Monday 15th January 2007
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A Which famous composer had a sister, Fanny, who also composed and played the piano?
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
1B Which Lancashire town was the birthplace of the footballer brothers Phil and Gary Neville?
BURY
2A Which shade of brownish purple takes its name from the French word for flea?
PUCE
2B In 1403, Henry Hotspur was killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury, in a revolt against which English king?
HENRY IV
3A Which poet wrote the verse which begins, "Earth has not anything to show more fair"?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
3B Who is the team captain on TV's "A Question of Sport", opposing Ally McCoist?
MATT DAWSON
4A Of what is a Brazilian Bullseye one of the earliest known examples?
A POSTAGE STAMP
4B Which Government report sold thousands of copies within a week of publication in 1943?
THE BEVERIDGE REPORT

Round Two.
1A If an animal is "polled", what does it have removed, or trimmed?
ITS HORNS
1B What is the most expensive property on the U.S. Atlantic City version of the game of Monopoly?
THE BOARDWALK
2A What do we in Britain call the island that its inhabitants call Kerkira?
CORFU
2B What name is given to that region of the atmosphere, in contact with the Earth's surface?
TROPOSPHERE
3A Two of which famous singer's tours were named, "Blonde Ambition" and "Drowned World"?
MADONNA
3B Which American sportsman with the forenames, Wilton Norman, once said: "Nobody roots for Goliath"?
WILT (The Stilt) CHAMBERLAIN
4A Which tourist attraction was home to London Zoo before its relocation to Regent's Park?
TOWER OF LONDON
4B In the Harry Potter series of books and films, who has a cat called Crookshanks?
HERMIONE

Round Three.
1A Which character in the Austin Powers series of films has a hairless cat called Mr Bigglesworth?
DR EVIL
1B Which is the oldest part of the present Tower of London (built by William the Conqueror)?
THE WHITE TOWER
2A Which American runner with the forenames James Cleveland once said: "I try to keep my feet off the ground as much as possible"?
JESSE OWENS
2B Which female model appeared on the front cover of the Roxy Music album, "Sirens"?
JERRY HALL
3A Which US physicist gave his name to zones of highly energised charged particles, trapped at high altitude in the Earth's magnetic field?
JAMES VAN ALLEN
3B The Republic of San Marino lies just to the south west of which Italian resort?
RIMINI
4A Which character in the game of Cluedo is known as Mr John Boddy in the U.S. and Australia?
DR BLACK
4B In the natural world, what is a Moorish Idol?
A TROPICAL FISH

Round Four.
1A Lord Denning's report on which scandal became a best seller in 1963?
THE PROFUMO AFFAIR
1B What was the colour of Britain's first two-penny stamp, issued in 1840?
BLUE
2A Who presents the 2006 version of the TV game show, "The Price is Right"?
JOE PASQUALE
2B In the poem by John Masefield, which boat carried pig lead, firewood, iron-ware and cheap tin trays?
DIRTY BRITISH COASTER
3A In 1450, who led the "Men of Kent" in a revolt against Henry VI?
JACK CADE
3B Which town in Northern Italy gave its name to the colour of the dye, fuschine?
MAGENTA
4A From which village in Northumberland did the legendary footballer brothers Bobby and Jackie Charlton come?
ASHINGTON
4B Which famous composer had a sister, Maria Anna, who was also a brilliant pianist?
MOZART

Round Five.
1A Who is the brother of Andrea, Caroline and Sharon in the Irish singing group, "The Corrs"?
JIM
1B Name one of the Fire signs of the Zodiac.
ARIES, LEO or SAGITTARIUS
2A The illegitimate son of the 4th Marquess of Hertford started which famous art collection in Britain?
THE WALLACE COLLECTION
2B Which British bird, known as "The Clown of the Sea" is the only one to moult its beak?
THE PUFFIN
3A Which book of the New Testament begins with words, "In the beginning was the word"
(Gospel of) ST JOHN
3B In which film of 1999 did Denzel Washington portray the boxer Rubin Carter?
THE HURRICANE
4A Which is the main ingredient of Bouillabaisse, a soup or stew popular in Provence?
FISH
4B During the reign of which English King did the Addled Parliament sit, so called because they never passed a single act?
JAMES I

Round Six.
1A Which deeply religious painter, born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi in 1445, had his paintings with a pagan theme burned, in an act which became known as the "Bonfire of the Vanities"?
SANDRO BOTTICELLI
1B Which stretch of water lies directly south of Swansea Bay?
THE BRISTOL CHANNEL
2A Who was the financial adviser to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, who, in 1992, was photographed kissing her feet?
JOHN BRYAN
2B In the musical, "Fiddler on the Roof", what is the occupation of the main character, Tevye?
A MILKMAN
3A Which Australian born actress was the wife of Sean Connery from 1962 until their divorce in 1973?
DIANE CILENTO
3B Which four letter word can precede the following: chance, keel and money?
EVEN
4A Elvis Presley was born in which small city in Mississippi in 1935?
TUPELO
4B Who presented the TV coverage of the Proms from 1992, until replaced by Alan Titchmarsh?
JAMES NAUGHTIE

Round Seven.
1A Which fitness guru first published her "Hip and Thigh" diet plan in 1988?
ROSEMARY CONLEY
1B Which Hollywood star changed his name from Frank, to his screen name, because on the advice of his agent it "evoked the rough, tough nature" of a city in Indiana?
GARY COOPER
2A Which four letter word can precede the following: card, cloth and value?
FACE
2B Which New Zealand born fashion model was married to Rod Stewart from 1991 until they divorced in 2005?
RACHEL HUNTER
3A In which famous musical does the character of Nellie Forbush appear?
SOUTH PACIFIC
3B Which American soft porn actress, who appeared in seventies films such as Emily, had a brief, but highly publicised affair with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York?
KOO STARK
4A Which of the five main Channel Isles is furthest north?
ALDERNEY
4B Which Italian artist, (1697-1768), famous for landscapes of his native city, lived in London between 1746 and 1755, where he painted among others, "The First Westminster Bridge" in 1746?
CANALETTO

Round Eight.
1A Who was Prime Minister of Great Britain at the time of the abdication of Edward VIII?
STANLEY BALDWIN
1B Although it's name derives from the Provencal word for capers, what is actually the main ingredient of the dish Tapenade?
OLIVES
2A Which sport features in the 1998 film, "The Waterboy", which starred Adam Sandler and Kathy Bates?
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
2B Who is credited with writing the Acts of the Apostles in the new Testament?
ST LUKE
3A Which bird, known as the Sea Swallow, has varieties including Sooty, Arctic and Sandwich?
THE TERN
3B The Louvre in Paris became a museum in the 19th century? What purpose had it previously served? A ROYAL PALACE
4A Name one of the Earth signs of the Zodiac.
TAURUS, VIRGO or CAPRICORN
4B What curious name was given to the rock group, which consisted of Tom Bailey, Alannah Curry and Joe Leeway?
THE THOMPSON TWINS

Spare Questions.
1. What is the secret identity of Wonder Woman?
DIANA PRINCE
2. Who did Vladimir Putin succeed as President of Russia?
BORIS YELTSIN
3. In which country is the Spanish Riding School?
AUSTRIA