Monday 16th January 2006
Set by KLASS (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. Cos, Webb's Wonderful and Winter Destiny are types of which vegetable?
LETTUCE
1b. In which month does the Trooping of the Colour take place in London?
JUNE
2a. Who trained the 2005 Derby winner Motivator?
MICHAEL BELL
2b. Ultramarine is a shade of which colour?
BLUE
3a. In which American city would you find the Golden Gate Bridge?
SAN FRANCISCO
3b. Which pop star is known as the Boss?
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
4a. Which Prime Minister said "I have to say no such undertaking has been received?
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
4b. How many sides has a heptagon?
7

ROUND TWO
1a. In which month does the Lord Mayor's show take place in London?
NOVEMBER
1b. Globe and Jerusalem are types of which vegetable?
ARTICHOKE
2a. Which pop star is known as the Killer?
JERRY LEE LEWIS
2b. In which American city would you find the Brooklyn Bridge?
NEW YORK
3a. Sienna is a shade of which colour?
BROWN (browny-yellow when raw, warm reddish-brown when burnt ie roasted)
3b. Which horse won the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
KICKING KING
4a. How many angles has a decagon?
10
4b. Which Prime Minister said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"?
WINSTON CHURCHILL

ROUND THREE
1a. A duffel coat gets its name from a town in which European Country?
BELGIUM
1b. Which child actor played the title role in the 1950s Errol Flynn film Kim?
DEAN STOCKWELL
2a. What was the full name of Lady Chatterley's lover?
OLIVER MELLORS
2b. On which river does Chepstow stand?
WYE
3a. Which flower is the national emblem of Scotland?
THISTLE
3b. What was the name of Bertie Wooster's manservant?
JEEVES
4a. Who played Jim Hawkins in the 1950 version of Treasure Island with Robert Newton?
BOBBY DRISCOLL
4b. Which city in India gave its name to a type of riding breeches?
JODHPUR

ROUND FOUR
1a. Who won the 2005 men's singles at Wimbledon?
ROGER FEDERER
1b. In which English County is the holiday resort of Ilfracombe?
DEVON
2a. Gin, lemon or lime, soda and sugar are the ingredients of which cocktail?
TOM COLLINS
2b. Which vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
LEEK
3a. On which river does Truro stand?
TRURO
3b. Which type of whisky is made from corn or rye but does not contain barley?
BOURBON
4a. In which English county is the holiday resort of Skegness?
LINCOLNSHIRE
4b. Which film first featured Bill Haley's song Rock Around the Clock?
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE

ROUND FIVE
1a. Which colour beret does a United Nations Peacekeeper wear?
BLUE (Light)
1b. Which type of dogs are Sealyhams and Lakelands?
TERRIERS
2a. Who led the successful 1953 British expenditure to Everest?
SIR JOHN HUNT
2b. Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?
JUPITER
3a. Which Irish musician released albums called Astral Weeks and Moondance?
VAN MORRISON
3b. In which year was Leon Trotsky assassinated?
1940
4a. Which type of dogs are Sussex and Clumber?
SPANIELS
4b. Who was the last British golfer to win the British Open?
PAUL LAWRIE

ROUND SIX
1a. Daisy Wheel and Dot Matrix are types of what?
COMPUTER PRINTERS
1b. Who was the first post war English Captain to win an Ashes Series (cricket)?
LEN HUTTON
2a. What is the common name for a baby kangaroo?
JOEY
2b. Which colour beret does a British Paratrooper wear?
RED (Maroon)
3a. In which year did Joseph Stalin die?
1953
3b. Who accompanied Sir Edmund Hilary to the summit of Mount Everest?
SHERPA TENSING (NORGAY)
4a. Which planet in the Solar System is nearest to the sun?
MERCURY
4b. Whose album called True Blue topped the charts in 28 countries in 1986?
MADONNA

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Of which American state is Montgomery the Capital?
ALABAMA
1b. Which woman became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1988?
BENAZIR BHUTTO
2a. What is the capital of Albania?
TIRANA
2b. Which author created Inspector Frost?
R D WINGFIELD
3a. At which weight did Randolph Turpin win a world title in the 1950's?
MIDDLEWEIGHT
3b. Which spoon size comes between a teaspoon and a tablespoon?
DESSERT SPOON
4a. In which local town would you find a railway station called Wallgate?
WIGAN
4b. Which actress won an Oscar in 1988 for the film Accused?
JODY FOSTER

ROUND EIGHT
la. Which woman was prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974?
GOLDA MEIR
1b. Of which American state is Salt Lake City the capital?
UTAH
2a. On which day of the week is Maundy money distributed?
THURSDAY
2b. How many times did Jack Nicklaus win the British Open?
THREE
3a. Which author created Inspector Morse?
COLIN DEXTER
3b. What is the capital of Uganda?
KAMPALA
4a. Which actress won an Oscar in 1982 for Sophie's Choice?
MERYL STREEP
4b. In which local town would you find a railway station called Bank Quay?
WARRINGTON

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. The 6 original members of the EEC were France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and which other Country?
LUXEMBOURG
2. Which waterway separates Iran and Iraq?
SHATT-AL-ARAB
3. Which American choreographer do you connect with the films 42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933 and Damsels?
BUSBY BERKELEY
4. In the early days of Coronation Street which character was caretaker of the Glad Tidings Mission Hall?
ENA SHARPLES