2023–4 Season: Week 11 – 13 February 2024

Set by the Poachers.

Specialist Rounds

1	History	2	Science
3	The Same But Different	4	Time to Put the Kettle On
5	Animal Instincts	6	Geography
7	Sport & Games	8	Art & Entertainment

Round 1: History

1	'Operation Husky' was the codename for the Allied invasion of which Mediterranean island in 1943?
	Sicily
2	People from which island were granted US citizenship by the Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917?
	Puerto Rico
3	What name was given to the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar?
	The Calends
4	The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840 established British rule over which country?
	New Zealand
5	Who became the first leader of newly independent Pakistan in 1947?
	Mohammad Ali Jinnah
6	Which Italian hero of the 19 th century led a volunteer army known as the Red Shirts?
	Giuseppe Garibaldi
7	Who is generally credited with the establishment of the Penny Post in the UK in 1840?
	Rowland Hill
8	Which English Victorian explorer and orientalist shares his name with a famous Welsh actor, who died in 1984 and was as famous for his turbulent married life as for his acting?
	Richard Burton

Supplementaries:

1	Who was President of Argentina during The Falklands War of 1982?
	General Leopoldo Galtieri
10	Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands – but in which country did he die?
	France

Round 2: Science

1	What does an ammeter measure?
	Electric current
2	After which British scientist is the SI unit of electrical power named?
	James Watt
3	What would you be suffering from if you failed the Ishihara test?
	Colour blindness
4	What does R.E.M. stand for?
	Rapid Eye Movement
5	Which gas forms about 78% of Earth's atmosphere, making it the most abundant element in air?
	Nitrogen
6	Quicksilver is an alternative name for which element?
	Mercury
7	Where in the body are the ossicles?
	In the ear
8	Where in the body is the macula?
	In the eye

Supplementaries:

1	From the Greek for 'pale green' and 'leaf', what substance causes plants to be green?
	Chlorophyll
2	What two–word term is used to describe the temperature of minus 273.15 degrees Celsius?
	Absolute zero

Round 3: The Same But Different

This is a round of heteronyms. Heteronyms are two or more words that are spelled identically but have different meanings and are pronounced differently. For example: T–E–A–R (a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye as a response to injury or strong emotion, or to pull (something) to pieces with force).

You will be given the definitions of two heteronyms. To be awarded the points, you must say one or both of them.

1a	Boreas and Zephyrus were Greek gods of which natural feature?
1b	This verb means 'to take a twisting course'.
	Wind
2a	In the music style DnB, what does the letter B stand for?
2b	Which brewery's iconic red triangle became the UK's first registered trade mark?
	Bass
3a	Which aromatic substance used in religious worship takes its name from the Latin meaning 'to burn'?
3b	This verb means to make (someone) very angry.
	Incense
4a	Which foodstuff of pork, liver and fat has varieties named Ardennes and Brussels?
4b	A term for a person's head.
	Pâté / pate
5a	The nationality of Pope John Paul II.
5b	A word that can follow 'French' or 'nail'.
	Polish
6a	An alcoholic drink made from rice.
6b	A noun that can follow the phrase 'for old times''.
	Sake
7a	The English town that is the setting for the sitcom The Office.
7b	A verb meaning 'to cast off an old skin'.
	Slough
8a	The term used in American English for a curriculum vitae.
8b	A verb meaning 'to begin again'.
	Résumé / resume

Supplementaries:

1a	A type of vehicle, with an engine capacity of up to 50 cc.
1b	The past tense of a verb meaning 'to be listless and apathetic due to unhappiness or boredom'.
	Moped
2a	The common name for the bird Corvus corax, the collective noun for which is an 'unkindness'.
2b	A verb meaning 'to devour voraciously'.
	Raven

Round 4: Time to Put the Kettle On

Questions about famous TV ads (and one public info campaign) that were worth delaying a brew for.

