Tuesday 4th September 2007
Set by Foreign Legion (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. What was the Latin name for Troy?
ILIUM
1b. The English novelist P G Woodhouse. The initial P stands for Pelham what does the G stand for?
GRENVILLE
2a. Comedian Michael Pennington performs under which name?
JOHNNY VEGAS
2b. Which car manufacturer was advertised with the slogan "Tested by dummies driven by the intelligent"?
VOLVO
3a. How many players on the field in an American Baseball Team?
NINE (9)
3b. Which South American country has shores on both North and South Atlantic Oceans?
BRAZIL
4a. What is the SI Unit of Power?
WATT
4b. Old Bexley and Sidcup was the constituency of which former Prime Minister?
EDWARD HEATH

ROUND TWO
1a. What is the State Capital of the American State of Illinois?
SPRINGFIELD
1b. Colonel H Jones won one of two VC winners during The Falklands conflict who won the other one?
(SGT IAN) MCKAY
2a. What is the young of an eel called?
ELVER
2b. Which English King married Caroline of Brunswick?
GEORGE IV (Fourth)
3a. Who according to the bible allowed Jesus to be buried in his tomb?
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA
3b. Which element has the chemical symbol Mn?
MANGANESE
4a. Which non alcoholic drink is added to gin and angostura bitters to make a Singapore Sling?
LEMON JUICE
4b. What place was the answer to the advertisement catch phase "were you really wafted here from paradise"?
(NO) LUTON AIRPORT

ROUND THREE
1a. Whose law states that `at constant temperature the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is inversely proportional to its volume?
BOYLES LAW
1b. In which English City did Boots open their first shop?
NOTTINGHAM
2a. Who wrote 'A Portrait of an Artist as a young man'?
JAMES JOYCE
2b. Who is the Shadow Foreign Secretary as at July 2007?
WILLIAM HAGUE
3a. If you were celebrating your Pearl Wedding Anniversary, for how many years have you been married?
THIRTY (30)
3b. If you suffer from musophobia what is your fear?
MICE
4a. If your plane landed at Logan Airport which city would you be in?
BOSTON (Mass)
4b. If you were in a team that had just won the Vince Lombardi Trophy which sport were you playing?
AMERICAN FOOTBALL (Super bowl)

ROUND FOUR
1a. From which musical does the song 'Don't Rain on my Parade' come?
FUNNY GIRL
1b. Which vegetable has varieties called Nevada and Snow Cap?
CAULIFLOWER
2a. Which football league club is nicknamed 'The Baggie's'?
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
2b. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be' is a quotation from which Shakespeare play?
HAMLET
3a. Give one year in the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
1756-1791
3b. Which film cowboy hero had a horse called 'Topper'?
HOPALONG CASSIDY
4a. Which animal lives in a rookery?
PENGUIN
4b. What newspaper feature do Sally Kirkman, Marjorie On and Peter Watson have in common?
HOROSCOPES

ROUND FIVE
1a. For which film did David Niven win his only Best Actor Oscar?
SEPARATE TABLES
1b. The English novelist C P Snow. The C in his initial stands for Charles, what does the P stand for?
PERCY (not Percival)
2a. Musician John Lydon performed under which name?
JOHNNY ROTTEN
2b. Which car manufacturer was advertised with the slogan 'made by robots driven by humans!'?
NISSAN
3a. How many players are there on the pitch in an American Football Team?
ELEVEN (11)
3b. Bolivia and which other South American Country are completely landlocked?
PARAGUAY
4a. What is the SI unit of energy?
JOULE
4b. Huntingdon was the constituency represented by which former Prime Minister?
JOHN MAJOR

ROUND SIX
1a. What is the State Capital of the American State Kentucky?
FRANKFORT
1b. Who was in charge of the Argentinean Air Force during the Falklands conflict?
GENERAL LAMI DOZO
2a. What is the young of a pigeon called?
SQUAB
2b. Which English King married Henrietta Maria of Spain?
CHARLES I
3a. Who according to the bible carried the cross of Jesus?
SIMON OF CYRENE
3b. Which element has the chemical symbol Sb?
ANTIMONY
4a. What (non alcoholic drink) is added to whiskey and angostura bitters to make a highball?
GINGER ALE
4b. Who answered "Because it's there" when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest?
GEORGE MALLORY

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Whose law states in simply form "Good money drives out bad"?
GRESHAM
1b. In which English City did Marks & Spencer stores have their origin?
LEEDS
2a. Who wrote "Goodbye Mr Chips"?
JAMES HILTON
2b. Who is the Shadow Chancellor of The Exchequer as at July 2007?
GEORGE OSBOURNE
3a. If you were celebrating your "Coral" Wedding Anniversary for how many years have you been married?
35
3b. Nyctophobia is the fear of what?
THE DARK (darkness)
4a. If your plane landed at McCarran Airport which city would you be in?
LAS VEGAS
4b. If you won the Thomas Cup which sport are you playing?
BADMINTON

ROUND EIGHT
1a. From which musical does the song `I got plenty of nottin' come?
PORGY & BESS
1b. Which vegetable has varieties called January King and June Star?
CABBAGE
2a. Which Football League Club is nicknamed `The Imps'?
LINCOLN
2b. "The course of love never did run smooth" is a quotation from which Shakespeare play?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
3a. Give one year in the life of Franz Liszt?
1811-1886
3b. Which film cowboy hero had a horse called Champion?
GENE AUTRY
4a. Which animal would live in a fortress?
MOLE
4b. What in newspapers do Jane O'Gorman, Deirdre Sanders and Virginia Ironside have in common?
AGONY AUNTS

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Which Doctor was famous for her walks from John O'Groats to Land End?
DR BARBARA MOORE
2. What is the Israeli equivalent of the CIA?
MOSSAD
3. In which film was the main character called Charlie Allnutt?
AFRICAN QUEEN
4. Who was the Roman Goddess of Wisdom?
MINERVA