2017–18 Season: Week 18 – 27 March 2018

All questions were set by the Weaver, and vetted by the Nags Head and the Church House Bollington.

Specialist Rounds

Round 1: History

1	During the English Civil War, in which city did the Royalists have their headquarters from 1644 to 1645?
	Oxford
2	Primrose Day is celebrated annually on 18 April in memory of which former British Prime Minister?
	Benjamin Disraeli
3	Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981?
	John Hinckley
4	Which town in Essex claims to be the oldest town in Britain and was, as Camulodunum, the first capital of Roman Britain?
	Colchester
5	Born in Manchester, who was the first Prime Minister to live at Chequers?
	David Lloyd George
6	Who is missing from the following list: Abraham Lincoln in 1861, [blank] in 1881, William McKinley in 1901, John F. Kennedy in 1963?
	James Garfield (US presidential assassinations)
7	What was the name of Henry VIII's elder brother, who was married to Catherine of Aragon prior to Henry?
	Arthur
8	What relation was Queen Victoria to her predecessor William IV?
	Niece

Supplementaries:

1	RMS Titanic had two sister ships. Britannic was one; what was the other?
	Olympic
2	In which city was Osama Bin Laden assassinated?
	Abbottabad

Round 2: Geography

1	What is the largest landlocked country in Africa?
	Chad
2	According to the US Census Bureau, six of the top twenty most populous cities in the USA are in which state?
	Texas (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso)
3	What is the most southerly National Park in England?
	Dartmoor
4	In which decade was Cardiff named as capital of Wales?
	1950s (1955)
5	After Great Britain and Ireland, what is the third largest island in the British Isles?
	Lewis and Harris (841 square miles – accept either Lewis or Harris)
6	In which African country would you find the Skeleton Coast?
	Namibia
7	English is the official language of Namibia. What other European language is recognised as a national language?
	German (it was German South West Africa prior to 1915)
8	Scunthorpe is a town in which UK county?
	Lincolnshire

Supplementaries:

1	The name of which European capital city translates to Smoke Cove, Bay of Smoke, or Smoky Bay?
	Reykjavik
2	Which of the Great Lakes of North America is smallest?
	Lake Ontario (7,340 square miles; Lake Erie is next smallest at 9,910 square miles)

Round 3: Arts and Entertainment

1	Who are the only father and son to have had UK number one hit singles in their own right? The surname is sufficient.
	Julio and Enrique Iglesias (Begin the Beguine 1981, Hero 2002)
2	Who wrote the original story upon which Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds was based?
	Daphne du Maurier
3	What is the first name of Charles Dickens's Mr Micawber character in David Copperfield?
	Wilkins
4	In the music world, how are Guyndash–Manuel de Homem–Christo and Thomas Bangalter professionally known?
	Daft Punk
5	Which fellow composer was the father–in–law of Richard Wagner?
	Franz Liszt
6	What is the first name of Jane Austen's character Mr. Darcy?
	Fitzwilliam
7	The current musical film The Greatest Showman, starring Hugh Jackman, is based on the life of which showman?
	Phineas Taylor Barnum
8	Which film was mistakenly named as Best Picture Oscar winner last year (2017)?
	La La Land

Supplementaries:

1	Love Never Dies, the sequel to Phantom of the Opera, was co–written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and who else?
	Ben Elton
2	In 2006, Ingram Wilcox became the last person to do what on UK television?
	Win £1 million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (not to be confused with Charles Ingram who cheated)

Round 4: Sport

1	What was the first city outside Europe to host the summer Olympic Games?
	St. Louis, Missouri (1904)
2	Which jockey rode Red Rum to the horse's third Grand National victory in 1977?
	Tommy Stack (in 1973 and 1974 it was Brian Fletcher)
3	Great Yarmouth is one of the two horseracing courses in Norfolk. What is the other?
	Fakenham
4	Who carried the flag for Team GB at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics last month (February 2018)?
	Lizzy Yarnold
5	The PDC world championship darts trophy is named after whom?
	Sid Waddell
6	Which TV presenter is credited with inventing the Mobot – the celebratory stance taken by Mo Farah when he wins a race?
	Clare Balding
7	Which football league club plays its home games at the Highbury Stadium?
	Fleetwood Town
8	Silverstone motor racing circuit is in which county?
	Northamptonshire

