Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

Round One.
1A Mrs Maria Fitzherbert illegally married which future King of England in 1785?
GEORGE IV
1B How does Madame Bovary commit suicide in the novel by Flaubert?
SHE TAKES POISON (ARSENIC)
2A In which Australian City is St Paul's Cathedral sited opposite Flinders Street station?
MELBOURNE
2B Gloucester and England Rugby Union player, Lesley Vainikolo, was born in which country?
TONGA
3A In the 1960's, which jazz pianist wrote the pieces, "It's a Raggy Waltz", "Unsquare Dance" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk"?
DAVE BRUBECK
3B In the 1968 film, "The Odd Couple", the part of Oscar Madison was played by Walter Matthau. Which actor played the part in the TV adaptation?
JACK KLUGMAN
4A Who was the Greek God of wine, equivalent to the Roman God Bacchus?
DIONYSUS
4B Which stage and film musical featured the song, "You Gotta Have Heart"?
DAMN YANKEES

Round Two.
1A Which Jockey rode Shergar to victory in the 1981 Epsom Derby?
WALTER SWINBURNE
1B Thojib Suharto was President and dictator of which Asian country from 1968 to 1998?
INDONESIA
2A In Neolithic times, what was the purpose of a dolmen?
A TOMB
2B In Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest", which character has the title, "Duke of Milan"?
PROSPERO
3A What was the name of Russia's first permanently manned space station, launched in 1988?
MIR
3B Which female, former TV newsreader, was the first presenter of the TV programme, "Top Gear"?
ANGELA RIPPON
4A In which European Capital is the controversially built Parliament Palace, the second largest building in the world?
BUCHAREST
4B In 1976, which Italian town was the scene of a toxic gas leak, containing the poison, Dioxin?
SEVESO

Round Three.
1A Which firm owned the factory in Bhopal in India, devastated by a poison gas leak in 1984?
UNION CARBIDE
1B In which Asian Capital City is the Potala Palace, now converted to a museum?
LHASA
2A Who was the first female presenter of ITV's, "News at Ten"?
ANNA FORD
2B Which astronaut holds the record for the shortest space flight?
ALAN SHEPARD (15 minutes 18 seconds in 1961)
3A In Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet", what is the name of Hamlet's uncle, who usurps the throne, marries Hamlet's mother and becomes King of Denmark"?
CLAUDIUS
3B What is the name of the famous Neolithic passage tomb, situated just east of Navan town, in County Meath, Ireland?
NEWGRANGE
4A Who was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority in January 2005?
MAHMOUD ABBAS (accept ABU MAZEN)
4B Riding both Papillon in 2000, and Hedgehunter in 2005, which is the only jockey to ride two Aintree Grand National winners in the 21st century?
RUBY WALSH

Round Four.
1 A Which stage and film musical featured the song, "Sunrise, Sunset"?
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
1B Who was the Roman goddess of the Moon, equivalent to the Greek Goddess Selene?
LUNA
2A In the TV version of "The Odd Couple", the part of Felix Ungar was played by Tony Randall. Which actor played the part in the original 1968 film?
JACK LEMMON
2B In the 1950's and 60's, which jazz pianist wrote the pieces, "Misterioso", "Ruby My Dear" and "Round Midnight"?
THELONIUS MONK
3A St Helens and Gt. Britain Rugby League player, Maurie Fa'asavalu was born in which country?
SAMOA
3B In which New Zealand city, at the head of the Otago peninsular, is St Paul's Cathedral?
DUNEDIN
4A How does Anna Karenina commit suicide in the novel by Tolstoy?
THROWS HERSELF UNDER A TRAIN
4B Who was the mistress of Charles II and mother of the Duke of Monmouth?
LUCY WALTER