1	In a public information campaign of the 1960s it was stated that bus and taxi drivers changed their routes to avoid him, bets were laid on his performance and that people came from miles around just to watch. But what was Reginald Molehusband trying to do?
	Reverse (or parallel) park his car (accept park his car)
2	The Boy on The Bike is a famous Hovis advert from the early 70s. It was one of five Hovis adverts directed by which now–famous film director?
	Ridley Scott
3	When asked "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?" by her posh suitor, in an ad for Campari, how did Lorraine Chase reply?
	Nah, Luton Airport! (QM – it helps if you can do the south east London accent)
4	In the Cinzano ads of the late 70s and early 80s, which comedy actor relentlessly poured Vermouth over the unfortunate Joan Collins?
	Leonard Rossiter
5	Who starred in the famous ad for Levi 501s, when he stripped down to his boxers in a launderette?
	Nick Kamen (to the tune of I Heard it Through the Grapevine)
6	Heineken ads were famous for refreshing the parts other beers cannot reach. In what was probably their most famous ad, set at 'The School of Street Credibility', in which Mediterranean tourist destination did the water "not taste like wot it oughta"?
	Majorca (pronouncing the "j"). Mallorca is acceptable I suppose
7	In a famous ad for Cadbury Dairy Milk, a gorilla plays the drums to which Phil Collins song?
	In The Air Tonight
8	In a British Telecom ad of 1988, Beattie phones her grandson to congratulate him on his exam results. He only passed Pottery ("good – people will always need plates") and Sociology ("an ology! you got an ology, you're a scientist!"). Who played Beattie in this and other BT adverts from that time?
	Maureen Lipman

Supplementaries:

1	In a 1990s advert for Boddingtons, "The Cream of Manchester", which model (now a presenter) asked in her best northern accent "Do ya want a flake in that luv"?
	Melanie Sykes
2	Howard Brown rose to fame at the start of this century as the face of which financial institution?
	The Halifax Building Society

Round 5: Animal Instincts

Each answer contains the name of an animal. In each case the full answer is required.

1	By what two–word nickname is Cameroon's national football team known?
	The Indomitable Lions
2	The 1995 film Babe is an adaptation of which 1983 novel by Dick King–Smith?
	The Sheep–Pig
3	What is the name of the musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in which the orchestra illustrates each different animal with a specific instrument?
	Peter and the Wolf
4	What is the nickname of Sunderland football club, currently playing in the English Championship?
	The Black Cats
5	What was the name of the black power political organisation founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P Newton in Oakland, California in 1966?
	The Black Panther Party
6	Which novel by Frederick Forsyth is a political thriller about an assassination attempt on French President Charles de Gaulle?
	The Day of the Jackal
7	Which Beatles song, written by Ringo Starr, opens with the line, "I'd like to be under the sea"?
	Octopus's Garden
8	What was the more common name given to the H–4 Hercules heavy transport flying boat, designed by Howard Hughes in 1947?
	The Spruce Goose

Supplementaries:

1	What name is given to an adjustable spanner with an adjusting screw located in the fixed jaw?
	A monkey wrench
2	Which city in New York state is home to an American Football team known as the Bills?
	Buffalo

Round 6: Geography

1	In which country would you find the world's largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni?
	Bolivia
2	Four African countries have the shilling as their currency. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and which other?
	Somalia
3	Two countries border Hungary to the north: Ukraine, and which other?
	Slovakia
4	Phnom Penh is the capital city of which Asian country?
	Cambodia
5	Ljubljana is the capital city of which European country?
	Slovenia
6	In which country are the holiday resorts of Golden Sands and Sunny Beach?
	Bulgaria
7	Which country on the Atlantic coast of Africa is entirely surrounded by Senegal?
	The Gambia
8	The coastline of which African country is known as the Skeleton Coast due to the large amount of whale and seal bones that once littered the shore?
	Namibia

Supplementaries:

1	Which country has a red flag with a silhouetted black double–headed eagle in the centre?
	Albania
2	Which country has a land mass smaller than Luxembourg, but as a region spans more than 2900 kilometres and crosses five time zones?
	Micronesia

Round 7: Sport (and Games)

