Monday 25th October 2021

Warrington Set Three - Correct as at October 2019
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Round 1
1a What name is given to a parallelogram, with no right angles whose sides are all equal in length? RHOMBUS
1b In Greek mythology of what was Hebe the goddess? YOUTH
2a Who was Poet Laureate from 1968 to1972? CECIL DAY LEWIS
2b In Roman history, AD69 is known as "The Year of …..” what? THE FOUR EMPERORS
3a With what is a Carpetbag Steak stuffed? OYSTERS
3b What was the nationality of the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan? GHANAIAN
4a Which young Briton won the USA Junior Tennis Open in 2004? ANDREW MURRAY
4b Which illness was also known as ‘ragpicker’s disease’ and ‘woolsorter's disease amongst other names? ANTHRAX

Round 2
1a For what does the F stand, in the abbreviation UNICEF? FUND (United Nations Children’s Fund)
1b What is the nickname of the USA men's rugby union team? EAGLES
2a The Christian feast known as “Lady Day” falls in which month? MARCH (25th)
2b Who is the lead vocalist with the rock band Van Halen, the only member of the group whose surname isn’t Van Halen? DAVID LEE ROTH
3a Who wrote the play Accidental Death of an Anarchist? DARIO FO
3b What is the fourth official language of Switzerland along with Romansch, French and German? ITALIAN
4a American military slang for the time of half past midnight is part of the title of which 2013 Oscar nominated film? ZERO DARK THIRTY
4b What name is given to the Jewish "Festival of Lights" HANUKKAH

Round 3
1a In Greek mythology of what, specifically, was Zephyrus the god? THE WEST WIND
1b In Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night's Dream, who was the King of the Fairies? OBERON
2a If commoners in Ancient Rome were known as plebeians, what term was used for members of the ruling class? PATRICIANS
2b Which spirit is used along with Kummel to make a Silver Streak cocktail? GIN
3a What is the nationality of the current UN Secretary-General António Guterres? PORTUGESE
3b Who played Dr Finlay in the original TV series of Dr Finlay's Casebook? BILL SIMPSON
4a What is the more common name for the medical condition "Hallux Valgus"? BUNIONS
4b Which colourful small bird, with the Latin name Carduellis carduellis, has become a frequent visitor to suburban gardens in the UK in recent years? THE GOLDFINCH

Round 4
1a What is the nickname of the English Gallagher Premiership Rugby Union club, Worcester? WARRIORS
1b Which quadrilateral has only one pair of opposite sides parallel? TRAPEZIUM
2a After the death of singer Bon Scott in 1980, who replaced him on AC/DC tours until 2016? BRIAN JOHNSON
2b Who was the longest serving Poet Laureate of the 20th century, being in the post for 37 years? JOHN MASEFIELD
3a What is the third official language of Belgium along with Flemish and French? GERMAN
3b What is the other ingredient of Hollandaise sauce along with vinegar or lemon juice and egg yolks? BUTTER
4a What name is given to the Jewish New Year? ROSH HASHANAH
4b Who beat Andy Murray in the final of the Australian Open in both 2015 & 2016? NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Round 5
1a Who played Dr Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future series of films? CHRISTOPHER LLOYD
1b The island of Borneo is divided amongst three countries. Two are Indonesia and Brunei. Which is the other? MALAYSIA
2a Which African country's football team is nicknamed "The Elephants"? IVORY COAST
2b Since 1994, Steve Halliwell has played which character in the TV soap opera, Emmerdale? ZAK DINGLE
3a Which opera by Leo Delibes is set in 19th-century India, and includes the Flower Duet, a popular piece for two sopranos? LAKMÉ
3b Who was George W. Bush's vice-president? DICK CHENEY
4a Who is the patron saint of the Scottish city of Glasgow? ST MUNGO (accept Saint Kentigern
4b Give a year in the life of Catherine de Medici, wife of King Henry II of France and mother of three kings of that country? 1519-1589

Round 6
1a Whose late 16th century marriage to Bess Throckmorton caused them both to be sent to the Tower of London? SIR WALTER RALEIGH
1b In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which king was murdered by Macbeth? DUNCAN
2a What word did Collins Dictionary pronounce as its word of the year in November 2020? LOCKDOWN
2b White rum, lime juice, sugar and soda water are four of the five ingredients of a Mojito cocktail. What is the fifth? A SPRIG OF MINT
3a The "down" is the second lightest of the six varieties of which elementary particle? QUARK
3b Which actor came to prominence playing Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey? DAN STEVENS
4a Aaron Burr, The Adams Administration and Washington on Your Side are among the songs in which musical? HAMILTON
4b The bird whose Latin name is Turdus viscivorus, and which countrymen call “the stormcock” because of its habit of singing in rainy weather, is more commonly known by what name? THE MISTLE THRUS

Round 7
1a For what does the C stand in UNESCO? CULTURAL
1b Who played the mathematician Dr Ian Malcolm in the film Jurassic Park? JEFF GOLDBLUM
2a What name is given to the Sunday before Easter Sunday? PALM SUNDAY
2b Who scored the first Premiership hat trick, doing so for Leeds United in 1992? ERIC CANTONA
3a A Walk on the Water was the first play by which Czech-born playwright? SIR TOM STOPPARD
3b Thomas Arne's Rule Britannia! first appeared in which opera? ALFRED
4a Which 1957 Stanley Kubrick film, starred Kirk Douglas, as a French army officer fighting in the trenches during World War One? PATHS OF GLORY
4b Which shipping forecast area is bounded by Sole to the west, and Portland to the east? PLYMOUTH

Round 8
1a To what country does the island of Leyte belong, known for the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WW2? THE PHILIPPINES
1b Which disgraced person was married to Shelia Buckley, his secretary? JOHN STONEHOUSE
2a What connects actresses Samantha Womack & Rita Simmonds? EASTENDER’S SISTERS (Ronnie & Roxy Mitchell)
2b What was the name given to the Jack Russell adopted by Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds in 2019 and living in Downing Street? DILYN
3a Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard, Ollanta Humala Tasso and Alan Garcia Perez are all recent former presidents of which country? PERU
3b What was detonated at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific in 1952? The FIRST US HYDROGEN BOMB
4a Give any year in the life of Frederick The Great of Prussia? 1740- 1786
4b From which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical does the song Music of the Night come? PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Spare Questions
1 If the elements are listed alphabetically which would be the penultimate element? ZINC
2 The chorus of which singer's 1984 chart-topper starts "I'm never gonna dance again"? GEORGE MICHAEL (Careless Whisper)
3 Which Kingdom united with Aragon and Leon to form the Kingdom of Spain in the 16th century? CASTILLE
4 The rivers North Tyne and Coquet, both rise in which range of hills? THE CHEVIOTS
5 Who did Eddie Murphy voice in the Shrek films? DONKEY