Monday 27th January 2020
Set Ref – 61C19AKF - Correct as at May 2019

Round 1
1a First run in 1861, which horse race is known as ‘The race that stops a nation’? Melbourne Cup
1b Which pioneer of stop-motion model animation (1920-2013) worked on such films as ‘Jason and the Argonauts’ and ‘Clash of the Titans’? Ray Harryhausen
2a How is Scottish singer Derek William Dick better known? Fish (from the bank Marillion)
2b Who became King of the Anglo-Saxons in 899 AD upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great? Edward the Elder
3a Which is the largest satellite of Pluto? Charon
3b What was the occupation of Rigoletto in Verdi’s opera of the same name? (Court) Jester
4a Which football league team plays their home games at the Broadfield Stadium, recently renamed the Peoples Pension Stadium’? Crawley(Town)
4b The Mii is a model made by which car manufacturer? SEAT

Round 2
1a Who was UK Prime Minister during the entire term of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency of the USA? Viscount Palmerston
1b Which chemical element, with atomic number 90, is named after a Norse god? Thorium
2a Located 44 miles north of Stockholm, what is Sweden’s oldest university? Uppsala
2b First performed in 1801, who composed the oratorio ‘The Seasons’? Haydn
3a Which car manufacturer’s logo consists of 3 red diamond shapes? Mitsubishi
3b Which usually red silicate mineral is the state gemstone of New York and is the birthstone for January? Garnet
4a The town of Newport in South Wales is located on which river? Usk
4b Who had a No.1 UK hit single in 1970 with the song ‘Woodstock’? Matthews Southern Comfort

Round 3
1a Which politician (1879-1964) said “I married beneath me – all women do”? Nancy Astor
1b The song ‘Love Me Like You Do’ by Ellie Goulding features on the soundtrack of which box office hit film of 2015? 50 Shades of Grey
2a Dial Square was the original name of which current Premier League football club, founded in 1886? Arsenal
2b What is the term for a number whose positive divisors (excluding the number itself) add up to that number? Perfect Number (the first three perfect numbers are: 6, 28, 496)
3a In 1994 which Cameroon football player became the oldest scorer in the final stages of the FIFA World Cup tournaments- a record he still holds today? Roger Milla
3b Founded in 2003, in which country is the headquarters of the budget airline Wizz Air? Hungary
4a Which author’s real name is David John Moore Cornwell?? John le Carre
4b In the computer image file format GIF, what does the ‘I’ stand for? Interchange (Graphic Interchange Format)

Round 4
1a Which city will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? Birmingham
1b Who played Samantha Stewart in the TV series ‘Foyle’s War’? Honeysuckle Weeks
2a With paintings such as ‘The Death of Sardanapalus’ (1827) and ‘Liberty Leading the People’ (1830), which artist was a prominent member of the French Romantic School? Eugene Delacroix
2b The flag of which country has the words ‘Ordem e Progresso’ written on it? Brazil
3a In the 1886 novella by R L Stevenson-what is the first name of Dr Jekyll? Henry
3b Male is the capital city of which Asian island nation? Maldives
4a Who is the creator of the TV drama series ‘Scott and Bailey’, ‘Last Tango in Halifax’ and ‘Happy Valley’? Sally Wainwright
4b Which animal has the scientific name ‘Ursus Maritimus’? Polar Bear

Round 5
1a Under what stage name is the British-American guitarist Saul Hudson better known? Slash (from the band Guns ‘N’ Roses)
1b Who had a No.1 UK hit single in October 1972 with ‘Mouldy Old Dough’? Lieutenant Pigeon
2a What does the ‘E’ stand for in the name of the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT? Espanola (accept Espana)
2b Which chemical element, with atomic number 41, is named after the daughter of Tantalus, a king in Greek mythology? Niobium
3a Ellis Peters is the nom de plume of which author? Edith Pargeter
3b In the computer document file format PDF, what does the ‘P’ stand for? Portable (Portable Document Format)
4a Of whom was Queen Victoria speaking when she said ‘He speaks to me as if I was a public meeting’? William Gladstone
4b Which animal has the scientific name ‘Ursus Arctos’? Grizzly or Brown Bear

Round 6
1a First run in 1875 and named after the flower garland which is draped over the winner, which horse race is called ‘The Run for the Roses’? Kentucky Derby
1b Ranked at 8 on Mohs scale of hardness, which mineral is the birthstone for November? Topaz
2a In the original 1853 novel by Gaston Leroux, what is the first name of the Phantom of the Opera? Erik
2b Which famous 1853 opera’s name in translation is ‘The Fallen Woman’? La Traviata
3a A noted portrait painter (1723-1792), who became the first President of the Royal Academy of Arts? Sir Joshua Reynolds
3b Which classic 1949 film centres on the character Holly Martins, an American author of western fiction? The Third Man
4a Which football league team play their home games at Broadhall Way, also known as the Lamex Stadium? Stevenage
4b The Karoq is a model made by which car manufacturer? Skoda

Round 7
1a Who was the US President during the entire terms of both Arthur Balfour and Henry Campbell-Bannerman as UK Prime Minister? Theodore Roosevelt
1b What is the name given to the sequence of numbers, starting with 1,2 where each term is equal to the sum of the previous two (i.e. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13 . . . )? Fibonacci Sequence (or Series)
2a With a total of 16, which German player has scored most goals in the final stages of FIFA World Cup Tournaments? Miroslav Klose
2b The instrumental ‘Going Home’ by Mark Knopfler is the main theme tune of which 1988 film? Local Hero
3a Who is the creator of the TV drama series ‘Bodies’, ‘Line of Duty’ and ‘Bodyguard’? Jed Mercurio
3b Founded in 2004, in which country is the headquarters of the budget airline Vueling? Spain
4a Puck, Desdemona and Cressida are small moons of which planet? Uranus
4b Who was King of England in the year 1000 AD? Ethelred (the Unready)

Round 8
1a Thames Ironworks was the original name of which current Premier League football club, formed in 1895? West Ham United
1b Which actor played the title role in the first TV series of ‘Rebus’ in 2000? John Hannah
2a The rivers Goyt and Tame join to form which larger river? Mersey
2b Which country’s flag shows the inscription – in translation – ‘There is no god but Allah – Muhammad is the Messenger of God’? Saudi Arabia
3a Located in Baden-Wurttemberg, which is Germany’s oldest university? Heidelberg
3b Who wrote the music for the 1939 film ‘Gone With The Wind’? Max Steiner
4a Which city will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games? Beijing
4b Port Vila is the capital city of which Asian island nation? Vanuatu

Spare Questions
1 Who composed the musical piece sometimes known as ‘The Battle Symphony’ in 1813? Beethoven
2 Who is the author of the Booker Prize short-listed novels ‘The Dressmaker’ and ‘An Awfully Big Adventure’? Beryl Bainbridge
3 Who was appointed as the first Astronomer Royal in 1675? John Flamsteed