1	Which retired Panamanian boxer was nicknamed 'Hands of Stone'?
	Roberto Duran
2	Teams from which non–European country have been allowed to enter the European Rugby Champions Cup (previously known as the Heineken Cup) since 2022?
	South Africa
3	What is the first event on Day Two of the Olympic Heptathlon?
	Long jump
4	The football derby in which Italian city is known as the Derby della Mole – named after the Mole Antonelliana, a major landmark in the city?
	Turin
5	At which Surrey racecourse was the first ever British motor racing Grand Prix held?
	Brooklands
6	Which UK racecourse is sometimes referred to as the Knavesmire, after the area of open ground on which it is situated?
	York
7	During test matches, the Hollies Stand is traditionally the most boisterous area and home to the most vocal home supporters at which English cricket ground?
	Edgbaston
8	"Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana, can you hear me? Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me? Your boys took one hell of a beating!" An over–excited local commentator reeled off this legendary piece of commentary after England were beaten 2–1 by which country, in 1981?
	Norway

Supplementaries:

1	What is the first property on a UK monopoly board, alphabetically?
	Bond Street
10	Which Premiership rugby team plays at Kingsholm stadium?
	Gloucester

Round 8: Arts & Entertainment

1	Which 2023 Western crime drama, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo di Caprio and Robert de Niro, is one of the frontrunners for the Best Picture Oscar at next month's Academy Awards?
	Killers of the Flower Moon
2	Eric Burdon was the lead singer of which band?
	The Animals (accept War – a side project of which he was also singer)
3	Which comedian hosted Uncloaked, the spin–off show to the second series of The Traitors which aired last month?
	Ed Gamble
4	The Ballad of Darren was a 2023 album by which Britpop band?
	Blur
5	Fischbacher and Horn were the surnames of which German–American magicians, known for the use of big cats in their Las Vegas shows?
	Siegfried and Roy
6	Which Las Vegas casino hotel is known for its 30–storey pyramid?
	Luxor
7	Which comedy writer, the co–creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, is better known these days for his anti–transgender activism?
	Graham Linehan
8	What is the name of the title character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew?
	Kate (accept Katherina)

Supplementaries:

1	Sophie Ellis–Bextor's song Murder on the Dancefloor reached Number 1 earlier this year after it was featured in which hit film?
	Saltburn
2	Simon Rattle is currently the principal conductor of which orchestra?
	The London Symphony Orchestra

General Knowledge

1	Which US city is served by Logan International Airport?
	Boston
2	What dish do you get if you swap the bacon in an 'eggs benedict' for smoked salmon?
	Eggs royale
3	On a Monopoly board, Bow Street, Marlborough Street and Vine Street are all which colour?
	Orange
4	What is the last letter in the Greek alphabet?
	Omega
5	What standard number is represented by the binary number 111 (one one one)?
	Seven
6	South Mimms, Clacket Lane and Cobham are service stations on which UK motorway?
	The M25
7	In terms of transport, what is a wagon–lit (wagon–lee)?
	A railway sleeping carriage (also accept Pullman or Pullman car, but don't accept just railway carriage)
8	In which English city would you find the Fitzwilliam Museum?
	Cambridge

9	Mercedes Benz and Porsche each have their corporate headquarters in which German city?
	Stuttgart
10	In terms of data storage, how many bits are there in a byte?
	Eight
11	Pes planus is a deformity of the body, more commonly known as what?
	Flat feet
12	How is the tree Salix babylonica better known?
	Weeping willow (accept willow)
13	The liqueur crème de cassis is made from which fruit?
	Blackcurrant
14	How is the medical condition bruxism better known?
	Involuntary teeth grinding (accept jaw clenching).
15	The Britannia Naval College, the UK's naval academy, is based in which Devon town?
	Dartmouth
16	According to the Bible, who lived to the age of 969?
	Methusaleh

17	If you put a fried or poached egg on top of a croque monsieur, which dish do you create?
	Croque madame
18	Who is the UK Foreign Secretary (as at 10.58am on 18 January 2024)?
	Lord (David) Cameron
19	Described recently as "a pound shop Nigel Farage", who (as at 11.01am 18 January 2024) is leader of the Reform UK party?
	Richard Tice
20	Grey Goose is a brand of what alcoholic drink?
	Vodka
21	In 2022, the parcel delivery service Hermes changed its name to what?
	Evri
22	Pubs called The White Hart were named in honour of which English king?
	Richard II
23	Bibendum is the correct name for which advertising mascot?
	Michelin Man
24	What does a philographist collect?
	Autographs

