Monday 15th November 2021

Warrington Set Five - Correct as at November 2019

Round 1
1a For leaking the arrival of what was Sarah Tisdall jailed for in 1984? CRUISE MISSILES IN THE UK.
1b Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha won the 1993 Booker Prize for which Irish author? RODDY DOYLE
2a Sung by the boys in the workhouse, what is the first song of the musical Oliver? FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
2b To which order did Tomas de Torquemada, a leading figure in the Spanish Inquisition, belong? DOMINICANS
3a What is the nationality of former Formula 1 driver Jacques Villeneuve? CANADIAN
3b Who plays Captain Mainwaring in a remake of three episodes of Dad's Army commissioned by the Gold TV channel? He also played Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
KEVIN MCNALLY
4a Which fortified wine has varieties known as “Sercial” and “Verdelho”? MADERIA
4b Which American Civil War General was the 18th man to serve as President of the USA? ULYSSES S GRANT

Round 2
1a The Duke of Norfolk’s principal home is at which building in West Sussex? ARUNDEL CASTLE
1b What is the capital city of Angola? LUANDA
2a In the days when France was a monarchy, what title was bestowed on the eldest son of a French King? DAUPHIN
2b In the first edition of Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), what colour were the Oompa-Loompas? BLACK
3a In Greek mythology, which creature had the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse? CENTAUR
3b The Tesla is the SI derived unit for which property? MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY
4a Which 20-year-old Latvian defeated Simona Halep in the final of the Women’s Singles at the 2017 French Open, becoming the only Latvian to win a tennis grand slam title? (JELENA) OSTAPENKO
4b Which Burmese national was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971? U THANT

Round 3
1a Who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for the novel The Grapes of Wrath in 1940? JOHN STEINBECK
1b Which Austrian composer’s 8th symphony, which premiered in 1910, was nicknamed Symphony of a Thousand? GUSTAV MAHLER
2a Trappists are monks of the strict observance of which monastic order? CISTERCIAN
2b Brisbane Road is the home stadium of which EFL League Two club in the 2019-20 season? LEYTON ORIENT
3a Paul Eddington played Jim Hacker in the original series of Yes, Prime Minister, but who portrayed the politician in the 2013 television remake? DAVID HAIG
3b Damien Chazelle won the 2017 Oscar for best director for which film? LA LA LAND
4a To date who is the only person to have served as both vice-president and president of the U.S.A. without being elected to either office? GERALD FORD (replacing Spiro Agnew And Richard Nixon)
4b What does 'Casablanca' (as in the Moroccan city) mean in English? WHITE HOUSE

Round 4
1a What is the capital city of Somalia? MOGADISHU
1b Which famous detective is believed to have contracted gangrene from biting his tongue after falling on an uneven pavement, which resulted in his death? Allan Pinkerton
2a In the Mr Men what colour is Mr Bump? (LIGHT BLUE) (with white bandages)
2b Which song from the musical South Pacific was a number one hit for Captain Sensible in 1982? HAPPY TALK
3a Of what is the Henry the derived SI unit? INDUCTANCE
3b From which country did legendary racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio come? ARGENTINA
4a In November 2019 who replaced Mario Draghi as the president of the European Central Bank? CHRISTINE LAGARDE
4b Which French aperitif was first made in 1846 and, when mixed with gin, was a favourite of the Queen Mother? DUBONNET

Round 5
1a Mr Maurice Bronson, played by Michael Sheard, was the fearsome deputy headmaster of which school? GRANGE HILL
1b Which German won the 1905 Nobel prize for Medicine for his research into tuberculosis? ROBERT KOCH
2a Situated in the St Elias range in the Yukon territory, at 19,551 feet, what is the highest mountain in Canada? MOUNT LOGAN
2b Which actress is the wife of Jeremy Irons? SINEAD CUSACK
3a Which novel, published in 1920, was the first to feature Agatha Christie’s detective, Hercule Poirot? THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
3b What notable ancient monarch was born in Pella in July 356 BC? ALEXANDER THE GREAT (accept Alexander III of Macedon)
4a Which word for a low-pressure belt of surface winds at the equator can also describe a bout of emotional depression? DOLDRUMS
4b Which large sea duck, mostly found round Northern sea coasts, has the scientific name Somateria mollissima? EIDER DUCK

Round 6
1a Peter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsany and Gyogry Gordon Bajnai have all been recent prime ministers of which European country? HUNGARY
1b Which composer's fourth and sixth symphonies are respectively nicknamed The Inextinguishable and The Simple? CARL NIELSEN
2a The Light of the World is a famous Pre-Raphaelite representation of Jesus Christ by which artist? WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT
2b Whaddon Road is the home stadium of which EFL League Two club in the 2019-20 season? CHELTENHAM TOWN
3a Which trench in the Pacific, named after a country, is the deepest trench of the Southern Hemisphere and the second deepest on Earth? TONGA TRENCH
3b Guillermo del Toro won the 2018 Oscar for best director for which film? THE SHAPE OF WATER
4a Aubrey Graham is the real name of which Canadian rapper, who had UK number one singles with One Dance and God's Plan and featured on the chart-topping song What's My Name with Rhianna? DRAKE
4b What is the Africaans word for farmer? BOER

Round 7
1a What is the name of the Wiltshire house of the Marquis of Bath? LONGLEAT
1b In which children’s’ TV programme, narrated by Derek Jacobi, would you see Iggle-Piggle & Upsy-Daisy? IN THE NIGHT GARDEN
2a Who was the maternal grandmother of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany? QUEEN VICTORIA
2b Which Argentinian mountain is South America's highest peak? MOUNT ACONCAGUA
3a According to Greek mythology what was the name of the monstrous three headed dog, guarding the entrance to Hades? CERBERUS
3b What was the first full-length novel, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to feature Sherlock Holmes? A STUDY IN SCARLET
4a Which 15-year old defeated five-time champion Venus Williams in the first round of the Wimbledon Ladies Singles of 2019? CORI (also accept Coco) GAUFF
4b What name is given to the climatic interval of colder weather that lasted from the early 14th century to the mid-19th century succeeding the Medieval Warm Period? LITTLE ICE AGE

Round 8
1a Which scientist developed the first effective vaccine, which was against smallpox? EDWARD JENNER
1b In April 2016 Sigmund David Gunnlaugsson resigned as the Prime Minister of which country? ICELAND
2a Charlotte Riley is married to which actor? TOM HARDY
2b The Order of Release 1746 by Sir John Everett Millais is a painting set in the aftermath of which battle? BATTLE OF CULLODEN
3a Ruling from 69 to 79 AD, which former general was the First Roman emperor of the Flavian Dynasty? VESPASIAN
3b The Bohai Sea, also known as the Bo Sea, lies off the coast of which Asian country? CHINA
4a Which small bird of prey has the Latin name “Falco Subbuteo”? THE HOBBY
4b Which singer's number one hits in the UK include Beautiful, Dirrty and Genie in a Bottle? CHRISTINA AGUILERA

Spare Questions
1 The flag of which island group in the Atlantic consists of three vertical bars of white, blue and yellow? CANARY ISLANDS
2 The cartoon character Garfield the Cat was created by which cartoonist? JIM DAVIS
3 Which five words precede "there we sat down" in the opening of Psalm 137? BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON
4 Born in Belfast in 1824 what title did scientist William Thomson take? LORD KELVIN
5 Which still running BBC entertainment programme was first broadcast on the 15th May 2004? STRICTLY COME DANCING