a Which writer, who was born in London in 1830 and died there in 1894, wrote the poem “Goblin Market” and the words of the Christmas carol, “In the Bleak Midwinter”?
Christina Rossetti
2b In Celtic mythology Taranis is the god of what?
Thunder
3a Esclades-Engordany is the second-largest settlement in which country?
Andorra
3b According to most popular historical accounts, who killed outlaw Billy the Kid in 1881?
Pat Garrett
4a What is the nationality of former formula one racing driver Pastor Maldonado?
Venezuelan
4b Which American series was based on the British situation comedy "Till Death us do Part"?
All In The Family

Round 6
1a Gillian Anderson played which character in BBC's "The Fall"?
DSI Stella Gibson
1b Which Middle Eastern dessert is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey?
Baklava
2a Who was the American artist who painted the picture 'American Gothic'?
Grant Wood
2b Two of the three main methods of heat transfer are radiation and conduction. What is the third?
Convection
3a Which German political philosopher’s works include the 1845 study "The Condition of the Working Class in England"?
Friedrich Engels
3b Which original member and singer with "The Eagles" was with the group until their break-up in 1980?
Glen Frey
4a What term is used for a bottle holding two standard bottles of champagne?
Magnum
4b Which French monarch met with Henry VIII of England at the site that became known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold?
Francis I

Round 7
1a To which animal does the adjective lupine refer?
Wolf
1b Who became Father of the House of Commons in 2017?
Ken Clarke
2a Vice Admiral George Carew died when which ship sank in 1545?
Mary Rose
2b Who wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain" about Abraham Lincoln?
Walt Whitman
3a Which monarch has been played twice on film by Judi Dench?
Queen Victoria (Mrs Brown 1997, Victoria and Abdul 2017)
3b Savanna-la-Mar is the county town of Cornwall, in which country?
Jamaica
4a In the Jewish calendar, what commences on the 14th day of Nisan?
Feast of Passover
4b In which country was the former formula one driver Paul de Resta born?
Scotland

Round 8
1a Give a year in the life of William Harvey, who first discovered that blood circulates within the body.
1578-1657
1b The actor John Simm played which detective in the BBC TV drama "Life on Mars"?
Sam Tyler
2a Nike was the Greek Goddess of what?
Victory
2b Which American painted ‘Nighthawks’ in 1942?
Edward Hopper
3a Bonnie and Clyde were notable outlaws during the Great Depression. What was Bonnie's surname?
Parker
3b Which philosopher wrote the satirical 1759 novel "Candide"?
Voltaire
4a The American series ‘Three’s Company’ was based on which British situation comedy?
Man About The House
4b What generic name is given to the best sparkling wines from Spain?
Cava

Spare Questions
1 Which former Wimbledon champion is the coach of the tennis player Novak Djokovic?
Boris Becker
2 Which singer was killed in a plane crash alongside Buddy Holly and Richie Valens?
Big Bopper
3 Which county lends its name to a 19th century slang term for a useless gift which costs the donor nothing?
Yorkshire
4 From which Asian country does the airline Cebo Pacific come?
The Philippines
5 “Nemo me impune lacessit” is the motto of which British Order of Chivalry?
(The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of) The Thistle