Monday 14th October 2019
Set Ref: 61C07AFG. Answers correct as at May 2018

Round 1
1a Who created the US television series ‘Hill Street Blues’? Steve Bochco (accept Michael Kozoll)
a In which American city is the district called ‘The Loop’? Chicago (accept Phoenix)
2a According to the nonsense poem, who danced beneath the moon on their wedding night after purchasing their ring for one shilling? The Owl and the Pussy Cat (accept either)
2b Which English city has a district called Attercliffe? Sheffield
3a In which Northern town is Theakstons brewery located? Masham (N Yorks)
3b Yarg, Cotherstone and Dunlop are all types of what? (British) Cheese
4a In the traditional folk song, where did Barbara Allen dwell? In Scarlet Town (accept London Town)
4b With which activity do you principally associate Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)? Gardening / Garden Design

Round 2
1a In the Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby, of which school was Wackford Squeers the headteacher? Dotheboys Hall
1b Who sculpted the figure of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens? Sir George Frampton
2a What does an American usually call what we refer to as a Dual Carriageway? A Divided Highway
2b Who wrote the 1963 play ‘Voyage Round My Father’? John Mortimer
3a To whom was President LB Johnson referring when he said “He cant fart and chew gum at the same time”? Gerald Ford
3b Which British battleship was sunk by torpedo at its moorings at Scapa Flow on 14th October 1939? The Royal Oak
4a Under what name did author Hector Hugh Munro write? Saki
4b Who wrote the novel ‘Crome Yellow’ in 1921? Aldous Huxley

Round 3
1a What was the nickname of the jazz musician Ferdinand Joseph La Mothe Morton? Jellyroll
1b St Audrey’s Fair, near Ely, was notorious for its cheap and defective goods on sale. Which adjective is derived from this? Tawdry
2a What is the meaning of the Latin phrase ‘Nil Satis Nisi Optimum’? Nothing but the best is good enough
2b The Trolley Song features in which 1944 Judy Garland film? Meet Me in St Louis
3a Which Star Trek star also appeared alongside Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in the 1957 film ‘Gunfight at the OK Corral’? De Forest Kelly
3b “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” is the last line of which 1942 film? Casablanca
4a Which was the first of Britain’s African colonies to gain independence, in 1957? Ghana (accept Gold Coast)
4b Which English engineer (1910-1989) is credited with the invention of the Hovercraft? Sir Christopher Cockerill

Round 4
1a Which river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Goyt and Tame? Mersey
1b Glenridding and Pooley Bridges are towns on which Lake District lake? Ullswater
2a Which sport is begun with a face-off? Ice Hockey
2b In the TV cartoon series, who worked with Penfold and was the sworn enemy of Baron Greenback? Danger Mouse
3a To which family of birds does the Wryneck belong? Woodpecker (accept Picadae)
3b Which political movement was founded by Jose Primo de Rivera in 1938 and supported by General Franco? Falangism (accept Falange)
4a What sort of fish is used to make an Arbroath Smokie? Haddock
4b In UK/US horse racing, at what age does a Filly become a Mare? Five Years

Round 5
1a Who created the US TV series ‘The Sopranos’? David Chase
1b In terms of area, which is the largest borough in New York City? Queens
2a In the nursery rhyme, what happened to Solomon Grundy on Thursday? He took ill
2b Which English city has a district called Chapel Allerton? Leeds
3a In which northern town is the Robinsons brewery? Stockport
3b What sort of animals include the breeds Southdown, Lincoln and Cheviot? (English) Sheep
4a Which Liverpool street is mentioned in the traditional song ‘Blow the Man Down’? Paradise Street
4b Who created the famous gardens in Sissinghurst Castle in the 1930s? Vita Sackville-West

Round 6
1a In the Dickens novel David Copperfield the character Richard Babley was almost always known by what name? Mr Dick
1b Name the knighted portraitist who was instructed by Cromwell to paint him “warts and all”? Sir Peter Lely (accept Samuel Cobden)
2a What name is given in America to what we call a car’s silencer? Muffler
2b Who wrote the 1902 play ‘The Admirable Crichton’? J M Barrie
3a Whom did Frank Muir describe as “the thinking man’s crumpet”? Joan Bakewell
3b Which German battleship was sunk at the Battle of North Cape in December 1943? Scharnhorst
4a Under what name did authoress Aurore Lucille Dudevant write? George Sand
4b Who wrote the 1924 novel Beau Geste? PC Wren

Round 7
1a What was the nickname of the pirate Edward Teach? Blackbeard
1b Deriving its name from a Latin word for ‘hump’, what adjective is given to the phase of the moon between a half moon and a full moon? Gibbous
2a What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “Noli me tangere”? Don’t touch me (accept touch me not)
2b Which composer of electronic music is renowned for his film scores and was born in Greece in 1943? Vangelis(accept Evangelios Oysseas Papathanassiiou!!)
3a Who is the Academy award-winning film actor nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola? Nicolas Cage
3b Which 1959 film ends with the words “Well, nobody’s perfect”? Some Like It Hot
4a When Ghana gained independence from Britain in 1957, who became its first President? Kwame Nkrumah
4b Which English inventor (1937-2018) is best known for the invention of the wind-up radio? Trevor Baylis

Round 8
1a Which Gloucestershire town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Avon and Severn? Tewkesbury
1b In the English Lake District what are Wrynose and Hardknott? (Mountain) passes
2a If football begins with a kick-off, what sport is begun with a tip-off? Basketball
2b In the TV cartoon series which characters live on a moon-like planet and are fed by the Soup Dragon? The Clangers
3a Give another name for the bird the Landrail. Corncrake
(accept Crex Crex)
3b In which country was the word ‘fascist’ first used to describe the ultra-right anti-communist groups in 1915? Italy
4a What is the usual French culinary name for a sweet pancake served in a flaming Orange sauce? Crepes Suzette
4b Why is the racehorse ‘Lottery’ remembered in racing history? First to win the Grand National

Spare Questions
1 Who was the first Briton to be killed in an Aeroplane accident in a powered aircraft in 1910? Charles Rolls
2 Lord Snowdon, first husband of Princess Margaret was known by what name prior to his ennoblement? Anthony Armstrong Jones
3 Who was the first Minister of Munitions, in 1915? David Lloyd George