2017–18 Season: Week 9 – 9 January 2018

Specialist Rounds

Set by the Prince of Wales; vetted by the Nags Head.

Round 1: Born in Cheshire

Name the famous person from the details given.

1	Better known by his pen name, this writer, mathematician, Anglican deacon and photographer was born in the parsonage at Daresbury in 1832.
	Lewis Carroll (a. k. a. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson – either name is acceptable)
2	Born in Davenham in December 1973, going on to be a world champion in marathon, half–marathon and cross country events, despite being diagnosed with asthma at the age of fourteen and won the 5000m at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002.
	Paula Radcliffe
3	Born in Macclesfield in October 1957 this multi–instrumentalist, composer and record producer, as well as being involved in a brewing enterprise, has performed in several groups including The Other Two, with his wife.
	Stephen Morris
4	Born in Congleton in October 1934 this novelist is best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales, with much of his work being firmly rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of Cheshire.
	Alan Garner
5	Born in May 1946 in Bidston, this former hairdresser and musician became one of the best hardman actors of the 1970s and 1980s, appearing in a long running series playing the part of William Bodie.
	Lewis Collins
6	This singer, songwriter and record producer was born in Frodsham in January 1971 and found early success with a boy band that over the years has varied in the number of its members.
	Gary Barlow
7	Born in Warrington in 1930, this film and TV actor appeared in a number of major films during his career including three Bonds, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness with Ingrid Bergman and the Pink Panther series. On TV he appeared in series as varied as Tenko and Last of The Summer Wine before his death in May 2016.
	Burt Kwouk
8	Born in Grappenhall in 1946, this actor, voice–actor and singer has appeared in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions, often playing villainous roles or character parts but rose to fame for his portrayal of Dr Frank–N–Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Rooster Hannigan in Annie.
	Tim Curry

Supplementaries

1	Born in Alderley Edge in April 1926, this sports commentator and TV presenter worked for the BBC for 46 years, covering eleven Summer Olympic Games and six football World Cups.  He even had a section in Private Eye named after him for the various mistakes and humorous errors he made. He was presented with an OBE for his services to broadcasting before his death in 2013.
	David Coleman
2	Born in Port Sunlight in August 1959 this singer–songwriter and television personality founded the pop group Nightmares in Wax in 1979 but had his greatest success with a name change in the 1980s. Known in later life for his ever changing androgynous appearance, which he freely admitted was greatly modified by cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately he passed away in October 2016.
	Pete Burns

Round 2: Science

1	Brass becomes discoloured in air because of the presence of which gas?
	Hydrogen sulphide
2	What colour is bromine when it is in liquid form?
	Red (accept brownish–red)
3	Which variety of coal contains recognisable traces of the original plant material?
	Peat
4	Galvanised iron has a coating of which material?
	Zinc
5	Name the softest allotrope of carbon.
	Graphite
6	Bell metal is an alloy of two metals; name either.
	Tin or copper
7	Elements with atomic numbers running from 89 to 103 are known collectively as what?
	Actinides
8	Which material is the filament of an electric lightbulb normally made from?
	Tungsten

Supplementaries:

1	Which material gives fireworks a green flame?
	Barium salts (accept barium)
2	Monazite is an ore of ?
	Thorium

Round 3: Geography

1	In which country would you find the Great Dividing Range of mountains?
	Australia
2	The Lena river, the 11th longest in the world, flows mainly in which country?
	Russia (the Russian Federation)
3	How many countries of the world does the equator pass through?
	11 (eleven – accept ten or twelve)
4	Which sea does not have a coastline?
	The Sargasso Sea
5	Which group of islands can be found approximately 1,100 miles north of New Zealand and 2,775 miles south–west of Honolulu?
	Fiji
6	How many states make up the country of Germany?
	16 (accept 15 or 17)
7	In which European country would you find the world's third largest steerable radio telescope?
	The UK – it's the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank
8	Which London Underground line would you be on if you were at Golders Green station?
	Northern

Supplementaries:

