Monday 1st November 2021

Warrington Set Four - Correct as at November 2019
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Round 1
1a What name is given to a medicinal extract in a solution of alcohol? TINCTURE
1b Who, the MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, has been the leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons since the 2017 General Election? IAN BLACKFORD
2a Now an actress, which teenager had three UK number ones with Because We Want To, Girlfriend and Day and Night? BILLIE PIPER
2b According to an old proverb, what was never won by a faint heart? A FAIR LADY
3a Which dam, completed in 2008 with an installed capacity of 22,500 MW, is the world's largest electricity generating dam? THREE GORGES DAM (IN CHINA)
3b Who, in the films, is the voice of Paddington Bear? BEN WHISHAW
4a Which character in Dallas was played by Ken Kercheval? CLIFF BARNES
4b When Real Madrid won the 1960 European Cup final 7-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt, all of their goals were scored by two players. Ferenc Puskas scored four; who scored the other three? ALFREDO DI STEFANO

Round 2
1a Which name for the lowest rank of commissioned officer, abolished in the British Army in 1871, is still used in the US Navy? ENSIGN
1b Played on TV by Gregor Fisher whose boat was called "The Vital Spark"? PARA HANDY (Peter McFarlane)
2a The atomic number of an element is derived from the number of which sub-atomic particle in the nucleus? PROTON
2b Although their name suggest they are another mammal, what are the largest species of bats called? FLYING FOXES
3a In which Shakespeare play do the characters Prospero, Miranda and Caliban appear? THE TEMPEST
3b Ramon Mercader assassinated which C20th leader? LEON TROTSKY
4a Perugia is the capital of which Italian region? UMBRIA
4b What is the main ingredient of a Foo Yung dish? EGGS

Round 3
1a Who, the MP for Lagan Valley, has been the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in the House of Commons since the 2019 General Election? JEFFREY DONALDSON
1b It's the Hard Knock Life, You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile and Tomorrow are songs from which musical? ANNIE
2a According to the proverb, you need a long spoon to sup with whom? THE DEVIL
2b In 1876, Wild Bill Hickock was killed by Jack McCall whilst playing poker in Deadwood, in which present day state is Deadwood? SOUTH DAKOTA
3a In the 2010 Tim Burton film version of Alice in Wonderland, who voiced the "The Caterpillar"? ALAN RICKMAN
3b Which city was the place of birth and death of artist Sandro Botticelli? FLORENCE
4a Who is the only player to score a hat trick in an FA Cup Final at Wembley? STAN MORTENSEN
4b The Catholic body, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, used to have another name in medieval times. What was that name? THE INQUISITION

Round 4
1a Before getting his own series, Benson, Robert Guillaume appeared in which American sitcom? SOAP
1b Name the medical condition which causes the sufferer to fall asleep anywhere at any time? NARCOLEPSY
2a What name is given to the group of mammals that lay eggs and includes echidnas and the platypus? MONOTREMES
2b Which duo had a hit single in 1991 with The Stonk released in aid of Comic Relief? HALE AND PACE
3a Which Italian premier was assassinated on May 9, 1978 - 55 days after being kidnapped? ALDO MORO
3b Completed in 1970, which is the world's largest dam in terms of reservoir volume? ASWAN (HIGH) DAM
4a Which fish is used in an Arbroath Smokie? HADDOCK
4b Jason Donovan came to fame playing which character opposite Kylie Minogue in Neighbours? SCOTT ROBINSON

Round 5
1a Of which London Underground line are Elephant & Castle and Harrow & Wealdstone the southern and northern termini? THE BAKERLOO LINE
1b Who was the leading Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War against Rome? HANNIBAL BARCA
2a Which Gallagher Premiership Rugby Club were docked 35 points and fined over £5 million pounds in November 2019 for breaching the salary cap? SARACENS
2b Which company makes the Xperia series of smartphones? SONY
3a Who was the Roman Goddess of Victory? VICTORIA
3b Bauxite is the main ore of which metal? ALUMINIUM
4a Name the pleasure steamer sunk by a collision with the dredger Bowbelle on the Thames in 1989? MARCHIONESS
4b Published in 1867, who wrote the poem Dover Beach? MATTHEW ARNOLD

Round 6
1a One Day and Starter for Ten are among the novels of which author? DAVID NICHOLLS
1b Oh, What a Beautiful Morning and The Surrey with the Fringe on Top Are the two opening songs of which musical? OKLAHOMA!
2a Narita is the Airport of which Asian capital city? TOKYO
2b In which US State was John Scopes put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution in 1925? TENNESSEE
3a Which Italian car manufacturer returned to Formula 1 in 2019 when it took over the Sauber team? ALFA ROMEO
3b Canaletto is famous for his landscapes of Venice and which capital city? LONDON
4a The Pearl Fishers and Carmen are operas by which composer? GEORGES BIZET
4b Who was in charge of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith until 2003? CARDINAL JOSEF RATZINGER, later POPE BENEDICT XVI. (Accept either name.)

Round 7
1a A three-bar chevron is the symbol of which rank of soldier in the British Army SERGEANT
1b Amersham & Chesham and Aldgate are the northern and southern terminal stations on which line of the London Underground system? METROPOLITAN LINE
2a Abbreviated as 'H-R diagram', what is the full name of the graph which plots the temperature of stars against their luminosity? HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL
2b Which Gallagher Premiership rugby union club play in light blue, magenta, chocolate and French grey with sleeves of lettuce green and black? HARLEQUINS
3a What is the name of Hamlet’s mother in the Shakespeare play of the same name? GERTRUDE
3b What was the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture? CERES
4a Of which German state is Kiel the capital? SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
4b What was the name of the sister ship of the "Lusitania" which held the Blue Riband (in both directions) from 1909 to 1929? RMS MAURETANIA

Round 8
1a Which barbarian leader died on his wedding night in 453AD? ATTILA THE HUN
1b The Book of Laughter and Forgetting and The Unbearable Lightness of Being are among the works of which Czech-born writer? MILAN KUNDERA
2a The decision to allow which technology company to participate in the roll-out of the UK's 5G network was leaked after a National Security Council meeting in April 2019? HUAWEI
2b King Khaled international airport serves which capital city? RIYADH
3a Galena is the most common ore of which metal? LEAD
3b Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One championship four years running from 2010 - 2013, driving for which team? RED BULL
4a Which poet wrote A Poem Upon The Death of O.C., about Oliver Cromwell? ANDREW MARVELL
4b Who composed the opera Fidelio? BEETHOVEN

Spare Questions
1 Whom did Ffion Jenkins marry in 1997? WILLIAM HAGUE
2 Which Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher lived between 1048 and 1131? OMAR KHAYYAM
3 Which North Sea oil rig disastrously caught fire in 1988? PIPER ALPHA
4 At a height of 8611m what is the highest mountain in Pakistan? K2 (accept Chhogori, or Mount Godwin-Austen)
5 Which climate change activist group staged a fortnight long demonstration in London in April 2019? EXTINCTION REBELLION