Monday 11th September 2006
Set by St Benet's (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. In which country would you find the Rivers Oder and Vistula, which flow into the Baltic Sea?
POLAND
1b. Which comedy duo lived on Oil Drum Lane?
STEPTOE AND SON
2a. Who, upon splitting with her partner said "At least I can wear high heels now"?
NICOLE KIDMAN
2b. What is the town called in which Clark Kent grew up?
SMALLVILLE
3a. Which weather phenomenon translates from the Spanish for "Little Boy"?
EL NINO
3b. Lending her name to a famous brand, who was the Greek Goddess of Victory?
NIKE
4a. Who designed the dome of St Peter's in Rome?
MICHELANGELO
4b. Lexington and Concord were names pertaining to the first battle in which conflict?
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OR INDEPENDENCE

ROUND TWO
1a. What is the boiling point of water in fahrenheit?
212
1b. What is the more common name for the fireweed?
ROSE BAY OR WILLOWHERB
2a. What is the S.I. Unit of Force?
NEWTON
2b. Which gland produces hormones to control the bodies metabolic rate?
THYROID
3a. Who played lead guitar on George Harrisons "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"?
ERIC CLAPTON
3b. From which band did the Beatles recruit Ringo Starr?
RORY STORM AND THE HURRICANES
4a. By what name was Albert De Salvo better known?
THE BOSTON STRANGLER
4b. In America he is called a longshoreman what is the UK equivalent?
STEVEDORE/DOCKER

ROUND THREE
1a. Jesse Owens set the record for the long jump at 8.13M in 1935 who finally bettered his distance in 1960?
RALPH BOSTON
1b. Vlad V of Wallachia (Vlad the Impaler) was the inspiration for which notorious character?
COUNT DRACULA
2a. Which other spice is obtained from nutmeg?
MACE
2b. Which murderer was known as the "Whitechapel Murderer" as well as his more common name?
JACK THE RIPPER
3a. What name connects the actors Henry, Peter, Jane and Bridget?
FONDA
3b. How many ships to the nearest 10 were there in the Spanish Armada of 1588?
130
4a. Who was Frank Sinatra's third wife?
MIA FARROW
4b. Which Brazilian scored in every round of the 1970 World Cup?
JAIRZINHO

ROUND FOUR
1a. When asked what his handicap was during a round of golf which entertainer replied, 'I'm a coloured one eyed Jew'?
SAMMY DAVIS JR
1b. What originally came in 8 inch size then 5¼ inch and now 3½ inch?
FLOPPY DISC
2a. Who was the first king of the House of Hanover?
GEORGE I (ONE)
2b. Which motorway runs from Glasgow to Carlisle?
M74
3a. On which River does Belfast stand?
LAGAN
3b. Who was the only driver to win the Formula One title posthumously?
JOCHEN RINDT (1970)
4a. Who was Russian President after Yuri Andropov and before Mikhail Gorbochev? KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO
4b. What is the colour of the beak of a mature mute swan?
ORANGE (do not accept yellow)

ROUND FIVE
1a. If your geographical position was 0 degrees latitude, 0 degrees longitude in which body of water would you be?
ATLANTIC OCEAN
1b. How is Ilyena Mironoff better known?
HELEN MIRREN
2a. Who said of Mike Jagger, 'I'm sure he will find someone else to be unfaithful to soon'?
JERRY HALL
2b. Which musical does "You'll Never Walk Alone" come from?
CAROUSEL
3a. Which North African seaport's name is Spanish for white house?
CASABLANCA
3b. Who as at August 2006 is the British Foreign Secretary?
MARGARET BECKETT
4a. What great structure designed by Joseph Paxton was built in 1851?
CRYSTAL PALACE
4b. The Battle of Edge Hill was the first battle in which conflict?
THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR

ROUND SIX
1a. How many bits are there in a byte?
EIGHT
1b. What is the common name for the Araucania tree?
MONKEY PUZZLE (CHILEAN PINE)
2a. W is the symbol for which chemical element?
TUNGSTEN
2b. Which hormone regulates blood sugar levels?
INSULIN
3a. What was special about the drive taken by Americans David Scott and James Irwin on 31 July 1971?
FIRST ON THE MOON
3b. What major event took place on February 15th, 1971?
INTRODUCTION OF DECIMAL CURRENCY
4a. Which actor had to change his name because his real name was the same as Hollywood star James Stewart?
STEWART GRAINGER
4b. In religion what is a bonze?
BUDDHIST PRIEST

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Which Finnish distance runner held the 5000 and 10,000 metres world records and also won both events in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games?
LASSE VIREN
1b. How is Jack Dawkins better known in a Dickens' novel?
THE ARTFUL DODGER
2a. Botanists, gardeners and chefs know their allium capas, what are allium capas?
ONIONS
2b. Who in the music world has the real name Vincent Furnier?
ALICE COOPER
3a. What name connects the actors Beau, Jeff and Lloyd?
BRIDGES
3b. Lord Nelson was the Commander of the English Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar who was the Commander of the French/Spanish Fleet?
ADMIRAL VILLENEUVE
4a. Who did Lauren Bacall marry after the death of Humphrey Bogart?
JASON ROBARDS
4b. Who scored the most goals in a single World Cup Finals Tournament?
JUST FONTAINE (in 1958)

ROUND EIGHT
1a. Who is credited with "A woman drove me to think and I never had the courtesy to thank her?
W C FIELDS
1b. On what can music or data be recorded as a series of metallic pits enclosed in PVC to be read later by an optical laser?
A COMPACT DISC
2a. Who was the last king of the House of York?
RICHARD III
2b. Which motorway runs from Cambridge to London?
M11
3a. On which river do the cities of Florence and Pisa stand?
ARNO
3b. Who was the only driver to win the Formula One Championship and also be the World Motorcycling Champion?
JOHN SURTEES
4a. Who was Bertie Aherne's predecessor as Prime Minister of Ireland?
JOHN BRUTON
4b. What colour is the bill of a crow?
BLACK

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the Gospel writers is believed to have been the scribe for St Peter?
MARK
2. Who won the 2006 Big Brother programme? (Full name required)
PETE BENNETT