Tuesday 29th March 2022

Liverpool Set Thirteen - Correct as at August 2021

Round One
1A Who was king of England in 1300? Edward I
1B Which Swiss artist is famous for his elongated figures, including the 1960s sculpture Walking Man I (L'Homme qui marche I)? Alberto Giacometti
2A Which director, nominated for an Oscar for her directorial debut in 2017, directed the 2019 film Little Women? Greta Gerwig
2B What is the capital of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island? Charlottetown
3A What name is given in science and medicine to the study of cells? Cytology
3B Who was elected to a second term as President of Ireland in 2018? Michael D Higgins
4A Who, winning for her novel Girl, Woman, Other, shared the 2019 Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood? Bernadine Evaristo
4B In which city was the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup played? Yokohama

Round Two
1A On a weather map, what is symbolised by the symbols for a warm front and a cold front combined, with all the shapes on the same side of the line? Occluded front
1B The winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019, Kelvin Fletcher, appeared in which British soap between 1996 and 2016? Emmerdale
2A Who succeeded Robert Walpole to become the second British prime minister? He died in office in 1743. Spencer Compton (Earl of Wilmington)
2B The player in which position in a netball team has access to more of the court than any other? Centre
3A Which chemical element, a transuranic metal of the actinide series with atomic number 101, is named after the man who formulated the periodic table? Mendelevium
3B Which Roman poet acts as guide through Hell and Purgatory to Dante in the Divine Comedy? Virgil
4A Give a year in the life of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.1864-1901
4B In which battle of 1917 were tanks used en masse for the first time? CambraI

Round Three
1A For what does the S stand in the computing abbreviation USB? Serial (Universal Serial Bus)
1B In 1928, which President elect of the US was the subject of a thwarted plot to take his life, while he was in the Andes? Herbert Hoover
2A James Dover Grant is the real name of which author, whose latest book, Blue Moon, was released in October 2019? Lee Child
2B In Greek mythology, which queen, immortalised in a constellation, was the mother of Andromeda? Cassiopeia
3A The Roman Republic was founded in 509BC with the overthrow of which king? Tarquin (Lucius Tarquinius Superbus)
3B Which animals are represented in Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals by the strings playing a slow version of the Can-can (Offenbach's Galop Infernal)? Tortoises
4A Iain Armitage plays the title role in which US sitcom, a prequel to The Big Bang Theory? Young Sheldon
4B Which island country's flag is three vertical bands of blue, gold and blue, with a black trident in the gold segment? Barbados

Round Four
1A Which Hindu festival is also known as the Festival of Lights? Diwali
1B Which author and illustrator, who was Children's Laureate 2015-17, writes and illustrates the Ottoline series of books? Chris Riddell
2A Which Shakespeare play contains the line, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."? As You Like It
2B Give any year in the French Fourth Republic. 1946-1958
3A The Atlas mountains run through three countries in Africa. Name one of them. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
3B Whose debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent was the UK's best-selling album of 2019? Lewis Capaldi
4A On which date in 1945 was V-J Day celebrated (two days either way)? August 15th
4B In the CYMK colour model for printing, what word is used to denote the black (K) ink? Key (Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, Key)

Round Five
1A Who was the first Plantagenet King of England, coming to the throne in 1154? Henry II
1B Which Belgian artist is famous for his surrealist paintings, including the 1946 work The Son of Man? Rene Magritte
2A Which British director, who won an Oscar for his directorial debut of 1999, directed the film 1917, released in the UK in January 2020? Sam Mendes
2B What is the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories? Yellowknife
3A In medicine, what name is given to the study of bones? Osteology
3B Who was the last French President to hold office for two terms, doing so from 1995-2007? Jacques Chirac
4A In December 2019, the Turner Prize was announced at the Turner Contemporary gallery in which English seaside town (the prize was shared by all four nominees)? Margate
4B In which Franch city was the final of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup played? Lyon

Round Six
1A On an Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Explorer map, what symbol is used to denote a theme or pleasure park? (blue) Carousel (with horse)
1B The winner of Celebrity MasterChef 2019, John Partridge, was a permanent cast member of which British soap from 2008 to 2012? EastEnders
2A Who was the first British prime minister elected in the 20th century, taking office in 1902? Arthur Balfour
2B Which trans-uranic element, first synthesised in 1994 and number 111 on the periodic table, is named after the man who won the first Nobel prize in Physics for his discovery of x-rays? Roentgenium
3A Name either of the countries which compete in the usually biennial International Rules Football tournament. Australia/Ireland
3B In Homer's Odyssey, which sorceress tells Odysseus he must visit the Underworld in order to get home to Ithaca? Circe
4A Give a year n the life of Lord Byron. 1788-1824
4B Which battle of 1854 is generally considered the first of the Crimean war? Alma

Round Seven
1A In computing, what name is given to four bits, or half a byte? Nibble
The Cato Street conspiracy of 1820 was a plot against the British cabinet and which prime minister? Robert Banks Jenkinson/(2nd) Earl of Liverpool
2A Which author wrote psychological thrillers under the pen name Barbara Vine, beginning with A Dark Adapted Eye in 1986? Ruth Rendell
2B In Roman mythology, what name is given to the god of sleep? Somnos
3A Name either of the men who formed the First Triumvirate with Julius Caesar in the first century BC. Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) and Crassus (Marcus Licinius Crassus)
3B Which instrument is used to represent the Grandfather in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf? Bassoon
4A Nicholas Lyndhurst played Freddie Robdal in which short-lived prequel to Only Fools and Horses? Rock and Chips
4B Which Asian nation's flag is a yellow star on a field of red? Vietnam

Round Eight 1A
1A What is the name of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar? Ramadan
1B Which author and illustrator, who died in 2019, wrote the semi- autobiographical novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit? Judith Kerr
2A Which Shakespeare play contains the line, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them."? Twelfth Night
2B Name any of the seven men who held the office of Chancellor of West Germany between 1949 and 1990. Konrad Adnauer; Ludwig Erhard; Kurt Georg Kiesinger; Willy Brandt; Helmut Schmidt; Helmut Kohl
3A Which rapper, who shares his name with the a TV channel, won the Mercury Prize in 2019 for his album Psychodrama? Dave
3B In which US state is Rocky Mountain National Park? Colorado
4A On what date is ANZAC day celebrated in the relevant territories (two days either way)? April 25th
4B In a standard UK three-pin plug, what colour is the neutral wire? Blue

Spares Questions
1 What is the county town of Wiltshire? Trowbridge
2 Which Marvel superhero has been played on film by Tom Holland since 2016? Spider Man
Who was the Queen consort of King George II? Caroline of Ansbach
How many acres are there in one square mile? 640