Supplementaries:

1	FINA is the governing body for what sport?
	Swimming (Federation Internationale de Natation – accept water sports)
2	How many points does a touchdown score in American football?
	Six

Round 5: Science

1	Occurring in the outer coating of rice and other cereals, how is Vitamin B1 more commonly known?
	Thiamine
2	In the medical condition referred to as SIDS, for what does the letter 'I' stand?
	Infant (sudden infant death syndrome)
3	To what family of birds did the dodo belong?
	Pigeons or Doves (accept Columbidae)
4	Which bone of the body gets its name from an ancient Greek word for cuckoo?
	The Coccyx
5	In the medical condition referred to as PTSD, for what does the letter 'T' stand?
	Traumatic (post traumatic stress disorder)
6	What protein is the main constituent of human hair, fingernails and toenails?
	Keratin
7	What is the name of NASA's Mars rover, which has been exploring the Gale crater since landing in 2012?
	Curiosity
8	Which planet was orbited by NASA's probe Messenger for four years, from 2011 to 2015?
	Mercury

Supplementaries:

1	Which Italian scientist gives his name to the constant that describes the number of constituent particles contained in one mole of a substance?
	Avogadro (Amedeo Avogadro, 1776–1856)
2	From the Latin meaning 'able to grasp', what adjective is used to describe the tails of monkeys used as an extra limb?
	Prehensile

Round 6: Four–Letter Words

In each case you will be given three different descriptions or clues to a four–letter word. Give the four–letter word in each case.

1	Cry made by the bittern; a period of economic growth; a pole carrying recording equipment in a film studio.
	Boom
2	An Irish county; soft fluffy feathers; a period of play in American football.
	Down
3	A securing device; to run quickly away; a roll of cloth.
	Bolt
4	A type of hairstyle; a horseriding whip; the organ of a bird in which food is stored.
	Crop
5	A species of fish; an old weapon; a character in a long running TV sitcom.
	Pike
6	A drug smuggler; a backless slipper; a beast of burden.
	Mule
7	Inability to speak; a species of swan; an attachment for a musical instrument.
	Mute
8	A Pacific island east of Guam; a funeral gathering; turbulence created by a vessel passing through water.
	Wake

Supplementaries:

1	A plant of the carnation family; a female singer; to misfire as in an internal combustion engine.
	Pink
2	A lifting device; a type of flag; a male donkey.
	Jack

Round 7: Gender Benders

In this round each answer is the name of a lady having a surname generally regarded as a male first name.

For example: lead singer with the band Blondie – Debbie Harry.

In each case, the full name is required.

1	American actress born in 1946: various TV shows, best known as Rock Hudson's co–star in McMillan and Wife.
	Susan Saint James
2	American singer, born in 1937: hits included Stupid Cupid, Who's Sorry Now, Lipstick On Your Collar. She was raped in a motel in 1974.
	Connie Francis
3	British actress, 1943–2009: EastEnders, Are You Being Served; accompanied Mike Sarne on the No. 1 hit Come Outside.
	Wendy Richard
4	British actress, born in 1960: TV series include Men Behaving Badly, Jonathan Creek; married to Paul Merton 1990–1998.
	Caroline Quentin
5	West Indies–born British actress and TV presenter: Play School, Play Away etc.; former chancellor of the University of Exeter. Sits in the House of Lords as a Lib–Dem life peer.
	Floella Benjamin
6	British actress, born in 1945: partnered Anton du Beke on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016; best known for her role as 'maneater' Dorien Green in the sitcom Birds of a Feather.
	Lesley Joseph
7	American actress, born in 1990: Hunger Games, X–Men, best actress Oscar winner 2012; the world's highest paid actress in 2015 and 2016.
	Jennifer Lawrence
8	American singer, born in 1945: sang the theme song to The Spy Who Loved Me; first artist to win a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe for a song composed written and performed entirely by a single artist; married to James Taylor from 1972 to 1983.
	Carly Simon

