Tuesday 13th December 2005
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A What is the name of the leading character in Arthur Miller's novel, "Death of a Salesman"?
WILLIE LOMAN
1B What name was given to the 1977 agreement signed by Britain, amongst others, discouraging sporting links with white South Africa?
THE GLENEAGLES AGREEMENT
2A Which actress married Douglas Fairbanks Senior in 1920, and became the stepmother of Douglas Fairbanks Junior?
MARY PICKFORD
2B In golf, what instrument is used to measure the speed of the putting greens?
A STIMPMETER.
3A The marimba is a large version of which musical instrument?
THE XYLOPHONE
3B Who led the expedition that reached the North Pole in 1909?
ROBERT PEARY
4A On the London underground, which line runs from Walthamstow to Brixton?
THE VICTORIA LINE
4B Which Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced Old Age Pensions in 1908?
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

Round Two.
1A In 1983, Bonnie Tyler had her only No.1 British hit single with which song?
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
1B In the 1939 film, "Gone With the Wind" which actress played the part of Melanie Hamilton?
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
2A Which club beat Luton Town 2-1 to win the 1959 FA Cup Final at Wembley?
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
2B What is the function of the "Shaman" in many primitive societies?
MEDICINE MAN
3A In its adverts, which car manufacturer offers its customers, "The Ride of your Life"?
PEUGEOT
3B Which composer wrote the music for the ballet, "Coppelia"?
LEO DELIBES
4A Which playwright's works include, "Dirty Linen" and "The Real Inspector Hound"?
TOM STOPPARD
4B Which explorer drowned in 1806, whilst leading his second expedition up the Niger river?
MUNGO PARK

Round Three.
1A Which famous explorer was also an accomplished author who translated "The Arabian Nights"
and "The Kama Sutra" into English?
SIR RICHARD BURTON
1B Which playwright's many works include, "The Seven Deadly Virtues" and "Wolf at the Door"?
ALAN AYCKBOURN
2A What name is given to Beethoven's third symphony?
EROICA
2B "Vorsprung Durch Technik" is the advertising slogan for which car-manufacturing firm?
AUDI
3A To which religion do people belong, who have been baptised into the Khalsa?
SIKHISM
3B Which club lost 3-1 to Tottenham Hotspurs in the 1962 F.A. Cup Final at Wembley?
BURNLEY
4A In the 1939 film, "Gone with the Wind". Lesley Howard played the part of which character?
ASHLEY WILKES
4B In 1977, Leo Sayer had his only No. 1 British hit single with which song?
WHEN I NEED YOU

Round Four.
1A The frequent absences of King George I from England and Parliament led directly to the creation of which government position?
PRIME MINISTER
1B On the London underground, which line runs from Harrow and Wealdstone to the Elephant and Castle?
THE BAKERLOO LINE
2A Who was the leader of the first Portuguese expedition to India in 1497?
VASCO DE GAMA
2B The Tam Tam is a large version of which musical instrument?
THE GONG
3A In which sport or pastime is the Redditch scale used?
ANGLING (IT MEASURES THE SIZE OF HOOKS)
3B Olympic swimming gold medallist, Johnny Weissmuller successfully made the transition into films as Tarzan, but which other U.S. swimming gold medallist also followed the same path?
BUSTER CRABBE
4A In 1969, which Trade and Industry Secretary put forward the industrial relations legislation, "In Place of Strife"?
BARBARA CASTLE
4B What is the eponymous title of the character Archie Rice in the novel by John Osborne?
THE ENTERTAINER

Round Five.
1A Which composer, born near Biarritz in 1875, orchestrated Mussorgsky's, "Pictures at an Exhibition", a work originally written for the piano?
MAURICE RAVEL
1B Which actor starred alongside Doris Day in the 1963 film, "Move Over Darling"?
JAMES GARNER
2A What was the name of the character played by Joan Collins in the TV series, "Dynasty"?
ALEXIS CARRINGTON
2B In the novel by Thomas Hardy, how did Tess of the D'Urbervilles die?
SHE WAS HANGED FOR MURDER
3A On which date is All Souls Day commemorated?
NOVEMBER 2ND
3B At which battle did the forces of William Wallace rout an English army in 1297?
STIRLING BRIDGE
4A Which Spaniard won the U.S. Masters golf tournament twice during the 1990's?
JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL
4B In which Commonwealth country are there a range of mountains known as, "The Southern Alps"?
NEW ZEALAND

Round Six.
1A An Arbroath Smokey is prepared form which type of fish?
HADDOCK
1B Lack of which element in the human body causes enlargement of the thyroid (a goitre)?
IODINE
2A Which art movement was founded in 1918 by French artists Ozenfant and Le Corbusier, as a reaction to cubism? It lasted but a few short years.
PURISM
2B What colour is the gemstone peridot?
PALE GREEN
3A Which religious group committed mass suicide at Masada in 73 AD?
THE ZEALOTS
3B To which family of birds does the brambling belong?
FINCHES
4A Dancer and choreographer, Dame Ninette de Valois was born in which European country in 1898?
IRELAND
4B How many inches are there in a Hand, the unit used to measure the height of a horse?
FOUR

Round Seven.
1A What was the colour of the dye formerly obtained from the root of the madder plant?
RED
1B The artist, Pablo Picasso, was born in which Spanish town in 1881?
MALAGA
2A To which family of birds does the Jay belong?
CROW (CORVIDAE)
2B Who was the High Priest in Judaea at the time of Christ's trial and crucifixion?
CAIAPHAS
3A What word is used to describe the point in a satellite's orbit, when it is nearest to the planet?
PERIGEE
3B Which group of artists, founded in Paris in 1891, and taking its name from the Hebrew for prophet, was dedicated to following the example of Gauguin's technique in art? The movement was also short lived.
LES NABIS
4A In humans, what name is given to the tubes through which air passes from the windpipe to the lungs?
BRONCHII
4B Bisque d'Homard is a smooth creamy soup made using which type of sea creature?
LOBSTER

Round Eight.
1A The lower reaches of which river in Southern Victoria flow through central Melbourne?
RIVER YARRA
1B In the year 2000, which golfer was runner up in the British Open, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Masters?
ERNIE ELS
2A The defeat of an English force by the Scots under the command of the Earls of Douglas and Murray in 1388, occurred at which battle?
BATTLE OF OTTERBURN (accept CHEVY CHASE, its alternative name)
2B On which date does St Swithin's day occur?
JULY 15TH
3A Which eponymous heroine of a Tolstoy novel dies under the wheels of a train?
ANNA KARENINA
3B What was the name of the character played by Patrick Whymark in the TV series, "The Plane Makers" and "The Power Game"?
JOHN WILDER
4A Which actor starred alongside Doris Day in the 1960 film, "Please Don't Eat the Daisies"?
DAVID NIVEN
4B The coronation anthem, "Zadok the Priest", by Handel was written for the coronation of which British monarch?
GEORGE II

Spare Questions.
1. Which actress played the role of the Bionic Woman in the TV series of that name?
LINDSAY WAGNER
2. Whom did the Prince Regent, later George IV, marry in secret in 1785?
MRS FITZHERBERT
3. Who directed the 1979 film, "Apocalypse Now"?
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA