Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A What word describes two or more words which are pronounced or spelt in the same way but have different meanings?
A HOMONYM
1B In which U.S. state is Winged Foot Golf course, which hosted the 2006 U.S. Open?
NEW YORK STATE
2A Who was deputy Prime Minister from 1942-45 in Churchill's Wartime cabinet?
CLEMENT ATTLEE
2B Pernambuco is a state in which South American country?
BRAZIL
3A Bette Midler starred in the 1979 film, "The Rose", which was based on the life of which singer?
JANIS JOPLIN
3B Frederick Delius was born in which English City in 1862?
BRADFORD
4A What name is given to the explosive mixture of methane and air, formed in coal mines?
FIREDAMP
4B Which Welsh buccaneer made war on Spain and sacked Panama in 1671?
HENRY MORGAN

Round Two.
1A Which River flows into the sea between Torquay and Dawlish in Devon?
THE RIVER TEIGN
1B Which group had a hit in 1974, with the song, "Lonely This Christmas"?
MUD
2A What kind of foodstuff are "Chunky Monkey" and "The Full Vermonty"?
ICE CREAM (Ben and Jerry's)
2B When Harold Holt disappeared, whilst swimming, in 1967, who subsequently became Prime Minister of Australia in his place?
JOHN GORTON
3A Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in which of Shakespeare's plays?
HAMLET
3B Who was the second man, after Roger Bannister to run a mile in less than four minutes?
JOHN LANDY
4A Which English city was known as Durovernum in Roman times?
CANTERBURY
4B The song "76 Trombones" was featured in which 1962 film?
THE MUSIC MAN

Round Three.
1A Which famous Hollywood director, then an eight year old boy, played the part of Winthrop Paroo in the 1962 film, "The Music Man"?
RON HOWARD
1B Which English city was known as Verulamium in Roman times?
ST ALBANS
2A Who, in 1968, became the first man to run the 100 metres in under ten seconds?
JIM HINES
2B Dora Spenlow and Agnes Wickfield are characters in which Charles Dickens novel?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
3A Which woman is currently Prime Minister of New Zealand, having held the position since 1999?
HELEN CLARK
3B Which kind of curry is described as creamy and flavoured with almonds?
KORMA
4A Which group sang the 1994 Christmas hit, "Stay Another Day"?
EAST 17
4B Which English town and harbour lies at the mouth of the River Medina?
COWES (I.O.W.)

Round Four.
IA Which American pirate proved his loyalty to General Andrew Jackson, by taking part in the Battle of New Orleans?
JEAN LAFITTE
1B Which gaseous compound has the characteristic smell of rotten eggs?
HYDROGEN SULPHIDE
2A The composer, Gustav Hoist, was born in which English town in 1874?
CHELTENHAM
2B Which actor plays the part of Johnny Cash iv the 2005 film, "Walk the Line"?
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
3A Fez is a city in which North African country?
MOROCCO
3B Which former Prime Minister was British Foreign Secretary from 1970-74?
ALEC DOUGLAS HOME
4A Who was the last man to successfully defend his U.S. Open golf championship, doing so in 1989?
CURTIS STRANGE
4B What word is used to describe a number of lines of writing, the initial letters of which form a word or saying?
ACROSTIC

Round Five.
1A Indonesia's largest province, Irian Jaya, is situated on which island?
NEW GUINEA accept PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1B Which baseball team broke an 86 year old jinx by winning the 2004 World Series?
BOSTON RED SOX
2A Which classic sauce has the ingredients, mushrooms, shallots, tomatoes and white wine?
CHASSEUR
2B Which famous author wrote, "The rule is: Jam tomorrow, and jam yesterday, but never jam today"?
LEWIS CARROLL
3A Which singer / comedienne won the TV talent show, "New Faces" in 1975, and subsequently went on to host the show from 1986-88?
MARTI CAINE
3B Who gained the nickname, "The Scourge of God", in Christian history, due to his attacks on the Eastern Roman Empire?
ATTILA THE HUN
4A In the Bible, who was the husband of Ruth, and became the great grandfather of King David?
BOAZ
4B The Maoist guerrilla movement, "The Shining Path" were a terrorist group active in which country?
PERU

Round Six.
1A Which 1970's TV comedy series starred Wilfred Pickles as gravedigger Walter Bingley, who courts and later marries the title character, played by Irene Handl?
FOR THE LOVE OF ADA
1B Which of Beethoven's symphonies was originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte?
THE THIRD (accept EROICA)
2A From which plant is linseed oil obtained'?
FLAX
2B Which German City lies at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Neckar?
MANNHEIM
3A Which weight in professional boxing comes between Light-heavyweight and Heavyweight?
CRUISERWEIGHT
3B What is the literal translation of the Latin phrase, "Vide Infra"?
SEE BELOW
4A What was the name of the oil refinery in Hemel Hempstead which caught fire with devastating effect in December 2005?
BUNCEFIELD
4B Blue, black and red are three colours of the balls used in a game of croquet. What colour is the fourth ball?
YELLOW

Round Seven.
1A Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo are the names of three of the Mutant Ninja Turtles. What is the name of the fourth?
RAPHAEL
1B Name Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell's husband, who was accused of taking a bribe from the Italian Prime Minister in March 2006?
DAVID MILLS
2A What is the literal translation of the Latin phrase, "Vox Populi"?
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
2B Which winning margin in horse racing comes between a head and half a length?
A NECK
3A Two of the major cities in Poland, Warsaw and Krakow, both stand on which river?
THE VISTULA
3B Hessian sacking is made from fibres obtained from which plant?
JUTE
4A On which book did Verdi base his opera, "La Traviata"?
LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS
4B Which comedian, on his 1980's TV show, appeared, among others, as the characters Cooperman, Barratt Holmes and Jimmy McJimmy?
RUSS ABBOTT

Round Eight.
1A The Sandinistas were a revolutionary political party, active in which country?
NICARAGUA
1B Which biblical character was tricked into marrying Leah, the eldest daughter of Laban, instead of her younger sister Rachel, (whom he also later married)?
JACOB
2A Queen Isabella, who married Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469, and who was the mother of Catherine of Aragon, came from which historical Spanish kingdom?
CASTILE
2B Which woman, together with Bill Oddie, presents the natural history series, "Springwatch"?
KATE HUMBLE
3A Which famous author said: "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke"?
RUDYARD KIPLING
3B Which spice is missing from the standard recipe for Chinese Five Spice. Szechuan Pepper, Star Anise, Cloves, Cinnamon and what else?
FENNEL
4A In 1992, which was the first baseball team from outside the USA to win the World Series?
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
4B What were the islands of Kiribati and Tuvalu known before 1978?
GILBERT and ELLICE ISLANDS

Spare Questions.
1 By what name did Paul Gadd, born in Banbury in 1958, become notorious?
GARY GLITTER
2. In the U.S.A, CREEP was the campaign to re-elect the President. Which President?
RICHARD NIXON
3. Who was the trainer of three times Grand National winner, Red Rum?
GINGER McCAIN