Monday 25th February 2008
Set by Warrington Quiz League

Round 1
1a Which country in the Americas is named after a line on the map?
Ecuador
1b Which four-letter word can mean; an article of clothing, a field position in a sport or to lose one's footing?
Slip
2a Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson played the leading roles in a 2004 film based on which earlier TV detective series?
Starsky and Hutch
2b What is the name of the new Cunard liner launched by the Duchess of Cornwall in December 2007?
Queen Victoria
3a Which famous novelist also wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
Stephen King
3b Which maths instrument is used to measure an angle?
Protractor
4a Eggert Magnusson was the chairman of which Premiership football club?
West Ham Utd
4b Which Secretary General of the United Nations died in a plane crash in 1961?
Dag Hammarskjold

Round 2
1a Aesculus hippocastanum is the Latin name for which tree?
Horse Chestnut
1b Which New Zealand born scientist won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1908 for "his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances"?
Ernest Rutherford
2a The site of the Battle of Bannockburn is close to which Scottish town or city?
Stirling
2b Glynis Barber and her husband Michael Brandon starred together in which TV detective series?
Dempsey and Makepeace
3a Which maths instrument is used to draw a circle?
(A Pair of ) Compass(es)
3b Which famous novelist also wrote under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott?
Agatha Christie
4a Who plays Dr House in the US TV medical series 'House'?
Hugh Laurie
4b Lundy Island is in which body of water?
Bristol Channel

Round 3
1a In the pantomime Cinderella, what is the name of Prince Charming's manservant?
Dandini
1b Which country in the Americas is named after Christ?
El Salvador
2a Mr Creakle was a headmaster in which of Charles Dickens' books?
David Copperfield
2b Scone, where the ancient Kings of Scotland were crowned, is close to which town or city?
Perth
3a Which Emperor of the Ottoman Empire was known as 'The Magnificent' or 'The Law Giver'?
Suleiman
3b What is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria in the northwest of the country?
Genoa
4a Which Egyptian was the sixth Secretary General of the UN from 1992 to 1996?
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
4b With which musical instrument is Charlie Parker most closely associated?
Saxophone

Round 4
1a Which four-letter word can mean; above, a period of play in a specific sport or finished?
Over
1b Which trees belong to the genus, Fagus?
Beech
2a Name either of the aircraft carriers scheduled to enter service with the Royal Navy in 2012 and 2015.
HMS Queen Elizabeth/HMS Prince of Wales
2b What is the name of the city that was built to house workers on the Hoover Dam?
Boulder City
3a Which sport might make use of a Reuther (QM say roy-ter) board?
Gymnastics
3b In which palace is the throne of Ottoman Emperor Selim 1st?
Topkapi
4a Brownsea Island is in which body of water?
Poole Harbour
4b Randolph Lerner is the chairman of which Premiership football club?
Aston Villa

Round 5
1a In the pantomime Aladdin, what is the name of Aladdin's uncle?
Abanazer
1b Which Dane won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922 for "his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them"?
Niels Bohr
2a Nick Clegg became the new leader of the Lib Dems after an election in December 2007, who did he beat?
Chris Huhne
2b What, in the natural world, is 'hyssop'?
A herb
3a Which King of England was killed by a bolt from a crossbow?
Richard lst (Lionheart)
3b What is the name of the cartoon rabbit created 3-0 years ago by Dutch children's writer Dick Bruna?
Miffy
4a Which now famous film actor came to prominence playing Dr Doug Ross in the TV series ER?
George Clooney
4b In the French Revolutionary calendar, what kind of weather is suggested by the name of the month Nivose?
Snow

Round 6
1a Who stars with Robert Redford and Tom Cruise in the film Lions for Lambs?
Meryl Streep
1b Who was Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944, he was sentenced to death for collaboration but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment?
Philippe Pétain
2a In which Dickens novel does Sergeant Buzfuz appear?
Pickwick Papers
2b How was John F Kennedy Airport previously known?
Idlewild
3a Which outdoor sport is won by 'pegging out'?
Croquet
3b What is the capital of the central Italian region of Umbria?
Perugia
4a In Greek myth, which nymph detained Odysseus on her island for seven years?
Calypso
4b With which musical instrument is Charlie Mingus most closely associated?
Double Bass

Round 7
1a Which sport is played by the 'Scottish Rocks'?
Basketball
1b Who co-stars with Russell Crowe in the Ridley Scott film 'American Gangster'?
Denzel Washington
2a What, in the natural world, is 'earthstar'?
A fungus
2b The Vedas are the scriptures of which religion?
Hindi
3a Acetylsalicylic acid is a commonly taken drug, what is its usual name?
Aspirin
3b Which King of England (after Harold 2nd) was killed by an arrow?
William II (Rufus)
4a In the French.Revolutionary calendar, what kind of weather is suggested by the name of the month 'Brumaire'?
Mist or Fog
4b In which country was the 'Great Trek' of 1836/37?
South Africa

Round 8
1a Which 4 time Prime Minister of France (twice in the Vichy government) was executed by firing squad in 1945?
Pierre Laval
1b Which sport is played by the 'Cornish Pirates'?
Rugby Union
2a What is the name of the seven-branched candelabra used in the Jewish religion?
Menorah
2b Prior to the election of Nick Clegg as leader of the Lib Dems, who had stood in as acting leader?
Vince Cable
3a Which cartoon characters were created 50 years ago by the Belgian Peyo?
Smurfs
3b Ascorbic acid is a vital part of the diet, how is it commonly known?
Vitamin C
4a Which country attempted the 'Great Leap Forward' in 1959/60?
China
4b In Greek myth, who was the wife of Odysseus who remained faithful during his long absence?
Penelope

Spare Questions
1 Who painted 'Ophelia' and 'Bubbles'?
Millais
2 Which English King was married to Catherine of Valois?
Henry 5th
3 What was the stage name of singer/actor Terence Nelhams?
Adam Faith