Tuesday 22nd March 2022

Liverpool Set Twelve - Correct as at August 2020

Round 1
1a How is the character James Wormold described in the title of a 1958 novel? OUR MAN IN HAVANA
1b Commandaria St John, is said to be the oldest named wine in the world. In which country is it produced? CYPRUS
2a What is the common name for the medical complaint epistaxis? NOSE BLEED
2b Who the Oscar for the Best Supporting Actor for the 2009 film Inglorious Basterds and also for the 2012 film Django Unchained? (Christoph) WALTZ
3a Who is the Greek goddess of the hearth? HESTIA
3b What name is given to the craft of decorative knot tying? MACRAME
4a In which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta do the characters Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd and Mad Margaret appear? RUDDIGORE
4b In 1644, what historical name was given by European explorers, to what is now Australia? NEW (Nieuw) HOLLAND

Round 2
1a In which country is the single malt whisky Amrut distilled? INDIA
1b How is the character Dolores Haze referred to in the title of a 1958 novel? LOLITA
2a Who the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the 2016 film Moonlight and also for the 2018 film Green Book? (Mahershala) ALI
2b What is the common name for the medical complaint singultus? HICCUPS
3a What name is given to the Japanese art of flower arranging? IKEBANA (accept Kado)
3b Who is the Roman goddess of the dawn? AURORA
4a In 1642, what historical name was given by European explorers, to what is now New Zealand? STATEN LAND (Landt)
4b In which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta do the characters Dick Deadeye and Ralph Rackstraw appear? HMS PINAFORE

Round 3
1a What is the surname of the last father and son to captain England in test cricket? (Colin & Chris) COWDREY
1b Which king of England was married to Eleanor of Provence? HENRY the THIRD
2a In 2018, who succeeded Kirsty Young as presenter of Radio Four's Desert Island Discs? LAUREN LAVERNE
2b Which religious order is known as the Black Monks? BENEDICTINES
3a What title was used by the ruler of Tunisia from 1705 to 1956? BEY
3b Spica is the brightest star in which constellation? VIRGO
4a The name of which dessert means 'burnt cream' in French? CRÈME BRULEE
4b What type of reptile is a mugger? CROCODILE

Round 4
1a Which king of England was married to Margaret of Anjou? HENRY the SIXTH
1b What is the surname of the only father and son to have ridden Grand National winners? (Tommy & Paul) CARBERRY
2a Which religious order is known as the White Monks? CISTERCIANS
2b Who played Princess Margaret in the third series of The Crown? (Helena) BONHAM-CARTER
3a Now possibly considered as a binary pair, Regulus is the brightest star in which constellation? LEO
3b What title was used by the ruler of the Indian state of Hyderabad from 1724 to 1948? NIZAM
4a By which common name is the Red Lynx known in North America where the species is native? BOBCAT
4b The name of which dessert means 'cooked cream' in Italian? PANNA COTTA

Round 5
1a Excluding the City of London, what is the smallest city, in terms of both area and population, in the UK? ST. DAVID'S
1b Whose first album, released in 1978, was The Kick Inside? Their tenth, and most recent album, 50 Words for Snow, was released in 2011. (Kate) BUSH
2a Who created the fictional police officer DCI Vera Stanhope? (Ann) CLEEVES
2b Which opera, which premiered in its finalised form in 1814, contains the Prisoners' Chorus? FIDELIO
3a Which bird appears on the flag of Egypt? EAGLE
3b When an electric current flows through a metal conductor, what is actually moving? ELECTRONS
4a What is the currency of Nicaragua? CORDOBA
4b In the Latin phrase 'lex non scripta', what is meant by lex? LAW (Unwritten Law)

Round 6
1a Who’s first album, released in 1994, was Definitely Maybe? Their seventh and last album, Dig Out Your Soul, was released in 2008. OASIS
1b Which country is the smallest in the European Union, in terms of both area and population? MALTA
2a Which opera, which premiered in 1845, contains the Pilgrim's Chorus? TANNHAUSER
2b Who created the fictional police officer DCI George Gently? (Alan) HUNTER
3a Antiparticles of electrons have two possible names. One name is antielectron. What is the other name? POSITRON
3b Which bird appears on the flag of Papua New Guinea? BIRD OF PARADISE
4a In the Latin phrase 'scientia potentia est', what is meant by scientia (skee-en-tee- ah)? KNOWLEDGE (Knowledge is power)
4b What is the currency of Afghanistan? AFGHANI

Round 7
1a Which singer was known as the 'Empress of the Blues'? BESSIE SMITH
1b Who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize for Peace with Le Duc Tho? (Henry) KISSINGER
2a Which tennis competition between the UK and USA women was last held in 1987? WIGHTMAN CUP
2b Belshazzar's Feast (1635-8) and Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653) were painted by which artist? REMBRANDT (van Rijn)
3a What is the UK's oldest living species of tree? YEW
3b Which motor manufacturer makes the models Tarraco and Ateca? SEAT
4a Name either of the places of which, according to the Book of Genesis, Bera and Birsha were the respective kings. SODOM or GOMORRAH
4b Name either of the UK Shipping Forecast areas immediately to the west and east of Portland? PLYMOUTH or WIGHT

Round 8
1a Who shared the 1994 Nobel Prize for Peace with Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres? (Yasser) ARAFAT
1b Which band leader was known as the 'King of Jazz'? (Paul) WHITEMAN
2a The Guitar Player (1672) and the Lady Seated at a Virginal (1670-2) were both painted by which artist? (Johannes) VERMEER
2b Which women's Olympic track and field event was last held in 1980? PENTATHLON
3a Which motor manufacturer makes the models Outlander and Shogun? MITSUBISHI
3b What names given to the winged fruit of the ash, maple and sycamore? KEYS or SAMARA
4a Name either the US states that are rectangular in shape? COLORADO or WYOMING
4b According to Acts of the Apostles, as what did the Holy Spirit appear to the apostles at Pentecost? TONGUES OF FIRE

Spare Questions
1 Calabrese is variety of which vegetable? BROCCOLI
2 Who played juror No.8 in the 1957 film '12 Angry Men'? (Henry) FONDA
3 Who was the first Archbishop of Canterbury? ST. AUGUSTINE
4 In what year was the St. Valentine's Day massacre? 1929