Tuesday 14th March 2006
Set by Sefton Cricket Club (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Which US actor featured in the films "Face Off", "Moonstruck", and "Peggy Sue Got Married"?
Nicholas Cage
1b Which author wrote "The Gunslinger" in 1982, the first in the "Dark Tower" series?
Stephen King
2a Which footballer captained England during the 1990's whilst playing for Glasgow Rangers?
Terry Butcher
2b Which bird is Britain's smallest falcon?
Merlin
3a Which American won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize?
Jimmy Carter
3b Which English composer, born Lowestoft in 1913, wrote 15 operas between 1941 and 1973?
Benjamin Britten
4a What name is shared by a scientist, born 1564, and the 2001 English Epsom Derby winner?
Galileo
4b Who was the last old-Etonian to become British Prime Minister?
Alec Douglas-Home

Round Two
1a What is the sole duty of the Father of the House in the House of Commons?
Takes chair for election of a new Speaker
1b Welsh-born Michael Barratt found pop music success under what name?
Shakin' Stevens
2a Pooley Bridge is at the northern end of which of the Lake District lakes?
Ullswater
2b 'Per Mare, Per Terram' is the motto of which branch of the Armed Forces?
Royal Marines
3a Which Puccini opera opens in the Latin Quarter of Paris on Christmas Eve?
La Boheme
3b Which TV presenter was the original host of TV's "Call My Bluff", also hosted the TV film quiz "Screen Test", and featured in "Face the Music"?
Robin Ray
4a What type of bird is on the reverse of a £10 note?
Humming Bird
4b Which former BBC political commentator was editor of The Independent from 1996 to 1998?
Andrew Marr

Round Three
1a In which year were the unsuccessful assassination attempts of Pope John Paul II and US President Ronald Reagan?
1981
1b US actor James Doohan, died July 2005, aged 85, found success playing which particular film/TV role?
Montgomery Scott (or 'Scotty') in Star Trek
2a Which event moved to its present West London venue in 1913, and is held more or less annually in late May?
Chelsea Flower Show
2b Which state is the undisputed marriage and divorce capital of the USA?
Nevada
3a Which nation's flag was raised when the Allies entered the ruins of Monte Cassino in May 1944?
Poland
3b What was the occupation of Charles Bronson's character in "Death Wish"?
Architect
4a Wolverhampton is at one end of the Shropshire Union Canal, which town is at its northern end?
Ellesmere Port
4b Andy Pandy first appeared in March 1953 on the front of which comic?
Robin

Round Four
1a Which halogen gas takes its name from the Greek for 'green'?
Chlorine
1b Frome and Chard are in which English county?
Somerset
2a Prior to a successful singing career, who appeared in "Coronation Street" as Len Fairclough's son Stanley?
Peter Noone
2b Daniel Ortega was President of which country from 1985-1990?
Nicaragua
3a Who hosts the BBC Radio 4 quiz show "Counterpoint"?
Ned Sherrin
3b Tennis player Roger Federer was born in which country?
Switzerland
4a Which "Coronation Street" actress also featured in "The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin"?
Sue Nicholls
4b Which US playwright wrote "All My Sons" and "View From the Bridge"?
Arthur Miller

Round Five
1a Which American actor featured in the films "Tin Cup", "Open Range" and "A Perfect World"?
Kevin Costner
1b Tom Sharpe's "Grantchester Grind" was a sequel to which novel?
Porterhouse Blue
2a Which footballer captained England during the 1990's whilst playing for Inter Milan?
Paul Ince
2b Which wading bird of the woodcock family has the scientific name numenius arquata?
Curlew
3a Which German won the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature?
Gunter Grass
3b Which English composer, born in Gloucestershire in 1872, wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1957?
Vaughan Williams
4a What name is shared by the 2000 Aintree Grand National winner and a 1972 film starring Steve McQueen?
Papillon
4b Who was the last British Prime Minister before Tony Blair not born in England?
Ramsay MacDonald

Round Six
1a Which member of the Scottish Parliament performs similar duties to the Speaker in the House of Commons?
Presiding Officer
1b Marvin Lee Aday found pop music and film success under what name?
Meatloaf
2a Which forest park lies between Lakes Windermere and Coniston?
Grizedale
2b 'Not By Strength, By Style' is the motto of which of the Armed Forces?
Special Boat Service
3a Which of Mozart's operas opens in an imaginary Egypt where three ladies, attendant upon the Queen of the Night, save a fainting prince from a serpent?
The Magic Flute or Die Zauberflote
3b Who was the original host of TV's "Cabbages and Kings", he made frequent appearances in "Countdown", also a guest presenter of "Have I Got News For You"?
Gyles Brandreth
4a Which cathedral is on the reverse of a £20 note?
Worcester
4b Which author of prize-winning books on World War Two is a former editor of The Daily Telegraph and The London Evening News?
Max Hastings

Round Seven
1a US author Evan Hunter, died July 2005 aged 78, adopted what name for his detective novels?
Ed McBain
1b In which year did both Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley die?
1977
2a The Great Yorkshire Show has been held where since 1952?
Harrogate
2b Which is America's best selling monthly magazine?
Reader's Digest
3a What was the British name for the German Battle of the Skaggerak?
Battle of Jutland
3b What was the occupation of Clint Eastwood's character in "The Bridges of Madison County"?
Photographer
4a Which canal leaves the River Thames at Brentford?
Grand Union Canal
4b Mickey the Monkey first appeared in 1951 on the front of which comic?
Topper

Round Eight
1a Which inert gas takes its name from the Greek for 'hidden'?
Krypton
1b Mablethorpe is in which English county?
Lincolnshire
2a Which successful pop singer made a single appearance in "Coronation Street" playing Stan Potter, a printer at Duggie Ferguson's business?
Noddy Holder (Slade)
2b Samora Machel was head of which country from 1975 to 1986?
Mozambique
3a Who is the host of BBC Radio Four's "The News Quiz"?
Simon Hoggart
3b Tennis player Rafael Nadal was born in which country?
Spain
4a Which "Eastenders" actress also appeared in "Are You Being Served"?
Wendy Richard
4b Which English dramatist, actor and director wrote "Forty Years On" and "An Englishman Abroad"?
Alan Bennett

Spare Questions
1 What was the pseudonym of English writer Mary Ann (Marian) Cross?
George Eliot
2 Which US President said, two days before declaring war on Germany: 'the world must be safe for democracy'?
Woodrow Wilson
3 In 1993, MP Michael Mates gave a watch to which fugitive from justice, with the inscription: 'don't let the buggers get you down'?
Asil Nadir
4 Which American-born rock 'n' roll singer played Colorado Ryan in the 1959 film "Rio Bravo", starring John Wayne?
Ricky Nelson
5 At what weight was Terry Downes a world boxing champion?
Middleweight
6 Which monarch was on the English throne at the time of the Great Fire of London?
Charles the Second
7 Where was England's wartime code breaking station?
Bletchley Park
8 Which pop group released the 1980's album "China In Your Hand"?
T'Pau