Tuesday 30th October 2007
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round One.
1A The Master Cutler was a steam train service that ran between London and which city?
SHEFFIELD
1B The Oesling is the Northern part of which European country?
LUXEMBOURG
2A Edward E Nigma is the alter ego of which comic book and film super villain?
THE RIDDLER
2B The Treaty of Paris of 1783 ended which war?
AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
3A In Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist, what fate befalls the Artful Dodger, who is caught with a stolen, silver snuff-box?
HE IS TRANSPORTED TO AUSTRALIA
3B Which golfer won the US Open in 2007?
ANGEL CABRERA
4A The Country and Western Hall of Fame and museum is situated in which American city?
NASHVILLE
4B In which city is the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought in 1776?
BOSTON

Round Two.
1A Which 1960 film starred Elvis Presley as Pacer Burton, a half breed Kiowa Indian, caught in the middle of an Indian uprising?
FLAMING STAR
1B Which man took over as England manager from Alf Ramsey, on a caretaker basis, in 1974?
JOE MERCER
2A Las Vegas, Nevada, is situated in which desert region of North America?
MOJAVE DESERT
2B Which musical features the songs, "You've Gotta Have Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants"?
DAMN YANKEES
3A When heated, the element Iodine passes from the solid to the vapour state without turning liquid. As what is this process known?
SUBLIMATION
3B Who is the central character in H Rider Haggard's novel, "King Solomon's Mines"?
ALLAN QUARTERMAIN
4A The adjective costal is used to describe which part of the human body?
THE RIBS
4B According to the title of the American TV series, which group of people live in Wisteria Lane, in the town of Fairview?
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Round Three.
1A Played by actress Brenda Strong, which character narrates the series of Desperate Housewives from beyond the grave?
MARY ALICE YOUNG
1B Where, in the human body is the talus bone situated?
THE ANKLE
2A In the novel, "Kim" by Rudyard Kipling, what is Kim's surname?
O'HARA
2B Which is the only element of those known as Halogens, which is liquid at room temperature?
BROMINE
3A Which musical features the songs, "Who Will Buy" and "Be Back Soon"?
OLIVER
3B Which large desert in Southern Israel covers approximately 70% of the area of that country?
NEGEV DESERT
4A Which football club holds the unenviable record of appearing in four F A Cup finals at Wembley, losing on each occasion?
LEICESTER CITY
4B Which 1964 film starred Elvis Presley as Charlie Rodgers, who goes to work in a travelling carnival owned by Barbara Stanwyck?
ROUSTABOUT

Round Four.
1A Which religious group were the victims of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre in France in 1572?
THE HUGUENOTS
1B Which Country and Western musician, along with his partner Lester Flatts, became widely recognised in the 1960's with their recording of "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"?
EARL SCRUGGS
2A Which American golfer won the U.S. Open in 1973 with an amazing last round score of 63, and went on to win the Open Championship in 1976 with a last round score of 66?
JOHNNY MILLER
2B Which character in Dickens' novel, "David Copperfield" emigrates to Australia, with Daniel Peggotty, after he rescues her from a London brothel?
LITTLE EMILY
3A Which U.S. President gave his name to the policy of excluding foreign interference from the whole of America?
JAMES MONROE
3B Howard Moon, played by Julian Barrett, and Vince Noir, played by Noel Fielding, are the two main characters in which British comedy series?
THE MIGHTY BOOSH
4A The region known as the Masurian Lakeland lies to the south of the Baltic coastal plains in which Country?
POLAND
4B The Waverly express was a steam train service that ran between London and which City?
EDINBURGH

Round Five.
1A The Empress of Blandings is a fictional pig in a series of novels by which author?
P G WODEHOUSE
1B Which British boxer won the W.B.C. World Welterweight title in 1975 defeating Jose Napoles, but lost the title in 1976 to Carlos Palomino?
JOHN H STRACEY
2A - Which 1967 film, starring Sidney Poitier, was the last in which Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn appeared together?
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
2B Which TV series of the 1970's featured Arthur Lowe as the parish priest of St Jude's?
BLESS ME FATHER
3A What is the medical term for the skin rash, often called Hives or Nettle Rash?
URTICARIA
3B What do mendicants do for a living?
THEY BEG
4A Lee Kuan Yew was Prime Minister of which Far Eastern country from 1959 until 1990?
SINGAPORE
4B Give a year in the life of German physicist, Gabriel Fahrenheit.
1686-1736

Round Six.
1A Found in Africa, and weighing up to a ton, which is the world's largest antelope?
THE ELAND
1B Which Nottingham born author's historical novels include, "Fatherland" (1992), "Archangel" (1998) and "Pompeii" (2003)?
ROBERT HARRIS
2A Who in cricket has the nickname, "The Rawalpindi Express"
SHOAIB AKHTAR
2B The barcarolle, "The Flower Duet" comes from which opera by Delibes?
LAKME
3A Which brewery makes Director's draught bitter?
COURAGE
3B In 1855, after she had left her husband, the critic John Ruskin, Effie Chalmers Gray married which famous artist?
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS
4A Which singing duo, having won the TV talent show, "Opportunity Knocks" went to No I in the UK charts with their song, "Welcome Home"?
PETERS and LEE
4B Which word describes a plant that feeds on decaying organic matter?
SAPROPHYTE

Round Seven.
1A Where do plants classified as xerophytes grow naturally?
IN DRY CONDITIONS (accept DESERTS)
1B Which singer, after winning the TV talent show, "Opportunity Knocks" had a No 1 hit on the UK charts with her song, "Those Were The Days"?
MARY HOPKIN
2A Vincent Van Gogh cut off part of his left ear following the breakdown of his friendship with which other artist?
PAUL GAUGUIN
2B Which brewery makes a real ale named Old Speckled Hen?
GREENE KING (accept MORLAND)
3A The "Polovtsian Dances" come from which opera by Alexander Borodin?
PRINCE IGOR
3B Who, in cricket, is now jokingly referred to as "The King of Spain", after a misprint on some commemorative mugs commissioned by his club?
ASHLEY GILES
4A The detective Jack Frost was the literary creation of which author?
R D WINGFIELD
4B Which species of white whale, found mainly in the Arctic region, is easily identified by a single, very long tusk, projecting from the upper jaw?
THE NARWHAL

Round Eight.
1A Give a year in the life of British chemist, Joseph Priestley.
1733-1804
1B Which man became the first provisional President of the Republic of China, on its foundation in 1912, and later founded the Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang)?
SUN YAT SEN
2A In Australia, the name of which brightly coloured cockatoo is used as a slang expression for a fool or simpleton?
GALAH
2B Phlebitis is the inflammation of which part of the human body?
THE VEINS
3A Which TV sitcom of the 1960's starring Arthur Lowe was a spin off from "Coronation St"?
PARDON THE EXPRESSION
3B The 1970 film, "They Call Me Mister Tibbs" was a sequel to which1960's film starring Sidney Poitier?
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
4A Which British boxer won the World Middleweight title in 1961, by defeating Paul Pender, but lost the title to the same man the following year?
TERRY DOWNES
4B The 2001 film, "Bridget Jones's Diaries" was based on a 1996 novel by which authoress?
HELEN FIELDING

Spare Questions
1 Which jockey almost rode Devon Loch to victory in the 1956 Aintree Grand National?
DICK FRANCIS
2 The unofficial anthem of the fans of which football club is, "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"? WEST HAM UTD
3 Which dark brown pigment is traditionally made from cuttlefish ink?
SEPIA