Tuesday 5th October 2021

Liverpool Set One - Correct as at August 2021
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Round 1
1a Queen Anne’s Bounty benefitted poor members of which profession? THE CLERGY
1b In TV advertising which product is said to be ‘Knitted by Nanas’? SHREDDIES
2a Who succeeded Carol Ann Duffy as Poet Laureate in 2019? SIMON ARMITAGE
2b Malachite is an ore of which metal? COPPER
3a On the Moh’s scale of hardness what substance is number 1? TALC
3b Who composed the opera Tristan and Isolde? WAGNER
4a Which term is applied to a female ferret? JILL
4b Which car manufacturer produces models called Yeti and Roomster? SKODA

Round 2
1a Colchagua and Maipo are wine producing regions in which country? CHILE
1b Mrs De Winter is a sequel to which novel? REBECCA
2a Who was the rogue trader who brought about the downfall of Barings Bank? NICK LEESON
2b What was the maiden name of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall? SHAND
3a If a person is said to be ridibund, they have an inclination to do what? LAUGH
3b The highest standard gauge railway in the world is found in which country? PERU
4a Brung Up Proper is the 2001 autobiography of which comedian and TV presenter? JASON MANFORD
4b Queen guitarist Brian May has a PhD in which subject? ASTROPHYSICS

Round 3
1a Who writes the Women’s Murder Club series of novels? JAMES PATTERSON
1b Who was the Tory Chief Whip involved in the ‘Plebgate’ incident with a policeman?
2a What was the maiden name of former Prime Minister Theresa May? ANDREW MITCHELL
2b Which cheese is used to make the dessert Tiramisu? MASCARPONE
3a Which is the oldest college at Oxford University? UNIVERSITY
3b ‘Psycho’ is the 2000 autobiography of which footballer? STYART PEARCE
4a Vänern is the largest freshwater lake in the EU; in which country is it? SWEDEN
4b Philology is the scientific study of what? LANGUAGE

Round 4
1a Kevin the Carrot features in the Christmas advertisements for which supermarket? ALDI
1b The 1714 Riot Act was passed to supress which group of people? JACOBITES
2a What is the SI derived unit of electrical conductance? SIEMEN
2b Who succeeded Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England in March 2020? ANDREW BAILEY
3a Drosselmeyer is a character in which ballet? THE NUTCRACKER
3b Euro coins and notes were first circulated as currency in which year? 2002
4a Who founded Lotus Cars? COLIN CHAPMAN
4b As at October 2018, which type of creature has been awarded the Dickin medal for animal bravery most times? PIGEON

Round 5
1a Allium Cepa is the scientific name for which vegetable? ONION
1b How is Helen Graham described in the title of a novel? THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL
2a Who was the first Liberal British Prime Minister? PALMERSTON
2b Who composed the operas Otello, Falstaff and Macbeth? VERDI
3a Who won the open Golf Championship in 2019 and so effectively retained it for two years? SHANE LOWRY
3b The 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Abiy Ahmed who is Prime Minister of which African country? ETHIOPIA
4a Asahi took over which London brewery in 2019? FULLERS
4b Which town is located near the confluence of the North & South Tyne Rivers? HEXHAM

Round 6
1a Which city is served by George Bush International Airport? HOUSTON
1b Who is the Patron Saint of Europe? ST BENEDICT
2a In a regular hexagon, what is the sum total of the internal angles? 720 DEGREES
2b Who designed Marble Arch? JOHN NASH
3a Angela Kelly published a book in 2019 about her life working with the Queen since 1994 in which role? DRESSER (accept Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator)
3b Which member of the Royal Family was made a director of Cheltenham Racecourse in November 2019? ZARA TINDALL (PHILLIPS)
4a Who was the principal architect of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral? GILES GILG]BERT SCOTT
4b In geometry, what is the name for an angle between 180 and 360 degrees? REFLEX

Round 7
1a Catherine Morland was the central character of which novel? NIRTHANGER ABBEY
1b Brassica Rapa is the scientific name for which vegetable? TURNIP
2a Which composer’s 12th symphony was entitled The Year 1917? SHOSTAKOVICH
2b At 210 days, who was the shortest serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century? ANDREW BONAR LAW
3a The 2019 RIBA Sterling Prize for Architecture was won for the design of a council estate in which English city? NORWICH
3b Egan Bernal won cycling’s Tour de France in 2019; he was the first winner from which country? COLOMBIA
4a Which large port is located on the river Loire, 35 miles from its mouth? NANTES
4b Costa Coffee is now owned by which major company? COCA COLA

Round 8
1a Who is the Patron Saint of lost causes? ST JUDE
1b Linate (pronounced LINARTAY) and Malpensa airports serve which city? MILAN
2a In which year were Premium Bonds introduced? 1956
2b Which US state has the nicknames ‘First State’ and ‘Diamond State’? DELAWARE
3a Which US State has the nickname ‘Peninsula State’ and ‘Sunshine State’? FLORIDA
3b Peter Benenson founded which organisation in 1961? AMNEST INTERNATIONAL
4a Paul Harris founded which organisation in 1905? ROTARY (INTERNATIONAL)
4b What was the name of the plane in which Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927? SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS

Spare Questions
1 Which metal is obtained from the ore siderite? IRON
2 Eglantine Jebb founded which organisation in 1919? SAVE THE CHILDREN
3 Beaume is a wine growing region within which larger region? BURGUNDY
4 Which entertainer used the catchphrase ‘The day war broke out’? RON]B WILTON
5 Which term is given to female lobsters and crabs? HENS
6 How is Mickey Mouse known in Italy? TOPOLINO
7 ‘Waldi the dog’ was the first official Olympic Mascot. At which games did it appear? MUNICH/1972