Supplementaries:

1	American actress, singer and Broadway star, 1913–1990: leading lady in South Pacific, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music; mother of actor Larry Hagman.
	Mary Martin
2	British actress, born in 1941 in Edinburgh: played Virginia Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs; co–starred with John Alderton in the sitcom My Wife Next Door; the 'face' of Safeway supermarket chain in the 1980s.
	Hannah Gordon

Round 8: The Last Letter

All answers begin with the letter 'Z'.

1	First played in New Zealand in 1994: the 'sport' or recreation of rolling downhill inside a large transparent plastic sphere.
	Zorbing
2	The highest mountain in Germany.
	The Zugspitze
3	Word derived from the Greek for 'joined', that describes the cell formed following the fertilization of an egg by a sperm.
	Zygote
4	Founded by Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo: the ruling party of Zimbabwe since 1980.
	ZANU–PF
5	In chess, a word describing a situation whereby the player must make a move that will worsen their position.
	Zugzwang
6	Word derived from the Greek, that describes the science of fermentation. It forms the basis of the name of a Manchester–based producer of beer, mead and gin.
	Zymurgy or zymology (the Manchester producer is named Zymurgorium)
7	Coronation anthem by Handel, featuring the name of an Old Testament character: sung at the coronation of every British monarch since Handel composed it for the coronation of George II in 1727.
	Zadok the Priest
8	Czechoslovakian born athlete: won the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
	Emil Zatopek

Supplementaries:

1	French footballer sent off in the 2006 World Cup final.
	Zinedine Zidane
2	Element with atomic number 40, that comes last in the periodic table when ordered alphabetically.
	Zirconum

General Knowledge

1	On what day of the week do French presidential elections normally take place?
	Sunday
2	George Bernard Shaw is one of two people to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel prize. Who is the other?
	Bob Dylan
3	A vehicle bearing the international registration letters HR would be from which European country?
	Croatia (Hrvatska in Croatian)
4	A vehicle bearing the international registration letters GBA would have been registered where in the British Isles?
	Alderney (Channel Islands)
5	According to the title of Katie Melua's hit of 2005, how many bicycles are there in Beijing?
	Nine million
6	Seen on plants in springtime, what popular name is given to the foam–encased, plant–sucking nymph of the froghopper insect?
	Cuckoo spit
7	Who is the current deputy leader of the Labour party?
	Tom Watson
8	Who is the current Father of the House of Commons?
	Kenneth Clarke

9	Who are the only father and son to have scored cricket test match centuries for England? The surname will suffice.
	Chris and Stuart Broad (accept surname)
10	On what day of the week do presidential elections in the USA normally take place?
	Tuesday
11	'Larry the Bird' is the logo of which company, founded in 2006?
	Twitter
12	What type of pastry gets its name from the Greek word for a leaf?
	Filo
13	Snail porridge is a speciality of which chef?
	Heston Blumenthal
14	The 'New Look' was a fashion style introduced by which fashion designer in 1947?
	Christian Dior
15	Kim Kardashian's eldest daughter shares her FULL NAME with what point of the compass? (full name needed)
	North West (Kim Kardashian is married to Kanye West)
16	What academic title is traditionally given to the operator of a Punch and Judy show?
	Professor

17	By area, what is Canada's smallest territory or province?
	Prince Edward Island
18	Which English Premier League football league team are nicknamed The Terriers and play at the Kirklees / John Smith's stadium?
	Huddersfield Town
19	The gold postbox in Macclesfield town centre is dedicated to which Paralympian?
	Sarah Storey
20	What is the most southerly state of the USA?
	Hawaii
21	Born Henry McCarty in New York city in 1859, died in New Mexico in 1881, how was he better known?
	Billy the Kid (accept William H. Bonney)
22	In the army rank 'WO', the 'O' stands for officer, for what does the 'W' stand?
	Warrant
23	Cutis anserina and 'horripilation' are both medical terms to describe what involuntary bodily reaction?
	Goose pimples
24	Which European capital city was known as Lutetia to the Romans?
	Paris

