Tuesday 16th January 2007
Set by Ormskirk League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A The brothers Vicente and Martin Pinzon were captain's of ships on which famous voyage?
COLUMBUS' VOYAGE TO THE NEW WORLD IN 1492
1B In 1986, Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev had a major summit meeting in which European capital city?
REYKJAVIK
2A Which famous film star had a small part in the 1927 film, "Words and Music" under the name Duke Morrison?
JOHN WAYNE
2B With a total height of 580m, the spectacular Sutherland Falls are found in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
3A Who composed the opera, "Lohengrin", which contains the famous prelude to Act III?
RICHARD WAGNER
3B Lord Peter Wimsey was the literary creation of which authoress?
DOROTHY L SAYERS
4A Which England Rugby Union hooker was nicknamed, "Le Pit Bull" by the French because of his aggressive playing style?
BRIAN MOORE
4B Which TV Presenter of the 1960's was labelled, "The Thinking Man's Crumpet"?
JOAN BAKEWELL

Round Two.
1A The New Road county cricket ground is in which English city?
WORCESTER
1B Father and son, William and Lawrence Bragg, were awarded the Nobel Prize in which subject in 1915?
PHYSICS
2A Born in Altrincham in 1927, which man won the VC for gallantry during the Korean War?
BILL SPEAKMAN
2B To which race of beings did Quark, the bar owner on Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, belong?
THE FERENGI
3A Which non American golfer won the U.S. Open Golf title in 2001 and again in 2004?
RETIEF GOOSEN
3B The main campus of which American Ivy League University is situated in Ithaca, New York state?
CORNELL
4A Which punishment was handed out to King Midas by Apollo, for daring to criticise his playing of the lyre?
HE TURNED HIS EARS INTO THOSE OF AN ASS
4B Which composer's first symphony is entitled, "Winter Daydreams"?
TCHAIKOVSKY

Round Three.
1A What was the title given to Tchaikovsky's second symphony?
LITTLE RUSSIAN
1B Which God gave King Midas the gift of turning everything he touched into gold?
DIONYSUS
2A Fort Knox, home of the United States bullion depository is in which US State?
KENTUCKY
2B Who was the last English golfer to win the British Open Golf championship?
NICK FALDO (1992)
3A In the Star Trek series of TV adventures, what was the name of the dangerous race, who travelled the Universe assimilating various species into their collective?
THE BORG
3B Which recipient of the V.C. and Bar in WWI, competed in the 1908 Olympics in London?
NOEL CHAVASSE
4A Portrayed on a British stamp in 1996, which British woman was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964?
DR DOROTHY HODGKIN
4B A Loiner is the name for an inhabitant of which English City?
LEEDS

Round Four.
1A Which TV personality, early in his career, went by the name, 'The Joan Collins Fan Club'?
JULIAN CLARY
1B Which Pakistani fast bowler has the nickname, 'The Rawalpindi Express'?
SHOAIB AKHTAR
2A Humphrey Clinker was the literary creation of which author?
TOBIAS SMOLLETT
2B Which French composer, in 1882, composed a waltz, which he entitled "The Ice Skaters"?
EMILE WALDTEUFEL
3A Lake Torrens, normally a dry salt flat, which has filled with water only once in the last 150 years, lies in which country?
AUSTRALIA
3B Which Welsh film actor, born in 1908, was christened Reginald Alfred Truscott Jones?
RAY MILLAND
4A In 1966, Ian Smith and Harold Wilson met aboard which ship to discuss the situation in Rhodesia?
HMS TIGER
4B From 1966-69, Noel Redding and John "Mitch" Mitchell were fellow members of a musical trio with which famous singer?
JIMI HENDRIX

Round Five.
1A Which 1937 film about boxing, starring Edward G Robinson was remade as a musical, starring Elvis Presley in 1962?
KID GALAHAD
1B In the early 1840's, a fungus like pathogen caused a devastating epidemic among which food crop in the North Eastern United States?
THE POTATO (BLIGHT)
2A What is the name of the clothing company set up by two former Lancashire and England Rugby Union players?
COTTON TRADERS
2B The Heaf test is a skin test to determine if an individual is immune to which disease?
TUBERCULOSIS
3A Which city in NE India, on the banks of the Ganges, is the centre of the rice growing industry?
PATNA
3B Its modern name is Sodium, with a chemical formula Na. What is the Latin name of this metal?
NATRIUM
4A To what was Wordsworth referring when he wrote, "Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice"?
THE CUCKOO
4B Oak Apple Day, on the 29th May, celebrates the birthday of which English King?
CHARLES II

Round Six.
1A Which river forms the boundary between Venezuela and Colombia, before eventually flowing into the Atlantic near Trinidad?
THE ORINOCO
1B Which modern day country fought against Spain in the Eighty Years War (1566-1648)?
THE NETHERLANDS
2A Of what were Hypnos and Somnus, respectively, the Greek and Roman Gods?
SLEEP
2B Which 17th century French landscape architect designed the gardens at the Palace of Versailles?
ANDRE LE NOTRE
3A In May 2006, who took over from John Reid as Secretary of State for Defence?
DES BROWNE
3B What is the name of the broad domed dish, a feature of many kitchens on the Algarve, which is used to cook a seafood based dish of the same name?
A CATAPLANA
4A Queen Beatrix succeeded her mother as Queen of the Netherlands on her abdication in 1980. What was her mother's name?
(QUEEN) JULIANA
4B Eric Clapton was inspired to write the song, "Layla" by his love for which woman?
PATTI BOYD

Round Seven.
1A What was the name of Billy Joel's wife who, at that time in 1983, inspired him to write the song, "Uptown Girl"?
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
1B What is the name of the eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the first male apparent of the Dutch throne since 1884?
WILLEM ALEXANDER (accept WILLIAM)
2A Name the Moroccan dome shaped pot with a flat circular shaped bottom piece, which is used to cook the meat or vegetable dishes, which bear its name?
A TAGINE
2B Which former Transport Minister became the new Secretary of State for Trade and industry in May 2006?
ALASTAIR DARLING
3A Charles Edouard Jeanneret, a famous Swiss born architect, was widely known by which pseudonym?
LE CORBUSIER
3B Of what were Mors and Thanatos, respectively, the Roman and Greek Gods?
DEATH
4A Which Christian feast day is celebrated on March 25th?
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
4B The Demerara River, approximately 215 miles long, has its source in the central region of which South American country?
GUYANA

Round Eight.
1A King Edward II of England was imprisoned and killed in which castle?
BERKELEY CASTLE
1B Which author wrote the immortal words, "Home is the sailor home from the sea, and the hunter, home from the hill"?
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
2A The metal, Wolfram, represented by the chemical symbol W, is better known by which other name?
TUNGSTEN
2B When Mother Theresa was beatified in 2003, she took the title Blessed Theresa of which Asian city?
CALCUTTA
3A A Schick Test determines whether a person is susceptible to which disease?
DIPHTHERIA
3B What is the name of the company in Wigan famous for the manufacture of Uncle Joe's Mint Balls?
WM SANTUS and CO.
4A Which food plant, other than potatoes, can be attacked by potato blight?
TOMATOES
4B The 1998 made for TV remake of the 1954 film, "Rear Window", starred which actor re-creating the role made famous by James Stewart?
CHRISTOPHER REEVE

Spare Questions.
1. What is the name of the murderer, who was nicknamed, "The Yorkshire Ripper"?
PETER SUTCLIFFE
2. Which Shakespeare play features the Capulets and the Montagues?
ROMEO and JULIET
3. What is the county town and administrative centre of Wiltshire?
TROWBRIDGE