Tuesday 5th February 2008
Set by Warrington Quiz League

Round 1
1a Which British actor and singer was a member of the Monkees pop group?
Davy Jones
1b Which American car manufacturer is named after the founder of Detroit?
Cadillac
2a In an Indian restaurant, what is 'kulfi'?
Ice cream (accept frozen dessert)
2b Who captained Great Britain's Davis Cup team in 2006 and 2007?
John Lloyd
3a What is a loose, sloping mass of debris at the base of a cliff called?
Scree
3b Who, in December 2006, replaced Donald Rumsfeld as US Secretary of Defense?
Robert Gates
4a What name is given to the figure of rhetoric by which an unpleasant or offensive thing is designated by a milder term?
Euphemism
4b Which country changed its name to Botswana on gaining independence in 1966?
Bechuanaland

Round 2
1a Which Australian car manufacturer is a division of the worldwide General Motors?
Holden
1b Which garden plant is also known as 'Old Man's Beard' and `Traveller's Joy'?
Clematis
2a Which Liverpool company began to produce Dinky Toys in 1931 to accompany their Hornby train sets?
Meccano
2b A major rival to Hornby train sets were those produced by the Marklin company, from which country did Marklin trains come?
Germany
3a What is the date of Trafalgar Day?
21st October
3b In North Africa, what name is given to a dry riverbed?
Wadi
4a Which 1960s TV programme was based on a book by Grace Metalious?
Peyton Place
4b In the game Monopoly, which property completes the set with Trafalgar Square and the Strand?
Fleet Street

Round 3
1a Graves Disease is caused by a malfunction of which gland in the human body?
Thyroid
1b Graham Nash of the pop group Crosby, Stills & Nash was a former member of which British group?
The Hollies
2a Since November 2006 the voice of Sara Mendes da Costa can be heard supplying which service?
Speaking clock
2b The Hungarian stew, goulash is flavoured with which pepper?
Paprika
3a In Norse mythology, who was the god of mischief?
Loki
3b Who were the Greek equivalents of the Norns of Norse mythology?
The Fates
4a By what name was the city of Jakarta known until 1942?
Batavia
4b Give a year in the life of Jane Austen.
1775-1817

Round 4
1a In which Shakespeare play does Dogberry appear?
Much Ado About Nothing
1b Which item of clothing might be called a filibeg?
Kilt
2a Which girl won Britain's first ever gymnastic gold medal in 2006, for her performance on the asymmetric (or uneven) bars at the World Championships?
Beth Tweddle
2b Carol Hersee was seen on TV for over 70,000 hours, for what purpose was her picture used?
Test card
3a What is the name of the apparatus which measures electrical resistance by equalising the potential at two points of a circuit?
Wheatstone Bridge
3b Which children's TV programme is set in 'Sunflower Valley'?
Bob the Builder
4a The British and Commonwealth beaches on D-Day were code-named Juno, Gold and what other name?
Sword
4b Who was the General in charge of the American forces on D-Day?
Omar Bradey

Round 5
1a Pretender to the throne, Perkin Warbeck claimed to be which King?
Richard 4th
1b What is the common name for the garden plant Alchemilla Mollis?
Lady's mantle
2a Whose last film was 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' in 1967?
Spencer Tracy
2b Which very famous door cannot be opened from the outside?
10 Downing Street
3a Which bandleader had 'Here's to the Next Time' as his signature tune?
Henry Hall
3b What name would be given to a collector of postcards?
Deltiologist
4a Which 1980s TV programme was based on a book by Colleen McCullough?
The Thorn Birds
4b Which Norwegian port is the most northerly town in Europe?
Hammerfest

Round 6
1a Asperger's Syndrome is a milder version of which disorder?
Autism
1b In which constellation is the star Deneb?
Cygnus
2a Which London landmark contains books and artefacts brought from Alexandria?
Cleopatra's Needle
2b In a suit of armour, which part of the body is protected by the beaver?
Mouth or lower part of the face
3a What is the date of Australia Day?
26th January
3b Which series of children's books (and TV programme) is set on the island of Sodor?
Thomas the Tank Engine
4a What name is given to a song or poem of lament, especially for the dead?
Elegy (accept Threnody)
4b Give a year in the life of Emily Bronte.
1818-1848

Round 7
1a In which Shakespeare play does Lancelot Gobbo appear?
Merchant of Venice
1b What is the name of the stiff, full white skirt worn by men in some parts of Greece and Albania?
Fustanella
2a Which novel, published in 1924, begins with the line 'Except for the Malabar Caves - and they are twenty miles off - the city of Chandrapore is nothing extraordinary'?
Passage to India (E.M.Forster)
2b Whose first film was 'Intermezzo', starring with Leslie Howard, in 1939?
Ingrid Bergman
3a What name is given to the heat energy needed to turn a solid into a liquid at its melting point or a liquid into vapour at its boiling point?
Latent Heat
3b Which bandleader had 'Somebody Stole My Gal' as his signature tune?
Billy Cotton
4a The third largest cities in Spain and Venezuela share which name?
Valencia
4b In computing, what is the common term used to mean a person's internet diary or journal?
Blog (or weblog)

Round 8
1a In which constellation is the star Spica?
Virgo
1b Henry 8th became King because of the death of his elder brother, what was his name?
Arthur
2a Name the mediaeval siege weapon used for hurling missiles?
Mangonel or Trebuchet
2b The first line of which nineteenth century novel is 'Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress'?
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
3a What name would be given to a collector of coins and/or medals?
Numismatist
3b Name the Californian Congresswoman, who in January 2007 became the first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi
4a What is the term used for the act of sending fraudulent emails which purport to come from a reputable firm but are intended to steal personal information?
Phishing
4b In which game are there moves called 'ruy lopez' and 'en passant'?
Chess

Spare Questions
1 Which birds belong to the order 'Strigiformes'?
Owls
2 In the film 'The Birds', what is Hitchcock's cameo role?
He is seen leaving a pet shop with two dogs
3 Who made his Formula 1 debut in August 1991 at Spa, Belgium driving a Jordan car?
Michael Schumacher