Monday 1st December 2008
Set by the Ormskirk Quiz League

Round 1
1A What name is given to the vertical bar that divides the sections in a window?
A MULLION.
1B Sarawak is the largest of the thirteen states, which comprise which Asian country?
MALAYSIA
2A Name the theatre manager / impresario, who collaborated with Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan, at the Savoy Theatre?
RICHARD D'OYLY CARTE
2B Name either of the two wives in Shakespeare's play, "The Merry Wives of Windsor?
MISTRESS FORD or PAGE
3A Michael O'Hehir (pronounced O'Hair) was, for many years, a commentator for the BBC on which sporting event?
THE GRAND NATIONAL
3B Which WWII aircraft was known as, "The Flying Porcupine"?
SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT
4A Part of the Rootes group, which car company produced a model called the Chamois in the 1960's?
SINGER
4B Which TV series featured the characters, Tinker, Eric Catchpole and Lady Jane Felsham?
LOVEJOY

Round Two.
1A In 1982, Sarah Jane Hutt was the last English winner of which title?
MISS WORLD
1B From which stage and film musical does the song, "My Boy Bill" come?
CAROUSEL
2A What name is given to the naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, often used in bygone days in the manufacture of coins?
ELECTRUM
2B Which spice is produced from the dried leaves of wild marjoram?
OREGANO
3A On which island is the city of Syracuse, ancient home to the mathematician and scientist, Archimedes?
SICILY
3B In the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built", what did the rat do?
ATE THE MALT
4A What is the name of the enzyme in the human body, which breaks down fats?
LIPASE
4B What is the more common name for Vibrissae, found on all feline creatures?
CATS WHISKERS

Round Three.
1A What name is given to the long "whiskers" found on some fish of the carp family?
BARBELS
1B Which human facial feature is properly known as a diastema?
THE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT TEETH
2A How is the priest described in the nursery rhyme, "The House that Jack Built"?
ALL SHAVEN and SHORN
2B On which island is the city of Knossos, once the capital of the ancient Minoan civilisation?
CRETE
3A Which sauce is used in the preparation of the dish "Eggs Benedict"?
SAUCE HOLLANDAISE
3B When used in the manufacture of jewellery, which metal is usually alloyed with Platinum?
IRIDIUM
4A From which stage and film musical does the song, "Only Make Believe" come?
SHOWBOAT
4B In 2008, Harry Redknapp became the first Englishman to manage an F.A, Cup winning side since which man in 1995?
JOE ROYLE

Round Four.
1A What was the name of James Onedin's ship in the TV series "The Onedin Line"?
CHARLOTTE RHODES
1B Part of British Leyland, which car company produced a model called the Ital in the 1980's
MORRIS
2A Which was the last European capital city to be liberated from the Germans in W.W.II?
PRAGUE
2B Who was the last man to win the British Open Golf Championship on three consecutive occasions?
PETER THOMSON (1954-56)
3A In Shakespeare's play, "Othello", how does Othello's wife Desdemona die?
SHE IS MURDERED BY OTHELLO
3B From which opera by Bizet does the famous Tenor / Baritone duet, "Au Fond du Temple Saint come?
THE PEARL FISHERS
4A Adam's Peak, (also called Buddha's or Siva's Peak), stands in which island country?
SRI LANKA
4B What name is given to the boards which protect the ends of the roof timbers at the gable end of a house?
BARGEBOARDS

Round Five.
1A During which astronomical phenomenon, would a person see Baily's Beads?
A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
1B Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of which British King?
GEORGE II
2A The film, "High Society" was a musical version of which 1939 comedy film, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant?
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
2B Which French wine region, North of Lyons, produces Chiroubles and Saint Amour red wines?
BEAUJOLAIS
3A Who were Manchester Utd's opponents in January 1948, when the highest ever attendance at a Football League match was recorded?
ARSENAL
3B Oil from the wreckage of which super-tanker, ended up on the beaches of Brittany in 1978?
AMOCO CADIZ
4A Who is the first Scotsman to appear on the reverse of an Bank of England banknote?
ADAM SMITH
4B In the bible, which prophet was taken up to Heaven in a fiery chariot?
ELIJAH (aka ELIAS)

Round Six.
1A Which actress was married to comedy actor Peter Sellers at the time of his death in 1980?
LYNN FREDERICK
1B What is the name of the golf course, specifically designed to host the 2010 Ryder Cup match, at the Celtic Manor Golf Resort in Newport?
THE TWENTY TEN COURSE
2A What is the Latin name for the element Sodium, giving rise to its chemical formula Na?
NATRIUM
2B In the TV series, "Enterprise", first aired in 2001, what was the name of the ship's captain, played by actor Scott Bakula?
JONATHAN ARCHER
3A Which British playwright sprang to fame in 1936 with his comedy, "French Without Tears"?
TERENCE RATTIGAN
3B During World War II, which of the German leaders was head of the SS?
HEINRICH HIMMLER
4A Who was the unusual duettist with Bing Crosby, on his 1977 Christmas Show, singing their version of "Little Drummer Boy"? The recording became a big hit five years later.
DAVID BOWIE
4B The technique, known as the Eskimo Roll, is used as a manoeuvre in which sport?
CANOEING

Round Seven.
1A The Western Roll, is a long disused technique, once practised in which sporting event?
THE HIGH JUMP
1B Which British musician had U.K. No 1 hits with his instrumental versions of the tunes, "Oh Mein Papa" in 1954, and in 1955 with, "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"?
EDDIE CALVERT
2A Joseph Goebbels was the head of which Nazi ministry from 1933 until 1945?
PROPAGANDA
2B Which award winning play, written by Alan Bennett, later made into a film, is set in the fictional Cutler's Grammar School in Sheffield?
THE HISTORY BOYS
3A Which classical singer sang the theme song "Where My Heart Will Take Me", for the TV series, "Enterprise"?
RUSSELL WATSON
3B By which other name is the metallic element Potassium also known, hence its chemical formula K?
KALLIUM
4A The Recreation Cricket Ground in St John's, on the island of Antigua, is also known by the name of which famous West Indian cricketer?
SIR VIVIAN RICHARDS
4B Which actor, star of the 1950 film, "Sunset Boulevard", died after a fall at his home in Santa Monica in 1981?
WILLIAM HOLDEN

Round Eight.
1A The temple of which of their gods was destroyed by Samson, as his last act of war against the Philistines?
DAGON
1B Which creature appears on the current English £10 note alongside Charles Darwin?
A HUMMINGBIRD
2A What was the name of the yacht from which Robert Maxwell fell overboard in 1991?
LADY GHISLAINE
2B Who won the Rugby League Challenge Cup in 1954, beating Halifax in a replay at Odsal Stadium, before a world record crowd for a Rugby League match of 102,000?
WARRINGTON
3A Which wine area, in the Bordeaux region, lies between the River Gironde and the Atlantic coast?
MEDOC
3B The 1942 film, "Casablanca" was based on which play, written by Joan Alison and Murray Burnett?
EVERYBODY COMES TO RICKS
4A Which Queen Consort of England was tried for adultery, and barred from her husband's coronation in 1821?
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK
4B Where would a person normally go to view a Snellen Chart?
THE OPTICIANS

Spare Questions.
1. On which racecourse did Frankie Dettori win all seven races on the card in 1996?
ASCOT
2. The rap star Marshall Mathers is better known by which stage name?
EMINEM
3. What is a Felucca?
A TYPE OF ARAB SAILING BOAT