Tuesday 9th October 2007
Set by Bootle YMCA
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. Actor Vladimir Ivanovich Palahnuik, who died in Nov 2006 appeared in over 100 films. By what name was he better known?
JACK PALANCE
1b. Which fish must be used to produce an authentic Arbroath Smokie?
HADDOCK
2a. Which long naming children's TV programme returned to the BBC in 2007?
JACKANORY
2b. What name is given to the stretch of water between the West Coast of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides?
THE (NORTH) MINCH
3a. Specifically what kind of plane was the "Enola Gay"?
B29 SUPERFORTRESS (Accept B29 or Superfortress)
3b. "Take That" re-formed as a 4-piece band in 2006. Name one of the four.
MARK OWENS, HOWARD DONALD, JASON ORANGE or GARY BARLOW
4a. Who featured in and presented the TV documentary 'The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive'?
STEPHEN FRY
4b. In which Russian city is the Summer Palace?
ST PETERSBURG

ROUND TWO
1a. The poem "Do not go gentle into that good night" was written about the poet's father. Who was the poet?
DYLAN THOMAS
1b. Born 1892, died 1980, Josip Broz, a soldier and statesman, was better known by what name?
TITO
2a. If a dish is described as "a la forestiere" what essential ingredient must be present?
(WILD) MUSHROOMS
2b. Which planet was discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781?
URANUS
3a. Which legendary sea monster, "a floating island with tentacles," was portrayed in a poem by Lord Tennyson and a novel by John Wyndham?
THE KRAKEN
3b. From which country do we get the white wine known as Tokay?
HUNGARY
4a. The ballet "Appalachian Spring" was composed by which American composer?
AARON COPLAND
4b. Octavian became the first Roman emperor in the 1st century BC. What regal name did he assume?
AUGUSTUS

ROUND THREE
1a. What was the first name of violinist Paganini?
NICCOLO (Nicholas)
1b. In which English cathedral is the Mappa Mundi?
HEREFORD
2a. By what name is the city of Bombay now known?
MUMBAI
2b. Who painted "The Night Watch" in 1642?
REMBRANDT (VAN RIJN)
3a. Which Danish architect designed Sidney Opera House?
JORN UTZON
3b. Which literary Radio 4 panel game was devised by Nigel Rees and has been chaired by him for QUOTE....UNQUOTE
4a. With which instrument is jazz musician Charlie Mingus mainly associated?
DOUBLE BASS
4b. The constellation Orion contains two of the brightest stars in the sky, name either.
RIGEL or BETELGEUSE

ROUND FOUR
1a. Which team lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the last FA Cup Final at the Old Wembley stadium in 2000?
ASTON VILLA
1b. What is the SI-derived unit of force?
NEWTON
2a. What was the middle name of President Bill Clinton?
JEFFERSON
2b. Which car company makes the small car model, the Aygo?
TOYOTA
3a. Which composer wrote the operas Parsifal and Lohengrin?
RICHARD WAGNER
3b. Philippa of Hainault was the wife of which English King?
EDWARD III
4a. Which is the smallest deer native to Britain?
THE ROE DEER
4b. Which superstar released the album "Low" in 1977?
DAVID BOWIE

ROUND FIVE
1a. Jack Palance was nominated for 3 Oscars but only won one, for Best Supporting Actor, in a 1999 film. What was the film?
CITY SLICKERS
1b. The Indian dish Aloo Gobi is made up of two vegetables. Name either.
POTATO AND CAULIFLOWER
2a. In the original version of Jackanory, which personality appeared most often?
BERNARD CRIBBENS
2b. The French name for The English Channel is 'La Manche'. What does this word mean in English?
THE SLEEVE
3a. Who originally owned the plane known as "The Spruce Goose"?
HOWARD HUGHES
3b. In which year did "Take That" originally form? (Give a year either way)
1990 (1989-1991)
4a. In 2006 which TV personality swam the English Channel for Sports Relief?
DAVID WALLIAMS
4b. Which European capital city is built on 14 islands and lies at the outfall of Lake Malaren?
STOCKHOLM

ROUND SIX
1a Who wrote "Lycidas", a poem on the death of Edward King?
JOHN MILTON
1b. Which singer, born Francesco Paolo Lo Vecchio, in 1913, died aged 93 in February 2007?
FRANKIE LAINE
2a. Specifically what kind of steak can be served as "Chateaubriand"?
A CUT OF FILLET STEAK
2b. Which gas did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774?
OXYGEN
3a. In the 6th century St Columba is said to have chased away which legendary monster?
THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
3b. The Nierstein area, in the Rhine Valley, is famous for which grape?
RIESLING
4a. Who wrote the music for the ballet Les Sylphides?
FREDERIC CHOPIN
4b. Which Roman emperor is remembered by his nickname, usually translated as "little boots"?
CALIGULA

ROUND SEVEN
1a. What instrument is played by Hilary, the oldest sister of cellist Jacqueline du Pre?
THE FLUTE
1b. Which museum in Oxford is said to be the oldest surviving museum in the world?
THE ASHMOLEAN
2a. Las Palmas is the capital of which of the Canary Islands?
GRAN CANARIA
2b. Who, around 1878, painted "Dancer Lacing her Shoe", now in the Museum of Impressionism in Paris?
EDGAR DEGAS
3a. Which school of architecture was founded by Walter Gropius in Germany in 1919?
BAUHAUS
3b. Which woman has presented "Women's Hour" on Radio 4 since 1987?
JENNI MURRAY
4a. With which instrument do you associate bandleader Chris Barber?
TROMBONE
4b. Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. In which constellation is it situated?
CANIS MAJOR (The Great Dog)

ROUND EIGHT
1a Chelsea beat Middlesborough 2-0 in the 1997 FA Cup Final. In that match who scored the quickest ever goal in an FA Cup Final after only 43 seconds?
ROBERTO DI MATTEO
1b. Of what is the farad the SI-derived unit?
CAPACITANCE
2a. Who was President of the USA at the turn of the 20th Century?
WILLIAM McKINLEY
2b. The small car model, the Agila, is manufactured by which company?
VAUXHALL
3a. Give a year in the life of composer Richard Wagner?
1813-1883
3b. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker was killed at which battle in 1471?
BARNET
4a. Which is the smallest British bird of prey?
THE MERLIN
4b. Who had a top 10 hit in 1977 with 'Lucille'?
KENNY ROGERS

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. In Green mythology who was the muse of dancing?
TERPSICHORE
2. On the Isle of Man as what is the "Lady Isabella" better known?
THE LAXEY WHEEL
3. Who was the real-life sailor on whom Robinson Crusoe is allegedly based?
ALEXANDER SELKIRK
4. Ichthyophobia is the fear of what?
FISH
5. Which former home for disabled soldiers contains Napoleon's tomb?
LES INVALIDES (Hospital)