Monday 14th March 2022

Warrington Set Ten - Correct as at September 2020

Round 1
1a Tralee is the county-town of which county in the Irish Republic? KERRY
1b Which is the westernmost of the five code-named landing beaches for D-Day? UTAH
2a “Relatively Speaking”, “Time of My Life” and “Absurd Person Singular" are among the works of which playwright who was born in Hampstead in 1939? ALAN AYCKBOURN
2b Which English composer's operas include "The Lighthouse" and "Resurrection"? PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
3a The heart is divided into four chambers: the left ventricle, the right ventricle, and the left and right what? ATRIUMS (accept AURICLE)
3b Who was the first presenter of "A Question of Sport"? DAVID VINE
4a In a crown court trial in England and Wales, what is the minimum number of jurors required to deliver a verdict? NINE
4b Which city is the capital of Burkina Faso? OUAGADOUGOU

Round 2
1a What was the surname of the architect of Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace? (Sir John) VANBRUGH
1b Which actress won an Oscar for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf in "The Hours"? NICOLE KIDMAN
2a Seville is the capital of which Spanish region? ANDALUSIA
2b Where was Mary Queen of Scots reinterred in 1612 – 25 years after her execution? WESTMINSTER ABBEY
3a Thom Yorke is the lead singer of which band? RADIOHEAD
3b "Tula Meen", "Glen Ample" and "Autumn Bliss" are varieties of which fruit? RASPBERRY
4a Which Northern football club started out as St Domingo's in 1878, before changing to its current name in 1879? EVERTON
4b Who won the 2019 BAFTA award for best actress for her part in ‘Killing Eve’? JODIE COMER

Round 3
1a In World War II what was Operation Husky? ALLIED INVASION OF SICILY
1b Which "Carry On" actress and comedienne released her autobiography "Do You Mind If I Smoke" in 2017? FENELLA FIELDING
2a Which English composer's operas include "King Priam" and "The Knot Garden"? MALCOLM TIPPETT
2b Which book of the New Testament starts "In the beginning was the word"? ST JOHN'S GOSPEL
3a Which television historian has been in search of The Dark Ages, the Trojan Wars and Shakespeare, and explored the Doomsday book on the BBC? MICHAEL WOOD
3b The Aventador, Gallardo and Countach are, or have been, high performance cars made by which Italian company? LAMBORGHINI
4a What is the capital city of Ghana? ACCRA
4b Who was the wife of King George III? CHARLOTTE OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ

Round 4
1a Which actor portrays the artist L.S. Lowry in the 2019 film Mrs Lowry & Son? TIMOTHY SPALL
1b Castlebar is the county town of which Irish county? MAYO
2a Richard II died in 1400 in which castle? PONTEFRACT CASTLE
2b The plays "Gasping" and "Silly Cow" were written by which comedian and playwright? BEN ELTON
3a Which hybrid fruit is named after an American judge? LOGANBERRY
3b Which section of the small intestine lies between the duodenum and the colon? ILEUM
4a Who won the BAFTA Television award for best actress in 2016 for playing the role of Gemma Foster in the TV series "Doctor Foster"? SURANNE JONES
4b What is the maximum number of people that can be members of the Order of the Thistle? SIXTEEN

Round 5
1a What is the name of the Super Rugby team that is based in Wellington, New Zealand? HURRICANES
1b Nicknamed "Ming the Merciless", with over 18 years in office, who is the longest-serving prime minister to date of Australia? SIR ROBERT MENZIES
2a Which French New Wave film director played Claude Lacombe in Close Encounters of the Third Kind? FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT
2b What is the name of France's leading daily broadcast newspaper dedicated to sport? L'EQUIPE
3a In which century did the Ostrogoths under the leadership of Totila, sack Rome? 6th CENTURY AD
3b Which strait separates Java and Sumatra? SUNDA STRAIT
4a Who was the Roman god of corn and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter? CERES
4b Of which book are these the first lines "I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking"? GOODBYE TO BERLIN

Round 6
1a What piece of music by Sir Edward Elgar has the subtitle, “In London Town” ? THE COCKAIGNE OVERTURE
1b Spectacles is which comedienne’s 2016 autobiography? SUE PERKINS
2a What is the nationality of the tennis player David Goffin? BELGIAN
2b Which book in the New Testament follows the four gospels? ACTS (of the Apostles)
3a Fonseca and Warre's are makes of which type of alcoholic drink? PORT
3b Manufactured since 1975, the 3-Series is the best-selling model of car by which motor manufacturer? BMW
4a Which term used for a temperamental woman in show business ultimately stems from the Italian word for a female deity? DIVA
4b Who was the wife of the British King William IV? ADELAIDE OF SAXE-MEININGEN

Round 7
1a Who was the architect of the Guggenheim Museum in New York? FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
1b Which New Zealand Super Rugby team plays at Dunedin, New Zealand? HIGHLANDERS
2a The cities of Bari and Brindisi lie in which Region of southern Italy ? PUGLIA
2b From which actor's chest did the monster burst out in the film "Alien"? JOHN HURT
3a Adam Lambert became in 2012, the touring lead vocalist with which British Group? QUEEN
3b In which century did Gallic tribes under the leadership of Brennus sack Rome? 4th CENTURY BC
4a Which English Football league club was originally founded as Singers FC? COVENTRY CITY
4b Who was the Roman counterpart of the Greek love god Eros? CUPID

Round 8
1a Who succeeded the Ayatollah Khomeini, on his death, in 1989, as the Supreme Leader of Iran, a position held to this date? AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI
1b By what name is Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky' s 6th Symphony more commonly known? PATHETIQUE
2a What was the name of the newspaper that became The Sun in 1964? THE DAILY HERALD
2b What is the nationality of tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, the only player from that nation to achieve the number one ranking in the WTA women's tour rankings? DANISH
3a What sea separates East and West Malaysia? SOUTH CHINA SEA
3b Martini and Cinzano are brands of what type of drink? VERMOUTH
4a In which novel does the line "There are few people whom I really love and still fewer of whom I think well" appear? PRIDE AND PREDJUDICE
4b Which women's magazine shares its name with the Italian for first? PRIMA

Spare Questions
1 Halloumi Cheese is traditionally made in which country? CYPRUS (do not accept Greece)
2 Who won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Misery? KATHY BATES
3 What name is given to the upturning of a boat for cleaning and repair purposes? CAREENING
4 Toddbrook Dam which was damaged in 2019, caused 1500 people to be evacuated from which town? WHALEY BRIDGE
5 Which organisation uses the phrase "Don't be Evil" as its motto? GOOGLE