Monday 29th October 2001
Question set by Follies (Ormskirk)
All rounds are general

ROUND 1.
1A. Which king did Victoria succeed to the throne in 1837?
WILLIAM IV.
1B. In the TV series "It ain't 'arf 'ot Mum", who played the sergeant-major?
WINDSOR DAVIES.
2A. What is the National Anthem of Australia called?
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR.
2B. Silk FM, broadcasting on 106.9, serves which North-West town?
MACCLESFIELD.
3A. In ice hockey, how does the game start, or restart?
WITH A FACE-OFF.
3B. What is the more common name of the garden plant calendula?
MARIGOLD.
4A. Which British nautical measure is 1 metre 83 cm in metric?
A FATHOM.
4B. Who wrote the novel "The Warden" in 1855?
ANTHONY TROLLOPE.

ROUND 2.
1A. In which poem by Walter de la Mare is the line, "Is there anybody there?", said the traveller, knocking on the moonlit door?
THE LISTENERS.
1B. In the Bible at whose feast did the writing on the wall appear?
BELSHAZZAR
2A. After how many years of marriage is an Emerald wedding celebrated?
FIFTY-FIVE.
2B. How many hurdles are there in a 400 metres hurdle race?
TEN.
3A. Which is the most easterly State in the U.S.A.?
MAINE.
3B. Which composer's 5th symphony in 1937 was subtitled 'A Soviet Artist's Practical Creative Reply to Just Criticism'? Not by him but by one of the apparatchiks who hounded him.
SHOSTAKOVICH.
4A. Which TV soap opera is set in Summer Bay?
HOME AND AWAY.
4B. Which English King was buried in Greyfriars Church in Leicestershire?
RICHARD THE THIRD.

ROUND 3.
1A. What is the phonetic alphabet/radio call sign for the letter M?
MIKE.
1B. "Watch the wall, my darling, while the gentlemen go by" comes from a Kipling poem. What were the gentlemen doing?
SMUGGLING.
2A. Which famous Jewish fortress was captured by the Romans 10th legion in 73AD?
MASADA.
2B. What kind of exhibit can be seen in the military museum in Bovingdon in Dorset?
TANKS.
3A. Which group had a number one hit in 1970 with "Love Grows"?
EDISON LIGHTHOUSE.
3B. In which Shakespeare play is the advice "Neither a borrower nor a lender be"?
HAMLET.
4A. Which country slid Brazil beat to win their first World Cup in 1958?
SWEDEN.
4B. Which was the first, and so far the only, X-rated film to win the Best Film Oscar?
MIDNIGHT COWBOY.

ROUND 4.
1A. Which film had the most Oscar nominations ever?
TITANIC.
1B. Who was the first man to swim 100 metres in under a minute?
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER.
2A. Who wrote the novel "'The Masters" in 1951?
C.P. SNOW.
2B With which musical instrument would you associate Sonny Rollins?
SAXOPHONE.
3A. The descendants of Adam in Genesis were very long-lived. Which of them was 600 years old when his great moment arrived?
NOAH.
3B. Which MP for Glasgow Springburn has the seat for as long as he wants it?
MICHAEL MARTIN.
4A. The Wave, broadcasting on 96.5, serves which North-West town?
BLACKPOOL.
4B. Only two nations have square flags. One is the Vatican. Name the other.
SWITZERLAND.

ROUND 5.
1A. Which car manufacturer built the Magnette model in the 1950s?
MG
1B. In which Alpine resort were the first ever Winter Olympics held in 1924?
CHAMONIX.
2A. Which author created the fictional Napoleonic war naval heroes Aubrey and Maturin?
PATRICK O'BRIAN.
2B. Who interpreted the writing on Belshazzar's wall?
DANIEL.
3A. Which character in a famous film said, "I'm sorry I can't chat longer. I'm having an old friend for dinner"?
HANNIBAL LECTER.
3B. What was the code name for the German invasion of Russia in 1941?
OPERATION BARBAROSSA.
4A. In which Irish province is the city of Dublin?
LEINSTER.
4B. What name was given to Shostakovich's 7th symphony, composed in 1941?
LENINGRAD.

ROUND 6.
1A. What is the old National Anthem of South Africa called? In Afrikaans, please.
DIE STEM.
1 B. In which Australian State is Cape York?
QUEENSLAND.
2A. Name either of the cities destroyed with Pompeii by Vesuvius in 79A.D.
HERCULANEUM/STABIAE.
2B. In the TV series "Rising Damp", what was the name of Rigsby's cat?
VIENNA.
3A. Which British measure of power is equivalent to 746 watts?
ONE HORSEPOWER.
3B. In which Shakespeare play is the line "The course of true love never did run smooth"?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
4A. In Rugby Union, what do they call the end of the game?
NO SIDE.
4B. What kind of exhibit can be seen in the museum in Crich in Derbyshire?
TRAMS.

ROUND 7.
1A. In which Australian State is Philip Island, a tourist attraction for its penguins?
VICTORIA.
1B. Barney Bigard played the saxophone too, but what was his principal instrument?
CLARINET.
2A. When "The Magic Roundabout" was revived on Channel 4 in 1992, which actor provided the voices?
NIGEL PLANER.
2B. As at February 2001 who was the last player from outside the British Isles to win the World Snooker Championship?
CLIFF THORBURN.
3A. Which multinational company had its origins in a workshop in Dearborn, Michigan?
FORD.
3B. In 1929, Donald F. Duncan introduced a toy based upon a weapon once used by Filipino hunters. Which toy is it?
THE YO-YO.
4A. In the Bible, which still well-known general led 300 men against the Midianites?
GIDEON.
4B. Who was elected MP for Bexley in 1950, and for Old Bexley and Sidcup in 1997?
EDWARD HEATH.

ROUND 8.
1A. What was the code name for the American landings in North Africa in 1942?
OPERATION TORCH.
1B. Which car manufacturer built the Javelin model in the 1950s?
JOWETT.
2A. What is the phonetic alphabet/radio call sign for the letter Q?
QUEBEC.
2B. What do the companies Boeing and Microsoft have in common?
(BOTH BASED IN) SEATTLE.
3A. In which professional sport do neither the contestants nor the audience normally know the score until the event is completely finished?
BOXING.
3B. At the end of which film was the line "That's not the Northern Lights, that's Manderley"?
REBECCA.
4A. Which group had a number one hit in 1969 with "Bad Moon Rising"?
CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL.
4B. Which author created the fictional Napoleonic war hero Sharpe?
BERNARD CORNWELL.

SPARE QUESTIONS.
1. Which national newspaper does not have sport in its coverage?
THE FINANCIAL TIMES.
2. Whose recent autobiography is entitled "An Accidental MP"?
MARTIN BELL.
3. By what name is Allen Konigsberg better known?
WOODY ALLEN.
4. Excluding Russia, which country is the largest in Europe by area?
UKRAINE.
5. Who was the youngest man to become President of the USA?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.