Round Five.
1A Which Hollywood legend directed The Godfather trilogy of films and the Vietnam War film, "Apocalypse Now"?
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
1B First published in 1887, which was the first book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to feature Sherlock Holmes?
A STUDY IN SCARLET
2A Which artist painted the picture, "Bubbles", which was used in an advertisement for Pears Soap?
MILLAIS
2B What name is given to the South American garment, which is basically a single sheet of fabric with holes for the head and arms, and is worn as an over garment?
A PONCHO
3A Name the song, sung by Katrina and The Waves, which was last British entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
LOVE SHINE A LIGHT
3B Which stretch of water, off the S.E. coast of Italy, separates the Adriatic and Ionian Seas?
STRAITS OF OTRANTO
4A In his youth, actor Leslie Grantham served ten years in prison for which crime?
MURDER
4B Which gaseous element has the Atomic Number 2?
HELIUM

Round Six.
1A According to the words of the song, if the rain is Tess, and the fire is Joe, what is the name of the wind?
MARIA (from the musical Paint Your Wagon)
1B Which Scottish actress played Catherine of Aragon in the 1970 TV series, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII", but is much better known for her role as Margaret Meldew in "One Foot in the Grave"?
ANNETTE CROSBIE
2A In ancient Rome, the Circus Maximus was the largest example of which type of stadium?
A HIPPODROME
2B Which English authors works include, "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" and "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"?
ALAN SILLITOE
3A In 1994, the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes waged a war of mass genocide in which African country?
RWANDA
3B Which famous explorer was killed by natives in the Philippines in 1521?
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
4A The Olduvai Gorge, famous for its archaeological finds, is in which African country?
TANZANIA
4B Titania is the largest moon of which planet in our solar system?
URANUS

Round Seven.
1A Which Shakespeare play contains the line, "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania"?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
1B The village of Piltdown, scene of the infamous hoax find of a prehistoric skull in 1912, is in which English county?
(EAST) SUSSEX
2A Which famous explorer contracted malaria shortly after his arrival in Goa in 1524, and died on Christmas Eve 1524 at Cochin?
VASCO DA GAMA
2B Darfur, scene of mass genocide over the last few years, is part of which African country?
SUDAN
3A Early works of which English playwright include, "Chicken Soup with Barley" and "Roots"?
ARNOLD WESKER
3B The construction of the Colosseum in Rome was begun in 70 A.D. by which Emperor?
VESPASI AN
4A In the 1933 film "The Private Life of Henry VIII", starring Charles Laughton, the part of Anne of Cleves was played by Laughton's wife in real life. Can you name this actress?
ELSA LANCHESTER
4B Which American actress, who committed suicide in Paris in 1979, played the leading female role in the film, "Paint Your Wagon"?
JEAN SEBERG

Round Eight.
1A Which metallic element, the lightest one known, has the Atomic Number 3?
LITHIUM
1B Which Lancashire born actor was convicted of conspiracy to intimidate, and sentenced to two years imprisonment in 1972, after his involvement in a building workers dispute in Shrewsbury?
RICKY TOMLINSON
2A Lake Malawi, in Africa, is bordered on its western shore by the country, which bears its name. Name either of the countries, which border its eastern shore.
TANZANIA or MOZAMBIQUE
2B Which group won the Eurovision Song contest in 1981 with the song, "Making Your Mind Up"?
BUCKS FIZZ
3A What name is given to the rectangular piece of cloth wrapped round the waist and legs, knotted at the waist, and worn by Hindus in India?
A DHOTI
3B The advert for which insurance company used the slogan, "We won't make a drama out of a crisis"?
COMMERCIAL UNION
4A In the novel by Edgar Allan Poe, who solved the "Murders in the Rue Morgue"?
C AUGUSTE DUPIN
4B Which actress, who played the part of Rocky Balboa's wife, alongside Sylvester Stallone, in the "Rocky" films of the 1980's, is the sister of Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola?
TALIA SHIRE

Spare Questions.
1. How were the comedy duo Ian and Janette Tough better known?
THE KRANKIES
2. What word is used to describe animals, which lay eggs?
OVIPAROUS
3. Which country is the setting for the 1957 film, "Ill Met By Moonlight", starring Dirk Bogarde?
CRETE