Monday 21st March 2022

Warrington Set Eleven - Correct as at August 2021

Round 1
1a Pierre is the capital of which US State? SOUTH DAKOTA
1b Who founded the state of Taiwan in 1949? CHIANG KAI-SHEK
2a Which writer's novels have been adapted into the television drama Game of Thrones? GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
2b What product is obtained from the tree ‘Hevea Braziliensis’? LATEX (accept Rubber)
3a Herb Elliot and which other Australian athlete have held the world mile record in the sub-four-minute era? JOHN LANDY
3b April Dancer, played by Stefanie Powers, appeared in which 1960's television series a spin-off of a more successful series? GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E.
4a By what name is the F14 fighter aircraft, as flown by Tom Cruise in the film Top Gun, usually known? TOMCAT
4b Which river flows beneath the bridge at Avignon? RHONE

Round 2
1a The Last of England and Work are paintings of the 1850's by which artist? FORD MADOX BROWN
1b What is the nationality of the actress Michelle Yeoh? MALAYSIAN
2a Which zoological park is situated near Dunstable in Bedfordshire? WHIPSNADE
2b During which Crimean War battle did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place? BATTLE OF BALACLAVA
3a Which Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill work is based upon The Beggar's Opera? THE THREEPENNY OPERA
3b Sheikh Hasina has been the prime minister of which Asian country since January 2009? BANGLADESH
4a Tynecastle Park is the home ground of which Scottish football team? HEARTS OF MIDLOTHIAN (accept Hearts)
4b Running from 1995 to 2001 and starring Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway, which was the title of the fourth Star Trek TV series? STAR TREK VOYAGER

Round 3
1a Kenneth Kaunda was the first president after independence of which African country? ZAMBIA
1b Name one of the two title characters in Shakespeare's play Two Gentlemen of Verona? VALENTINE or PROTEUS
2a Which acid makes stinging nettles sting? FORMIC ACID
2b The Koran contains 113 sections. By what name are each of these sections known? SURAS
3a Recently deceased Fred Mumford, jester Timothy Claypole and the Victorian gentleman Hubert Davenport, where the three ghosts in which children's TV series? RENTAGHOST
3b Which royal office, held by the Duke of Norfolk, has the role of being head of the College of Arms? EARL MARSHALL
4a Which river runs through the Portuguese city of Porto? DOURO
4b Who was Britain's Prime Minister from June 1929 to June 1935? RAMSEY MCDONALD

Round 4
1a In which country was actor Keanu Reeves born? LEBANON
1b Burlington is the largest city, by population, in which US state? VERMONT
2a The Battle of the Three Emperors, fought in 1805, is better known by what name? BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ
2b Which member of Monty Python's Flying Circus wrote a number of history books, including ones about Geoffrey Chaucer, the Crusades, and the Barbarians? TERRY JONES
3a Mette Frederiksen has since June 2019 been the Prime Minister of which country? DENMARK
3b Who was the first man to run a sub 9.9 second, 100 metres doing so in Rome in 1987, but this record was later rescinded by the IAAF? BEN JOHNSON
4a Robert Carlyle played Prime Minister Robert Sutherland in which 2020 TV series? COBRA
4b Which British industrialist designed the second world war Halifax heavy bomber? SIR FREDERICK HANDLEY PAGE

Round 5
1a Who is the only cricketer to have captained his country in more than 100 Test matches? GRAEME SMITH (South Africa)
1b Which metal is mixed with small amounts of antimony and copper to make English pewter? TIN
2a A dish cooked "Florentine" is cooked with which vegetable? SPINACH
2b The entrepreneur Elon Musk is behind which spacecraft whose aim is to take paying people up into space? SPACE X
3a ‘Paddock’ or ‘puddock’ is a Scottish dialect word for which wild animals that are found in the UK? Accept either TOADS or FROGS
3b Who was the first emperor of China to come from the Yuan dynasty, in 1279? KUBLAI KHAN
4a In a human body, the Pineal gland is to be found specifically in what part of the body? MID CRANIUM (accept Brain)
4b The Holy Bible was the third album release by which Welsh rock band? MANIC STREET PREACHERS

Round 6
1a How many strings are there on a standard ukulele? 4 (some versions have 6 or 8 but 4 is standard)
1b In the Faust legend, what was the name of the demon to whom Faust sold his soul? MEPHISTOPHELES
2a In Greek mythology who was the goddess of fame, gossip and renown? PHEME
2b What term is used in the Islamic world for one who has learnt the Koran word for word? HAFIZ
3a Sumatra is the largest island in which country? INDONESIA
3b Which retailer took the title Baron Trent when he was elevated to the peerage in 1929? JESSE BOOT
4a What is the second book in E.L.James's Fifty Shades trilogy? FIFTY SHADES DARKER
4b The 33rd US President died on Boxing Day 1972. Who was this? HARRY S TRUMAN

Round 7
1a The Ashington Group of painters, including Oliver Kilbourn and George Blessed, are more often known prosaically by which name? THE PITMEN PAINTERS
1b Which South African fast bowler took 330 wickets in his test career, and was the first South African to pass the 300-wicket mark? ALLAN DONALD
2a Name the theatre in Scarborough associated with Alan Ayckbourn. STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE
2b What type of meat would you most commonly find in a dish "a la Bourguignonne"? BEEF
3a Which was Verdi's third opera, composed in 1841, which was his first success? It tells the story of the Jewish, Babylonian exile. NABUCCO
3b Which word can mean both the part of the shoe covering the front of the foot and a woman who seduces and exploits men? VAMP
4a Meadow Lane is the home stadium of which National League club in the 2021-22 season? NOTTS COUNTY
4b What tube connects the kidney to the bladder? URETHRA

Round 8
1a First made by a London clockmaker to resemble gold, Pinchbeck is an alloy of zinc and which other metal? COPPER
1b How many keys are there on a full piano keyboard? 88
2a Which fracking company made exploratory drillings at Preston New Road at Roseacre? CUADRILLA
2b In Greek mythology who was the goddess of prosperity and fortune? TYCHE
3a Kaiser Rotbart of the Hohenstaufen dynasty was elected in 1152. How is he usually better known? FREDERICK I (Barbarossa)
3b Luzon is the largest island in which country? PHILLIPINES
4a Four released in 2015 was a chart-topping album by which boy band, their last with five members? ONE DIRECTION
4b James Patterson and Bill Clinton co-authored which 2018 thriller? THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING

Spare Questions
1 What name is given to the gap in a bottle of wine between the wine and the cork? ULLAGE
2 Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed Thomas Edison in which 2019 film? THE CURRENT WAR
3 For which film did Marlon Brando achieve his only directorial credit? ONE EYED JACKS
4 Which leaders meet at a CHOG meeting? COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT
5 Who appeared a record 548 times as a panellist on Radio 4’s Just A Minute? CLEMENT FREUD