Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Set by The Baltic Fleet (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Kevin Spacey became artistic director of which London theatre in 2004?
The Old Vic
1b Who did venus Williams defeat to become the 2007 Wimbledon Ladies' Tennis champion?
Marion Bartoli
2a Ganymede is the largest moon of which planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
2b Who is credited with the development of the steam engine, c1710?
(Thomas) Newcomen
3a Who invented the safety pin in 1849?
(Walter) Hunt
3b Triton is a moon of which planet?
Neptune
4a Who won the 2007 Mens' Singles title at the French Tennis Open?
Rafael Nadal
4b Who wrote the play, later a 2006 film, "The History Boys"?
Alan Bennett

Round Two
1a Which architect designed Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire?
(Sir John) Vanburgh
1b The Chinese calendar operates over a cycle of how many years?
Twelve
2a St. Chad's and St. Cuthbert's colleges are part of which English university?
Durham
2b Who was responsible for the design of Regent Street and the Marble Arch?
(John) Nash
3a The Chinese calendar year of 2007 is depicted by which animal?
Pig
3b Birkbeck and Royal Holloway colleges are part of which English university?
London
4a Who directed the 2006 film "Flags of Our Fathers"?
Clint Eastwood
4b Who composed the opera "Rigoletto"?
(Guiseppe) Verdi

Round Three
1a Which is the last football club to successfully defend the FA Cup in the 20th century?
Tottenham Hotspur (1981 & 1982)
1b Who portrays Idi Amin in the film "The Last King of Scotland"?
Forest Whitaker
2a Which national daily newspaper was founded by Alfred Harmsworth (Lord Northcliffe) in 1896?
Daily Mail
2b Which Northern brewery produces the seasonal ale 'Crag Rat'?
Jennings
3a Which Midlands brewery produces 'Tiger Best Bitter'?
Everards
3b Who founded the "Sunday Express" in 1918?
Lord Beaverbrook
4a Who composed the opera "The Magic Flute"?
Mozart
4b Which is the last football club to successfully defend the European Cup?
AC Milan (1989 & 1990

Round Four
1a In terms of area, which is the largest US state?
Alaska
1b Which company produces the perfumes 'Escape' and 'Eternity'?
Calvin Klein
2a Who (July 2007) is the Archbishop of York?
John Sentamu
2b Who won TV's "X Factor" in December 2006?
Leona Lewis
3a Which company produces the perfumes 'Amarige" and 'Ysatis'?
Givenchy
3b Who preceded Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury?
George Carey
4a Which sportsman was the series winner, with Karen Hardy, in the December 2006 final of Strictly Come Dancing?
Mark Ramprakash
4b Which US state has the largest population?
California

Round Five
1a Which European politician was shot dead in 1986 after visiting a cinema?
Olof Palme (Sweden)
1b Which family are the central characters in C4's "Shameless"?
The Gallaghers
2a The record for most points scored in the Rugby Union World Cup is 227 points, held by which Scotsman?
Gavin Hastings
2b Who made the disparaging comment of Gerald Ford that 'he can't fart and chew gum at the same time'?
Lyndon B. Johnson
3a Which police station is the centre of the TV soap "The Bill"?
Sun Hill
3b Who is the current second highest points scorer in the Rugby Union World Cup, with 182 points?
Michael Lynagh
4a Which 19th century American President coined the phrase 'never change/swap horses in mid stream'?
Abraham Lincoln
4b Which Asian Prime Minister was murdered by her own bodyguard in 1984?
Indira Gandhi

Round Six
1a What is the cast-off skin of a snake called?
A slough
1b Which Conservative ex-Foreign Minister wrote the political thrillers "Image in the Water, "Truth Game", "The Shape of Ice", etc?
Douglas Hurd
2a The rare earth elements zirconium, titanium, thorium, and tungsten are classes of which ore deposit?
(Heavy) mineral sands
2b According to Forbes List, which female TV presenter is the highest paid?
Oprah Winfrey
3a Which Conservative ex-Chancellor was city editor of "The Sunday Telegraph" in 1961, and editor of "The Spectator from 1966-1970?
Nigel Lawson
3b What is the largest living rodent?
Capybara
4a Who is the only English female writer to be mentioned in Forbes List?
J. K. Rowling
4b Name either precious metal found in ultramafic rocks
Platinum/Palladium

Round Seven
1a David Miliband now holds which Government position?
Foreign Secretary
1b Which broadcaster's autobiography, co-written by his wife, is entitled "Margrave of the Marshes"?
John Peel
2a Who is Australia's leading wicket taker for the 2006-7 Ashes series?
Stuart Clark
2b What is the SI unit of force?
Newton
3a The biography of which Scottish-born chef is entitled "Humble Pie"?
Gordon Ramsay
3b Which Australian cricketer topped the batting averages in the 2006-7 Ashes series?
Michael Hussey
4a What is the SI unit of electric current?
Ampere
4b Who is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions?
Peter Hain

Round Eight
1a The volcanoes San Pedro, El Misti, and Ruiz are in which mountain range?
The Andes
1b The first British Labour government came to power in which year?
1924
2a The mavis, or throstle, are alternative names for which bird?
Song thrush
2b Beerenberg, the world's northernmost active volcano, is in which country?
Norway
3a In which year was direct rule first introduced in Northern Ireland?
1972
3b The Fitzwilliam Museum is in which UK city?
Cambridge
4a Sir William Burrell gifted his collection to which city in the UK?
Glasgow
4b The hedge sparrow, hedge accentor, or hedge warbler, is also known by what other name?
Dunnock

Spare Questions
1 What is carrageen?
Seaweed
2 Bismarck is the capital of which US state?
North Dakota
3 Whose last words were said to be "I will hear in heaven"?
Beethoven
4 Which French king was given the soubriquet Citizen Capet?
Louis XVI
5 What is the national flower of India?
Lotus
6 Narita Airport serves which Asian capital city?
Tokyo