1	The ninth highest mountain in the world is called Nanga Parbat (or the Naked Mountain), but in which country would you find it?
	Pakistan
2	At just 122 square miles, what is the tenth smallest country in the world by area?
	Malta

Round 4: History

1	The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of which empire between 1809 and 1917?
	The Russian Empire
2	The title of Viceroy was added to the office of the Governor–General of India for the first time in which decade of the nineteenth century?
	1850s (1858 to be exact)
3	Which monastery was established by Oswald, King of Northumbria, in AD 635?
	Lindisfarne
4	Operation Alphabet, in 1940, was the evacuation of British troops from which European country?
	Norway
5	Which French King was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in AD 800?
	Charlemagne
6	According to legend, which European capital was founded on 21 April, 753 BC, by siblings claiming to be the sons of a war god?
	Rome
7	In which decade of the seventeenth century did Ben Jonson die?
	1630s (1637 to be exact)
8	Which country captured the city of Ceuta in 1415?
	Portugal

Supplementaries:

1	Who was the only male King not to be named George when the Hanoverians were on the British throne?
	William IV (1830–1837)
2	Operation Husky was the Allied codename for the invasion of which Mediterranean island?
	Sicily

Round 5: Arts & Entertainment

1	What is the title of the play, written by James Graham and currently showing in London's West End, that deals with Charles Ingram cheating on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
	Quiz
2	Which R&B singer and actress's life will be the subject of a new musical, set to open in March 2018?
	Tina Turner
3	In which year of the twentieth century was the painter Lucian Freud born?
	1922 (accept one year either way)
4	Which British portrait painter was born in Sudbury, Suffolk in the 1720s?
	Thomas Gainsborough
5	Bigwig and Hazel are two characters in which classic children's story?
	Watership Down
6	The Duncton Chronicles series of books by William Horwood are about which animals?
	Moles
7	Which British soap broadcast its last episode on 4 November 2003?
	Brookside
8	Which British soap was set in the Scottish village of Glendarroch?
	Take the High Road

Supplementaries:

1	Which book won the 2017 Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction?
	The Power (by Naomi Alderman)
2	Which Irish band's comeback album of 2017 was entitled Jupiter Calling?
	The Corrs

Round 6: Beliefs and Myths from Around the World

1	The Dreamtime features in the creation myths of which people?
	Aboriginals
2	Quetzalcoatl, also known as the Feathered Serpent, features in which of the Central and South American civilisations?
	Aztec
3	From which English county does the legend of the Lambton Worm originate?
	County Durham
4	Who was the Egyptian god of knowledge?
	Thoth
5	The German academics the brothers Grimm were famous for collecting and publishing folklore during the 19th century. Can you name either of their Christian names?
	Jacob and Wilhelm
6	Mercury was the messenger of the Gods in the Roman pantheon. Who was the Greek equivalent?
	Hermes
7	Hades was the Greek god of the underworld. Who was his Roman equivalent?
	Pluto
8	In the Hindu religion, Hanuman is worshipped as a symbol of physical strength, perseverance and scholarly devotion. He has the face of which animal?
	Monkey

Supplementaries:

1	What is the name of the legendary city of gold that many, including Sir Walter Raleigh, have searched for?
	El Dorado
2	In the Arthurian stories, from which legendary land did Sir Tristan come?
	Lyonesse

Round 7: Flights of Fancy – Fictional Spacecraft

1	In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the computer HAL controlled which spacecraft, which shares its name with one of the US space shuttles?
	Discovery One
2	The Heart of Gold featured in which radio series, book, TV series and film by Douglas Adams?
	The Hitch–Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
3	The Icarus sank slowly into a lake at the beginning of which 1968 film, starring Charlton Heston?
	The Planet of the Apes
4	What name is shared by the space shuttle that featured in Airplane II: The Sequel, and a famous sailing ship of the seventeenth century?
	Mayflower One (accept Mayflower)
5	Which spaceship of the silver screen is famous for "doing the Kessel run in under twelve parsecs" according to its owner?
	The Millenium Falcon
6	Which sign of the Zodiac supplied the name of the second spaceship to house Blake's 7 in the BBC TV series?
	Scorpio
7	SHADO Interceptors featured in which Gerry Anderson live action series of the 1970s?
	UFO
8	What name is shared by the large spaceship in the original Alien film, in which we see the characters awake, and a novel by Joseph Conrad?
	Nostromo

