Tuesday 15th November 2005
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A Whom did Sir Douglas Haig replace as C in C of the British forces in France in 1916?
SIR JOHN FRENCH
1B Which prolific producer / director of the silent film era, famed for the early Harold Lloyd films, died aged 100 in 1992?
HAL ROACH
2A Who is the hero in the novel "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson?
DAVID BALFOUR
2B What is the correct name of the religious sect known as "The Moonies"?
THE UNIFICATION CHURCH
3A Simon Bolivar, "The Liberator", after whom Bolivia is named, was born in 1783 in which country?
VENEZUELA
3B The song "My heart will go on", a big hit for Celine Dion, was the theme tune from which 1997 film?
TITANIC
4A Of what is an oenology the study?
WINE
4B Which current F.A. Premier League side were relegated to the old fourth division in 1978, where they stayed for two seasons?
PORTSMOUTH

Round Two.
1A Which composer wrote "Duke Bluebeard's Castle" in 1911, and "Miraculous Mandarin" in 1919?
BELA BARTOK
1B In which Olympics track event did Great Britain once win four successive gold medals, Douglas Lowe winning in both 1924 and 1928?
800 METRES
2A On TV, what is the name of Channel 4's, "Supernanny"?
JO FROST
2B Which comedian had a radio show, (later moved to TV), entitled "Stand Easy"?
CHARLIE CHESTER
3A Where, in London, is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary?
CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE
3B Due to his early fame as the man who crushed the Taiping rebellion, what nickname was given to General Charles Gordon?
"CHINESE" GORDON
4A Name either of Queen Elizabeth II's other Christian names?
ALEXANDRA or MARY
4B Joan of Arc was born and died in the 15th century. In which century was she canonised?
THE TWENTIETH (1920)

Round Three.
1A Which pope whose papacy lasted from 1903-14, was canonised in 1954?
PIUS X
1B Prince Charles has three other Christian names. One is Philip. Name either of the others.
ARTHUR or GEORGE
2A Which American singer was nicknamed "Little Miss Dynamite"?
BRENDA LEE
2B Which London building did Prince Charles compare to a nuclear power station?
THE NATIONAL THEATRE
3A What was the name of the 1950's radio comedy show, based on a family's adventures, and starring silent screen actress Bebe Daniels?
LIFE WITH THE LYONS
3B What is the name of the survival expert, who presents a TV programme about "Bushcraft"?
RAY MEARS
4A In which Olympic field event did British women win five successive silver medals between 1936 and 1960?
HIGH JUMP
4B Which composer wrote "Preludes for Piano" in 1926, and "An American in Paris" in 1929?
GEORGE GERSHWIN

Round Four.
1A During the 1996/7 season, which F.A. Premier Division club were docked three points for failing to fulfil a fixture at Blackburn, the loss of these points resulting in their relegation?
MIDDLESBROUGH
1B Which French word is used to describe a regional, usually substandard, dialect of a language?
PATOIS
2A Who wrote the song "I will always love you" featured in the 1992 film "The Bodyguard"?
DOLLY PARTON
2B Pancho Villa was a revolutionary leader in the early part of the 20th century in which country?
MEXICO
3A Who founded the "religion" of scientology, much preached today by actor Tom Cruise?
L RON HUBBARD
3B In which novel do the Tulliver children, Tom and Maggie appear?
THE MILL ON THE FLOSS
4A Which actor / comedian who died, aged 100 in 1996, co starred alongside John Denver in the 1977 film "Oh God"?
GEORGE BURNS
4B Who became leader of the British forces in Palestine in 1917, replacing Sir Archibald Murray?
SIR EDMUND ALLENBY

Round Five.
1A Which singer / songwriter was killed in 1997, when the plane he was piloting crashed into Monterrey Bay?
JOHN DENVER
1B The 1981 film, "Body Heat" starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner was a re-make of which classic 1944 film noir, starring Fred Mac' Murray and Barbara Stanwyck?
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
2A Of the twelve Nazi leaders condemned to death at Nuremberg, ten were hanged and Goering committed suicide. Which one escaped execution?
MARTIN BORMANN
2B Who won the Wimbledon Ladies singles title in 1959, 1960 and again in 1964?
MARIA BUENO
3A What is the name of the Cantonese lunch, consisting of various small snacks, including steamed dumplings or buns containing sweet or savoury fillings?
DIM SUM
3B Which play by J.M.Synge caused riots when first staged in Dublin in 1907?
PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
4A What type of farmyard animal is a Gloucester Old Spot?
A PIG
4B What is the common name for the chemical compound also knows as carbolic acid or hydroxy-benzene?
PHENOL

Round Six.
1A What was the surname of "Blind Jack", thel8th century pioneer engineer and road builder?
METCALF
I B Which 1954 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature committed suicide in 1961?
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
2A Which ex Lancashire cricketer was part of the side which won the county championship in 2005?
JASON GALLIAN
2B Which Vice-President under Jimmy Carter in 1976, was defeated in the 1984 Presidential election by Ronald Reagan?
WALTER MONDALE
3A Lake Eyre, the largest in Australia, is located in which state?
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
3B In 1983, which group had a hit with and tong, "Down Under"?
MEN AT WORK
4A Who was the Egyptian god of evil, who murdered Osiris?
SET
4B The 2004 film, "Finding Neverland", mirrored a period in the life of which author"?
J. M. BARRIE

Round Seven.
1A Which well known singer released the much acclaimed album, "Graceland" in 1986?
PAUL SIMON
1B Who was the Norse God of mischief'?
LOKI
2A Who is the only French male solo singer to have a No.1 hit record in Britain, doing so in 1974?
CHARLES AZNAVOUR (SHE)
2B The Sutherland falls, on the Arthur River, are to be found in which Commonwealth country?
NEW ZEALAND
3A Which U.S. senator was an unsuccessful candidate for both the Vice Presidency in 1976 and the Presidency in 1996?
ROBERT DOLE
3B Which ex Lancashire cricketer was a member of the side which won the CandG trophy at Lords in 2005?
JOHN CRAWLEY
4A Which 1957 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature died in a car accident in 1960?
ALBERT CAMUS
4B Which financier's investments in the railways, during the 19th century, earned him the nickname, "The Railway King"?
GEORGE HUDSON

Round Eight.
1A The chemical compound Ethanoic Acid is more commonly known by which other name?
ACETIC ACID
1B Which bird is sometimes referred to as "The Solan Goose"?
THE GANNET
2A Which work by Stravinsky caused a major riot at its first performance in Paris in 1913?
THE RITE OF SPRING
2B What is the name of the Cantonese dish of barbecued pork, usually coated beforehand with a seasoning of honey, spices and soy sauce?
CHAR SIU
3A Who won the ladies singles title at the 1988 Olympics, the year Lawn Tennis was reintroduced as an Olympic event?
STEFFI GRAF
3B Who became Hitler's Minister of Armaments in 1942, and was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment at Nuremberg?
ALBERT SPEER
4A Who played the role of Ann Darrow, made famous in 1933 by Fay Wray, in the 1976 re-make of the film, "King Kong"?
JESSICA LANGE
4B Which rock star, who died in 1971 aged 36, survived the car crash in which Eddie Cochran died in 1960?
GENE VINCENT

Spare Questions.
1. In which commonwealth country is there an area called Demerara, which lends its name to a type of brown sugar?
GUYANA
2. Boadicea was the Queen of which ancient British tribe?
THE ICENI
3. What was the name of the bodyguard who survived the crash in which Princess Diana was killed?
TREVOR REES JONES