Tuesday 4th October 2005
Set by Northern Quiz League
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. What surname is shared by Richard, the playwright who wrote Outside Edge and Robert, who wrote the novel Fatherland?
HARRIS
1b. Who captained the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand?
BRIAN O'DRISCOLL
2a. Which insurance company has an advertising campaign featuring Michael Winner?
E-SURE
2b. What is another name for tetanus?
LOCKJAW
3a. Bratislava is the capital of which European country?
SLOVAKIA
3b. What is the name of Chesney's Great Dane in Coronation Street?
SCHMEICHEL
4a. What was the former name of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam?
SAIGON
4b. Who was appointed the new Archbishop of York in 2005?
JOHN SENTAMU

ROUND TWO
1a. Who defeated Michael Portillo at the 1997 General Election, but lost the seat in 2005?
STEPHEN TWIGG
1b. What is the forename of the Duchess of Kent?
CATHERINE
2a. What is the name of the main railway station in Bristol?
TEMPLE MEADS
2b. In the books by Colin Dexter, who is Chief Inspector Morse's sergeant?
(Robbie) LEWIS
3a. What is the name of Sadie King's horse in Emmerdale?
COSSACK
3b. Which rock festival of 1969 took place on a farm owned by Max Yasgur?
WOODSTOCK
4a. Polygamy means having many wives. What is the equivalent word for having many husbands?
POLYANDRY
4b. Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War I?
ASQUITH

ROUND THREE
1a. In which county is the Silverstone Motor racing circuit?
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
1b. In which novel did Sherlock Holmes first appear?
A STUDY IN SCARLET
2a. Who coached the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand?
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD
2b. Who created Tintin?
HERGE (Georges Remi)
3a. Which music festival takes place on a farm owned by Michael Eavis?
GLASTONBURY
3b. What was the forename of the sister of the poet William Wordsworth?
DOROTHY
4a. Chris Curtis was the drummer with which 1960s group?
SEARCHERS
4b. In the Nabokov novel, what was Lolita's real forename?
DOLORES (HAZE)

ROUND FOUR
1a. In which stage and film musical does Nellie Forbush appear?
SOUTH PACIFIC
1b. What was the former name of Harare in Zimbabwe?
SALISBURY
2a. In Shrewsbury, which river is crossed by an English Bridge and a Welsh Bridge?
SEVERN
2b. What can a polyglot do?
SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES
3a. Who, before her execution, was known as the Widow Capet?
MARIE ANTOINETTE
3b. Symonds Yat is a feature on which English river?
WYE
4a. What is the forename of the Duchess of Gloucester?
BIRGITTE
4b. Which company won the original franchise for Breakfast Television on ITV?
TV-AM

ROUND FIVE
1a. In an internet address, the last two characters, uk, indicate that the address is based in the UK. What is the two character equivalent for Ireland?
IE
1b. Who is the main character in the book The Catcher in the Rye?
HOLDEN CAULFIELD
2a. What was the real surname of the author Saki?
MUNRO
2b. What is the common name for Pertussis?
WHOOPING COUGH
3a. The country of Mozambique was formerly a colony of which European country?
PORTUGAL
3b. In the books by Ruth Rendell, who is Chief Inspector Wexford's assistant?
(Mike) BURDEN
4a. Whose most famous film was Monsieur Hulot's Holiday?
JACQUES TATI
4b. What is the real surname of Pope Benedict XVI?
RATZINGER

ROUND SIX
1a. Zagreb is the capital of which European country?
CROATIA
1b. Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II?
CHAMBERLAIN
2a. What nationality is the snooker player James Wattana?
THAI
2b. In which novel did Miss Marple first appear?
MURDER AT THE VICARAGE
3a. What surname is shared by the dramatist Dennis, who wrote The Singing Detective, and the humorist Stephen, who wrote One-upmanship?
POTTER
3b. What was the real surname of the author Sapper?
McNEILE
4a. What is the name of the main railway station in Exeter?
ST DAVIDS
4b. In an internet address, the last two characters, uk, indicate that the address is based in the UK. What is the two character equivalent for Germany?
DE

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Which comedian is the voice of the TV adverts for Scottish Power?
RONNIE CORBETT
1b. Kodiak Island, home of the world's largest bear, is part of which Country?
USA (Alaska)
2a. Derek Longmuir was the drummer with which 1970s group?
BAY CITY ROLLED
2b. Who was the original artist for the Peanuts cartoon strip?
CHARLES M SCHULZ
3a. Who escaped execution after the Nuremberg trials by taking poison shortly before he was due to be hanged?
HERMANN GOERING
3b. When the BBC started Breakfast Television in 1983, a few weeks before TV-AM started broadcasting, what was the name of the programme?
BREAKFAST TIME
4a. In which stage and film musical does Nathan Detroit appear?
GUYS AND DOLLS
4b. The country of Mali was formerly a colony of which European country?
FRANCE

ROUND EIGHT
1a. The Medici were the ruling family in which Italian city during the Renaissance?
FLORENCE
1b. What nationality is the snooker player Marco Fu?
CHINESE
2a. Which former Conservative Cabinet Minister was elected MP for Kensington and Chelsea in 2005, following Michael Portillo in that seat?
MALCOLM RIFKIND
2b. The Hohenzollern family were Electors of Brandenburg before becoming Kings of which country in 1701?
PRUSSIA
3a. The Spectacled Bear is native to which land mass?
SOUTH AMERICA (Andes)
3b. What was the forename of the sister of the essayist Charles Lamb?
MARY
4a. In which county is the Brands Hatch Motor Racing circuit?
KENT
4b. Who directed the film The Magnificent Ambersons?
ORSON WELLES

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. By what name is Jamie Oliver's wife known?
JOOLS
2. Which word, now in common usage, was coined by Milton and was the name he gave to the capital of Hell in his poem Paradise Lost?
PANDEMONIUM
3. In Spring 2005, two countries voted against ratification of the European Constitution in national referenda. One was France. Which was the other?
NETHERLANDS
4. Swami is a term of respect used for a teacher in which religion?
HINDU