Monday 24th February 2020
Set Ref – 61C23ACD - Correct as at November 2019

Round 1
1a What is the main ore of the metal mercury? CINNABAR (accept Mercuric Sulphide
1b Central and East African mountain gorillas are to found in Uganda, the Republic of the Congo, and which other country? RWANDA
2a According to the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", for what geographical feature did Slartibartfast win an award when he designed the Earth? FJORDS
2b Carlos Menem and Fernando de la Rua have been presidents of which country during the 1990's? ARGENTINA
3a Wiesbaden is the state capital of which German Land? HESSE
3b What is the name of the aircraft flown by the Red Arrows? (BAE Systems) HAWK T1
4a Jenny Agutter plays which character in the TV series "Call the Midwife"? SISTER JULIENNE
4b What scientific term is defined as the speed of a body in a specified direction? VELOCITY

Round 2
1a Who founded Microsoft with Paul Allen in 1975? BILL GATES
1b Which card game uses a wooden peg board for scoring? CRIBBAGE
2a The joule is the SI unit of what? ENERGY or WORK
2b In Greek mythology who was the goddess of memory? MNEMOSYNE
3a Which English poet’s major works included "Paradise Lost", "Paradise Regained" and "Samson Agonistes"? JOHN MILTON
3b Which battle of the First World War ended the first German offensive and drove them back from the outskirts of Paris? FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE (1914)
4a The cathedral city of Lincoln stands on which river? THE WITHAM
4b In heraldry Gules is used to describe which colour? RED

Round 3
1a The endangered aye-aye, a squirrel-like lemur and the world's largest nocturnal primate, is native to which island country? MADAGASCAR
1b Who wrote the music for the show ‘A Chorus Line’? MARVIN HAMLISCH
2a Which was the first country, in 1960, to elect a female prime minister? SRI LANKA
2b Which country uses the international vehicle registration letters IS? ICELAND
3a Which airship crashed near Beauvais on its maiden overseas voyage in 1930? R101
3b Rupert Davies, Gary Oldman and Sir Alec Guinness have all played which fictional spy on film or TV? GEORGE SMILEY
4a What two-word name is given to -273.150C, the lowest possible temperature? ABSOLUTE ZERO
4b Grant Shapps was appointed to which post in Boris Johnston's first cabinet in July 2019? TRANSPORT SECRETARY

Round 4
1a Which variety of the card game Patience shares its name with the Canadian location of a gold rush in the 1890's? KLONDIKE
1b What is the most commonly found ore of the metal lead? GALENA
2a In Greek mythology who was the Muse of Hymns? POLYHYMNIA
2b What is the name of the dystopian future state of the United States depicted in the Margaret Attwood novels The Handmaid's Tales and The Testaments? REPUBLIC OF GILEAD
3a April 2017 saw the Centenary of which WW 1 Battle seen as pivotal in the history of Canada? VIMY RIDGE
3b Epinal is the capital of which French Department? VOSGES
4a In heraldry Vert is used to describe which colour? GREEN
4b Played by Phyllis Logan, who was the housekeeper in "Downton Abbey"? MRS HUGHES

Round 5
1a The 1993 Jane Campion film "The Piano", starred whom as a mute Scotswoman sent to New Zealand? HOLLY HUNTER
1b Andrew Johnson succeeded whom as US President? ABRAHAM LINCOLN
2a If you slam-dunked which game would you be playing? BASKETBALL
2b Bignor, Chedworth and Lullingstone are among the examples of which type of building to have been excavated and put on display in the past century? ROMAN VILLA
3a Which band parted company with singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham in April 2018? FLEETWOOD MAC
3b Which book immediately precedes Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament? ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
4a Selwyn Lloyd, Bernard Wetherill and Horace King all held, at one time, which Parliamentary office? SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
4b The witches Alexandra Spofford, Jane Smart and Sukie Rougemont appear in the novel "The Witches of Eastwick" by which author? JOHN UPDIKE

Round 6
1a According to the proverb, time and what else wait for no man? TIDE
1b Who wrote the songs for the stage musical ‘Kinky Boots’, premiered in Chicago in 2012? CINDY LAUPER
2a In which 1988 film did Bob Hoskins star as private eye Eddie Valiant? WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT
2b A Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle appears on the flag of which country? MOZAMBIQUE
3a British racing driver George Russell competed in the 2019 Formula One season, driving for which team? WILLIAMS
3b Who played Jonathon Pine in the TV series "The Night Manager"? TOM HIDDLESTON
4a The Hector Berlioz opera "Les Troyens" is based on which of Virgil's poems? THE AENEID
4b Gavin Williamson was appointed to which post in Boris Johnston's first cabinet in July 2019? EDUCATION SECRETARY

Round 7
1a Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak and who else were the three founders of Apple Inc? STEVE JOBS
1b Who starred opposite Celia Johnson in the film "Brief Encounter"? TREVOR HOWARD
2a The Farad is the SI unit of which property? CAPACITANCE
2b In which sport can you compete in a Hereford Round or a York Round? ARCHERY
3a Which poet wrote the unfinished work "The Canterbury Tales"? GEOFFREY CHAUCER
3b Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton were the members of which rock trio? CREAM
4a Three rivers run through Carlisle. Two are the River Caldrew and the River Eden-what is the third? PETTERIL
4b Which major Law Office was held, during the 20th century by Rayner Goddard, Hubert Parker and John Widgery, among others, and was once held by George Jeffreys, of Bloody Assize fame? LORD CHIEF JUSTICE

Round 8
1a Then Vice-President John Tyler succeeded to the US Presidency upon the death, in office, of which US President? WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
1b What according to the proverb is the thief of time? PROCRASTINATION
2a What was the function of a hypocaust in a Roman building? HEATING THE FLOOR
2b In which Marx Brothers film does much of the action centre on the theft of a painting, during a party given in honour of Groucho’s character, the explorer Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding? ANIMAL CRACKERS
3a Which of the Four Gospels is thought to be based on eyewitness information? ST. MARK
3b With which team did Michael Schumacher make his Formula One debut at the Belgian Grand Prix of 1991, his only appearance for that team? JORDAN
4a Bella Swann and vampire Edward Cullen are the main characters in the "Twilight" novel series by which author? STEPHANIE MEYER
4b The opera ‘Beatrice and Benedict’ by Berlioz is based on which Shakespeare play? MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Spare Questions
1 Which politician's amendment which was passed on 19th October 2019, effectively meant Boris Johnson writing a letter to the EU requesting a Brexit extension in order to comply with the Benn Act? SIR OLIVER LETWIN
2 Who was appointed Poet Laureate in 2019? SIMON ARMITAGE
3 Which Anglo Saxon burial site was excavated by Basil Brown in the summers of 1938 and 1939? SUTTON HOO
4 In which town was the Shepherd Neame brewery founded in 1698? FAVERSHAM
5 Which French impressionist died at home in Giverny in 1926? CLAUDE MONET