Tuesday 7th January 2020
Set Ref – 61B16BJT - Correct as at April 2019

Round 1
1a According to the Old Testament, on which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? Mt Sinai
1b To which family of birds does the Nightingale belong? Thrush (accept chats or Turdidae)
2a What is the current geological epoch? Holocene
2b To within a year either side when was the last manned Moon landing? 1972(accept 1971-1973)
3a How old are horses eligible to run in the English Derby? Three year olds (Colts and Fillies)
3b What nationality is Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? Gabonese (accept from Gabon)
4a Who is the Queen’s eldest grandchild? Peter Phillips
4b Which country won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest? Israel(Netta)

Round 2
1a Which type of penguin is the only one found north of the equator? Galapagos
1b Which is the next highest peak in the UK after Ben Nevis? Ben Macdui (1309m)
2a Near which city is the Yorkshire Sculpture Park? Wakefield
2b Which English county’s flag consists of a white cross on a black background? Cornwall
3a What is the name given to the old Keep in the centre of the Tower of London, which now houses the Royal Armouries Collection? The White Tower
3b Which Devon town took its name from the title of a Charles Kingsley novel? Westward Ho!
4a What is the most southerly point of the African continent? Cape Agulhas
4b Who designed the most common versions (K2-6) of the telephone box? Giles Gilbert Scott

Round 3
1a For what would an angler use a priest? To kill or stun a fish
1b What Dutch name is given to land reclaimed from the sea in the Netherlands? Polder
2a On which canal would you find ‘Neptune’s Staircase? Caledonian Canal
2b In which decade did the first Blackpool Illuminations take place? 1870s (1879)
3a Which Italian city is the capital of the Liguria Region? Genoa
3b Which jockey has won most flat races in the UK? Sir Gordon Richards(4870)
4a What Christian name did both the Edinburgh grave robbers Burke and Hare share? William
4b Who wrote the story on which the 2016 TV series ‘The Night Manager’ was based? John Le Carre

Round 4
1a On which island is the Talisker Whisky Distillery? Skye
1b Which 1818 book has the sub-title ‘A Modern Prometheus’? Frankenstein (by Mary Shelley)
2a Which English sea captain(1774-1814)- is credited with the first complete circumnavigation of Australia? Matthew Flinders
2b Between 1902 and 1908 Albert Einstein worked in the patent office of which capital city? Bern
3a Which river flows under the bridge at Avignon? The Rhone
3b Which comedian was married to the actress Caroline Quentin from 1990 to 1998? Paul Merton
4a The “Eros” statue in Piccadilly Circus was the first large statue cast from which metal? Aluminium
4b In the book ‘Treasure Island’, for which food did Ben Gunn develop an obsessional craving? Cheese (toasted mostly!)

Round 5
1a Which Italian football club were involved in a plane crash in 1949 with the entire team being killed? At that time they were the 5 times champions of Italy. Torino (accept Turin)
1b Who has presented the Channel 4 TV programme ‘Grand Designs’ since its first broadcast in 1999? Kevin McCloud
2a Which US company purchased the Asda supermarket chain in 1999? Walmart
2b Which is the newest English National Park? South Downs Park
3a The vegetable oil marketed as ‘Canola’ is made from the seeds of which plant? Rape(seed)(accept Brassica Napus)
3b Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor? Charlemagne
4a After the Nuclear Explosion at Chernobyl in 1986 which Ukrainian city of some 50,000 inhabitants was evacuated and remains abandoned to this day? Pripyat
4b Which was the last country to join the EU in 2013? Croatia

Round 6
1a To within a year either side, in which year was the first Tour de France held? 1903 (accept 1902-1904)
1b Which is England’s most easterly town? Lowestoft
2a Derived from a Latin word for” lattice”-what name is given to the part of a church around the altar, sometimes screened or railed off? The Chancel
2b What was the name of the Royal Barge commissioned as a tribute to the Queen in the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012? Gloriana
3a What was Sharron Davies’s nickname in the 1990s TV show ‘Gladiators’? Amazon
3b In which town did Abba win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974? Brighton
4a In a suit of armour, what part of the body is protected by a Vambrace? (Fore)Arm
4b Who rules in a Heirocracy? The Clergy (accept priests)

Round 7
1a Medically-what 5-letter word is given to the device in the form of a small tube used to keep open sections of veins or arteries ? A Stent
1b What is the name of the largest river in Myanmar? The Irrawaddy
2a He was not a President but whose likeness appeared on the first US postage stamp issued in 1847? Benjamin Franklin
2b Which scientist appeared on the reverse of the last UK £1 bank note issued from 1978/88? Isaac Newton
3a Who wrote the novella on which the film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is based? Stephen King
3b In which British city was the Boys Brigade organisation founded in 1853? Glasgow (1883)
4a In 1942, Operation Chariot was a British attack on which port in German occupied France? St Nazaire
4b What was the number on Herbie the VW Beetle in the Love Bug series of films? 53

Round 8
1a When was the Merseyside Quiz League founded? 1959
1b What is the primary ingredient in traditional Gazpacho soup? Tomato
2a Which motorway runs from Preston to Colne? M65
2b Which former tennis player (1906-1992) became a commentator and was known as ‘The Voice of Wimbledon’ on BBC TV /Radio? Dan Maskell
3a Which US girl group had a Top 10 hit in 1963 with the song ‘Then he kissed me’? The Crystals
3b What animal appears on the badge of Lamborghini cars? (Raging) Bull
4a Who is the oldest woman to win the Best Actress Oscar? Jessica Tandy (80 yrs, in Driving Miss Daisy)
4b When was the English Premier Football League formed? 1992 (February)

Spare Questions
1 Paul Gascoigne appeared 92 times each for 2 clubs. One was Newcastle. Name the other. Tottenham Hotspur
2 In which British city did a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum open in September 2018? Dundee
3 In which year was the Channel Tunnel opened? 1994 (6th May)