Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Set Ref – 61B24BZT - Correct as at October 2019

Round 1
1a In German, what name is given to the diacritic of two dots or two short lines over the a, o or u to change the sound? UMLAUT
1b Tosca and Madama Butterfly are operas by which composer? GIACOMO PUCCINI
2a Suzy Kendall and Tuesday Weld are two of the four ex wives of which entertainer? DUDLEY MOORE
2b Which British athlete won the 200 metres at the 2019 IAAF World Championships? DINA ASHER-SMITH
3a Vickerstown was a model village built for Vickers workers near their shipyards in which town? BARROW IN FURNESS
3b Which branch of mathematics derives it’s name from the Latin word for pebble? CALCULUS
4a Who succeeded Calvin Coolidge as US President in 1929? HERBERT HOOVER
4b In which European city are the Tivoli Gardens, an amusement park opened in 1843? COPENHAGEN

Round 2
1a Who was the scriptwriting partner of Dick Clement, with whom he wrote The Likely Lads and Auf Wiedersehen Pet? IAN LA FRENAIS
1b Which current Tottenham and England footballer is the grandson of former FA General Secretary Ted Croker? ERIC DIER
2a Which crime writer created the quadriplegic forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme? JEFFERY DEAVER
2b What film featured the song “Take My Breath Away”? TOP GUN
3a In World War Two which country did Churchill describe as “the soft underbelly of the crocodile” - the campaign there proved him wrong? ITALY
3b Which resort on the Eastern coast of Rhodes, popular with young people, has a naturist beach called Mandomata Beach? FALIRAKI
4a What word can be a stick carried by a shepherd or a word for sick/ill in Australian slang? CROOK
4b Deuterium and tritium are isotopes of which element? HYDROGEN

Round 3
1a Which American car manufacturer’s logo was the head of a ram? DODGE
1b Which company manufactures the corn snack Mega Monster Munch? WALKERS
2a Which English king was crowned king of France in 1431? HENRY VI
2b Which holiday company owns six resorts in the UK, among them being one in Sherwood Forest, one in Longleat Forest and one in Whinfell Forest near Penrith? CENTER PARCS
3a Parseltongue is a fictional language used in which series of books? HARRY POTTER
3b Who wrote the original words to the Christmas carol, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”? CHARLES WESLEY
4a Frankie Howerd starred in two Carry On films. Name either. CARRY ON UP THE JUNGLE or CARRY ON DOCTOR
4b In which sport have Australia and New Zealand competed for The Bledisloe Cup since the 1930s? RUGBY UNION

Round 4
1a Which two letters after a person’s name indicate that they are a member of The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle? KT
1b What is the second largest town by population on the Isle of Man? RAMSEY
2a Give a year in the life of Italian painter Canaletto. 1697 - 1768
2b There are four Roman Catholic archdioceses on the island of Ireland. The Archbishop of Armagh is the Primate of All Ireland but which Archbishop is the Primate of Ireland? DUBLIN
3a Who won an Oscar for his performance in the 2010 film The King’s Speech? COLIN FIRTH
3b What is the surname of the two brothers who were members of the Europe team that won the 2010 Ryder Cup? MOLINARI (FRANCESCO and EDOARDO
4a In Greek myth, who was the husband of Helen of Troy? MENELAUS
4b With which girl group was Alesha Dixon a member from 1999 to 2005? MIS-TEEQ

Round 5
1a Born in 1921 and appointed in 1951, who is the longest-serving member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom? DUKE OF EDINBURGH
1b Stromness in South Georgia is named after the second largest town by population in which British archipelago? ORKNEY
2a Give a year in the life of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. 1707 - 1778
2b The Anglican Archbishop of Wales is elected from the six Anglican bishops in Wales. Which of these bishops is bishop for the diocese which includes Cardiff? LLANDAFF
3a In the 1951 film A Streetcar Named Desire three of the cast won Oscars. Name any. VIVIEN LEIGH, KARL MALDEN or KIM HUNTER
3b What is the surname of the two brothers who were members of the USA team that won the 2007 Davis Cup? BRYAN (MIKE and BOB)
4a In Greek myth, who was the husband of Andromache? HECTOR
4b Which group that included Myleene Klass was created for the TV show Popstars in 2001 - they lasted twenty months? HEAR’SAY

Round 6
1a Which European car manufacturer’s logo is a winged arrow with three feathers? ŠKODA
1b Twiglets are manufactured in the UK by which subsidiary of United Biscuits? JACOB’S
2a Which British monarch was Elector of Hanover from 1698 - 1727? GEORGE I
2b Which holiday company now owns three resorts in Skegness, Minehead and Bognor Regis? BUTLINS
3a In the Harry Potter books what animal from Greek mythology is “Fawkes”? PHOENIX
3b Which character from the pantomime Cinderella gave Adam and the Ants a UK No. 1 hit in 1981? PRINCE CHARMING
4a Whose only appearance in a Carry On film was as Captain Keene in Carry On Up The Khyber? ROY CASTLE
4b In which sport do Europe and the USA compete annually for The Mosconi Cup? (NINE BALL) POOL

Round 7
1a Who was the scriptwriting partner of Ray Galton, with whom he wrote Hancock’s Half Hour and Steptoe and Son? ALAN SIMPSON
1b What is the surname of the cricketing brothers, two of whom captained Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, who were the grandsons of former Test cricketer Vic Richardson? CHAPPELL
2a Who created the fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh? P D JAMES
2b Which film featured the song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”? DIRTY DANCING
3a In World War Two which group of people did Churchill describe as “the geese that laid the golden eggs-but never cackled”? BLETCHLEY PARK CODEBREAKERS
3b Between 1912 and the surrender in 1943, Rhodes was occupied by which European country? ITALY
4a Which bird is known in Australia as ‘the bushman’s alarm clock’? KOOKABURRA
4b There are six flavors of quark: up, down, top, bottom, strange and ______ which other? CHARM

Round 8
1a In French, what name is given to the diacritic sometimes placed under the c to soften the letter? CEDILLA
1b Which composer’s only opera was Fidelio? LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
2a Angie Dickinson and Carol Bayer Sager are two of the four ex wives of which songwriter? BURT BACHARACH
2b USA won 14 gold medals at the 2019 IAAF World Championships. Which country came second with 5 gold medals? KENYA
3a Which village did Cadburys build for their workers in 1879? BOURNVILLE
3b The definitive origin of the branch of mathematics Geometry was set out in the book Elements written about 330 BC. Who was the author? EUCLID
4a Who immediately preceded John F Kennedy as President of the USA? DWIGHT D EISENHOWER
4b In which European city is the Promenade des Anglais? NICE

Spare Questions
1 'All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players' is a line from which Shakespeare play? AS YOU LIKE IT
2 In what year was the TV Channel Four first broadcast? 1982
3 What is the nationality of the UN Secretary General António Guterres? PORTUGUESE