Supplementaries:

1	Cat, Dave, Kryten and Rimmer 'pilot' the titular spaceship in which BBC comedy series?
	Red Dwarf
2	Which planet features in the title of the spaceship that the Robinson family pilot in both the TV series and film Lost In Space?
	Jupiter (the name of the ship is Jupiter 2)

Round 8: Sport

1	The Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball team based in which city?
	Toronto
2	Who were Liverpool FC's main sponsor from 1992 to 2010?
	Carlsberg
3	What was the name of the system of electronic sensors used in tennis, which was replaced by the cricket–inspired Hawkeye system?
	Cyclops
4	In which contact sport are there currently four Yokozunas, or Grand Champions?
	Sumo wrestling (do not accept "wrestling")
5	The Triple Crown of Motorsport is an unofficial achievement, generally regarded as winning three races, considered to be the most prestigious motor races in the world, in one's career. Name one of the three races.
	Indianapolis 500, Le Mans 24 Hour, or Monaco Grand Prix
6	In what game would a player use their 'squidger' to shoot a small plastic disk into a target?
	Tiddlywinks (the squidger is the disk used by the player; the wink is the disk you shoot into the pot or target)
7	In what card game are points scored for combinations that add up to fifteen, and for pairs, triples, quadruples, runs and flushes?
	Cribbage (accept crib)
8	In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, what sport was played using a hedgehog, a flamingo, and playing cards?
	Croquet (the hedgehog was the ball, the flamingo was the mallet, and the cards were the hoops)

Supplementaries:

1	In what year was table tennis first contested at the Summer Olympics?
	1988
2	Who scored a hat-trick for Macclesfield Town in the away League fixture against Halifax Town?
	Mitch Hancox

General Knowledge

Set by the Nags Head; vetted by the Prince Of Wales.

1	Which island was used as a staging post for the British Task Force during the Falklands War in 1982?
	Ascension Island
2	John Constable's 1821 painting The Hay Wain depicts a cart crossing which East Anglian river?
	River Stour
3	The England 1966 World Cup squad had three named goalkeepers. Gordon Banks was one; name either of the other two.
	Peter Bonetti or Ron Springett
4	In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of youth?
	Hebe
5	Which German engineer invented the rotary engine?
	Felix Wankel
6	What disease is also known as 'the kissing disease'?
	Glandular fever
7	Who wrote the books about Temperance Brennan, that inspired the TV series Bones?
	Kathy Reichs
8	Whose latest best seller book is called Origin?
	Dan Brown

9	In cricket, what fielding position is situated between slips and point?
	Gully
10	In which musical would you hear the song As Long As He Needs Me?
	Oliver
11	In which conflict was the first submarine, the Turtle, used in military operations?
	The American War of Independence (accept the American Revolutionary War)
12	Which English resort has a pier a mile and a third long, that is classed as a Grade 2 listed building?
	Southend
13	Which English resort features in the Bram Stoker novel Dracula?
	Whitby
14	Founded in 1565, Saint Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the USA. In which state is it?
	Florida
15	From which fruit is the drink calvados distilled?
	Apples
16	From which fruit is the drink slivovitz distilled?
	Plums (accept damsons)

17	People from which county are known as Moonrakers?
	Wiltshire
18	Of which Commonwealth country was Harry Atkinson four times Prime Minister in the late 19th century?
	New Zealand
19	With which folk rock band did guitarist Richard Thompson first become a recording artist?
	Fairport Convention
20	Which British top 10 punk single from 1977 begins with the line "There's no point in asking, you'll get no reply"?
	Pretty Vacant (by the Sex Pistols)
21	Which celebrity, upon winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, became the oldest ever winner?
	Joe McFadden
22	In computing, for what does the letter P stand in the acronym PDF?
	Portable
23	What is the name of Salvador Dali's 1931 painting featuring the famous 'melting clocks'?
	The Persistence of Memory
24	Which English artist painted, in 1941, Totes Meer and The Battle of Britain?
	Paul Nash

