Tuesday 11th December 2007
Set by Liverpool League
Round Four is headed - the rest are general

Round One
1a In Nov, 1953, who named a kitten found on the steps of 10 Downing Street 'Margate', because he had just delivered a speech at the Conservative Party Conference there?
Winston Churchill
1b Which outlaw family was captured on 7 Dec, 1876, when their attempt at robbing the bank at Northfield, Minnesota, with the James brothers, was foiled by the townsfolk?
The Younger Family
2a Which 10th century Benedictine monastery, off the Normandy coast, was used as a state prison from 1804 to 1863?
Mont St. Michel
2b Alan Smethurst, died Dec. 2001, found fame in 1966 under what name with his recording of "Hey Yew Gotta Loight Boy", which he sang in a Norfolk accent?
The Singing Postman?
3a Which duo had a 1975 hit with "Please Mr. Postman"?
The Carpenters
3b On 20 May, 1910, a wire-haired fox terrier named 'Caesar' walked behind the gun carriage carrying the coffin of his master through the streets of London. Who was his master?
King Edward VII
4a Which notorious outlaw gang was wiped out on 5 Oct 1892 when the citizens of Coffeyville, Kansas, trapped them as they tried to rob Condon's Bank?
The Dalton Gang
4b Which small Italian island, lying south of Elba in the Tyrrhenian Sea, will forever be synonymous with the fictional Edmund Dantes?
Monte Cristo

Round Two
1a Which word with an unfortunate connotation did Coca Cola register as a trademark in 1945?
Coke
1b What was the name of Margaret Herrick's uncle, that has been registered as a trademark by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
Oscar
2a Middlesbrough FC played at which football stadium from 1903 to 1995?
Ayresome Park
2b Derby County FC played at which football stadium from 1895 to 1997?
The Baseball Ground
3a What does the prefix 'anti-' mean, as used in antibiotics, antifreeze, anticyclone, etc?
Against
3b What does the prefix 'pseudo-' mean, as in the words pseudonym, pseudologia, etc?
False
4a Which country has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea (S), the Black Sea (N), and the Aegean Sea (W)?
Turkey
4b Which African country has a coastline on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean?
South Africa

Round Three
1a According to Greek mythology, after Hermes had slain the giant Argus, Hera transferred his hundred eyes to the tail of which bird?
Peacock
1b Which birds of the genus Menura are so named because their exotic tails resemble the shape of an ancient musical instrument?
The Lyre Bird
2a The village of Redmile, Rutland, decided at a meeting in Nov. 2000 that it did not want its quiet rural life disrupted and withdrew its consent for which 'soap' to be filmed there?
Crossroads
2b Which two cities stand at either end of the 5,786 mile Trans-Siberian Railway?
Moscow / Vladivostock
3a Which two British cities were linked by The Flying Scotsman'?
London / Edinburgh
3b Who is the current Speaker of the House of Commons?
Michael Martin
4a Who is the current President of the US Senate?
Dick Cheney
4b A thriving tourist industry has sprung up in the North Yorkshire village of
Goathland since the filming of which ITV series?
Heartbeat

Round Four SPORT (?)
1a Which 1980 Oscar-winning film was based on the life of World Middleweight champion boxer Jake La Motta?
Raging Bull
1b In July 1982, who did Roger Kilter, under the name The Brat', parody in the top twenty with the record "Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back"?
John McEnroe
2a In which Shakespeare play does an Egyptian queen say to her attendant Charmain: "Let it alone; let's to billiards"?
Antony and Cleopatra
2b What phrase originated in horse racing from the practice of a jockey lowering his hands on the reins if he was winning a race easily?
Winning Hands Down
3a Which duo went "Snooker Loopy" with the Matchroom Boys in the top ten in May 1986?
Chas and Dave
3b Which 1981 Oscar-winning film centres on the lives of the athletes Eric Liddell and Harold Abraham as they meet and compete at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics?
Chariots of Fire
4a What phrase originated in prize fighting from the rule which allowed a boxer eight seconds at the start of a round to reach a mark in the centre of the ring unaided in order to carry on?
Come Up To Scratch
4b In which Shakespeare play does a 15th century English king receive a a present of tennis balls from the Dauphin saying: "When we have march'd our rackets to these balls, we will, in France, by God's grace, play a set"?
Henry V

