Monday 18th November 2019
Set Ref – 61B12AJR - Correct as at March 2019

Round 1
1a What is the name of the Test Cricket ground in Barbados? Kensington Oval (not Kennington)
1b In 1949, who was the first Welsh male actor to win the Oscar for Best Performance in a Leading Role? Ray Milland
2a What is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet? Zeta
2b Which is the largest of Jupiter’s moons? Ganymede
3a Who has written a series of books featuring the medical examiner Kay Scarpetta? Patricia Cornwell
3b Deriving its name from the Greek word for ‘dwarf’, what is one billionth of a second called? Nanosecond
4a Who had Top Ten UK hits in the 1980s with the songs ‘What is love’ and ‘New Song’? Howard Jones
4b What is the capital of the island of Tenerife? Santa Cruz (de Tenerife)

Round 2
1a What was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era? Cambrian
1b On which river does Hereford stand? Wye
2a Give a year in the life of Martin Luther. 1483-1546
2b In which state were the battles of Bull Run fought in the American Civil War? Virginia
3a Which English Football League team plays home games at Oakwell? Barnsley
3b The name of which tax takes its name from being calculated at 10% of annual produce or earnings and was a tax to support the church or clergy? Tithe
4a In the Bible, who was the mother of Isaac? Sarah
4b The first commercially successful, solid-body electric guitar was designed by Leo Fender and has been in continuous production since 1950. What is it called? Telecaster

Round 3
1a Which US physicist (1904-1967) was the Head of the Los Alamos laboratory and is credited with the nickname ‘Father of the atomic bomb’? J Robert Oppenheimer
1b What was the name of the ship used in Scott’s ill-fated expedition 1910-1913? Terra Nova
2a Three films have won eleven Academy Awards. “Lord of the Rings-The Return of the King” is one, name either of the other two. ‘Ben Hur’(1959) or Titanic (1997)
2b Who, with his half-brother John, founded the Bow Street Runners in 1749? Henry Fielding
3a The 2001 movie ‘Enemy at the Gates’ is set in which city during World War 2? Stalingrad
3b The word ‘robot’ was first used in a 1920 Czech play. What was the play called? ‘R.U.R.’ or Rossum’s Universal Robots
4a What was the surname of the Scottish outlaw and folk hero Rob Roy? MacGregor
4b The name of which British scientist (1791-1867) is used in the name of an enclosure or cage that blocks electromagnetic fields? Michael Faraday

Round 4
1a For which NFL team did OJ Simpson play from 1969 to 1977? Buffalo Bills
1b James Mason, Alec Guinness and Gary Oldman have all portrayed which fictional character on film/TV? George Smiley
2a In the context of Soviet space exploration, who/what were Belka and Strelka? Dogs (who returned safely in Sputnik 5)
2b Which middle name is shared by Bill Clinton and William Hague? Jefferson
3a Who has been World Chess Champion since 2013? Magnus Carlsen
3b The racehorse Frankel was unbeaten in his 14-race career and was given the highest rating of any horse by Timeform. Who was his trainer? Henry Cecil
4a Chablis wine is made from which grape variety? Chardonnay
4b What is the name of the grape used in the production of the red wine Beaujolais? Gamay

Round 5
1a ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne the US novelist, was written in 1850 but set in the 1640s. What letter was referred to in the title? A (for Adultery/ Adultress)
1b Which city’s airport is served by Dyce railway station? Aberdeen
2a Earl Grey tea is flavoured by an extract of which fruit? Bergamot
2b What was the nationality of the inventor of Eau de Cologne He invented it in 1708? Italian(Giovanni Marina)
3a Under what title was the English Prime Minister John Stuart known? He served from 1762-1763 (3rd)Earl of Bute
3b In the Bible, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar-the handmaid of his wife Sarah? Ishmael
4a To which English king was Isabella of France married? Edward II
4b Which Czech composer (1824-1884) went deaf in 1874 and died insane in a Prague lunatic asylum? Bedrich Smetana

Round 6
1a Derived from the Latin word for ‘to close’, what is the term for a quadrilateral enclosure surrounded by covered walkways, normally found in a convent, monastery or college? Cloister
1b The dark nebula called the ‘Coalsack’ is found in which constellation? The Southern Cross (accept Crux)
2a Which county cricket club play their home games at the Ageas Bowl? Hampshire
2b What was special about the 1912 Oxford/Cambridge boat race? Both boats sank (accept race abandoned)
3a What is the state capital of Kentucky? Frankfort
3b Which English spa town was known to the Romans as Aquae Arnemetiae? Buxton
4a What is the most Northerly point of the mainland of the United Kingdom? Dunnet Head
4b From which animal’s intestine is ambergris obtained? (Sperm) Whale

Round 7
1a Sometimes described as the remotest inhabitedof the British Isles- Foula is part of which island group? Shetland
1b Whose books include ‘A Walk in the Woods’(1998), ‘Neither Here Nor There’(1992) and ‘The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid’(2005)? Bill Bryson
2a The South African flag has 6 colours, red, white and blue are 3, name one of the other 3. Black/Green/Yellow
2b ‘Moth’, ‘Bee’ and ‘Lady’s Slipper’ are types of which flower? Orchid
3a Which is the only element is named after a place in the UK? Strontium (after Strontian in the Scottish Highlands)
3b Which writer co-wrote the 1990 novel ‘Good Omens’ with Terry Pratchett? Neil Gaiman
4a Only two species of alligator survive today-one is the ‘Mississippi’ or ‘American’ alligator. Which country is the habitat of the other species? China
4b To the nearest minute, how long does light take to travel from the Sun to Earth? Eight (and 20 seconds)

Round 8
1a The Quetzal is both the national bird and the currency of which country? Guatemala
1b What does the ‘N’ stand for in DNA? Nucleic (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
2a What was the greatest number of countries to have joined the EU at the same time? It occurred in 2004. Ten
2b Dinosaurs lived during three geological periods. The Jurassic and Cretaceous were two, which was the other? Triassic
3a Sometime claimed as the most logical form of writing sounds in the world, In which country’s language would you find the Hangul Alphabet? Korea (accept North or South)
3b The Anglophone Crisis is an ongoing dispute which has claimed over one thousand lives in which African country? Cameroon
4a Formerly Oxford Polytechnic-under name has this educational institution been known since 1992? Oxford Brookes(University)
4b Which Wiltshire village is enclosed within a Neolithic stone cirele? Avebury

Spare Questions
1 In the acronym SCUBA, what does the ‘S’ stand for? Self (Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
2 Which Royal Society is situated at No.1 Kensington Gore, London? Royal Geographical Society
3 Which country has the oldest continually used national flag? Denmark