Monday 9th October 2006
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A What codename was given to the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944?
OPERATION OVERLORD
1B Which US playwright wrote "Barefoot in the Park" and "The Odd Couple"?
NEIL SIMON
2A In which sport did Neil Adams win successive Olympic silver medals, in 1980 and 1984?
JUDO
2B In Lisbon, what is Fado?
PORTUGUESE FOLK MUSIC
3A As what was the African country of Mali known before its name was changed in 1960?
FRENCH SUDAN
3B In Greek mythology, how were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, daughters of Zeus, collectively known?
THE FATES or MOIRAI
4A Who was elected President of Peru in 1990, and remained in office for ten years, until his resignation, whilst on an overseas trip to an APEC summit in Brunei?
ALBERTO FUJIMORI
4B At the time of the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, as what was O'Connell Street then known?
SACKVILLE STREET

Round Two.
1A Which American actor had a U.K. No 1 hit single in 1975 with the song, "If"?
TELLY SAVALAS
1B For what purpose was it believed the Chinese bred the Chow (or Chow Chow) dog?
AS FOOD
2A Which Hogwarts schoolboy is always accompanied by his two thugs Crabbe and Goyle?
DRACO MALFOY
2B In the USA what was investigated by the Warren Commission in 1962-63?
KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION
3A Which footballer called his 1991 autobiography, "The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly"?
GEORGE BEST
3B Which type of meat is used to make pastrami?
BEEF
4A Which Australian character actor/comedian has for over forty years made a living out of portraying Dame Edna Everage?
BARRY HUMPHRIES
4B At which golf course in Wales will the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament be held in 2010?
CELTIC MANOR

Round Three.
1A Rugby League National Division 2 side, Celtic Crusaders, are based in which South Wales town?
BRIDGEND
1B What is the Christian name of the rarely seen but long suffering husband of Dame Edna Everage?
NORM
2A What type of foodstuff is Ricotta?
CHEESE
2B John Lehr's 1978 biography entitled, "Prick Up Your Ears" was about the life of which playwright?
JOE ORTON
3A What did a U.S Senate committee start to investigate in their televised hearings in May 1973?
WATERGATE
3B Which schoolmaster is Professor of Potions at Hogwarts?
PROFESSOR SEVERUS SNAPE
4A Which domesticated bird has varieties called Small Whites, Bronzes and Blacks?
THE TURKEY
4B Which American actor had a U.K. No 1 hit single in 1977 with the song, "Silver Lady"?
DAVID SOUL

Round Four.
1A Which Irish town changed its name to Kingstown in 1821 to commemorate the visit of George IV, and changed it back again exactly 100 years later?
DUN LAOGHAIRE
1B Which world famous politician stood unsuccessfully for election as President of Peru in 1995?
JAVIER PEREZ DE CUELLAR
2A In Roman mythology, how were the sisters Alecto, Tisiphone and Magaera collectively known?
THE FURIES
2B In 1985, the name of the African Republic of Dahomey was changed into which present day name?
BENIN
3A In Dublin, what is Luas?
A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
3B In which sport did Precious McKenzie represent Britain in three successive Olympics, 1968-76?
WEIGHT LIFTING
4A Which US writer wrote, "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn" both once banned in America on grounds of obscenity?
HENRY MILLER
4B What codename was given to Hitler's planned invasion of Britain, after the retreat from Dunkirk?
OPERATION SEALION

Round Five.
1A The town of Montelimar, in France, is famous for the manufacture of which product?
NOUGAT
1B What name is given to that stretch of water, which divides Hampshire from the Isle of Wight?
THE SOLENT
2A To which species of animals do the Genet and Civet belong?
CATS or FELIDAE
2B Which opera by Verdi tells the story of King Nebuchadnezzar?
NABUCCO
3A Which 1960's TV sitcom, starring Arthur Lowe as Leonard Swinley, was a spin off from Coronation Street?
PARDON THE EXPRESSION
3B Which chemical element, discovered in 1898, did the discoverer name after her native country?
POLONIUM
4A Why was rambler, Stephen Gough, arrested sixteen times on his walk from Land's End to John O'Groats in
2003-4?
HE WAS NAKED
4B In which decade of the nineteenth century was slavery abolished in the British Empire?
1830's (1833)

Round Six.
1A Graz is the second largest city in which European country?
AUSTRIA
1B At the 1966 Oscars ceremony, Richard Burton won nothing. In which film did Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis win the awards for best actress and best supporting actress respectively?
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
2A Which great race was won by Jackie Ickx five times between 1976 and 1982?
LE MANS 24 HR RACE
2B In Britain, what was unusual about the dates 3rd to the 13th September 1752?
THEY DIDN'T EXIST. (THE GREGORIAN REPLACED THE JULIAN CALENDAR)
3A Which metallic element is added to steel to make it stainless?
CHROMIUM
3B In ancient times, of which country was Alexander the Great the king?
MACEDONIA
4A Which event of the twentieth century is the theme for Ernest Hemingway's novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls"?
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
4B What name is given to the long loincloth worn by men in India?
DHOTI

Round Seven.
1A In India, what is the occupation of a Dhobi?
HE WASHES CLOTHES.
1B What was the name of the Ernest Hemingway novel which mirrored his own experiences as an Italian ambulance driver during WWI?
A FAREWELL TO ARMS
2A What was the name of the father of Alexander the Great, who was also King of Macedonia?
PHILIP
2B Which acid helps to break down food in the human stomach?
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
3A How many days made up a week in the French revolutionary calendar?
TEN DAYS
3B Which four times World 500cc Motor cycling champion became Formula 1 World Champion in 1964?
JOHN SURTEES
4A At the 1964 Oscars ceremony, "My Fair Lady" won the awards for best film, best actor and best director. Audrey Hepburn won nothing. Who did win the Oscar for best actress that year?
JULIE ANDREWS (Mary Poppins)
4B Lodz is the second largest city in which European country?
POLAND

Round Eight.
1A Which Maoist organisation ruled Cambodia from 1975-79, and was responsible for the deaths of almost two
million of its inhabitants?
KHMER ROUGE
1B Which large bird, Otis Tarda, exterminated in Britain in 1832, was reintroduced onto Salisbury Plain in 2004?
THE GREAT BUSTARD
2A Which chemical element, discovered in 1896, did the discoverer name after his native continent?
EUROPIUM
2B Which actor plays the title character in the TV series, "Judge John Deed"?
MARTIN SHAW
3A Which famous Richard Strauss opera has a plot like a French farce?
DER ROSENKAVALIER
3B To which species of animals do the Vervet and Guenon belong?
MONKEYS
4A What name is given to the arm of the Irish Sea which separates Cumbria from Dumfries and Galloway?
THE SOLWAY FIRTH
4B The town of Grasse, in France, is famous for the manufacture of which product?
PERFUME

Spare Questions.
1. The Battle of Marston Moor was fought, in 1644, near which English City?
YORK
2. From the French, what is the literal translation of the term Grand Prix?
GREAT PRIZE
3. What colour is the semi precious stone Lapis Lazuli?
BLUE