Monday 2nd September 2019
Set Ref: 61B01ALN. Answers correct as at March 2019

Round 1
1a Which fourteenth century King of England was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan, Countess of Kent?
RICHARD II
1b What is the fourth largest of the Balearic Islands?
FORMENTERA
2a Which British bird is nicknamed the windhover?
KESTREL
2b Which novel opens with the words: ‘The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon.’?
LORD OF THE FLIES
3a Which herb is traditionally used to make pesto?
BASIL
3b Who is the first Asian tennis player to hold the number one ranking in singles?
NAOMI OSAKA
4a Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland were two members of which pop/rock trio formed in the late seventies?
THE POLICE
4b Who is the wife of actor Matthew Macfadyen?
KEELEY HAWES

Round 2
1a What name is given to the twin-engined Boeing 787 which entered service in 2011?
DREAMLINER
1b Which author’s first novel was HMS Ulysses, published in 1955?
ALISTAIR MACLEAN
2a The eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum and two other towns. Name either.
OPLONTIS or STABIAE
2b Which area of London takes its name from an inn displaying the coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers? (Though it might derive from a title of Catherine of Aragon!)
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
3a Which composer, often called The Father of the Symphony, spent much of his career as the court musician for the Esterházy family?
JOSEPH HAYDN
3b He played taxi driver Lloyd Mullaney in Coronation Street. Who presents his House Party on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday between 10 pm and midnight?
CRAIG CHARLES
4a Which famous ship had a name that means ‘short skirt’ and was used for a character in Burns’ Tam o’Shanter?
CUTTY SARK
4b Which British rider won gold in the cycling team pursuit in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and the World Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2012?
GERAINT THOMAS

Round 3
1a Which creature features in the 1991 artwork The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living by Damien Hirst?
SHARK
1b Who voices the character of Dr Nefario in the Despicable Me films?
RUSSELL BRAND
2a How is the bowler hat known in the USA?
DERBY
2b In the world of football, in what role is Mino Raiola well known?
AGENT
3a Which of the seven ancient kingdoms of England occupied what we now call The Midlands?
MERCIA
3b Which public building, opened by the Queen in 1998, is at 96 Euston Road in London?
THE BRITISH LIBRARY
4a Blue Vinney cheese is made in Sturminster Newton in which English county?
DORSET
4b “Either that wallpaper goes or I do” is a quote attributed to whom on his deathbed in 1900?
OSCAR WILDE

Round 4
1a Who ‘Cried all the way to the bank’ after winning a libel action in 1959?
LIBERACE
1b What is the family name of the father and son golfers known as Walrus and Smallrus?
STADLER
2a Artist Michelangelo Merisi is better known by which name?
CARA V AGGIO
2b Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film Licence to Kill?
GLADYS KNIGHT
3a In which Sussex town was Theresa May born?
EASTBOURNE
3b Which Biblical figure was betrayed by his lover to his Philistine enemies who gouged out his eyes?
SAMSON
4a What cost 37p when it was abolished in 1988?
THE DOG LICENCE
4b Dover and Hastings are two of the original Cinque Ports; name one more.
NEW ROMNEY, HYTHE, SANDWICH

Round 5
1a Which film director and Turner Prize winner produced the 2007 artwork Queen and Country, a set of 155 sheets of stamps, each commemorating a soldier killed in the Iraq War?
STEVE MCQUEEN
1b David Jason voiced Danger Mouse in the original 1981 TV series. Who voices the character in the 2015 series?
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG
2a On which part of the body would a buskin be worn?
FOOT
2b In the world of football, in what role was David Elleray well known?
REFEREE
3a Joseph Haydn’s Symphony Number 85 written in 1785/1786 is known as La Reine as it was a favourite of the then Queen of France - who was she?
MARIE ANTIONETTE
3b Who presents an early morning show (5 to 6 30) on BBC Radio 2 and then the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio London?
VANESSA FELTZ
4a What is the name of the Royal barge that was the lead vessel in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012?
GLORIANA
4b What cycling record was set by Bradley Wiggins at 54.526 km?
THE HOUR

Round 6
1a What name was given by the RAF to the DC3 transport aircraft, first flown in the 1930s, but still in service in some parts of the world today?
DAKOTA
1b Which author’s first published novel was Call For the Dead, published in 1961?
JOHN LE CARRE
2a Name the Roman author, natural philosopher and military commander who died whilst trying to rescue people from Stabiae in 79AD - his nephew provided an account of his death.
PLINY (THE ELDER)
2b Which inn lends its name to the moorland road between Buxton and Macclesfield?
CAT AND FIDDLE
3a Which ‘lost city’ was discovered by Hiram Bingham III in 1911?
MACHU PICHU
3b Which London landmark was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield?
THE LONDON EYE
4a Stinking Bishop cheese is made in Dymock, in which English county?
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
4b Which politician said in a speech in 1949 “I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is ready for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter”?
WINSTON CHURCHILL

Round 7
1a Which company won a ten year libel battle (but suffered a huge PR disaster) against green campaigners David Morris and Helen Steel in 1997?
MCDONALD’S
1b Name either of the golfer’s whose exploits together in last year’s Ryder Cup earned them the nickname Moliwood.
FRANCESCO MOLINARI or TOMMY FLEETWOOD
2a Give a year in the life of artist Caravaggio.
1571-1610
2b Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film Moonraker?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
3a In which Wiltshire town was Jeremy Corbyn born?
CHIPPENHAM
3b The story of David and Goliath is in which Book of the Bible?
SAMUEL
4a Ismail Pasha sold his country’s 44% share in what to the UK for about £4 million in 1875?
THE SUEZ CANAL
4b Name any of the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries, other than Stoke.
BURSLEM, HANLEY, FENTON, LONGTON, TUNSTALL

Round 8
1a Which King of England married Catherine of Valois in 1420?
HENRY V
1b What is Thailand’s largest island?
PHUKET
2a What is the more common name of the bird that is also known as the green plover or peewit?
LAPWING
2b Which novel opens with the words: ‘A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE’?
BRAVE NEW WORLD
3a What is the more common name of the herb that is sometimes called cilantro or Chinese parsley?
CORIANDER
3b In 2012 who became the first cricketer to hit a six off the first ball of a test match?
CHRIS GAYLE
4a Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams were members of which girl group, which began recording in 1998?
DESTINY’S CHILD
4b Which Cabinet post was held by Julia Montague, played by Keeley Hawes, in the BBC TV drama Bodyguard ?
HOME SECRETARY

Spare Questions
1 What is the name of the RAF air rescue station on Anglesey?
VALLEY
2 Which famous sportsman was born in Heswall on the Wirral in 1955?
IAN BOTHAM
3 On ITV which ‘Chaser’ is known as the ‘Vixen’?
JENNY RYAN