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

Round One.
1A Who, in the 19th century wrote a cycle of narrative poems entitled, "The Idylls of the King"?
LORD TENNYSON
1B Which pop group had a No 1 U.K. hit in 1964 with the song "Keep on Running"?
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
2A What is the nationality of J M Barroso, who became President of the European Commission in 2004?
PORTUGUESE
2B Which side were beaten 4-3 by Real Madrid in the first ever European Cup Final in 1956?
F.C. REIMS
3A In the children's TV series, "The Magic Roundabout", what kind of creature was named Brian?
A SNAIL
3B The Sierra Nevada mountain range lies almost wholly within which U.S. State?
CALIFORNIA
4A Upon which armoury in West Virginia did John Brown launch an abortive raid in 1859?
HARPER'S FERRY
4B Which radioactive element, first isolated by Marie Curie, was named in honour of her homeland?
POLONIUM

Round Two.
1A Lord Nelson was related, via his mother, to which 18th century British Prime Minister?
ROBERT WALPOLE
1B Derived from the French for, "Wild Beasts", which style of art appeared briefly at the beginning of the 20th century? The leader of the movement was Henri Matisse.
FAUVISM
2A Due to its tendency to cause frequent devastating floods in its lower course, which river has earned the name, "China's Sorrow"?
YELLOW RIVER (HUANG HE or HWANG HO)
2B Who wrote the poem which contains the lines, "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage"?
RICHARD LOVELACE
3A Who is the Roman equivalent of Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon?
LUNA
3B Although nearly thirty at the time, in which 1953 film did Marlon Brando play the teenage leader of a motor cycle gang?
THE WILD ONE
4A In 1998, Peter Mandelson resigned as Secretary of State for which Govt. department?
TRADE & INDUSTRY
4B What name is given to the largest group of cyclists in the Tour de France?
THE PELOTON

Round Three.
1A In the Tour de France, which cyclist wears a white jersey with red dots?
KING OF THE MOUNTAINS
1B In 1974, Carol Thatcher had an unsuccessful relationship with which later disgraced MP?
JONATHAN AITKEN
2A In which 1957 film did Kirk Douglas play the part of Colonel Dax, a French officer, who vainly tries to defend his men, falsely court-martialled for cowardice during a W.W.I battle?
PATHS OF GLORY
2B Who is the Greek equivalent of Somnus, the Roman god of sleep?
HYPNOS
3A Who wrote the poem which contains the lines, "What passing bells for these who die as cattle. Only the monstrous anger of the guns"?
WILFRED OWEN
3B In 1949, which British frigate made a legendary dash for freedom down the River Yangtze, whilst under fire from Communist Chinese shore batteries?
H M S AMETHYST
4A How did Vincent van Gogh commit suicide in 1890?
HE SHOT HIMSELF
4B During an engagement off which island in 1797, did Lord Nelson lose his right arm?
TENERIFE

Round Four.
1A Which metallic element is also known as Wolfram, hence its chemical formula, W?
TUNGSTEN
1B The U.S. Civil War was started by a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. In the harbour of which American City does Fort Sumter stand?
CHARLESTON (S. CAROLINA)
2A The European mountain range, known as the Sierra Nevada, is situated in which Spanish region? ANDALUSIA
2B Which children's TV character had a sidekick named, "Benny the Ball"?
TOP CAT
3A Which German football club were thrashed 7-3 by Real Madrid at Hampden Park in the European Cup final in 1960?
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT
3B Of which country was Jerry Rawlings the President from 1992 until 2001?
GHANA
4A Which American group had hit records in 1965 with the songs, "Mr Tambourine Man" and "Turn, Turn, Turn"?
THE BYRDS
4B In the play, "The Admirable Chrichton" by J M Barrie, what is Chrichton's job?
A BUTLER

