Tuesday 30th January 2007
Set by Neptune (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. From which language does the word 'ombudsman', originate?
SWEDISH
1b. What name is given to the housing for a ships compass?
BINNACLE
2a. Who played the wife of Glenn Miller played by James Stewart in the film 'The Glenn Miller Story'?
JUNE ALLYSON
2b. Which popular TV series was written by Candace Bushnell?
SEX IN THE CITY
3a. The Buck Stops Here, was a slogan popularised by which 20th century US President?
HARRY TRUMAN
3b. Who invented the board game Monopoly?
CHARLES DARROW
4a. Which TV puppet series was set in Marineville?
STINGRAY
4b. Triton is the largest moon of which planet?
NEPTUNE

ROUND TWO
1a. Athlete Edwin Moses dominated which track event for over ten years?
400 METRES HURDLES
1b. At which racecourse is The Oakes run?
EPSOM
2a. Which heavyweight boxer had the nickname 'The Ambling Alp'?
PRIMO CARNERA
2b. Which annual sporting event was first held in 1877?
WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
3a. In which country were the 1928 Summer Olympic Games held?
HOLLAND (Amsterdam)
3b. Who is the only Dutch footballer to have been voted World Footballer of the Year?
MARCO VAN BASTEN
4a. On which racecourse is the St Leger run?
DONCASTER
4b. Which World Motor Racing Champion was killed in a car crash in 1959?
MIKE HAWTHORNE

ROUND THREE
1a. The Rock of Gibraltar is part of which mountain range?
THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
1b. What is the largest city in Sri Lanka?
COLOMBO
2a. A statue of Charlie Chaplin stands in which major London square?
LEICESTER SQUARE
2b. What is the largest island in Denmark?
ZEALAND (Sjaelland)
3a. In which country does the river Amazon rise?
PERU
3b. In which US City did Martin Luther King make his "I have a dream" speech?
WASHINGTON D C
4a. Which Australian Prime Minister gave military support to the USA in the Vietnam war?
HAROLD HOLT
4b. What is the capital of Liberia?
MONROVIA

ROUND FOUR
1a. Which actress was married to actor John Thaw when he died?
SHEILA HANCOCK
1b. In which decade was income tax first introduced in Britain?
1790s (1798)
2a. What type of bird is a Greylag?
GOOSE
2b. According to verse 'What happened to Solomon Grundy on Thursday'?
HE TOOK ILL
3a. In Greek mythology, how long did the siege of Troy last?
TEN YEARS
3b. From which country does Emmenthal cheese originate?
SWITZERLAND
4a. According to the Bible, how old was Adam when he died?
930
4b. Lady Caroline Lamb was married to which British Prime Minister?
VISCOUNT MELBOURNE (William Lamb)

ROUND FIVE
1a. Which American virtuoso pianist and bandleader had the first name Ferdinand?
JELLY ROLL MORTON
1b. 'Take On Me' was a UK hit for which pop group in the 1980s?
AHA
2a. Who founded the Motown record label?
BERRY GORDY JNR
2b. Which American composer and musician was known as 'the Father of the Blues'?
W C HANDY
3a. Who composed the 'Antarctica' symphony?
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
3b. Who was the first British female solo artist to top the UK singles charts?
LITA ROSA
4a. Billy Idol shot to fame in the late 1970s as the singer with which band?
GENERATION X
4b. Who composed the ballet Daphne and Chloe?
MAURICE RAVEL

ROUND SIX
1a. Who played 'Bronco Lane', in the TV series of the same name?
TY HARDIN
1b. What type of creature is a Wall Creeper?
BIRD
2a. The four Noble Truths are central to which religion?
BUDDHISM
2b. Which order of monks is known as the 'Greyfriars'?
FRANCISCANS
3a. In which year was the 'Tet Offensive' launched in the Vietnam War?
1968
3b. Prior to being executed who said "I realize that patriotism is not enough"?
EDITH CAVELL
4a. What is the inscription on the George Cross?
FOR GALLANTRY
4B. In which year were the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered?
1947

ROUND SEVEN
1a. The disease Rickets is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin?
VITAMIN D
1b. What name is given to the official who calls Muslims to prayer from a minaret?
MUEZZIN
2a. In the Bible, Abraham was told by god to sacrifice which of his sons?
ISAAC
2b. Which medical term is used to describe inflammation of the ear?
OTITIS
3a. 'The Hood' was a villain in which TV puppet series?
THUNDERBIRDS
3b. What does the German word Anschluss mean?
UNION
4a. Which nineteenth century novelist wrote 'The Black Tulip'?
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
4b. How many gallons of beer are there in a firkin?
NINE

ROUND EIGHT
1a. Which 15th century monarch founded Eton College?
HENRY THE SIXTH
1b. The Battle of Gettysburg 1863 took place in which US State?
PENNSYLVANIA
2a. In which European country was Mother Teresa born?
ALBANIA
2b The Treaty of Paris (1763), brought an end to which war?
SEVEN YEARS WAR
3a. Which Swiss Psychologist developed the theory of 'introverts' and 'extroverts'?
CARL JUNG
3b. Which brand of petrol claimed to "Put a Tiger in your Tank"?
ESSO
4a. What was the great female fashion craze of 1971?
HOT PANTS
4b. The Treaty of Nanking (1842), ended which war?
FIRST OPIUM WAR

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Which gas is named after the Greek word for lazy or idle?
ARGON
2. In which year were betting shops legalised in Britain?
1961 (May)
3. What nationality was the violinist Yehudi Menuhin?
AMERICAN
4. In which African country is the Nubian Desert?
SUDAN
5. Which is the world's least salty sea (not fresh water)?
BALTIC