Tuesday 7th February 2006
Set by Castaways (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. Labrador is a part of which Canadian province?
NEWFOUNDLAND
1b. Which county cricket club has a white horse as its emblem?
KENT
2a. The company called 'one' Railway runs trains in which part of the country?
EAST ANGLIA
2b. After which battle did Charles II hide in an oak tree?
WORCESTER
3a. In mythology, into which bird was Argus changed?
PEACOCK
3b. Which bell is rung at Lloyd's of London when a ship is lost?
LUTINE
4a. Claret is a name given to red wine from which area of France?
BORDEAUX
4b, Which rock group of the 1960's and 1970's was led by singer and flautist Ian Anderson?
JETHRO TULL

ROUND TWO
1a. In London, what are the Bush, Almeida and Orange Tree?
THEATRES
1b. Who was the first captain of an English club to lift the European Cup?
BOBBY CHARLTON
2a. In which county is the Prime Minister's country residence of Chequers?
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
2b. Which Lancashire hill is famous for its witches?
PENDLE
3a. The Reverend Timothy Farthing was the vicar in which long running TV comedy series?
DAD'S ARMY
3b. In which month is Plough Sunday celebrated in country churches?
JANUARY
4a. In which castle was the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969?
CAERNARVON
4b. Which future Prime Minister was born in Dublin in 1769? He was famous in another sphere before becoming Prime Minister in 1828.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON

ROUND THREE
1a. In which area of London will the 2012 Olympic Games take place?
STRATFORD
1b. At which point on the Cumbrian coast does Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk start?
ST BEES HEAD
2a. Which rock group of the 1970s onwards was led by singer and bass guitarist Ian Kilmister, also known as Lemmy?
MOTORHEAD
2b. In which year did the Festival of Britain take place?
1951
3a. Who played a mermaid in the film Splash?
DARYL HANNAH
3b. Before independence, by what name was Bangladesh known?
EAST PAKISTAN
4a. Which county cricket club has a bear and ragged staff as its emblem?
WARWICKSHIRE
4b. Which number at Bingo is known as the Brighton Line?
59

ROUND FOUR
1a. Who introduces the ITV quiz show The Big Call?
(DR) NEIL FOX
1b. By what title is Camilla Parker-Bowles now known?
DUCHESS OF CORNWELL
2a. By what name is the former British Steel now known?
CORUS
2b. In mythology, into which animal was Actaeon changed, after which. he was killed by his own hounds?
STAG
3a. Which number at Bingo is known as Droopy Drawers?
44
3b. What is Lady Thatcher's middle name?
HILDA
4a. In which Shakespeare play does Portia appear?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (accept also Julius Caesar - Brutus's wife)
4b. The Chihuahua is named after a province in which country?
MEXICO

ROUND FIVE
1a. What title is held by Alan Williams MP?
FATHER OF THE HOUSE
1b. Which future Prime Minister was born in Hampshire in 1784, and did not become Prime Minister until he was 70?
LORD PALMERSTON
2a. What nationality is Sir Edmund Hilary?
NEW ZEALANDER
2b. The Battle of Edgehill was the first battle in which war?
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
3a. Father Francis Mulcahy was a character in which long running TV comedy series?
M*A*S*H
3b. What is the French equivalent of the English forename Stephen?
ETIENNE
4a. Skoda cars come from which country originally?
CZECHOSLOVAKIA (CZECH REPUBLIC)
4B. Which South Lakeland peak is the highest point in the traditional county of Lancashire?
OLD MAN OF CONISTON

ROUND SIX
1a. Which company is responsible for the track infrastructure on Britain's railway?
NETWORK RAIL
1b. Before independence, by what name was Ghana known?
GOLD COAST
2a. Which film features an angel called Clarence?
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
2b. In which year did food rationing finally end after the end of the Second World War?
1954
3a. How are the Canadian states of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan collectively known?
PRAIRIE PROVINCES
3b, Which House of Commons Select Committee is chaired by Gwyneth Dunwoody MP?
TRANSPORT
4a. Who introduces the BBC quiz show Eggheads?
DERMOT MURNAGHAN
4b. In the House of Commons, what is the name of the bell that is rung to tell MPs that a vote is about to take place?
DIVISION BELL

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Which American author wrote the novel "The Red Badge of Courage"?
STEPHEN CRANE
1b. What name is also given to the Fifth Sunday after Easter, which is the Sunday immediately before Ascension Day?
ROGATION SUNDAY
2a. Silverlink is a rail service that runs trains into which of the main London termini?
EUSTON
2b. After Manchester United in 1968, which was the next English club to play in the European Cup final?
LEEDS UNITED (1975)
3a. If Paris had won the bid for the 2012 Olympics, what would have been used as the main stadium?
STADE DE FRANCE
3b. The Rottweiler is named after a town in which country?
GERMANY
4a. 70 miles from Washington D.C. in which US state is the US Presidential retreat of Camp David?
MARYLAND
4b. In which Caribbean country was Sir Trevor McDonald born?
TRINIDAD

ROUND EIGHT
1a. In London, what are the Marquee, Ronnie Scott and the Mean Fiddler?
MUSIC VENUES
1b. Seat cars come from which country?
SPAIN
2a. In which Shakespeare play does Mercutio appear?
ROMEO AND JULIET
2b. At which place in the Peak District does the Pennine Way start?
EDALE
3a. Hock is a name given to white wines from which German wine-growing region?
RHINE
3b. What is Sir John Major's middle name?
ROY
4a. What is the Italian equivalent of the English forename Peter?
PIETRO OR PIERO
4b, Which American author wrote the novel Portnoy's Complaint?
PHILIP ROTH

SPARES QUESTIONS
1. The film Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins, is about the life of which writer?
C S LEWIS
2. The Cross Keys symbolise which Saint?
ST PETER
3. What is the name of the sixth Harry Potter book, published in 2005?
HARRY POTTER & THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE
4. Give a year in the Seven Year War?
1756-1763