Monday 21st October 2019
Set Ref: 61C08AKT. Answers correct as at July 2019

Round 1
1a Whom did Emmanuel Macron succeed as President of France? FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE
1b The newest railway station on Merseyside opened in 2018 to serve the north of which town? MAGHULL
2a “I Don’t Care” is a 2019 song by Ed Sheeran and which Canadian singer? JUSTIN BIEBER
2b In which TV drama does Eleanor Tomlinson play the wife of the title character? POLDARK
3a What is the one-word name of the vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip? PHILTRUM
3b Which motor manufacturer makes the ‘Tiguan’ SUV model? VOLKSWAGEN
4a In which country was former England cricketer Nasser Hussain born? INDIA
4b Which character, with 433, has the most lines in Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor?
SIR JOHN FALSTAFF

Round 2
1a Which composer was nicknamed ‘The Red Priest’ after he was ordained in 1703? ANTONIO VIVALDI
1b Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both won Oscars for which 2013 film? DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
2a In which year was the Battle of Austerlitz? 1805
2b Name the National Trust property at Sevenoaks in Kent, which is the home of the Sackville family? KNOLE
3a TE indicates which position in American Football? TIGHT END
3b What is the surname of Captain John, the principal character of the book Catch 22? YOSSARIAN
4a Which toxic metallic element has atomic number 82? LEAD
4b The PSA blood test is used to detect cancer in what part of the body? PROSTATE

Round 3
1a Which Labour MP is the current Mother of the House of Commons? HARRIET HARMAN
1b Whose sculpture Balloon Dog (Orange), which looks like a dog made of balloons, sold in 2013 for 58.4 million dollars, making it the most expensive sculpture by a living artist? JEFF KOONS
2a Three footballers shared the Premier League Golden Boot in the 2018-19 season. Two play for Liverpool and one for which other club? ARSENAL
2b Which actress was married to Roald Dahl from 1953 to 1983? PATRICIA NEAL
3a Which threesome recorded the 1975 top ten hit “Funky Gibbon”? THE GOODIES
3b Pogo Patterson, Zammo McGuire and Bridget McCluskey were characters in which long-running TV drama? GRANGE HILL
4a Who led the allied forces in the Pacific between 1942 and 1945? DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
4b Which region forms the toe of Italy? CALABRIA

Round 4
1a In which sport did Eric ‘The Eel’ Moussambani represent Equatorial Guinea at the 2000 Olympics? SWIMMING
1b The Rachel Papers was the first novel by which contemporary author? MARTIN AMIS
2a A Bluefaced Leicester is a breed of what? SHEEP
2b In Morse Code, each number (0 to 9) is represented by a sequence of how many dots and dashes? FIVE
3a The Order of the Garter was instituted by which monarch? EDWARD III
3b Which country’s name means ‘The Saviour’? EL SALVADOR
4a In 1993 who was the first woman to win the Turner Prize? RACHEL WHITEREAD
4b Which 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears stars Daniel Day-Lewis as a street punk named Johnny and Saeed Jaffrey as Nasser Ali a successful entrepreneur? MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE

Round 5
1a In diving, during the flight of a dive one of four positions is assumed. They are free, straight, tuck and which other? PIKE
1b Metroland was the first novel by which contemporary author? JULIAN BARNES
2a Dutch Draft is a breed of which animal? HORSE
2b In Morse Code, A is represented by dot dash. Which letter is represented by dash dot? N
3a Each of the two Leagues in Major League Baseball is divided into three divisions:- East, West and which other? CENTRAL
3b Paul Morel is the principal character in which 1913 book? SONS AND LOVERS
4a What is the freezing point of water in Kelvin? 273
4b In medicine what is the purpose of an anti-emetic drug? TO PREVENT VOMITING

Round 6
1a Which composer was appointed as organist at Westminster Abbey in 1679 - he is buried adjacent to the organ? HENRY PURCELL
1b Which actress won an Oscar for her performance in the 2000 film Erin Brockovich? JULIA ROBERTS
2a The Austro-Prussian, or Seven Weeks’, War occurred in which year? 1866
2b Name the National Trust property at Rothbury, Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity. CRAGSIDE
3a Which monarch founded the Yeomen of the Guard? HENRY VII
3b Which country’s name is derived from a Latin term meaning ‘southern land’? AUSTRALIA
4a Between 1991 and 2016 only artists under what age were eligible to win the Turner Prize? 50
4b Which playwright is portrayed by Gary Oldman in the 1987 film Prick Up Your Ears? JOE ORTON

Round 7
1a Which former Prime Minister was Father of the House of Commons between 1992 and 2001? EDWARD HEATH
1b The painting Blue Morning Glories in her Precisionism style is by which American artist? GEORGIA O'KEEFFE
2a Name either of the Manchester City players who scored two goals in the 2019 F A Cup Final? GABRIEL JESUS or RAHEEM STERLING
2b What was the name of the actress with whom Charles Dickens had an affair, her life being recorded in The Invisible Woman by Claire Tomalin? ELLEN TERNAN
3a Complete the title of the novelty dance record released in 1969 by Rufus Thomas “Do the Funky __________”. CHICKEN
3b Which character operated the roundabout in The Magic Roundabout? MR RUSTY
4a Who commanded RAF fighter command during the Battle of Britain? SIR HUGH DOWDING
4b Genoa, Imperia, La Spezia and Savona are provinces in which region of Italy? LIGURIA

Round 8
1a Cyril Ramaphosa became President of which Commonwealth country in 2018? SOUTH AFRICA
1b Which word completes the name of these railway stations - Buckshaw ________, Horwich ________ and Bristol __________? PARKWAY
2a Which singer has had three top three hits in the UK this decade with Budapest (number 3), Paradise (number 2) and Shotgun (number 1)? GEORGE EZRA
2b Which TV spy drama is based on the Villanelle series of novels by Luke Jennings? KILLING EVE
3a Where in the human body are the Islets of Langerhans? THE PANCREAS
3b Which motor manufacturer makes the ‘Sportage’ SUV model? KIA
4a Which former England cricketer was made a Freeman of Accrington in 2018? DAVID LLOYD
4b Portia, with 588, has the most lines in which Shakespeare play? THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Spare Questions
1 What is Theresa May’s maiden name? BRASIER
2 What is the SI unit of electric charge? COULOMB
3 The culinary term ‘En brochette’ means what? COOKED ON A SKEWER