Monday 21st January 2019
Set by Warrington. Answers correct as at July 2018

Round 1
1a James Stewart played Ransom Stoddard in which film?
The Man who Shot Liberty Valence
1b Which English, painter, engraver and poet, published "Songs of Innocence" in 1789 and went on to illustrate "The Book of Job" and Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
William Blake
2a Give a year in the life of André-Marie Ampère who gives his name to the SI unit of electric current.
1775-1836
2b A spiked wheel is the principal emblem of which saint martyred in Alexandria?
St Catherine
3a "We walked in the cold air" is the opening line of which Ultravox hit?
Vienna
3b Lisbeth Salander is the main female protagonist of which literary trilogy?
The Millennium Trilogy
4a Which was the last of the "Big Five", allied powers to declare war on Japan after Pearl Harbour?
Soviet Union
4b What is added to whisky to make a Rusty Nail?
Drambuie

Round 2
1a Which Latin phrase means "of sound mind"?
Compos Mentis
1b Rennes is the capital of which French province?
Brittany
2a Who directed the 2009 film "Avatar"?
James Cameron
2b What is the name of major league baseball team based in Toronto?
Blue Jays
3a Who is the only Swiss winner of the Wimbledon Ladies single title, doing so in 1997?
Martina Hingis
3b Who was appointed Minister for Works and Pensions in January 2018?
Ester McVey
4a Who was the lead singer of the Scottish group "The Bay City Rollers" in the 1970's?
Les McKeown
4b Mistress Page and Mistress Quickly are courted by whom, according to Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?
Falstaff

Round 3
1a Which artist famously produced a painting of Maidenhead Bridge in 1844?
JMW Turner
1b Which Olympic water sport is for women only?
Synchronised Swimming
2a Who is the patron saint of music with a feast day celebrated on November 22?
Saint Cecilia
2b In Greek mythology who gave Midas the power to turn all he touched into gold? .
Dionysus
3a The detective Sherlock Holmes first appeared in which novel?
A Study in Scarlet
3b In 37BC who made Herod the Great king of the ancient region of Judaea?
Mark Anthony
4a What is added to vodka and orange juice to make a Harvey Wallbanger cocktail?
Galliano
4b Announced in April 2017, Edward Enninful became the first male editor of which magazine?
(British) Vogue

Round 4
1a Saarbrucken is the state capital of which German Land?
Saarland
1b John Wayne played Ethan Edwards, the principal title character in which western?
The Searchers
2aWhich NFL grid-iron team is based in Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh Steelers
2b Give a year in the life of Anders Celsius who gives his name to the temperature scale.
1701-1744
3a Who resigned his Parliamentary seat over the issue of Heathrow’s new runway?
Zak Goldsmith
3b "Acting on your best behaviour, Turn your back on mother nature" are lines from which 1985 Tears for Fears song?
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4a In "Othello" what was the name of the title character's wife?
Desdemona
4b In which country did Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt meet in late 1943?
Persia (accept Iran)

Round 5
1a Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera has the alternative title "The Lass that Loved a Sailor"?
HMS Pinafore
1b By what English name is the carnivorous animal with the Latin name Mustela erminea (which is native to the UK) known?
Stoat
2a Who is the patron saint of Glasgow?
St Mungo (accept St Kentigern)
2b
Give a year in the reign of Macbeth, King of Scotland?
1040 to 1057
3a Which character, a thief, was played by Michael Keating in Blake’s 7?
Vila Restal
3b Who has appeared on the reverse of the Series F, £20 note since 2007?
Adam Smith
4a Fagus is the Latin name for which tree?
Beech
4b In geometry, what is the name given to an angle between 180 and 360 degrees?
Reflex

Round 6
1a The star “Bellatrix”, whose name comes from a Latin word meaning “warrior” can be found in which constellation?
Orion
1b Only 5 sports have been part of every summer Olympic games. Athletics and Swimming are two. Name any of the other three?
Cycling, Gymnastics and Fencing
2a Which poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman was set to music by Sir Edward Elgar?
The Dream of Gerontius
2b In Greek mythology, who did Actaeon spy on bathing whilst he was out hunting, who then changed him into a stag to be killed by his own hounds?
Artemis
3a Which is the largest island of the Philippines?
Luzon
3b Which Roman emperor died in the city of York in 211?
Septimius Severus
4a Which actor is best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in "Eastenders"?
Leslie Grantham
4b Which company agreed to sell the Financial Times to Japanese media company Nikkei in July 2015?
Pearson

Round 7
1a Which board game gets its name from the Latin for "I Play"?
Ludo
1b Which Gilbert and Sullivan Opera has the alternative title "The King of Barataria"?
The Gondoliers
2a Who directed the films "American Graffiti in 1973 and Star Wars in 1977?
George Lucas
2b To which of the Apostles is Birmingham’s Anglican cathedral dedicated?
Saint Phillip
3a Who is the only Russian winner of the Wimbledon Ladies single title, doing so in 2004?
Maria Sharapova
3b Pearl Mackie played which character in the 2017 series of Dr Who?
Bill Potts
4a Who was the lead singer of "Mott the Hopple" who wrote the autobiography "Diary of a Rock Star"?
Ian Hunter
4b What is the tree araucaria araucana more commonly known as?
Monkey Puzzle Tree (accept Monkey Tail Tree or Chile Pine)

Round 8
1a Which unwelcome invasive species, first recorded as breeding in the wild in Britain during the 1950s, has the Latin name Neovison vision?
The American Mink
1b Which constellation is known as "The Herdsman"?
Boötes
2a Give a year in the reign of the English king, Edward II?
1307-1327
2b Which 1671 poem by John Milton was a sequel to his epic "Paradise Lost"?
Paradise Regained
3a Who appeared on the reverse of the variant Series E £20 note issued from 1999 to 2007?
Edward Elgar
3b What is the largest island to be wholly in the country of Indonesia?
Sumatra
4a What is the name for a portion of a circle delineated by the circumference and two radii?
A Sector
4b Who starred as the scheming J.R.Ewing in the TV series Dallas?
Larry Hagman

Spare Questions
1 Which World Heavyweight boxing champion was known as the "Cinderella Man"?
James Braddock
2 "Dance with the Devil" and "Na Na Na" were UK top ten hit singles for which rock drummer?
Cozy Powell
3 The Band of Hope Union, founded in 1855, brought together children's societies dedicated to which particular aim or idea?
Temperance
4 Which city's underground system is Europe's largest in terms of number of passengers carried annually, 2,451 million as of 2014?
Moscow
5 Which bird is on the emblem of the RSPB?
Avocet