Tuesday 17th September 2019
Set Ref: 61B03BDX. Answers correct as at April 2019

Round 1
1a Who led the Muslim forces at the Siege of Acre, 1189 to 1191, during the Third Crusade? SALADIN
1b In which English city is the National Railway Museum? YORK
2a In Greek mythology, who solved the riddle of the sphynx? OEDIPUS
2b Who said ‘I can resist anything but temptation’? OSCAR WILDE
3a Vladimir Ashkenazy was a virtuoso on which musical instrument? PIANO
3b Which book of the Old Testament follows Psalms? PROVERBS
4a Which football club has been managed this century by Simon Grayson, David O’Leary and Dennis Wise amongst many others? LEEDS UNITED
4b Who played Gladys Pugh in the TV comedy series Hi-De-Hi ? RUTH MADOC

Round 2
1a Which opera singer who lived from 1861 to 1931 had the real name Helen Porter Mitchell? DAME NELLIE MELBA
1b The phrases ‘open secret’ and ‘deafening silence’ are examples of which figure of speech whose meaning is derived from the Greek for ‘sharp’ and ‘foolish’? OXYMORON
2a Who appeared in 6 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles Finals between 1974 and 1984, winning twice? JIMMY CONNORS
2b An Alfred Hitchcock 1969 film title is the name of a gemstone. What is it? TOPAZ
3a Which British monarch was married to Henrietta Maria of France? CHARLES I
3b Which South American country has ‘Oriental Republic’ as part of its official name ? URUGUAY
4a Which former brand name was dropped by the Nissan car company in Britain in 1984? DATSUN
4b Who took over the model aeroplane brand Airfix in 2006, after Humbrol, Airfix’s parent company went into administration? HORNBY

Round 3
1a Which element other than mercury is liquid at room temperature? BROMINE
1b What traditional trade was practised by cordwainers in Britain? The name lives on in the title of a London Livery Company. LEATHER WORKER or SHOE MAKER (Not cobbler or repairer)
2a In which year did Britain have four Prime Ministers? 1834
2b Which letter is part of the IATA codes for Los Angeles International Airport and Dubai International Airport? X (LAX and DXB)
3a What country produces Staropramen beer? CZECH REPUBLIC (accept CZECHIA)
3b Which scientific concept was developed from Max Planck’s suggestion that atoms can only emit energy in fixed units? QUANTUM (THEORY or PHYSICS or MECHANICS)
4a The Battle of Blenheim in 1704 took place during which war? WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESSION
4b In which Asian city would you find the Potala Palace, the former residence of the Dalai Lama?
LHASA

Round 4
1a Which UK No. 2 song by Take That shares its name with a 21st century Grand National winner? RULE THE WORLD
1b Who played the Home Secretary in TVs Bodyguard and Mrs Durrell in The Durrells? KEELEY HAWES
2a The Wall Street Shuffle was a top ten hit in 1974 for which band? 10CC
2b Who won the Man Booker Prize in 2009 for Wolf Hall and in 2012 for Bring Up the Bodies? HILARY MANTEL
3a Whose British record for the Men’s 1 mile has stood since 1985? STEVE CRAM
3b Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in February? GREEN BOOK
4a The original line up of which band was Eric Burdon, Alan Price, Chas Chandler, Hilton Valentine and John Steel? THE ANIMALS
4b Which American dramatist wrote the plays All My Sons and A View From the Bridge? ARTHUR MILLER

Round 5
1a Which ‘beach’ was a top ten hit for Martha and the Muffins in 1980? ECHO
1b Which British author and former Booker Prize winner won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017? KAZUO ISHIGURO
2a Which US president was sworn in in the year that Shergar won the Derby? RONALD REAGAN
2b Who played Fran Katzenjammer in TVs Black Books and Dr Caroline Todd in Green Wing? TAMSIN GREIG
3a In which month of 1805 did the Battle of Trafalgar take place? OCTOBER (21st)
3b The Schwedagon Pagoda can be found in which Asian city? YANGON (accept RANGOON)
4a What country produces Duvel beer? BELGIUM
4b Whose thought experiment involving a cat in a box illustrates a key feature of quantum theory? ERWIN SCHRÖDINGER

Round 6
1a Which British statesman was Prime Minister for 12 years spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894? WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE
1b SGN is the IATA code, derived from its former name, for the international airport in which South East Asian city? HO CHI MINH CITY
2a Name any element which is gaseous at room temperature and does not end in the letter n. CHLORINE, FLUORINE or HELIUM
2b The Worshipful Company of Loriners is one of the ancient London Livery Companies. What objects does a loriner make? METALWORK on HORSE HARNESSES
3a The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group formed in Ireland in 1962 soon changed their name because singer Luke Kelly was reading which James Joyce novel at the time? THE DUBLINERS
3b Biloxi Blues and Lost in Yonkers were Tony Award winning plays by which American writer who died in August 2018? NEIL SIMON
4a Which athlete broke her own British record for 100 metres when she won a gold medal at the European Championships in 2018? DINA ASHER-SMITH
4b For her part in which film did Olivia Colman win the Academy Award for Best Actress in February? THE FAVOURITE

Round 7
1a Which golfer won the Open 5 times between 1975 and 1983? TOM WATSON
1b What was the title of Alfred Hitchcock’s last film, released in 1976? FAMILY PLOT
2a Which opera singer duetted with Freddie Mercury on the 1987 UK top 10 hit Barcelona? MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ
2b The phrases “The bag weighed a ton” and “I’ve told you a million times” are examples of which figure of speech? HYPERBOLE
3a Which off-shoot of Raleigh bicycles built cars from the 1930s to 2001? RELIANT
3b In 1953 Lesney Products started production of which pocket sized toy? MATCHBOX CARS
4a Who succeeded Henry I as King of England in 1135? STEPHEN
4b Which South American country has ‘Bolivarian Republic’ as part of its official name ? VENEZUELA

Round 8
1a In Greek mythology, who fell in love with his own reflection? NARCISSUS
1b Who said ‘Giving up smoking is easy, I’ve done it hundreds of times’? MARK TWAIN
2a How is Rodrigo Diaz, 11th century commander and standard-bearer of Castile, and Prince of Valencia more commonly known? EL CID
2b The North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish is in which county? DURHAM
3a Which football club has been managed this century by Martin O’Neill, Steve Bruce and John Gregory amongst many others? ASTON VILLA
3b Which actor played Bombardier ‘Gloria’ Beaumont in the TV comedy series It Ain’t Half Hot Mum? MELVYN HAYES
4a The Young Musician of the Year, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, plays which instrument? CELLO
4b Which book follows Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament? (EPISTLE TO THE) ROMANS

Spare Questions
1 What is the pseudonym of the right-wing political activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon? TOMMY ROBINSON
2 What is the first name of the character in Coronation Street played by Jimmi Harkishin since 1999? DEV (ALAHAN )
3 Whom did Henry III marry at Canterbury Cathedral in 1236? ELEANOR OF PROVENCE