25	Which famous poet had the middle name 'Bysshe'?
	Percy Shelley
26	What does the symbol 'FB' represent on an Ordnance Survey map?
	Footbridge
27	Which former US President's books include The Art of The Deal and The Art of The Comeback?
	Donald Trump
28	Which Poet Laureate's works include Sea Fever and Cargoes?
	John Masefield
29	Last season, which men's English Premier League football team won its first European trophy since 1965?
	West Ham United (the European Conference League)
30	What name is given to a young alpaca or llama?
	A cria (the Spanish word for a baby)
31	What is the surname of the twins Angela and Maria, who are both Labour MPs?
	Eagle
32	Which BBC sitcom centred on loudmouthed Linda La Hughes (played by Kathy Burke) and her gay flatmate, actor Tom Farrell (played by James Dreyfus)?
	Gimme Gimme Gimme

33	What's the title of the 1998 Japanese horror film that follows a reporter who is investigating the mystery behind a cursed videotape that kills the viewer seven days after watching it? It was remade three years later starring Naomi Watts.
	The Ring
34	Which Spanish F1 driver was World Champion in 2005 and 2006?
	Fernando Alonso
35	What is the alternative name for the echidna, an Australian egg–laying mammal?
	The spiny anteater (prompt on "anteater")
36	What Italian cold mousse–like dessert gets its name from the Italian for 'half cold'?
	Semifreddo
37	Which muppet is the leader of the band called The Electric Mayhem?
	Dr. Teeth
38	Portrayed In the films by Robert Hardy, who is the Minister for Magic in the Harry Potter books?
	Cornelius Fudge
39	Which member of Team GB won the Olympic Gold in Golf at Rio 2016?
	Justin Rose
40	What noun was coined in the 2010s as a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness and an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly–emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions?
	Snowflake

41	What is the title of the jukebox musical about the formation, success and eventual break–up of the The Four Seasons?
	Jersey Boys
42	What name, after the first place in the country to use them, is used in the USA for a wheel clamp?
	Denver boot
43	By what name are the larvae of crane flies known?
	Leatherjackets
44	In which specific Olympic event did Charlotte Dujardin win two individual gold medals?
	Dressage
45	Which coral reef in the Marshall Islands consists of 23 islands, whose inhabitants were relocated in 1946 after it became the site of nuclear tests by the United States?
	Bikini Atoll
46	The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action during which battle?
	Balaclava
47	In which national park is the geyser named Old Faithful?
	Yellowstone
48	What is the name of the ship captained by Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series?
	The Black Pearl

49	Who was on the British throne for only nine days?
	Lady Jane Grey
50	Which band, fronted by Adam Levine, had success with Moves Like Jagger and Payphone?
	Maroon 5
51	Which British athlete won gold in both the 800m and 1500m at the Athens Olympics in 2004?
	Kelly Holmes
52	What is the surname of the family to which Mary Poppins becomes a nanny?
	Banks
53	What profession derives its name from the Latin for lead?
	Plumber
54	Who is Hercule Poirot's secretary?
	Miss (Felicity) Lemon
55	In Greek mythology, who is or was the father of Icarus?
	Daedalus
56	Which UK city hosts a prestigious international piano competition every three years?
	Leeds

57	Who was the first female DJ on Radio 1? She died in January this year.
	Annie Nightingale
58	Who was the wife of Derek Draper, a political lobbyist who died of complications relating to long Covid in January this year?
	Kate Garraway
59	Ed McKeever, David Florence and Etienne Stott have all won Olympic medals for Team GB in the 21 st Century in which sport?
	Canoeing (accept Kayaking)
60	Marvel Comics' Natasha Romanova, played in the movies by Scarlett Johansson, is better known as which superhero?
	Black Widow
61	For what essential activity does an insect use its spiracles?
	Breathing
62	Who was the most famous creation of French author Rene Goscinny?
	Asterix (the Gaul)
63	The Trans –Siberian Railway has connected Moscow with which Pacific port since 1916?
	Vladivostok
64	Which iconic 26–mile mountain trail, walked by thousands of visitors each year, finishes at The Sun Gate?
	The Inca Trail (the Sun Gate is the entrance to Macchu Picchu)