Round Five.
1A The Sea of Marmara is separated from the Black Sea by which stretch of water?
THE BOSPHORUS
1B Irish folk singer Tommy Makem is best remembered for his association, in the 1960's, with which musical group?
THE CLANCY BROTHERS
2A In which 1953 classic film did Alan Ladd play the part of a gunslinger, who in one of the final scenes, shoots and kills a hired gunman played by Jack Palance?
SHANE
2B Which 19th century chemist devised methods of immunisation against anthrax & rabies?
LOUIS PASTEUR
3A After conducting the New York Philharmonic from 1937-42, who became the principal conductor of the Halle Orchestra in Manchester, a post he held for almost thirty years?
SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI
3B Which well known author wrote the poem, "Requiem", which contains the line, "Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea"?
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
4A Which actress played the part of Sandra's mother in the TV comedy series, "The Liver Birds", before moving on to play Mrs Slocum in the series, "Are You Being Served"?
MOLLY SUGDEN
4B Which French Navigator first explored the shores around the St Lawrence River in 1534? He named the new land Canada.
JACQUES CARTIER

Round Six.
1A What name is given to the swivelling device on the gunwhale of a boat, that holds the oar in place? A ROWLOCK
1B Who was the wife of Abraham, who bore his son Isaac, when supposedly, well past child bearing age?
SARAH
2A The American artist, John James Audubon is primarily famous for his depictions of which subject?
BIRDS
2B Who was Commander- in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium in 1914, until, after several disastrous battles, he was replaced in 1915, by Sir Douglas Haig?
SIR JOHN FRENCH
3A Which part of a flower consists of a stalk, bearing an anther on which pollen is produced?
STAMEN
3B British naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross, led an expedition between 1839 & 1843 to explore which region on earth?
ANTARCTICA
4A What name was given to the series of economic reforms initiated by Franklin D Roosevelt in the 1930's to counter the economic crisis in the USA?
THE NEW DEAL
4B Which Birmingham based motor-cycle company manufactured the models Dominator and Commando?
NORTON

Round Seven.
1A Which rider won the motorcycle world championship at 350 cc in 1951 and 52, and at 500 cc in 1951, riding for the Norton works team?
GEOFF DUKE
1B For his mediation in which war was Theodore Roosevelt awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1906?
RUSSO JAPANESE WAR
2A That section of Antarctica, knows as the Ross Dependency, is administered by which Commonwealth country?
NEW ZEALAND
2B The petals of a flower, collectively, forming an inner floral envelope are known by which name? THE COROLLA
3A Which British Commander In Chief of the Middle East Forces was replaced by General Alexander in 1942, his command of the Eighth Army being taken over by General Montgomery?
CLAUDE AUCHINLEC K
3B Which 18th century artist painted series of pictures which he entitled "Marriage a la Mode", "Industry & Idleness" and " The Four Stages of Cruelty"?
WILLIAM HOGARTH
4A Raised by her cousin, Mordecai, which biblical character became the wife of King Xerxes, and saved the Jewish people from the wrath of Haman?
ESTHER
4B The adjective Saurian refers to which kind of creature?
A LIZARD

Round Eight.
1A Which Portuguese Prince, a grandson of John of Gaunt, organised and financed the voyages of discovery, which eventually led to the establishment of sea routes to the Indies?
HENRY THE NAVIGATOR
1B In which TV series is there a character named Jack Sugden, played by actor, Clive Hornby?
EMMERDALE
2A Which famous author wrote the nonsense poem, "The Hunting of the Snark", which he subtitled, "An Agony in Eight Fits"?
LEWIS CARROLL
2B Which Italian born conductor, conducted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra from 1926-36. The NBC Symphony Orchestra was then created especially for him?
ARTURO TOSCANINI
3A Henry Bessemer took out a patent in 1855 on an industrial process to mass-produce which commodity?
STEEL
3B In which 1950 film did James Stewart play a lovable, eccentric drunk, whose best friend was an imaginary six foot rabbit?
HARVEY
4A Which American singer was well known in the 1950's & 60's for such hit records as "Truly, Truly, Fair" and "She Wears Red Feathers"?
GUY MITCHELL
4B The Dardanelles links the Sea of Marmara to which other sea?
THE AEGEAN

Spare Questions.
1. What name is given to Italian dumplings made from semolina pasta?
GNOCCHI
2. Which British football club were beaten on aggregate by 12 goals to 4, by Eintracht Frankfurt, in the semi finals of the 1959-60 European Cup?
GLASGOW RANGERS
3. Which woman became the first female Prime Minister of Canada in 1993?
KIM CAMPBELL