Round Five
1a What aid to indoor photography was patented on 23 December, 1930, by the German Johannes Ostermeir?
The Flashbulb
1b In 1870, who published his first 'Dictionary of Phrase and Fable' which, with regular revisions, is still a standard reference book today?
Ebenezer Brewer
2a Which western series on Detroit radio station WXYZ was introduced by the overture from Rossini's opera "William Tell" on 20 January, 1930?
The Lone Ranger
2b "Barwick Green" is the signature tune of which BBC radio programme?
The Archers
3a Which BBC TV docu-soap came to an end on New Years Day 2001, when 36 people left the Hebridean island of Taransay?
Castaway (2000)
3b In 1712 Captain Woodes Rogers published "A Cruising Voyage Around The World", which includes a description of the rescue of which castaway from Juan Fernandez Island?
Alexander Selkirk
4a In association with which New York publisher did Adam Wagnalls launch a 'Standard Dictionary of the English Language' in 1890?
Isaac Funk
4b What defect on facial photography, produced when the angle between the flash and the lens is narrow, became more noticeable with the advent of compact cameras?
Redeye

Round Six
1a Which former "Eastenders" actress starred as Eliza Doolittle in the National Theatre's production of "My Fair Lady" which opened in March 2001?
Martine McCutcheon
1b Which former "Eastenders" actress starred in the BBC-1 series "Two Thousand Acres of Sky", and "Sunburn", about holiday reps?
Michelle Collins
2a What is the Greek word, with biblical connections, for 'origin'?
Genesis
2b What is the Greek word, with biblical connections, for 'departure'?
Exodus
3a Which country's embassy, in Prince's Gate, Knightsbridge, was the scene of a spectacular operation by the SAS on 5 May, 1980?
Iran
3b Outside which country's embassy in St. James' Square, was WPC Yvonne Fletcher fatally shot during a demonstration on 22 April, 1984?
Libya
4a Jor-El and Lara are the parents of which science fiction character?
Superman
4b Sarek and Amanda Grayson are the parents of which science fiction character?
Mr. Spock

Round Seven
1a Which famous person was born on 6 March, 1475, the second son of Ludovico Buonarroti, a magistrate, in Caprese, near Arezzo, Italy?
Michelangelo
1b Which part of England is known in the local Celtic language as Pedn-an-laan?
Land's End
2a Recalling which special event on 28 April, 1923, did PC George Storey say: "In order for Billy to be seen the film had to be overexposed, and that is why Billy became a white horse"?
First Wembley Cup Final
2b Which private detective did Raymond Chandler introduce to the world in his 1939 novel "The Big Sleep"?
Philip Marlowe
3a In which 1986 BBC series, written by Dennis Potter, did Michael Gambon play Philip Marlowe, a writer of trashy thrillers, who is confined to hospital suffering from psoriasis?
The Singing Detective
3b Which famous man was born on 5 July, 1606, in Leyden, Holland, the ninth child of Harmen van Rijn, a miller?
Rembrandt
4a The Gaelic name for which British islands is 'Innes-Gall', meaning 'islands of strangers', those being the Norsemen whose invasion was from the 6th to the 13th century?
Hebrides (Western Isles)
4b What was the unfortunate, if not appropriate by some football fans' reckoning, surname of the referee at the 1878 FA Cup Final between Wanderers and the Royal Engineers?
Bastard

Round Eight
1a Which word, derived from the Latin for 'to set a limit to', is used to describe the border between the illuminated and dark portions of the moon or of a planet?
Terminator
1b Which term is used to describe the lowest level of the ocean where light penetrates; also any dilapidated, decaying area of a city?
The Twilight Zone
2a The IBF, founded in 1934, is the governing body of which Olympic sport?
Badminton
2b Which sport made rapid progress to the Olympics, being accepted at the Sydney Games just 13 years after its first world championships were held in Rio de Janeiro in 1987?
Beach Volleyball
3a Which 1951 novel, later a film, about life in the US regular army, took its title from Kipling's poem of British army life, "Gentlemen Rankers"?
From Here to Eternity
3b Which futuristic 1932 novel took its title from a speech by Miranda in Shakespeare's "The Tempest"?
Brave New World
4a Which Christian name, with Royal connections, is derived from the Greek for 'manly'?
Andrew
4b Which female Christian name, with Royal connections, is derived from the Latin meaning 'bringer of joy', or 'blessed'?
Beatrice

Spare Questions
1 Which Devon inlet lies between Hope's Nose to the north and Berry Head to the south?
Torbay
2 Who began his quest for the British throne at Torbay on November 5, 1688?
William Ill
3 William Claude were the Christian names of which American comedian/ film star?
W. C. Fields
4 The fieldfare (aka felt), a winter visitor to Great Britain and Ireland, belongs to which family of birds?
Thrush