Monday 4th February 2008
Set by Warrington Quiz League

Round 1
1a Give either the title or the singer of Britain's first winning Eurovision Song Contest entry?
'Puppet on a String', Sandie Shaw
1b In which town does the traditional Pancake Race take place on Shrove Tuesday each year?
Olney, Bucks
2a Duncan Renaldo played which cowboy character in a famous US TV series?
Cisco Kid
2b On which river is the 'Iron Gate'?
Danube
3a Which daily newspaper was a colour tabloid that was launched in March 1986 and ceased publication in November 1995?
Today
3b What name is given to the energy which a body possesses by virtue of its motion?
Kinetic Energy
4a In which French town or city could you walk along the 'Promenade des Anglais'?
Nice
4b What word describes a test piece of embroidery, formerly expected from a girl, which would include an alphabet and figures?
Sampler

Round 2
la Name the Hartlepool man who faked his death in a canoeing 'accident' in 2002 only to reappear in late 2007.
John Darwin
1b Give either the title or the singer of Britain's latest winning Eurovision Song Contest entry?
'Love Shine a Light' by Katrina and the Waves (1997)
2a In 1936, Lionel Van Praag won the first world championship in which sport?
Speedway
2b In which TV series did the brothers Hoss, Adam and Little Joe appear?
Bonanza
3a Whose comic characters include 'Kevin Patterson', 'Julio Geordio' and 'Tim Nice-But-Dim'?
Harry Enfield
3b In which Texas city is the Alamo?
San Antonio
4a How did Alice get into Wonderland?
Down a rabbit hole
4b Benjamin Disraeli became the first Earl of . . . where?
Beaconsfield

Round 3
1a In which town does the traditional Furry Dance take place on May 8th each year?
Helston, Cornwall
1b Who created the character 'Rip Van Winkle'?
Washington Irving
2a On which river are the Victoria Falls?
Zambezi
2b In which book does the character Melanie Wilkes appear?
Gone With The Wind
3a What name is given to the energy which a body possesses by virtue of its position?
Potential Energy
3b Who partnered Aretha Franklin on the 1987 no.1 hit 'I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)'?
George Michael
4a What was the name of the state that seceded from Nigeria in 1967 and lasted until 1970?
Biafra
4b In which German town or city could you walk in the 'Englische Garten'?
Munich

Round 4
1a Which city is known as 'Queen of the Baltic'?
Stockholm
1b What is bought and sold at the London market known as 'The Baltic Exchange'?
Cargo space (on ships & aircraft)
2a Who wrote the opera 'Lakme'?
Delibes
2b Jack and Kit Wright, Thomas and Robert Wintour, Ambrose Rookwood and Sir Everard Digby amongst others are all associated with which historical event?
Gunpowder Plot
3a Which city in Florida, founded by the Spanish in 1565, is the oldest in the USA?
St Augustine
3b Which Sunday newspaper was launched in September 1989 as a 'quality' broadsheet and ceased publication (as a tabloid) in November 1990?
Correspondent
4a The PFA footballer and young footballer of the year 1982 were Kevin Keegan and Steve Moran; they were both playing for which club at the time?
Southampton
4b In 'Alice in Wonderland', who wanted to decapitate anyone who offended her?
The Queen of Hearts

Round 5
1a Which cruise ship sank in the Antarctic in late 2007, after hitting an iceberg?
MV Explorer
1b Who created the character 'Mary Poppins'?
Pamela L Travers
2a On which track did the first motor racing Grand Prix take place in 1907?
Le Mans
2b What name is given to the stellar explosion caused when nuclear fusion within a massive star ceases and it suffers gravitational collapse?
(Super)Nova
3a Whose comic characters include 'Gareth Cheeseman', 'Tony Ferrino' and 'Tommy Saxondale'?
Steve Coogan
3b Helen of Troy was originally the Queen of which Greek state?
Sparta
4a The fruit granadilla is more commonly known by what name?
Passion fruit
4b What name was originally given to the piece of work produced by an apprentice to graduate to his trade?
Masterpiece

Round 6
1a David Leadbetter is a famous coach, in which sport?
Golf
1b Urchin and furze pig are folk names for which creature?
Hedgehog
2a Who wrote the operas 'A Life for the Tsar' and 'Russian and Ludmilla'?
Glinka
2b Which play features the character Blanche Dubois?
A Streetcar Named Desire
3a James Dearden wrote which book, made into a famous film directed by Adrian Lyne, in 1987?
Fatal Attraction
3b Who partnered Peter Gabriel on the 1986 hit 'Don't Give Up'?
Kate Bush
4a Which Russian port was the scene of the Potemkin Mutiny in 1905?
Odessa
4b Novelist John Buchan's title was first Baron . . . what?
Tweedsmuir

Round 7
1a Who was known as 'the father of the Common Market'?
Jean Monnet
1b Nick Bollettieri is a famous coach in which sport?
Tennis
2a Which gangster was killed in a police ambush outside the Biograph Theatre, Chicago on July 22nd 1934?
John Dillinger
2b William de Tracy, Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville and Richard le Breton are all associated with which historical event?
Murder of Thomas A'Beckett
3a Odysseus was King of which Greek state?
Ithaca
3b Which inanimate flying object has a bridle and a tail?
A Kite
4a What was the name of the province, led by Moise Tshombe, that seceded from the Congo Republic in 1960?
Katanga
4b The fruit carambola is more commonly known by what name?
Star fruit

Round 8
1a God's Horse, Lamb Lady, Dowdy Cow and Red Cow of God are country names for which insect?
Ladybird
1b Together with James Madison who founded the Democratic-Republican Party in America in 1792?
Thomas Jefferson
2a What name is given to visible clouds of dust and gas in space?
Nebulae
2b Which gangster was killed, along with his partner, in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana on May 23rd 1934?
Clyde Barrow
3a Which device, now a plaything, has a lift end, a dingle end and an elbow?
Boomerang
3b Charles Webb wrote which book, made into a famous film directed by Mike Nichols, in 1967?
The Graduate
4a Who was the first footballer to represent England at schoolboy, youth, amateur, under 23 and full international levels, he went on to have a distinguished managerial career?
Terry Venables
4b In which city was Archduke Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in 1914?
Sarajevo

Spare Questions
1 What is the name of the German magazine which claimed in 1983 to have found Hitler's diaries?
Stern
2 Who wrote the 'Game, Set & Match' trilogy?
Len Deighton
3 Chairman of Guinness sacked in 1987, he was prosecuted but escaped serious punishment as he claimed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease?
Ernest Saunders