Monday 11th October 2021

Warrington Set Two - Correct as at September 2019
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Round 1
1a Which grape may be combined with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the making of Champagne? PINOT MEUNIER
1b In which county is there a National Trust - owned monument on Black Down to Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy? DORSET
2a Who created the comic strip character Dan Dare? FRANK HAMPSON
2b Who was the composer of "The Carnival of the Animals"? CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
3a With a sidereal rotation period of 243 Earth days, which planet in the solar system takes the longest to rotate around it’s axis? VENUS
3b A.S. Roma is one of two Serie A football clubs based in Rome. What is the other? S.S. LAZIO
4a What pub chain was founded by Tim Martin in 1979? WETHERSPOON
4b Who played Elton John in the 2019 biopic, Rocketman? TARON EGERTON

Round 2
1a In Thunderbirds Alan, Virgil, Scott and John were four of the five Tracy brothers, who was the fifth? GORDON
1b What was the RAF's first operational jet, first flying in 1943? GLOSTER METEOR
2a Which spice, the most expensive in the world, is derived from a type of crocus? SAFFRON
2b Which American President was assassinated in the year that Queen Victoria died? WILLIAM MCKINLEY
3a Which Scottish author wrote the books known collectively as The Waverley Novels? SIR WALTER SCOTT
3b Which 1950 musical, with songs and lyrics by Frank Loesser, is inspired by two short stories written by the author Damon Runyon? GUYS AND DOLLS
4a How many carbon atoms are there in a molecule of the hydrocarbon butane? 4
4b Helsinki was the venue of the Summer Olympics in which year? 1952

Round 3
1a SeaCity Museum opened in 2012 in which city to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure? SOUTHAMPTON
1b What two-word phrase comes from the Latin for "it does not follow" and is used for a statement which is not logically connected to anything that was said before? NON- SEQUITUR
2a Who composed the Liberty Bell March? JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
2b In January 2019, Juan Guaido was recognised by several countries, including the USA, as the new president of which country? VENEZUELA
3a Which Bundesliga football club play in the German city of Gelsenkirchen? FC SCHALKE 04
3b With what branch of the arts was Bernard Leach CH CBE, who died in 1979, most closely associated? STUDIO POTTERY
4a Which actress played the role of Judy Garland in the 2019 film biopic Judy? RENEE ZELLWEGER
4b The four largest cities in the USA, by area, can all be found in which US state? ALASKA (Sitka, Juneau, Wrangell and Anchorage)

Round 4
1a Name the world’s first commercially operational jet passenger plane. It first operated from London to Johannesburg in 1952? DE HAVILLAND COMET
1b Chianti wine is made chiefly from which grape variety? SANGIOVESI
2a Lynette Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, failed in her attempt to assassinate which US President? GERALD FORD
2b Who is the cartoonist behind the Doonesbury comic strip? GARRY TRUDEAU
3a Which 1986 musical has lyrics by Sir Tim Rice and music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus? CHESS
3b Which planet has an orbit around the Sun of 687 days? MARS
4a In which year did Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympic Games for the first time? 1964
4b Which home furnishing chain was founded by Terence Conran in 1964? HABITAT

Round 5
1a What term is given to ready-made pieces of computerised graphic art that can be used to decorate a document? CLIP-ART
1b What is the largest land mammal native to the UK? RED DEER
2a Which Korean car company caused outrage in 2013 among Ulster Unionists by naming its latest concept car the "Provo"? KIA
2b Mackenzie Crook played the role of Gareth Keenan in which TV comedy series? THE OFFICE
3a Who did the Queen's nephew, the then Viscount Linley marry in 1993? SERENA STANHOPE
3b Kigali is the capital city of which African country? RWANDA
4a Which Celtic fire festival marked the beginning of spring and the lambing season? IMBOLC (or Imbolg)
4b Under what pseudonym did writer Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael? ELLIS PETERS

Round 6
1a Whose album Smile was released in 2004 after 37 years in the making? BRIAN WILSON
1b In heraldry, what is the name for the general background to a shield? FIELD
2a Which team was on the receiving end when Brian Lara scored 501 not out, the highest ever individual first-class innings cricket score? DURHAM
2b Daniel Ortega has since January 2007 been the president of which country? NICARAGUA
3a Which 1984 film starring Harry Dean Stanton as Travis Henderson and Nastassja Kinski as his estranged wife Jane won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and a Bafta for best direction by Wim Wenders? PARIS, TEXAS
3b In what branch of the arts was Irving Penn involved? PHOTOGRAPHY
4a Who founded the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg in 1764? CATHERINE THE GREAT
4b What is the least populated of the fifty United States of America? WYOMING

Round 7
1a In The Flintstones, which character’s parents were Pearl and Ricky Slaghoople? WILMA FLINTSTONE
1b What two-word name is given to an intentionally (harmless or beneficial) hidden message in a work such as a computer programme, web page or video game? EASTER EGG
2a What name is given to the solid substance formed in the Intestine of a sperm whale, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume? AMBERGRIS
2b Which car manufacturer made the SUV model "Yeti"? SKODA
3a Weir of Hermiston is a novel by which British writer (it was left incomplete when he died in Samoa, in 1894)? ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
3b Which Mitford sister married the Duke of Devonshire? DEBORAH
4a How many hydrogen atoms are there in a molecule of the hydrocarbon benzene? 6
4b What was the name of the Celtic fire festival, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter? SAMHAIN

Round 8
1a What is the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial? TASMANIAN DEVIL
1b Which New Zealand born singer released albums called Pure, Odyssey and Treasure? HAYLEY WESTENRA
2a John Bluthal played Frank Pickles in which TV sitcom? VICAR OF DIBLEY
2b Which was the last first-class county for which Fred Trueman played cricket? DERBYSHIRE
3a Conakry is the capital and largest city of which African country? GUINEA
3b Alicia Vikander won best supporting actress and Eddie Redmayne was nominated in the best actor category for their roles in which 2015 film? THE DANISH GIRL
4a Who created the Oslo detective, Harry Hole, in his novels? JO NESBO
4b In 1635, which chief minister to Louis XIII founded Académie Française? CARDINAL RICHELIEU

Spare Questions
1 What was the forename of Scaramanga, The Man with the Golden Gun? FRANCISCO
2 A 9 square mile area of land located roughly between Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield is known by what name, after something that is produced there? THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
3 Give a year in which the Thirty Years War was fought? 1618 -1648
4 It's Different for Girls and Stepping Out were two singles by which artist to reach the top 20 in the UK charts? JOE JACKSON
5 What two-word collective name is given to the element’s lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium? ALKALI METALS (accept Alkaline Metals but not alkaline earth metals)