65	Which Central American country's currency is the quetzal?
	Guatemala
66	What foodstuff is produced by an apiculturist?
	Honey
67	Which brand of Scotch whisky is named after the Ayrshire grocer who began selling it in 1820?
	Johnnie Walker
68	Which fruit has the same name as a native of a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar?
	The tangerine
69	Sir Michael Caine twice won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in a feature film. Name either film.
	The Cider House Rules or Hannah and Her Sisters
70	Which Labour leader was defeated by Harold MacMillan in the 1959 General Election?
	Hugh Gaitskell
71	On which island is RAF Valley situated?
	Anglesey
72	Which boxer appears on the cover of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album?
	Sonny Liston

73	Who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Junior?
	James Earl Ray
74	Which punk musician wrote an autobiography entitled Anger is an Energy?
	John Lydon
75	Who is the new presenter of Deal or No Deal upon its recent return to our screens?
	Stephen Mulhern
76	Of the 13 United States that share the border with Canada, Alaska has the longest at 1,538 miles. With just 42 miles, which state shares the shortest length of the border?
	Pennsylvania
77	The ancient city of Baghdad sits on the river Tigris, but which other major river runs to the west of the capital?
	The Euphrates
78	"Very few castaways can claim to have survived so long at sea as Mr Patel, and none in the company of an adult Bengal tiger." This is the last line from which 2001 novel?
	Life of Pi
79	2024 has seen the return to our TV screens of Saturday night favourite, Gladiators. Which former Premier League referee has taken over from original referee John Anderson?
	Mark Clattenburg
80	Which 1977 book by Stephen King, his third published novel, is set mainly at the fictional Overlook Hotel?
	The Shining

81	Which Asian nation's flag is red with a single yellow star? The red background symbolises revolution and bloodshed.
	Vietnam
82	The Nativity series of films are set in a primary school in which Midlands city?
	Coventry
83	'Groundnut' is an alternative name for which type of nut?
	The peanut (accept monkey nut)
84	'Operation True Blue' was the codename for whose death and funeral?
	Margaret Thatcher
85	Which element is added to rubber in order to 'vulcanise' it?
	Sulphur
86	A whole specimen of which fruit is enclosed in a Sussex Pond pudding?
	A lemon
87	What is the first name of Mrs Brown in the TV series Mrs Brown's Boys?
	Agnes
88	An ouroboros is an ancient Egyptian symbol of which creature eating its own tail?
	A snake (also accept serpent or dragon

89	Derek Batey hosted which TV game show for over 40 years?
	Mr & Mrs
90	The world's oldest commercially produced fruit concentrate is which company's Lime Juice, still in production today?
	Rose's
91	The Mediterranean Sea was known to the Romans as Mare Nostrum. What is the literal translation of this phrase?
	Our Sea
92	Antonio Fargas and Snoop Dogg have both played which character on TV and film?
	Huggy Bear
93	To which Scottish clan did Rob Roy belong?
	MacGregor
94	What type of animal is a krait?
	A snake
95	The actress Mary Martin, who was the original Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, was the mother of which actor who had a leading role in a 1980s soap opera?
	Larry Hagman
96	Where would you find Rat Rock, Belvedere Castle and the Delacorte Theatre?
	Central Park, New York

Supplementaries:

1	What is the profession of a cordwainer?
	Shoe making
2	In 2013, which then Liberal Democrat MP was sent to prison for allowing his then wife Vicky Pryce to take speeding points on his behalf?
	Chris Huhne
3	In which country is Gangkhar Puensam, the highest unclimbed mountain in the world?
	Bhutan
4	Anne Elliot is the protagonist of which Jane Austen novel?
	Persuasion
5	In which year was the Angel of the North erected?
	1998 (allow 1997–99)
6	Which nation bid to host every Winter Olympics from 1984 to 2002, without ever being awarded them?
	Sweden

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