Monday 12th December 2005
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A Which 19th century artist painted the picture entitled, "The Monarch of the Glen"?
SIR EDWIN LANDSEER
1B The Battle of Towton in 1461, took place in which English County?
YORKSHIRE
2A Which famous actor's last film was "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness"? He died shortly before the film was release in 1958.
ROBERT DONAT
2B Which horse race was won in the late 1970's by Nebbiolo, Roland Gardens & Tap on Wood?
2000 GUINEAS
3A The opera, "Lohengrin" by Wagner was first performed in 1850. Name the conductor, his future father in law.
FRANZ LISZT
3B The former British colony of Aden is now part of which country?
YEMEN
4A Which part of the human body is affected by Meniere's Disease?
THE EAR
4B Which member of the Group, "The Mamas & Papas" died of a heart attack in London in 1974?
CASS ELLIOT (MAMA CASS)

Round Two.
1A In which Shakespeare play are Ariel and Caliban the servants of Prospero?
THE TEMPEST
1B From 1958 until her retirement in 1991, Margaret Thatcher was M.P. for which constituency?
FINCHLEY
2A Into which category of animals are Quokkas, Bilbies and Numbats all grouped?
MARSUPIAL
2B What name is given to those islands which make up the Northern part of the Lesser Antilles? They include Montserrat, Antigua and Anguilla?
LEEWARD ISLANDS
3A In the TV comedy series, "My Hero", what is the name of the comic superhero, played by Ardal O'Hanlon?
THERMOMAN
3B After Jesus had fallen whilst on his way to Calvary, who helped him carry his cross?
SIMON OF CYRENE
4A What word is used to describe words which are spelled or pronounced the same, but have different meanings?
HOMONYM
4B In English county cricket, which trophy is awarded to the player who scores the season's fastest hundred?
THE WALTER LAWRENCE TROPHY

Round Three.
1 A In 1959, who became the first Lancashire batsman to make a century in a Test Match at Old Trafford?
GEOFF PULLAR
1B What word is used to describe a word which is made up from a group of initial letters?
AN ACRONYM
2A In which town in modern day Turkey was St Paul born?
TARSUS
2B In a 1960's American TV comedy series, what was the surname of Gomez and Morticia?
ADDAMS
3A Which is the smallest of the islands which make up the Greater Antilles?
PUERTO RICO
3B High on the list of endangered species, what kind of animal in an Addax?
AN ANTELOPE
4A Throughout his political career, Enoch Powell held only one cabinet post. What was it? MINISTER OF HEALTH
4B In the hook by Lewis Carroll, which character taught Alice to dance the Lobster Quadrille?
THE MOCK TURTLE

Round Four.
1A Which singer, who in conjunction with her brother were superstars in the 1970's, died in 1983 of heart failure, brought on by years of suffering with anorexia?
KAREN CARPENTER
1B Where in the human body is the Odontic nerve situated?
IN THE TOOTH
2A Goa, on the west coast of India, was once a colony of which European country?
PORTUGAL
2B The hymn, "I Vow to Thee, My Country" is usually sung to music of which of "The Planets" by Hoist?
JUPITER
3A Which horse race was won in the early 1970's by Gay Trip, Specify and Well to Do?
AINTREE GRAND NATIONAL
3B Which famous actress died in 1969, six years after starring in her last film, "I Could Go On Singing"?
JUDY GARLAND
4A The Battle of Prestonpans took place during which war?
JACOBITE REBELLION OF 1745.
4B Which 19th century artist painted the picture entitled, "The Boyhood of Raleigh"?
SIR JOHN MILLAIS.

Round Five.
1A Who was the last American to win the Formula I world motor racing championship, achieving this feat in 1978?
MARIO ANDRETT
1B Which well known actress of her day was the mistress of the future William 1V, and bore him ten children?
DOROTHY JORDAN
2A In "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, what was the name of the subterranean creatures, which fed on humans?
THE MORLOCKS
2B Although it did not win the 1971 British Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Jack in the Box" was a smash hit for which singer?
CLODAGH ROGERS
3A Who was General Secretary of the TUC from 1973 until his retirement in 1984?
LEN MURRAY
3B What kind of creature is a Hooded Dotterel?
A BIRD
4A Who was the husband of Lady Godiva?
LEOFRIC, EARL OF MERCIA (accept either)
4B Which actress played the part of Ronnie Barker's daughter, Ingrid, in the TV series, "Porridge" and in its short lived sequel, "Going Straight"?
PATRICIA BRAKE

Round Six.
1A Which 19th century composer, regarded as the founder of Czech music, wrote the cycle of symphonic poems entitled, "Ma Vlast"?
BEDRICH SMETANA
1B In which 1953 film did Howard Keel play the part of Wild Bill Hickok?
CALAMITY JANE
2A Nineveh was the ancient capital of which kingdom?
ASSYRIA
2B In the 2004-05 season, F.C. Thun were champions of which European country?
SWITZERLAND
3A Welsh Chieftain, Owen Glendower, led a revolt against the rule in Wales of which English King?
HENRY IV
3B What term is used to describe elements in the periodic table with an Atomic number greater than 92?
TRANSURANIC (or TRANSURANIAN)
4A The 8th hole on which famous championship golf course is nicknamed, "The Postage Stamp"? ROYAL TROON
4B Which famous American sportsman was nicknamed, "The Yankee Clipper"?
JOE DI MAGGIO

Round Seven.
1A What was the nickname of the film and TV character, whose real name was Benjamin Franklin Pierce?
HAWKEYE (From M.A.S.H.)
1B Which well loved actor, who died in 2002, was depicted on one of a set of postage stamps, issued in 2005, to commemorate the 50'h anniversary of ITV?
JOHN THAW
2A What name is given to the gas methane, for when mixed with air, it often caused explosions in mines?
FIREDAMP
2B Who was on the throne of England, at the time of the Jacobite rebellion, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie?
GEORGE II
3A Sampdoria FC play their home matches in which Italian city?
GENOA
3B Negri Sembilan and Perlis are states in which modern day country?
MALAYSIA
4A Who played the part of Billy the Kid in the 1958 film, "The Left Handed Gun"?
PAUL NEWMAN
4B, Which nationalistic Finnish composer, who wrote the famous Karelia Suite, was actually born into a Swedish speaking family?
JEAN SIBELIUS

Round Eight.
1A Which actress played the role of Nurse Gladys Emanuel in the TV series, "Open All Hours" from 1976 until 1985?
LYNDA BARON
1B Who piloted the Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima in 1945?
CAPT. PAUL TIBBETS.
2A A Galah, which, in Australian slang, has come to mean a simpleton, is from which family of birds?
COCKATOO
2B Which man, General Secretary of the Transport & General Workers Union from 1968-76, served with the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War?
JACK JONES
3A Which stars of "Scrumpy and Western" music had big hits in the 1970's with, "Combine Harvester" and "I am a Cider Drinker"?
THE WURZELS
3B Which work by R.L Stevenson concerns the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751?
KIDNAPPED
4A Which supposed plot was hatched in 1683 to murder Charles II and his brother James as they returned from Newmarket races?
THE RYE HOUSE PLOT
4B On which racing circuit did British driver Jim Clark lose his life in 1968?
HOCKENHEIM.

Spare Questions.
1. Which Shakespeare play has the subtitle, "What You Will"?
TWELFTH NIGHT
2. Which directory traditionally lists members of the Anglican clergy?
CROCKFORDS
3. Whose only No 1 U.K. hit single was entitled, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore"?
BUDDY HOLLY