Tuesday 16th November 2021

Liverpool Set Five - Correct as at July 2021

Round 1
1a In the Bible in which village did Lazarus live? BETHANY
1b Who was the artist sister of the writer Virginia Woolf? VANESSA BELL
2a Which European city is served by Findel airport? LUXEMBOURG
2b In which year did Hong Kong revert to Chinese rule? 1997
3a Name the house in which Winston Churchill lived from 1922 until his death. CHARTWELL
3b Which jockey's last Derby winner was the horse Pinza in 1953? GORDON RICHARDS
4a Who is the film director father of Madonna's son Rocco? GUY RITCHIE
4b Withdrawn in 1978, what was the popular name for the drug known in the UK as Drinamyl? PURPLE HEART

Round 2
1a In heraldry what is a talbot? HOUND (accept DOG)
1b Trappists belong to which religious order? CISTERCIANS
2a Which American's first successful play was 'All My Sons’? ARTHUR MILLER
2b 'Ascension' and 'Om' are both albums by which jazz saxophonist? JOHN COLTRANE
3a Which ''brothers'' had a hit with the song 'The Sun ain't gonna shine anymore'? WALKER BROTHERS
3b Which French city stands at the confluence of the Rhone and Soane rivers? LYON
4a Liverpool FC goalkeeper Allison Becker was signed from which European club? (AS) ROMA
4b What was the name of the 'Dr Who' assistant played by Billie Piper? ROSE TYLER

Round 3
1a In which country is 'The Quiet American' by Graham Greene set? VIETNAM
1b A hogget is a year old of what animal? SHEEP
2a In Marvel Comics, what is the alter ego of Tony Stark? IRON MAN
2b In the periodic table, which element has the symbol Ir? IRIDIUM
3a Give a year during the reign of King Macbeth of Scotland. 1040–1057
3b Which French artist painted the controversial 'L'Origin du monde'? GUSTAVE COURBET
4a Freemont is a part of which American city? SEATTLE
4b Who wrote the book 'Born Free'? JOY ADAMSON

Round 4
1a With the Latin name Sorex minutus, what is Britain's smallest mammal? PYGMY SHREW
1b Norwegian Karsten Warholm is the world champion in which athletics event? 400M HURDLES (MEN)
2a What was the surname of the man known as 'Buffalo Bill'? CODY
2b In which school was the T.V. series 'Glee' set? MCKINLEY HIGH
3a Of what type of pastry are profiteroles and éclairs made? CHOUX
3b Who is the patron saint of Venice? ST MARK
4a What is the SI derived unit of magnetic flux? WEBER
4b Who was Queen Victoria's second Prime Minister, taking office for the second time in 1841? ROBERT PEEL

Round 5
1a Which miracle did Jesus perform at Cana? TURNED WATER INTO WINE
1b What does the K stand for in the name of author J.K.Rowling? KATHLEEN
2a Which European city is served by Adolfo Suárez- Barajas airport? MADRID
2b On Christmas Day in which year was the colony of Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese? 1941
3a Name the house in which Charles Dickens lived from 1857 until his death. GAD'S HILL
3b The horse Troy was the last Derby winner of which jockey in 1979? WILLIE CARSON
4a What is the first name of Patsy Kensit and Liam Gallagher's son? LENNON
4b When it was used as a cosmetic, the drug Atropine in the form of Belladonna was applied to which part of the body? EYES

Round 6
1a In heraldry what is a mullet? STAR
1b Capuchins belong to which religious order? FRANCISCANS
2a Whose last play was ' What the Butler Saw '? JOE ORTON
2b 'Relaxin'' and 'Cookin'' are albums by which jazz trumpeter? MILES DAVIS
3a Which ''brothers'' had a hit with the song ''This old heart of mine''? ISLEY BROTHERS
3b Which German city stands at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster rivers? HAMBURG
4a Everton FC footballer Richarlison was signed from which UK club? WATFORD
4b What was the name of the Dr Who assistant played by Karen Gillan? AMY POND

Round 7
1a In which country is 'The Comedians' by Graham Greene set? HAITI
1b In mythology, which hero was tasked with the search for the Golden Fleece? JASON
2a In Marvel Comics what is the alter ego of Steve Rogers? CAPTAIN AMERICA
2b In the periodic table, which element has the symbol Ru? RUTHENIUM
3a Give a year during the reign of King Canute of England? 1016–1035
3b Which French artist painted The Card Players? PAUL CEZANNE
4a Haight Ashbury is an area in which American city? SAN FRANCISCO
4b Who wrote the book 'Ring of Bright Water'? GAVIN MAXWELL

Round 8
1a With the Latin name Neomys fodiens, what is Britain's only venomous mammal? WATER SHREW
1b Frenchman Kevin Mayer is the world record holder in which athletics event? DECATHLON
2a What was the surname of the woman known as Calamity Jane? CANNARY (ACCEPT CANARY)
2b In which town was the TV series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' set? SUNNYDALE
3a Which vegetable is the key ingredient of Baba ghanoush? AUBERGINE
3b Who is the patron saint of Paris? GENEVIEVE
4a What is the derived SI unit of capacitance? FARAD
4b Who was Queen Victoria's penultimate Prime Minister, taking office for the only time in 1894? ARCHIBALD PHILIP PRIMROSE (accept EARL OF ROSEBURY)

Spare Questions
1 Which one day Italian cycling race is known as 'the race of the falling leaves'? IL LOMBARDIA (accept GIRO DI LOMBARDIA or TOUR OF LOMBARDY)
2 How many completed symphonies did Shostakovich write? 15 (2 movements of a 16th exist)
3 Dushanbe is the capital of which central Asian country? TAJIKISTAN
4 In December 1999 which was the last foreign colony to revert to Chinese rule? MACAO