Tuesday 14th February 2006
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A Who is credited with the invention of the Electric Iron in 1882?
HENRY W SEELY
1B In American major league basketball, what is the name of the team based in Detroit?
THE PISTONS
2A The Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 was shared equally between Egyptian, Mohammed El Baradei and which body, of which he is the Director General?
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
2B On Sunday November 27th 2005, which well known English actor appeared simultaneously as the "villain" in dramatisations of Dickens stories on both BBC and ITV?
CHARLES DANCE
3A Off the coast of which South American country was the Battle of Coronel fought on November 1st 1914? It was the first defeat suffered by ships of the Royal Navy for 100 years.
CHILE
3B Which Irish female singer had a UK No 3 in 2002 with the song, "Always come back to your love"?
SAMANTHA MUMBA
4A Theseus, Hippolyta and Hermia are characters in which Shakespeare play?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
4B Name either of the countries of Central America, which feature a Phrygian Cap on their national flag.
EL SALVADOR or NICARAGUA

Round Two.
1A Who was U.S. Secretary of State from 1973-77, serving under both Presidents Nixon and Ford?
HENRY KISSINGER
1B Which actor, later to win a best actor Oscar, played a character called Easy Rawlings in the 1995 film, "Devil in a Blue Dress", based on a novel of that title by Walter Mosley?
DENZIL WASHINGTON
2A Shepherd Neame brewery in Kent, producer of Bishop's Finger strong ale, is reputed to be Britain's oldest. In which town is it situated?
FAVERSHAM
2B Spica is the brightest star in which astrological constellation?
VIRGO
3A The Trans Siberian Railway runs for 5772 miles from Moscow to its terminus in which city?
VLADIVOSTOK
3B The Hales Trophy is awarded for which record-breaking achievement?
FASTEST ATLANTIC CROSSING BY A PASSENGER SHIP
4A Who was the last King of England from the House of Plantaganet?
RICHARD III
4B What is the traditional daily toast made by the Royal Navy on a Saturday?
SWEETHEARTS and WIVES (may they never meet)

Round Three.
1A Which honorary scientific position was held by Britons, James Bradley (1742-62), Nathaniel Bliss (1762-64) and Nevil Maskelyne (1765-1811)?
ASTRONOMER ROYAL
1B What is the correct term for the flat bladelike projection at the end of the arm of an anchor?
A FLUKE
2A Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood, were code names for two British attacks on which German held French city during W.W.II?
CAEN (BOTH WERE FAILURES)
2B For what does the letter I stand in the computer acronym/abbreviation GIF?
Graphics INTERCHANGE Format
3A Who is currently the Secretary of State for International Development?
HILARY BENN
3B The Three Gorges Dam when completed in 2009, will be the largest such structure in the world. It will harness the power of which river?
THE YANGTZE
4A Which 16th century French navigator is credited with having discovered the St Lawrence River?
JACQUES CARTIER
4B Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench, were both nominated for Oscars in the same year (1998). They both played which character in completely different films?
ELIZABETH 1

Round Four.
1A In Welsh Rugby Union, the team from Newport Gwent bears which nickname?
DRAGONS
1B In which South African province can the Tugela Falls, the second highest in the world, be found?
NATAL
2A Which mechanical device, in common use throughout the word, can be classed as Undershot, Overshot or Breast Shot?
A WATERWHEEL
2B Naxos is the largest of which group of islands in the Aegean Sea?
THE CYCLADES
3A What is the capital of the West Indian island of Martinique?
FORT-DE-FRANCE
3B Which British civilian ship was sunk by the German U-30 on September 3rd 1939 after the submarine captain mistook it for an armed merchant cruiser?
S.S. ATHENIA
4A Which motor manufacturing firm produces the models, Forester, Impreza and Legacy?
SUBARU
4B Which 18th century English poet wrote the line, "To err is human, to forgive divine"?
ALEXANDER POPE

