Monday 17th September 2007
Set by Warrington Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a The Triskellion is a symbol associated with which part of the British Isles?
Isle of Man
1b Which car company make a model called 'Jazz'?
Honda
2a What kind of dog is Snoopy, as created by Charles Schulz?
Beagle
2b In the RAF what is the name given to a group of several squadrons?
A Wing
3a Who is the Health Minister in Gordon Brown's first Cabinet?
Alan Johnson
3b What kind of creatures are described as 'ophidian'?
Snakes
4a On which Mediterranean island are the resorts of Chania and Rethymnon?
Crete
4b Which sporting trophy is named after the man who was President of the US Golf Association in 1920?
Walker Cup

Round 2
1a Which of the Alkaline metals has the lowest atomic number (3)?
Lithium
1b Which King of England lost the Crown Jewels in the Wash?
John
2a In photography, what could be measured using either the DIN, ASA or ISO rating?
Film Speed
2b What kind of dog is Nana in the book 'Peter Pan'?
Newfoundland
3a Which rock band released an album called 'Sheer Heart Attack', although the song of the same name appears on their 'News of the World' album?
Queen
3b The Mason-Dixon Line separates Maryland and which other US state?
Pennsylvania
4a The drink 'Red Witch' includes cider, blackcurrant and which other alcoholic ingredient?
Pernod
4b What is the name of the internet encyclopaedia founded by Jimmy Wales?
Wikipedia

Round 3
1a For which film did Steven Soderbergh win the Oscar for Best Director in 2000?
Traffic
1b The cathedral of St Magnus is Britain's most northerly, in which town or city is it?
Kirkwall (Orkneys)
2a Give a year in the life of astronomer Nicholas Copernicus?
1473-1543
2b Alex Turner is the singer/songwriter with which group?
Arctic Monkeys
3a To which creatures does the word 'aquiline' refer?
Eagles
3b Which meat is traditionally used to make moussaka?
Lamb
4a What is the name of Microsoft's e-mail software?
Outlook (Express) or Windows Mail (Vista)
4b Who played the part of Howard in the ITV comedy dramas 'Northern Lights' and 'City Lights'?
Mark Benton

Round 4
1a Which King of England pawned the Crown Jewels to pay his troops on an overseas campaign?
Edward III
1b For which film did Ron Howard win the Oscar for Best Director in 2001?
A Beautiful Mind
2a What name is given to a body of troops consisting of a group of regiments, battalions or batteries?
A Brigade
2b In photography, how is the 'aperture ratio' commonly known?
F-number
3a The District of Columbia was created from land on either side of the Potomac river, which was part of Maryland and which other state?
Virginia
3b Who is the Minister for Children, Schools and Families in Gordon Brown's first Cabinet?
Ed Balls
4a Which sporting trophy is named after a seed merchant who was born in Cheshire?
Ryder Cup
4b. Which liqueur is added to Cognac to make a 'Sidecar' cocktail?
Cointreau

Round 5
1a Which of the Halogens has the lowest atomic number (9)?
Fluorine
1b Who was Vice-President of the USA from 1953 to 1961 under Dwight D Eisenhower?
Richard Nixon
2a Which detective featured in the novels of Margery Allingham?
Albert Campion
2b Woolsington is the site of which city's airport?
Newcastle (on Tyne)
3a Which rock band released an album called 'Houses of the Holy', although the song of the same name appears on their 'Physical Graffiti' album?
Led Zeppelin
3b Which word entered the English language after appearing in the title of a short book by Thomas More, written in Latin and published in 1516?
Utopia
4a In which musical are Desiree Armfeldt and Fredrik Egerman the principal characters?
A Little Night Music
4b Name either of the castles built to protect the Menai Strait?
Caernarfon or Beaumaris

Round 6
la Which saint, whose feast day falls on 11th November, gives his or her name to a period of exceptionally warm weather in the autumn?
Martin
1b What was the colonial name of Malawi immediately before its independence in the early 1960s?
Nyasaland
2a The 1942 film 'This Gun For Hire', starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, was the only film directed by which famous actor?
James Cagney
2b Alex Kapranos is the singer with which Scottish group?
Franz Ferdinand
3a At which sport might you participate in a 'Texas Scramble' event?
Golf
3b With what is a 'Carpetbag' steak stuffed?
Oysters
4a On which Mediterranean island are the towns of Zurrieq and Marsaxlokk?
Malta
4b Who played the part of Hugh Abbott MP in the BBC comedy 'The Thick of It'?
Chris Langham

Round 7
1 How was Namibia known prior to its independence in 1968?
South West Africa
1b Which car company make a model called 'Qashqai'?
Nissan
2a Give a year in the life of astronomer Johannes Kepler?
1541-1630
2b Which Victorian detective featured in the early novels of Peter Lovesey?
Sergeant Cribb
3a Which Dutch academic and theologian published a critical edition of the Greek New Testament in 1516?
(Desiderius) Erasmus
3b Weyhill Fair in Hampshire is the scene of a famous scene in which novel?
The Mayor of Casterbridge
4a Which European country's flag has three horizontal stripes of (from the top) white, blue and red?
Russia
4b In which musical are Lill Vanessi and Fred Graham the principal characters?
Kiss Me Kate

Round 8
1a Who was Vice-President of the USA from 1965 to 1968 under Lyndon B Johnson?
Hubert Humphrey
1b Which saint, whose feast day falls on 13th January, gives his or her name to a term at Oxford University?
Hilary
2a Lulsgate is the site of which city's airport?
Bristol
2b The 1955 film 'The Night of the Hunter', starring Robert Mitchum, was the only film directed by which famous actor?
Charles Laughton
3a Woodbury Hill Fair in Bere Regis is the model for Greenhill Fair in which Thomas Hardy novel?
Far From The Madding Crowd
3b At which sport might you participate in a 'Keirin' or 'Madison' event?
Cycling
4a Name either of the castles built to protect the Cornish port of Falmouth?
Pendennis or St Mawes
4b Which European country's flag has three horizontal stripes of (from the top) white, green and red?
Bulgaria

Spare Questions
1 Which draughtsman designed the classic map of the London underground railway in 1931?
Harry Beck
2 What was the predominant colour of the widely reproduced portrait of a young woman painted by Allen Jones?
Green
3 At which battle did Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye?
Copenhagen