Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Set by Leyfield Crown (Liverpool). Answers correct as at January 2018

Round One
1A Who played Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace?
Gemma Arterton
1B A species of Dianthus, which flower was referred to in Chaucer and Shakespeare as a Gillyflower?
Carnation
2A The second highest waterfalls in the world are the Tugela Falls, in which country are they be found?
SouthAfrica
2B In which country is the Bizet opera The Pearl Fishers set?
Ceylon(accept Sri Lanka)
3A Which is the only member of the G20 group that is not a country?
European Union
3B In which Scottish county is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews?
Fife
4A The international terminus of the Eurostar is to be found at which London mainline station?
St Pancras
4B Which king of England was described as The Wisest Fool in Christendom?
James I

Round Two
1A What is the capital city of Estonia?
Tallinn
1B Who was the manager of the Italian football club Lazio when they won the last ever European Cup-Winners Cup in 1999?
Sven Goran Eriksson
2A What, in Italian cooking, is the name for cured belly of pork, often used in pasta dressings?
Pancetta
2B In the Bible, Ruth first married Mahon, the son of Naomi. Whom did she marry after he died?
Boaz
3A In which year did Chairman Mao of China die, was the Apple Computer company founded and did Concorde enter passenger service?
1976
3B Legendary jazz musicians Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson played which instrument?
Drums
4A Who wrote the books on which the TV series Call the Midwife is based?
Jennifer Worth
4B Light changes direction when passing from air into a substance such as glass or water. As what is this phenomenon known?
Refraction

Round Three
1A The mainly nocturnal African ‘Bongo’ is what type of creature?
Antelope
1B In which British city is the ‘Singer of the World’ competition held every two years?
Cardiff
2A Who painted The Arnolfini Portrait’, now in the National Gallery, London?
Jan van Eyck
2B Which social networking website was founded in 1999 by Steve and Julie Pankhurst?
Friends Reunited
3A Which niece of John F Kennedy married Arnold Schwarzenegger and became the First Lady of California?
Maria Shriver
3B Due to Protected Designation of Origin Status, Stilton Cheese can officially only be made in 3 counties. Name one.
Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire
4A Between Westminster Bridge and London Bridge, there are three road bridges across the Thames. Name one of them.
Waterloo, Blackfriars, Southwark
4B The inaugural multi-sport European Championships were staged in August 2018 in two cities. Name either. Berlin or Glasgow

Round Four
1A Who immediately followed John Major as leader of the Conservative Party in 1997?
William Hague
1B Who wrote the 1959 novel Billy Liar on which the subsequent film and musical were based?
Keith Waterhouse
2A What name is given to a disease which spreads literally throughout the world?
Pandemic
2B Which British Army officer was from 1952 to 1959, the first Secretary General of NATO?
Hastings Ismay
3A In which American State did the Battle of the Little Big Horn take place in 1876?
Montana
3B Sculptures by Antonio Canova in the V&A or the National Gallery of Scotland and the Hermitage St Petersburg are of which mythological subjects?
The Three Graces
4A Which car manufacturer produces a model called Kodiaq?
Skoda
4B Which literary character marries Dora Spenlow and Agnes Wickfield?
David Copperfield

Round Five
1A Who played Lisa Faust in the Mission Impossible film Rogue Nation?
Rebecca Ferguson
1B Peer Gynt, Cambridge no.5 and Early Half Tall are all varieties of which vegetable?
Brussel Sprout
2A In terms of area, which is the smallest county in the Republic of Ireland?
Louth
2B In which country is the Mozart opera The Magic Flute set?
Egypt
3A Philosopher and writer Julian Huxley played a major part in the creation of which United Nations organisation?
UNESCO
3B In which English county are the motor racing circuit at Cadwell Park and the horse racecourse at Market Rasen?
Lincolnshire
4A Now marked with a plaque, what traditionally is regarded as the point to which all road distances to London are measured?
Charing Cross
4B Partly due to his interest in agriculture which king of England was known as 'Farmer'?
George III

Round Six
1A What is the capital city of Croatia?
Zagreb
1B Which English manager led Dutch and Portuguese teams to top domestic league titles and had European success with Spanish and English clubs?
Bobby Robson
2A Which Italian pasta sauce’s name translates to ‘angry’ in English due to the inclusion of chilli peppers?
Arrabiatta Sauce
2B When arrested, name either of the officials to whom Christ was taken prior to Pilate and Herod.
Annas or Caiaphas
3A Which year saw the shuttle Columbia make its first space flight, the Limehouse Declaration establish the SDP and the General Synod of the Anglican Church vote in favour of the ordination of women?
1981
3B Legendary jazz musicians Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo were virtuosi on which instrument?
Xylophone/Vibraphone
4A Who wrote the books on which the TV series Poldark is based?
Winston Graham
4B Which word describes the growth of an animal or plant towards an external stimulus?
Tropism

Round Seven
1A Which animal is the only relative of the giraffe?
Okapi
1B Held every two years, which competition has been won byNicola Benedetti and most recently by Lauren Zhang?
BBC Young Musician (of the Year)
2A Who painted The Ambassadors’ in the National Gallery, London?
Hans Holbein
2B Which on-line music service was founded by Daniel and Martin Lorentzon in 2006?
Spotify
3A Which film actress was the first wife of Ronald Reagan but divorced him before he became the Governor of California?
Jane Wyman
3B With Protected Designation of Origin Status, what specifically are Isle of Man Queenies?
(Queen) Scallops
4A Which London landmark was designed by Julia Barfield and David Marks and was opened in 1999?
London Eye
4B Name either of the cities that in the last 10 years have hosted an England home Test cricket match for the first time.
Cardiff (2009), Southampton (2011)

Round Eight
1A At 11 years, who led the UK Liberal Democrats for the longest period?
Paddy Ashdown
1B Who wrote the 1954 play The Matchmaker on which the musical Hello Dolly was based?
Thornton Wilder
2A From the Latin for native, which word describes something that originates or occurs naturally in a particular place?
Indigenous
2B Held from 1975 to 1990 by Shridath (Sonny) Ramphal, which post is currently held by Patricia Scotland?
Secretary General of the Commonwealth
3A In which American State did the battle of Wounded Knee take place in 1890?
South Dakota
3B Opened in 1987, what is the name of the extension to Tate Britain built to house the works of J M W Turner?
The Clore Gallery
4A Which car manufacturer produces a model called Kadjar?
Renault
4B Which literary character marries Francis Troy and Gabriel Oak?
Bathsheba Everdene

Spare Questions
1 The composer Astor Piazzola revolutionised which traditional dance form?
The tango
2 When dramatised for TV, the detective series George Gently was based in which cathedral city?
Durham
3 In 1890 William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by which method?
The Electric Chair
4 The drug aspirin was originally obtained from the bark of which tree?
Willow
5 A track by which British rock band provided the theme music for TV’s CSI?
The Who
6 Suva is the capital of which Pacific Republic?
Fiji