Round Five.
1A Who is credited with having invented the electric kettle in 1922, the item being marketed that same year by the Swan Company?
ARTHUR LESLIE LARGE
1B In American major league Ice Hockey, what is the name of the team based in Detroit?
THE RED WINGS
2A Which playwright won the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature?
HAROLD PINTER
2B Which American actress, best known for her role in a cult US TV series, appeared as Lady Dedlock in the 2005 BBC television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Bleak House?
GILLIAN ANDERSON
3A The first major naval engagement of W.W.I resulted in a victory for the Royal Navy. It was fought off the German North Sea coast and took its name from the sea area around which island?
HELIGOLAND
3B Which group, formed after appearing in a TV talent show, reached No. 2 in the UK charts in 2002 with the song, "Got to Have Your Love"?
LIBERTY X
4A Flavius, Casca and Messala are characters in which Shakespeare play?
JULIUS CAESAR
4B Three African countries depict traditional weaponry and a native shield on their national flag. Kenya is one. Name either of the other two.
LESOTHO or SWAZILAND

Round Six.
1A Who in 1997, became the first woman to hold the office of U.S. Secretary of State?
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
1B Who portrayed the eponymous hero of the 2000 British comedy drama, "Billy Elliot'?
JAMIE BELL
2A Everard's Brewery, producer of Beacon Bitter, is based in the Enderby area of which English city?
LEICESTER
2B Deneb is the brightest star in which astronomical constellation?
CYGNUS
3A The 15,000 mile long Pan American highway, the longest road in the world, runs from Fairbanks, Alaska to which city?
BRASILIA
3B The Harmsworth Trophy is awarded in which aquatically based international contest?
DAILY MAIL INTERNATIONAL POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP
4A Who was the first English king from the House of Lancaster?
HENRY IV
4B What is the traditional daily toast of the Royal Navy, made on a Sunday?
ABSENT FRIENDS

Round Seven.
1A To which post, still the subject of Royal patronage, were Britons, William Whitehead (1757),
Thomas Warton (1785) and Henry James Pye (1790) all appointed?
POET LAUREATE
1B What is the correct term for the vertical piece between two steps on a stair?
A RISER
2A Fall Gelb (plan yellow) and Fall Rot (plan red), were W.W.II German codenames for which of their attacks?
INVASION OF FRANCE (and the Low Countries)
2B For what does the letter M stand in the computer abbreviation HTML? Hypertext MARKUP Language
3A Who is currently Secretary of State for Work and Pensions?
JOHN HUTTON
3B The Itaipu dam on the borders of Brazil and Paraguay is currently the largest such structure in the world. On which river does it stand?
PARANA RIVER
4A Who, in the ship Investigator, became the first man to circumnavigate Australia?
MATTHEW FLINDERS
4B Who is the only man to have won the Oscar for best actor posthumously?
PETER FINCH (Network 1976)

Round Eight.
1A On the amalgamation of Neath and Swansea Welsh Rugby Union sides, what nickname did they adopt?
OSPREYS
1B The Pieman Falls in Alpine National Park are to be found in which commonwealth country?
AUSTRALIA
2A Developed in Pennsylvania in the early 19th century, what was a conestoga?
A LARGE COVERED WAGON
2B Which is the largest of the islands that make up the group, the Dodecanese, in the Aegean Sea?
RHODES
3A What is the capital of the Caribbean island country of Bermuda?
HAMILTON
3B Which British ship was sunk at anchor on October 14th 1939 by German U boat U-47?
H.M.S. ROYAL OAK
4A Which motor manufacturing company produces the model, Copen, Charade and Terios?
DAI HATSU
4B Almost invariably misquoted, which English Elizabethan philosopher, writer and politician penned the line, "For Knowledge Itself is Power"?
SIR FRANCIS BACON

Spare Questions.
1. The dying words of which famous English poet were reputedly, "I Must Sleep Now"?
LORD BYRON
2. Which King, who died in 1471, was the last English monarch from the House of Lancaster?
HENRY VI
3. The letters B Litt after a person's name, signifies that he/she holds which degree?
BACHELOR OF LETTERS