25	Which Canadian city hosted the Invictus Games, founded by Prince Harry, in September 2017?
	Toronto
26	Which world famous art gallery has recently opened its first overseas branch in Abu Dhabi?
	The Louvre
27	Which Embassy was the scene of the 1980 SAS raid in South Kensington, London?
	Iranian
28	Who was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel on April 4th 1968?
	Martin LutherKing
29	In 1999, golfer Jose Maria Olazabal successfully sank a putt that was officially measured as over 9.2 miles. In what unusual place was this?
	On board a Concorde flight to the USA
30	In July 2017, what became Britain's latest UNESCO World Heritage Site?
	The Lake District
31	Which is the longest river in Scotland?
	The Tay
32	Which confectionery company was founded by Hans Riegel in Bonn?
	Haribo (Hans, Riegel, Bonn)

33	In which month is Martin Luther King Day celebrated in the USA?
	January (next Monday, the 15th)
34	In 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark Chapman outside which New York apartment building?
	The Dakota Building
35	In which comic novel, written by Stella Gibbons, does the character Great Aunt Ada Doom appear?
	Cold Comfort Farm
36	Who wrote the 1994 novel Swan?
	Naomi Campbell
37	Which instrument did jazz performer Gene Krupa, who died in 1973, play?
	Drums
38	Only two US Presidents have been impeached. One is Bill Clinton; who is the other?
	Andrew Johnson
39	In Peter Pan, what is the name of the Red Indian princess rescued by Peter?
	Tiger Lily
40	Who was named as Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 2017 Oscars?
	Casey Affleck (for Manchester By The Sea)

41	What type of animal is a cuscus?
	A marsupial (accept possum, which is more specifically correct)
42	What type of animal is an aye–aye?
	A primate(accept lemur, which is more specifically correct)
43	Who directed the recent film The Death of Stalin?
	Armando Iannucci
44	Which film & TV actress, who played Bond girl Solitaire in Live And Let Die, was born as Joyce Frankenberg in 1951?
	Jane Seymour
45	Where, in England, is the National Tramway Museum located?
	Crich (in Derbyshire)
46	Which British politician was the last Governor of Hong Kong?
	Chris Patten
47	Who is acknowledged to have discovered the moons of Jupiter?
	Galileo
48	In architecture, 'fenestration' is the arrangement of what in a building?
	Windows

49	Who, at the age of 51, died in October 2017, having been the youngest winner of the Edinburgh Perrier Comedy Awards when he won it in 1990?
	Sean Hughes
50	What title is shared by a 1938 Graham Greene novel, a 1947 film starring Richard Attenborough and a 1974 Queen song?
	Brighton Rock
51	Aneto is the highest mountain in which European mountain range?
	The Pyrenees
52	BALPA is the trade union for which group of UK professionals?
	Airline pilots
53	Which 1980 Michael Cimino film, which cost $44m to make and only made $3.5m at the box office, led to the collapse of United Artists?
	Heaven's Gate
54	Which space shuttle launched the Hubble Space Telescope?
	Discovery
55	The Waikato River is the longest river in which country?
	New Zealand
56	In which Belgian city did Great Britain win the Davis Cup in November 2015?
	Ghent

57	What is the title of the most recent Star Trek TV series, first shown on Netflix in September 2017?
	Star Trek Discovery
58	The seaport Split is on which European sea?
	The Adriatic
59	Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
	Cinnabar
60	Who was the founder of the Church of Scientology in the 1950s?
	L. Ron Hubbard (Lafayette Ronald)
61	The Brothers Grimm are famous for their fairy tales. Give either of their first names.
	Jakob or Wilhelm
62	Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympic Games twice?
	Paris
63	Legionnaire's Disease acquired its name in 1976 following an outbreak of pneumonia at an American Legion Convention in which city?
	Philadelphia
64	Orecchiette is a variety of pasta in what shape?
	Ears

