Tuesday 5th April 2022

Ormskirk Set Nine - Correct as at September 2021

Round 1
1a At which Battle of 1513 was King James IV of Scotland killed? FLODDEN (FIELD)
1b What is the capital city of Belarus? MINSK
2a What is the maximum number of horses who can compete in the Grand National? 40
2b Give a year in the life of scientist Michael Faraday. 1791-1867
3a Which science deals with the origin and structure of the universe? COSMOLOGY
3b In which language was the book Babar The Elephant originally written? FRENCH
4a Who recorded the 1970s hit “Stand by Your Man”? TAMMY WYNETTE
4b Who is the political editor of BBC News? LAURA KUENSSBERG

Round 2
1a Jose Mourinho was appointed manager of which football club in May this year? (A S) ROMA
1b There are seven SI base units. What is the unit for amount of substance? MOLE
2a Who is the shortest-serving President in US history - serving just 31 days in 1841? WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
2b What is the alternative name for the Lake District mountain Blencathra? SADDLEBACK
3a Which composer’s Second Symphony, first performed in 1895, is known as the Resurrection? GUSTAV MAHLER
3b In which city is The Big Bang Theory set? PASADENA
4a Wim Duisenberg was the first President of the European Central Bank, appointed in 1998. Name any of the three later holders of this post. JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET, MARIO DRAGHI or CHRISTINE LAGARDE
4b Which poem completes Four Quartets by T S Eliot - Burnt Norton, East Coker, The Dry Salvages and ____________? LITTLE GIDDING

Round 3
1a What is a hallux valgus more commonly known as? A BUNION
1b In which Jane Austen novel does Charles Bingley rent Netherfield Park near Longbourn? PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
2a What professional name does singer, songwriter and DJ Adam Wiles use? CALVIN HARRIS
2b Ned Bottom is the manservant to which lead character in the BBC TV sitcom Upstart Crow? WILL SHAKESPEARE
3a Who did Elizabeth Bourchier (1598-1665) marry in 1620, their son Richard was born six years later? OLIVER CROMWELL
3b Mount Olympus in the Troodos Mountains is the highest point on which island? CYPRUS
4a How many Grand Slam singles titles have Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic each won? 20
4b Which mineral, on Mohs Scale of hardness, is an oxide of silicon? QUARTZ

Round 4
1a Which 1998 stage musical and 2008 film features the group Donna and the Dynamos? MAMMA MIA!
1b Which 2004 Disney/Pixar film features Bob Parr, his wife Helen and their three children Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack? THE INCREDIBLES
2a In the Bible which town was the birthplace of David and where he was anointed as King? BETHLEHEM
2b Which poet read her poem On the Pulse of Morning at Bill Clinton’s inauguration in 1993? MAYA ANGELOU
3a What is the nationality of FI driver Valtteri Bottas? FINNISH
3b In which California city is the former Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary now moored? LONG BEACH
4a The Vasa dynasty ruled which country in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? SWEDEN
4b On which river does the port of Antwerp stand? SCHELDT

Round 5
1a Who won the World Snooker Championship in May this year? MARK SELBY
1b There are twenty-two derived SI units. What is the name for the unit of electric conductance? SIEMENS
2a Who is the only US Vice President to become President due to the resignation of the President? GERALD FORD
2b Longridge Fell, the most southerly fell in England, lies in which Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty? FOREST OF BOWLAND
3a What name is given to the Parliament that sat from 13 April to 5 May in 1640? SHORT (PARLIAMENT)
3b The northernmost point of which country is at its tripoint with Syria and Iraq? JORDAN
4a Serena Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles. She is one behind which Australian player? MARGARET COURT
4b Which mineral, on Mohs Scale of hardness, is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide? CORUNDUM

Round 6
1a The adjective costal is used to describe which part of the human body? THE RIBS
1b What is the first name of the wife of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Brontë? ISABELLA
2a Matt Bellamy is the lead singer with which rock band? MUSE
2b David Mitchell and Lee Mack are team captains on which comedy panel show? WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
3a Which composer’s Academic Festival Overture was written in 1880? JOHANNES BRAHMS
3b Which group performed the theme song of The Big Bang Theory? BARENAKED LADIES
4a Name any of the three MPs who held the Cabinet post of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, or Brexit Secretary? DAVID DAVIS, DOMINIC RAAB or STEPHEN BARCLAY
4b Revolting Rhymes is a 1982 collection of poems by which author in which he parodies six well-known fairy tales? ROALD DAHL

Round 7
1a The character Rachel Marron appears in which 1992 film and 2012 stage musical? THE BODYGUARD
1b Which 2016 film is a sequel to the 2003 film Finding Nemo? FINDING DORY
2a In the Bible, Jacob had twelve sons from whom came the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Who was his only daughter? DINAH
2b Who won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 2020 for her memoir Becoming? MICHELLE OBAMA
3a Two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar is from which country? SLOVENIA
3b Where is the Royal Yacht Britannia now moored? LEITH EDINBURGH (accept either)
4a The Amalienborg Palace is in which capital city? COPENHAGEN
4b In 2020 Antwerp was the second busiest container port in Europe behind Rotterdam. Which city was third in the list? HAMBURG

Round 8
1a What name is given to the summit meeting between Henry VIII and French King Francis I in June 1520? FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD
1b What is the capital city of Lithuania? VILNIUS
2a What is the maximum length of time of any Formula One motor race? TWO HOURS
2b Give a year in the life of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. 1473-1543
3a What name is given to the science or study of drugs? PHARMACOLOGY
3b How is Professor Tryphon Tournesoi in the The Adventures of Tintin known in the English translation? PROFESSOR CUTHBERT CALCULUS
4a Who recorded the 1970s album Every Picture Tells a Story? ROD STEWART
4b Simon McCoy left BBC News earlier this year to work for which news channel? GB NEWS

Spare Questions
1 What is the most famous book written by the Indian philosopher Vatsyayana? THE KAMA SUTRA
2 The yellowhammer is a member of which bird family? BUNTING
3 Socrates drank a poisonous beverage of which plant that caused his death? HEMLOCK