Monday 30th October 2006
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A Who was the mother of the politician Shirley Williams, who in 1933 wrote the best selling autobiographical work, "Testament of Youth"?
VERA BRITTAIN
1B Whose quartet released the album "Time Out" in 1959, which included the famous tune, "Take Five"?
DAVE BRUBECK
2A What was the name of Britain's first atomic power station commissioned in May 1956?
CALDER HALL
2B The Long Parliament occurred during the reign of which English King?
CHARLES I
3A Who captained Lancashire when they last won the County Cricket championship outright in 1934?
P.T ECKERSLEY
3B In Greek mythology, who was the father of Cassandra?
PRIAM, KING OF TROY
4A The Gold Coast, Australia's premier tourist destination, is situated in which state?
QUEENSLAND
4B Which film, in 2004, equalled the record of being awarded eleven Oscars?
THE RETURN OF THE KING

Round Two.
1A Which word, from the Spanish for cauldron, is used to describe the crater formed when a volcano collapses into itself?
CALDERA
1B On TV, who would you expect to find living in Wisteria Avenue?
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
2A Who was the last Liverpool player to be voted Football Writer's Footballer of the Year?
JOHN BARNES (1990)
2B In Jane Austen's novel, "Pride and Prejudice", what was the name of Lady Catherine de Burgh's residence?
ROSINGS PARK
3A Plitvice Lakes, the first European National Park is situated in which country?
CROATIA
3B Who gained notoriety in 2004, by trying to blow up a plane with a bomb in his shoe?
RICHARD REID
4A Which poisonous element exists in three forms, grey, yellow and black and combines with Sulphur as realgar?
ARSENIC
4B Who composed the scenic cantata, "Carmina Burana" in 1935-36?
CARL ORFF

Round Three.
1A Who wrote the popular musical piece, "The Lark Ascending" in 1914?
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
1B Which hard, black, insulating material is made by vulcanising rubber with sulphur?
EBONITE
2A Which top American basketball star was accused of rape in 2003, the supposed victim later dropping the charges?
KOBE BRYANT
2B On the shore of which lake does the Ugandan town of Entebbe lie?
LAKE VICTORIA
3A In Jane Austen novel, "Pride and Prejudice", what was the name of the Bennett's residence?
LONG BOURNE
3B Who was the first Everton player to be voted Football Writer's Footballer of the Year?
NEVILLE SOUTHALL (1985)
4A In the TV soap, "Emmerdale", which member of the Dingle family is a chef?
MARLON
4B In medieval castles, what was a Garderobe?
A TOILET or LATRINE

Round Four.
1A Which actress was nominated for the Oscar for best actress, on no fewer than twelve occasions between 1933 and 1981?
KATHERINE HEPBURN
1B In 1957,the African country of the Gold Coast, on gaining independence changed it's name to what?
GHANA
2A In Greek mythology, who was the wife of Orpheus?
EURYDICE
2B Who captained Lancashire when they shared the County Cricket championship with Surrey in 1950?
NIGEL HOWARD
3A The Model Parliament occurred during the reign of which English King?
EDWARD I
3B In May 1956, the 2500th anniversary of the death of which world religious leader was celebrated by his followers?
BUDDHA
4A Who composed the tune, "By the Sleepy Lagoon", used as the theme to "Desert Island Discs"?
ERIC COATES
4B Whose memoirs, first published in 2001, are entitled, "Memoirs of an Unfit Mother"?
ANNE ROBINSON

Round Five.
1A They are oldest regalia in the British Isles. As what are the Scottish Crown Jewels more commonly known?
THE HONOURS OF SCOTLAND
1B Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer became President of the European Commission in 1977?
ROY JENKINS
2A What nautical term came into being from the fact that boats were formerly steered by a paddle, held over the right hand side?
STARBOARD
2B In the original, "Pink Panther" film, which actress played the Panther's owner, Princess Dala?
CLAUDIA CARDINALE
3A Mary Hopkin was runner-up in the 1970 Eurovision Song contest with which song?
KNOCK, KNOCK
3B Which foodstuff was devised by Jeremiah Greenfield and Benjamin Cohen and sold for many millions to Unilever?
BEN and JERRY'S ICE CREAM
4A Which prominent soldier and politician died in 1916, while sailing to Russia, when H.M.S. Hampshire struck a mine?
LORD KITCHENER
4B What was the name of the horse featured in four of George Stubbs paintings? A race at York was named after him.
GIMCRACK

Round Six.
1A Which English King was the first to also style himself, "King of Ireland"?
HENRY VIII
1B Durham Early, Greyhound and Ormskirk are varieties of which vegetable?
CABBAGE
2A Which former leader of the Conservative Party is M.P. for Folkestone and Hythe?
MICHAEL HOWARD
2B What is the technical name in human beings, for the lower jawbone?
THE MANDIBLE
3A Which Caribbean island is famous for its Blue Mountain coffee?
JAMAICA
3B Which American TV sitcom of the 1990's starred comedian Tim Allen as Tim "The Tool Man Taylor", an inept D.I.Y. fanatic, who had his own TV show, "Tool Time"?
HOME IMPROVEMENT
4A Whilst on the Salyut space station in 1984, who became the first woman to walk in space?
SVELTLANA SAVITSKAYA
4B What is the lowest opening hand in a game of poker?
TWO JACKS

Round Seven.
1A What is the French word for a Jack in a pack of cards?
VALET
1B In 1972, Eugene Cernan and which other astronaut were the last men to walk on the moon?
HARRISON SCIHMITT
2A Which American TV sitcom, starring Estelle Getty and Betty White, recounts the adventures of three middle-aged ladies, and the mother of one of them, living together in Miami Beach?
THE GOLDEN GIRLS
2B In which group of Caribbean islands in the Lesser Antilles does the island of Antigua lie? LEEWARD ISLANDS
3A Which South American arboreal mammal, with a long prehensile tail, is also known as the Honey Bear?
THE KINKAJOU
3B The late Robin Cook was M.P. for which Scottish constituency?
LIVINGSTONE
4A Which fruit has the scientific name Prunus Domesticus?
THE PLUM
4B St George's flag became the Flag of England when it was brought to this country with which 12th century royal bride?
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE

Round Eight.
1A Which Suffolk born portrait artist and painter closely studied the works of Van Dyke. This influence can best he seen in his most famous work, which hangs in the Huntingdon Art Gallery in San Marino, California.
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
1B The eldest son of which famous poet and author was killed at the Battle of Loos in 1915?
RUDYARD KIPLING
2A Which foodstuff was originally stored in a pantry?
BREAD
2B Which British pop group were runner-up in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with the song, "Let Me Be The One"?
THE SHADOWS
3A In the 1951 film, "How to Marry a Millionaire", which actress starred alongside Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable?
LAUREN BACALL
3B In the Royal Navy, who is known as, "Jimmy the One"?
FIRST LIEUTENANT
4A Roy Jenkins, in 1981, was the first candidate from the newly formed S.D.P. to stand in an election. In which Northern town did he narrowly lose to the Labour candidate?
WARRINGTON
4B Which Scottish Duke is the only person in the British Isles allowed to have a private army?
THE DUKE OF ATHOLL (Athol) Highlanders, now purely ceremonial)

Spare Questions.
1. Which County Cricket Club has won the most one-day titles?
LANCASHIRE
2. What is the name of the sea that lies between Australia and New Zealand?
THE TASMAN SEA
3. Which dish is, famously, said to have been created by Napoleon's chef to celebrate a victory in battle?
CHICKEN MARENGO