25	According to Benjamin Franklin, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and  ... " what else?
	Taxes
26	According to Thomas Edison, "Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety nine per cent ... " what else?
	Perspiration
27	If you were to arrive at El Prat airport, which major city would you be visiting?
	Barcelona
28	If you were to land at Batman airport, in which country would you be?
	Turkey
29	The Great Dividing Range is one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. In which country is it located?
	Australia
30	K2 or Mount Godwin–Austen is the world's second highest mountain. In which range is it located?
	The Karakoram
31	Which author was named after the explorer who beat Scott to the South Pole in 1911?
	Roald Dahl (after Roald Amundsen)
32	Which organisation manages the London Blue Plaque scheme whereby houses and locations associated with famous persons are identified?
	English Heritage

33	Commonly referred to as the animals' Victoria Cross, the Dickin Medal is awarded by which organisation?
	The PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals)
34	Named after the city of her birth in 1820, who, in 1907, was the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit?
	Florence Nightingale
35	How many seats does the UK have in the European parliament?
	73 (accept 71 to 75)
36	Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, is what nationality?
	Polish
37	Which winter sports event gets its name from the French word for a sledge?
	Luge
38	In what year was the BBC's Desert Island Discs first broadcast?
	1942 (29 January 1942 – accept 1940 to 1944)
39	In what year did the driving test become compulsory in the UK?
	1934 (Road Traffic Act 1934 – accept 1932 to 1936)
40	Used in determining the height of a horse, what name is given to the ridge between the animal's shoulder blades?
	Withers

41	In Judaism, how is 'The Day Of Atonement' otherwise known?
	Yom Kippur
42	Atopic dermatitis is a form of what medical condition?
	Eczema
43	Named after a German inventor and industrialist, what is the SI unit of conductance?
	Siemens
44	The grouse shooting season begins on 12th August. What name is given to this date?
	The Glorious Twelfth
45	As in the previous question, in what circumstance is the Glorious Twelfth sometimes delayed until the 13th?
	If the Twelfth falls on a Sunday
46	The national flag of which country bears the motto Ordem e Progresso (order and progress)?
	Brazil
47	Which country underwent 'The Rose Revolution' in 2003?
	Georgia
48	How many faces does a tetrahedron have?
	Four

49	How many sides does a hendecagon have?
	Eleven
50	Covering some 1,346 square miles, what is England's largest inland county?
	Shropshire
51	Who was Archbishop of Canterbury during the abdication crisis of 1936?
	William Cosmo Gordon Lang
52	Rory Graham is the real name of which singer?
	Rag 'n' Bone Man
53	Who has been chosen to represent the UK later this year in the Eurovision song contest?
	Surie (real name Susanna Marie Cork – song title Storm)
54	Though originating in different languages, the words 'avocado' and 'orchid' both refer to what part of the human body?
	Testicles
55	What sporting target is divided into 82 scoring sections?
	A standard dartboard
56	In what event of the 1950s did the television audience outnumber the radio audience for the first time in the UK?
	The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (23m on TV, 11m on the radio)

57	Potamology is the study of what?
	Rivers
58	Who had the No. 1 hit single last Christmas (2017) with a track entitled Perfect?
	Ed Sheeran
59	Jeremy Clarkson is set to make a return to terrestrial TV in the next few weeks as host of which show, marking the twentieth anniversary of the show's original broadcast?
	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
60	Doha is the capital of which country?
	Qatar
61	Dowsing rods used for water divining etc. are most commonly and traditionally made from the branches of what type of tree?
	Hazel
62	In England and Wales, what is the three–digit, free–to–call, non–emergency phone number for the NHS?
	111
63	Name either of the two modern day countries that occupy the area known to the Romans as Lusitania.
	Portugal (mainly) or Spain (partly)
64	Jeff Bezos is the founder, chairman and CEO of which major company?
	Amazon

