LANCASTER CITY QUIZ LEAGUE: April 23 rd 2018 Quiz set by Railway Club B . Required answers in bold.

Round 1 Hills and Mountains

1a is the highest peak in which range of The Brecon mountains? Beacons 1b What is the highest point of the ? Cross 2a Who composed In the Hall of the Mountain King from Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt? 2b Which 2010 film was based on a book by Aron Ralston, 127 Hours titled “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”? 3a Born in 1760, which Japanese artist produced the series Hokusai of prints called Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji? 3b In the King James Bible which number psalm begins with Psalm 121 the words “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills”? 4a A Mont Blanc dessert is made by mixing a puree of which Chestnuts ingredient with whipped cream? 4b The Presidential retreat of Camp David is in which The mountains? Appalachians Spare In the 1950s who wrote about Llaregub Hill? Dylan Thomas

Round 2 Places – answers 1 and 2 are in the British Isles and from then on the answers are from around the rest of the world.

1a Built by POWs, where in the British Isles is the Italian The Orkney Islands Chapel? 1b Sometimes referred to as the Shell Church because of Guernsey the decoration of seashells, pebbles and broken china, where in the British Isles is the Little Chapel? 2a In which UK city is Gladstone’s Land? Edinburgh 2b In which UK city is there a street called The Land of Hull Green Ginger? 3a Following a fire in 1904, which Norwegian city was rebuilt Alesund in the Art Nouveau Style? 3b Which New Zealand city was rebuilt mainly in the Art Napier Deco style following an earthquake in 1931? 4a With its whistling steam clock, the area of Gastown is in Vancouver which city? 4b Cut from sandstone rock into the shape of a bench, Mrs Sydney (Australia) Macquarie’s Chair overlooks which harbour? Spare Since AD 886, the ‘setting of the watch’ has taken place Ripon in which Yorkshire city when a horn is blown at each corner of the market place? Spare On which UK island is there a castle which was restored Lindisfarne in the 1880s by Sir Edwin Lutyens?

Round 3 Buildings

1a What name is given to a chapel or altar endowed for Chantry prayers for the souls of the dead? 1b What would you expect to find in an ossuary? Bones 2a In 1982 which band had a UK number 1 with their Madness recording of House of Fun? 2b On television, Joyce Temple Savage is the manager of The Solana Hotel which Benidorm hotel? 3a The Petit Trianon was used by which queen and her Marie Antoinette ladies as a private retreat? 3b Who was the wife of Shah Jahan in whose memory the Mumtaz Mahal Taj Mahal was built? 4a James of St George was the architect and master builder Edward I of castles built in for which king? 4b Frank Matcham was a designer of what type of buildings? Theatres Spare Now a ruin, Top Withens farmhouse in Yorkshire is Wuthering usually regarded as the setting of which novel? Heights

Round 4 Islands. Given the geological feature or landmark, name the island.

1a The Statue of Liberty Liberty Island 1b Mt Etna Sicily 2a The Bath of Aphrodite and the Troodos mountains Cyprus 2b The GR20 long-distance walk and Ajaccio (the capital) Corsica 3a Avenue of the Baobabs and Antananarivo (the capital) Madagascar 3b Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic a nd Colombo (the Sri Lanka capital) 4a Solfar (Sun Voyager) Sculpture and the Imagine Peace Iceland Tower 4b Funchal (the capital) and the levadas Madeira Spare Carisbrooke Castle and the Needles Isle of Wight

Round 5 Animals

1a The Duck Billed Platypus and the Echidna belong to Monotremes which order of egg laying mammals? 1b Martha, the last of her kind, died in Cincinnati Zoo in A Passenger 1914. What was she? Pigeon 2a What name is given to juvenile llamas and alpacas? Bria 2b What is a young porcupine called? Porcupette 3a Specifically, what did Pickles, a mixed breed collie, find in The Jules Rimet 1966? Trophy. Do not accept World Cup. 3b A painting of a terrier names Nipper provided the name His Master’s and trademark for a record label. What was the name of Voice the painting? 4a Who wrote the children’s book “We’re All Going on a Bear Michael Rosen Hunt”? 4b Similarly, who wrote “The Tiger Who Came to Tea”? Judith Kerr Spare What is the smallest species of bear? Sun Bear

Round 6 Water

1a At sea, what is measured on the Douglas Scale? The height of waves 1b Launched at the end of March 2018, what is the name of Symphony of the the world’s largest cruise ship? Seas 2a Sobek, the Egyptian god of the Nile, is usually depicted Crocodile with the head of which animal? 2b In 49 BCE, in an irreversible decision, which river did The Rubicon Julius Caesar cross on his way to becoming dictator of Rome? 3a At the 2016 Rio Olympics, which swimmer won the 100m Adam Peaty breaststroke becoming the first British man to win swimming gold for 24 years? 3b Which British sailor won medals at 5 consecutive Olympic Sir Ben Ainslie games from 1996? 4a At the 2018 Oscars, who was the director of The Shape of Guillermo del Toro Water, winner of the best picture award? 4b In a novel by George Eliot, Doricote Mill, the home of The Floss Tom and Maggie Tulliver, is on which river? Spare What type of bridge is Tower Bridge? A Bascule Bridge

Round 7 Above the Ground

1a Which member of the crow family (Garralus Glandarius) Jay has a distinctive blue wing patch? 1b Which is the smallest bat commonly found in Britain? Pipistrelle 2a The air in a hot air balloon is kept hot by burning which Propane gas? 2b In which year did the Wright brothers make the first 1903 powered aeroplane flight? 3a The dance the Lindy Hop was named in honour of which Charles Lindbergh aviation pioneer? 3b In the Harry Potter stories what sort of flying animal is A Hippogriff Buckbeak? 4a Which officer is known as the Father of the Royal Air Hugh Trenchard Force? 4b Who was the pilot of Concorde’s maiden flight in 1969? Brian Trubshaw Spare Stretching from the Earth’s surface up to between 6 and Troposphere 11 miles, what is the lowest layer of the Earth’s atmosphere?

Round 8 General

1a What name is given to the area, now under the North Doggerland Sea, which connected Britain to mainland Europe before the last ice age? 1b The Bunyip is a large creature that lurks in swamps, Australian creeks and waterholes in which mythology? Aboriginal 2a What was the name of Meghan Markle’s character in Rachel Zane Suits? 2b A Punch and Judy operator is given which honorary title? Professor 3a In which city will the 2028 Summer Olympic Games be Los Angeles held? 3b Which Member of Parliament took part in the Jarrow Ellen Wilkinson Crusade of 1936? 4a Which half brother of William the Conqueror is usually Odo (Bishop of credited with commissioning the Bayeux Tapestry? Bayeux) 4b What is the alternative name of the May tree? Hawthorn Spare What is the address of the White House? 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue