Tuesday 25th October 2005
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A What is the name of the pub frequented by the locals in the radio programme, "The Archers"?
THE BULL
1B Which actor resigned a commission in the Highland Light Infantry in order to pursue a film career? He rejoined the army during WWII, retiring after the war as a colonel.
DAVID NIVEN
2A What name is given to the area of coast between the estuaries of the rivers Wyre and Ribble? THE FYLDE COAST
2B What is the distinctive flavour of the Greek drink, "Ouzo"?
ANISE (accept ANISEED)
3A Which English artist painted. "The Blue Boy" in 1770?
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
3B What name is given to a line on a map connecting areas of equal rainfall?
AN ISOHYET
4A Which opera is set aboard the H.M.S. Indomitable during the French Wars of 1797?
BILLY BUDD
4B Who was the author of the book, "General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money", first published in 1936?
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES

Round Two.
1A Cassiterite is an ore of which common metal?
TIN
1B At which racecourse is the English classic horse race, the 1000 Guineas run?
NEWMARKET
2A Irish singer, Feargal Sharkey first found fame as lead singer with which pop group?
THE UNDERTONES
2B What name is given to a tidal wave rushing up an estuary into a narrowing channel of a river?
A BORE
3A Who was the Roman god of the doorway and beginnings etc?
JANUS
3B Which of Napoleon's marshal's succeeded to the throne of Sweden in 1818 as Charles XIV?
JEAN BERNADOTTE
4A Who was appointed General Secretary of the Soviet communist party in 1966, and, in 1977, after assuming the Presidency of the U.S.S.R, became the first man to hold both positions?
LEONID BREZHNEV
4B Which Spanish City houses most examples of the work of the architect, Antonio Gaudi?
BARCELONA

Round Three.
1A Which Spanish City, in Andalucia, was the birthplace of the artist, Pablo Picasso?
MALAGA
1B Which former Soviet foreign minister became the first President of Georgia in 1995?
EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE
2A Whilst a delegate at the League of Nations in the 1920's, British all round sportsman C.B. Fry was offered the throne of which country?
ALBANIA
2B Who was the Greek equivalent of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory?
NIKE
3A What name is given to the tide which produces the smallest rise and fall in tidal level?
NEAP TIDE
3B Who was founder member and lead singer with the pop group, "Pulp"?
JARVIS COCKER
4A At which French racecourse is the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe run?
LONGCHAMPS
4B Malachite is an ore of which common metal?
COPPER

Round Four.
1A Who wrote the books, "The Principles of Mathematics" and "History of Western Philosophy"?
BERTRAND RUSSELL
1B Which 20th century opera takes place in crowded waterfront tenement called, "Catfish Row"?
PORGY and BESS
2A In geometry, what name is given to a line joining any two points on a curve?
A CHORD
2B Which short lived art movement began as an anti-art movement in Zurich in 1916, two of its exponents being Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp?
DADAISM
3A Native to Italy, what kind of foodstuff is Taleggio?
CHEESE
3B Which stretch of water, an arm of the Irish Sea, divides Cumbria from Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland?
THE SOLWAY FIRTH
4A Which actor, who played the part of Private Dwayne Doberman in the TV series "The Phil Silvers Show", also provided the voice of Benny the Ball in the cartoon series, "Top Cat"?
MAURICE GOSFIELD
4B Which music, written by Eric Coates, is used as the theme tune to the radio programme, "Desert Island Discs"?
(BY THE) SLEEPY LAGOON

Round Five.
1A Which cocktail consists of an iced mixture of vodka and fresh orange juice garnished with fruit?
A SCREWDRIVER
1B Which business man founded the chain of stores in 1962, that bought out ASDA in 1999?
SAM WALTON
2A "Is this a dagger I see before me", is a line from which Shakespeare play?
MACBETH
2B Although they did not grant women the right to sit in parliament until 1919, which country was first to give women the right to vote in 1893?
NEW ZEALAND.
3A Who was in command of the workforce responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal in the 19th century?
FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
3B Which actor played Mr Barrowclough in the TV series, "Porridge" and "Foggy" Dewhurst in the TV series, "Last of the Summer Wine"?
BRIAN WILDE
4A The Barossa Valley wine growing area lies to the North East of which Australian City?
ADELAIDE
4B Which ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Plato, was tutor to a young Alexander the Great?
ARISTOTLE

Round Six.
1A What was the title of the hit theme tune to the TV music programme, "Juke Box Jury"?
HIT AND MISS
1B Which two word Italian phrase is used to describe a very deep male singing voice?
BASSO PROFUNDO
2A In 1973, the Regime of the Colonels abolished the monarchy in which country?
GREECE
2B The Easter rising in Dublin in 1916 centred on which building in O'Connell Street?
THE POST OFFICE
3A Which painting in the National Gallery in London shows a horse drawn wagon crossing a ford, near a red-roofed whitewashed cottage?
THE HAY WAIN
3B What was the name of the Christian Sect founded by John Nelson Darby in Ireland in 1828?
PLYMOUTH BRETHREN
4A Which bird is shown on the badge of Sheffield Wednesday FC?
AN OWL
4B Which Englishman invented an accurate marine chronometer in the 18th century, enabling sailors to plot their longitude?
JOHN HARRISON

Round Seven.
1A Which time controller for the clock was invented by Dutch astronomer, Christian Huygens in the 17th century?
THE PENDULUM
1B Which bird is shown on the badge of Brighton and Hove Albion FC?
A SEAGULL
2A Created in 1905, the Imperial Duma was the first elected body in the Parliament of which country?
RUSSIA
2B The name of which railway company completes the title of the painting in the National Gallery in London, "Rain, Steam and Speed, The …….."?
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
3A Constance Gore-Booth was elected as the first female British MP. How was she better known?
COUNTESS MARKIEWICZ
3B In which harbour did the passenger liner, "Queen Elizabeth" catch fire and sink in 1972?
HONG KONG
4A Which is the lowest of all female singing voices?
CONTRALTO
4B Who wrote the theme music for the hit TV series, "M.A.S.H."?
JOHNNY MANDEL

Round Eight.
1A Which ancient Greek mathematician designed machines to prevent the Romans from invading Syracuse?
ARCHIMEDES
1B The wine growing region of Beaujolais lies just north of which French City?
LYON
2A In which TV comedy, launched in 1968, was the main character nicknamed, "Privet"?
PLEASE SIR
2B Which supposedly illiterate engineer was responsible for the construction of the Bridgewater and Trent and Mersey canals?
JAMES BRINDLEY
3A In 1902, which country became the first to give women both the right to vote and to sit in parliament?
AUSTRALIA
3B The words, "Speak Hands for Me", spoken by Casca, come from which Shakespeare play?
JULIUS CAESAR
4A Nokia, the giant electronics company, started life as a paper pulp manufacturing industry in the 1860's in which
European country?
FINLAND
4B Which cocktail consists of a mixture of iced vodka and Kahlua, a coffee liqueur?
A BLACK RUSSIAN

Spare Questions.
1. Which Irish City has been voted European Capital of Culture in 2005?
CORK
2. In Australia, for what do the initials ACT stand?
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
3. What term is used to describe lines on a survey map joining places of equal height?
CONTOUR LINES