65	The words Aye and No are uttered in the House of Commons by MPs to indicate their support in a vote. What equivalent term is used in the House of Lords?
	Content (and Not Content)
66	Premiered in December last year, what is the sub–title of the most recent Star Wars film?  (i.e. Star Wars: Episode VIII ...  what?)
	The Last Jedi
67	Along with Bill Gates, who co–founded the Microsoft corporation?
	Paul Allen
68	What is the alpha–numeric classification of the road on which the Cat and Fiddle stands on the route between Macclesfield and Buxton?
	A537
69	Which motorway links London to Cambridge?
	M11
70	What name is given to a male fox?
	Dog
71	What name is given to a female hedgehog?
	Sow
72	By area, what is Canada's largest territory or province?
	Nunavut

73	In Samuel Beckett's play, name either of the two main characters who are Waiting for Godot.
	Vladimir or Estragon
74	In Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the eponymous characters first appeared in which of Shakespeare's plays?
	Hamlet
75	In the music world, which band is comprised of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill?
	Kings of Leon
76	Who is the supreme governor of the Church of England?
	HM the Queen, Elizabeth II
77	Malcolm Turnbull is the current Prime Minister of what country?
	Australia
78	Comprising part of the constellation Orion, how many stars make up Orion's Belt?
	Three
79	What breed of dog was named Best in Show at this year's Crufts dog show?
	Whippet
80	In the name of animal rights organisation PETA, for what does the letter 'E' stand?
	Ethical (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

81	In which mountain range, part of the Appalachians, did Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle go to sleep for twenty years?
	The Catskills
82	Mary Lou McDonald became the new leader of which political party on February 10th this year?
	Sinn Fein (she replaced Gerry Adams)
83	Dakota Johnson, star of the Fifty Shades films, is the daughter of actor Don Johnson and which actress?
	Melanie Griffith
84	Which horse won this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup?
	Native River
85	Which club knocked Manchester United out of this year's Champions League?
	Sevilla
86	What type of creature is a klipspringer?
	Antelope
87	In the UK, road crossings designed specifically for pedestrians and cyclists are named after what bird?
	Toucan
88	The substance used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia belongs to what group of nerve agents, the name translating from Russian to English as 'newcomer'?
	Novichoks

89	Why was the start of the 2005 Aintree Grand National delayed by 25 minutes?
	So as not to clash with Charles and Camilla's wedding
90	A 'whitlow' is an infection affecting what part of the body?
	A fingernail, or the tip of a finger (accept finger)
91	The Dacia automobile company has its headquarters in what country?
	Romania
92	In which country does the Proton motor vehicle company have its headquarters?
	Malaysia
93	What is the most famous product produced by the Lofthouse company of Fleetwood?
	Fisherman's Friends (throat pastilles)
94	What product was advertised with the slogan "Good to the last drop"?
	Maxwell House coffee
95	Which actor provided the voice of Donkey in the 2001 film Shrek?
	Eddie Murphy
96	What is the name of the Macclesfield born Paralympian athlete, winner of one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at this year's Winter Paralympic Games?
	Menna Fitzpatrick

Supplementaries:

1	Juba is the capital of which African country?
	South Sudan
2	Who is General Secretary of the Unite trade union?
	Len McCluskey
3	Which London underground line was the first to be operational?
	The Metropolitan Line (10 Jan 1863)
4	What is the top personal military medal for bravery in the USA?
	The Medal of Honor (also known as the Congressional Medal of Honour)
5	To what family of birds does the robin belong?
	The thrush family
6	The 1956 Olympic Games were held in Melbourne, but due to quarantine regulations the equestrian events were held in which city?
	Stockholm
7	Willem–Alexander is the current king of which country?
	The Netherlands
8	Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is set in and around which city?
	Athens

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