Tuesday 7th March 2006
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A What was the name of the spy, created by author Len Deighton, and portrayed by Michael Caine in the film, "Funeral in Berlin"?
HARRY PALMER
1B Pusan is a major port in which Asian country?
SOUTH KOREA
2A Which composer's opera, "War and Peace" was first performed in 1946?
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
2B One of the pioneers of modern jazz, which jazz pianist's recordings include, "Brilliant Corners" in 1956 and "Mysterioso" in 1958?
THELONIUS MONK
3A Who wrote the novels, "The Stepford Wives" and "Rosemary's Baby"?
IRA LEVIN
3B Which now less common bird of the English countryside has the Latin name "Crex Crex"? Its call can be imitated by running one's nail along a comb.
THE CORNCRAKE or LANDRAIL
4A In which book of the New Testament is the parable of the Good Samaritan to be found?
LUKE (Ch 10. v 25-37)
4B During the reign of which 12th century English King did the Battle of the Standards, between the English and the Scots take place, at Northallerton?
KING STEPHEN (1138)

Round Two.
1A In ancient Greece, of what was Boreas the God?
THE NORTH WIND
1B In finance, for what does the first P in the abbreviation, S.I.P.P. stand?
Self invested PERSONAL pension
2A Which European country's Premier League includes a football team called Maritimo?
PORTUGAL
2B If you ordered "crevettes" on a French menu, with what would you be served?
PRAWNS
3A With which sport are the names Raimondo D'Inzeo, Nick Skelton and Eddie Macken associated?
SHOW JUMPING or EQUESTRIANISM
3B Which river enters the Bristol Channel at Newport in South Wales?
THE USK
4A Which motor manufacturer produces a model called the Meriva?
VAUXHALL
4B Richard Bachmann is a popular American author, better known by which pen name?
STEPHEN KING

Round Three.
1A What is the stage name of the American actress, born Caryn Johnson in New York in 1955?
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
1B Which car manufacturer makes the Lucida model?
TOYOTA
2A Which natural feature in Wales, is called, in Welsh, "Llyn Tegyd"?
LAKE BALA
2B With which sport are the names of Geoff Hunt, Jansher Khan and Martine Le Moignan associated?
SQUASH
3A If you ordered pamplemousse on a French menu, with what would you be served?
GRAPEFRUIT
3B Lecce is a Premier League football club in which European country?
ITALY
4A In computing terminology, for what does the S stand in the abbreviation I.S.P.?
Internet SERVICE provider
4B The ancient Egyptian goddess, Hathor, equivalent to the Greek Artemis, is usually depicted as which animal?
A COW

Round Four.
1A Which 16th century English Monarch gave the town of King's Lynn its royal status?
HENRY VIII
1B In the New Testament, (Luke Ch 5 v 10), who was the father of the apostles, the brothers, James and John?
ZEBEDEE
2A Which common British birds belong to the genus Larus?
GULLS
2B Which author wrote the novels, "The Pelican Brief' and "The Client"?
JOHN GRISHAM
3A Which modern jazz trumpeter and composer's albums include, "Sketches of Spain" (1968), "Bitches Brew" (1969), and a recording of "Time After Time" in 1985?
MILES DAVIS
3B Which composer's opera, "The Golden Cockerel" was first performed in 1909?
RIMSKY KORSAKOV
4A The Plain of Jars is a geographical feature of which Asian country?
LAOS
4B The actor, Johnny Depp, played the part of Willy Wonka in the 2005 remake of which film?
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Round Five.
1A Where in the human body, is the Deltoid muscle situated?
THE SHOULDER
1B In Shakespeare's play, what is the name of Hamlet's mother?
GERTRUDE
2A The larva of which insect produces the frothy secretion on plants known as Cuckoo Spit?
THE FROGHOPPER
2B Give a year in the life of pioneer photographer, Louis Daguerre?
1787 to 1851
3A Beluga and Sevruga are the two main forms of which food?
CAVIARE
3B Which stretch of water separates Cape Horn from Antarctica?
DRAKE'S PASSAGE
4A Which TV presenter has regularly appeared on his programme accompanied by his dog, "Chalky"?
RICK STEIN
4B What was the name of the Czar of Russia, 1881-1894, the third to bear that name?
ALEXANDER

Round Six.
1A Which Coca Cola Championship League football team has a mascot named Pilgrim Pete?
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
1B Pibroch is a type of music written especially for which instrument?
THE BAGPIPES
2A Actress Jean Alexander plays the role of which character in the TV comedy series, "Last of the Summer Wine"?
AUNTIE WAINWRIGHT
2B What is or was a shako?
A MILITARY HAT OR HELMET
3A Which doll or figure, now politically unacceptable, first appeared in, "The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls" published in 1895?
THE GOLLIWOG
3B Who is credited with founding the Plantagenet dynasty, due to his wearing a sprig of broom in his hat as a badge?
GEOFFREY OF ANJOU
4A Which County Cricket Club finished bottom of the County Championship 2nd division in 2005, winning just one match all season?
DERBYSHIRE
4B Pop singer Katie Melua was born, in 1984, in which European country?
GEORGIA

Round Seven.
1A Pop singer, Samantha Mumba, was born in 1983 in which European country?
IRELAND
1B Which County Cricket Club won the Totesport 45 over league championship in 2005, by the handsome margin of fourteen points?
ESSEX
2A In 1328, Philip of Valois ascended the throne of France, ignoring the greater claims of which English King, thus precipitating the Hundred Years War?
EDWARD III
2B Which British daily newspaper was launched in 1905, then being described as, "A penny newspaper for a halfpenny"?
THE DAILY MAIL
3A What type of creature is a mako?
A SHARK
3B Which actor played the role of Monsieur Alphonse, the local undertaker, in the TV comedy series, "Allo, 'Allo"?
KENNETH CONNOR
4A On which musical instrument would a clarabella be found?
AN ORGAN
4B Which Coca Cola Championship football team has a mascot named "Gresty the Lion"?
CREWE ALEXANDRA

Round Eight.
1A What was the name of the King of France, 1824-1830, the tenth monarch to take that name?
CHARLES
1B Which Birmingham born comedy entertainer rose to fame on the TV show TISWAS, accompanied by a puppet called "Spit the Dog"?
BOB CAROLGEES
2A Which Sea separates the islands of Corsica and Sicily from mainland Italy?
TYRRHENIAN SEA
2B Chanterelle and Porcini are both well-known varieties of which foodstuff?
MUSHROOMS
3A Give a year in the life of the Venetian artist, Antonio Canaletto?
1697 to 1768
3B What kind of creature was a Smilodon, a prehistoric creature found in the Americas?
A (SABRE TOOTHED) TIGER
4A In which of Shakespeare's plays does Lancelot Gobbo, a clown, appear?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
4B Which part of the human body is controlled by the Masseter muscle?
THE (LOWER) JAW

Spare Questions.
1. Who wrote the play, "The Father" in 1887?
AUGUST STRINDBERG
2. Elgood's brewery is situated in which town in Eastern England?
WISBECH
3. In Greek mythology, who killed Priam, the last King of Troy?
PYRRHUS