65	Which famous historical figure lodged in Macclesfield on both the 1st & 8th December 1745?
	Bonnie Prince Charlie (accept Charles Edward Stuart or The Young Pretender)
66	Which international cricket team gave the West Indies their first ever 5–0 Test Series defeat in 1999?
	South Africa
67	What was the name of the third wife of the singing cowboy Roy Rogers, who appeared with him on TV's The Roy Rogers Show?
	Dale Evans
68	Before embarking on his Presidential campaign which state did Barack Obama represent?
	Illinois
69	Augusto Pinochet, who died in 2006, had previously led which country?
	Chile
70	What adjective is commonly used to describe the historian and theologian Bede?
	Venerable
71	Stefani Germanotta is the real name of which singer?
	Lady Gaga
72	Which famous historical figure was housed in Buxton between 1576 and 1578?
	Mary, Queen of Scots (accept Mary Stuart)

73	Which website, once very popular but now defunct, was created in 1999 by Steve and Julia Pankhurst?
	Friends Reunited
74	In a TV sitcom of the 1980s, who lived at 71 Popular Avenue, Purley?
	Terry and June
75	Which company, better known for its chocolate, owns the brands San Pellegrino, Perrier and Buxton Water?
	Nestlé
76	On a modern piano keyboard, how many of the 88 keys are white?
	52
77	How many passenger capsules are there on the London Eye?
	32 (accept 31 or 33)
78	What was the first name of Mr Hornby, the creator of Meccano?
	Frank
79	What title is shared by a collection of short stories by Nell Dunn in 1963, a TV drama from 1965, a 1968 film and a song by Squeeze from 1979?
	Up the Junction
80	Which is the nearest city to Shannon Airport?
	Limerick

81	In which city was the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final played?
	Brisbane
82	Which word, derived from the Latin for licking, describes a syrupy medicinal preparation taken to relieve coughs and sore throats?
	Linctus
83	In World War II, which company manufactured the strike fighter the Beaufighter?
	Bristol
84	To which saint is York Minster dedicated?
	St. Peter
85	Alligators can only be found wild in two countries. One is the USA. Which is the other?
	China
86	The second most expensive movie prop was sold in November 2017 in New York for $5.3m. It first appeared in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. What was it?
	Robby the Robot
87	Which is Britain's largest trade union by membership?
	Unite
88	The former Labour minister Gerald Kaufman was the oldest sitting MP in the House of Commons until his death in 2017. In which city were the two constituencies he represented from 1970 until 2017?
	Manchester

89	Who composed the operas The Snow Maiden in 1880/81 and The Golden Cockerel in 1907?
	Rimsky–Korsakov
90	Which novelty swing dance, derived from the Charleston, was named after Charles Lindbergh's crossing of the Atlantic?
	The Lindy Hop
91	In which country did the Orange Revolution take place between 2004 and 2005?
	Ukraine
92	In TV's Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, what was the name of Frank Spencer's baby daughter?
	Jessica
93	Which Central American country has 25% of its area given over to National Parks and conservation areas?
	Costa Rica
94	What is the name of the music website founded by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon in Sweden in 2008?
	Spotify
95	Where did Elizabeth I die in 1603?
	Richmond Palace
96	Who was the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint Movement?
	Joseph Smith

Supplementaries:

1	Which Championship football team is known as the Brewers?
	Burton Albion
2	Keith Chegwin, who died in December, had a Top 20 hit single I Wanna Be A Winner in 1981 with his wife under the name Brown Sauce. What was the name of his TV presenter wife?
	Maggie Philbin
3	Name either of the two West German players to score against England in the 1966 World Cup Final.
	Helmut Haller or Wolfgang Weber
4	Which mini TV series, first shown on Netflix in 2017, included superheroes Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron Fist?
	The Defenders
5	The actor James Dean had a literary sounding middle name. What was it?
	Byron
6	In World War II, which company manufactured the Halifax bomber?
	Handley–Page
7	The Rhinestone Cowboy died aged 81 in August 2017. What was the name of this country music legend?
	Glen Campbell
8	The mother of which well–known TV motoring presenter was the first person to create a Paddington Bear stuffed toy?
	Jeremy Clarkson

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