Tuesday 26th February 2008
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

Round One.
1A Linen is a material, which is manufactured from the fibres of which plant?
FLAX
1B Who is the Roman equivalent to the Greek God, Dionysus?
BACCHUS
2A Of which Canadian Province is Toronto the capital city?
ONTARIO
213 Who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in the 1961 film, "West Side Story"?
RITA MORENO
3A William Frawley and Vivian Vance played Fred and Ethel Mertz in which popular 1950's American TV comedy show?
I LOVE LUCY
3B Which tennis player beat Boris Becker in the all German men singles final at Wimbledon in 1991?
MICHAEL STICH
4A The title of Frederick Forsyth's novel, "The Dogs of War" is taken from a line in which Shakespeare play?
JULIUS CAESAR
4B Reginald Bunthorne and The Rapturous Maidens are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
PATIENCE

Round Two.
1A In which US State is Jamestown, site of the first settlement in 1609?
VIRGINIA
1B Name of the character, played by Clint Eastwood, in the 1960's TV series, "Rawhide"?
ROWDY YATES
2A "Camelot" in 1960 was the last Broadway musical of which famous duo?
LERNER and LOEWE
2B In economics, whose law states that, "Bad Money Drives Out Good"?
SIR THOMAS GRESHAM
3A The wine "Lachryma Christi" is made from grapes grown on the slopes of which mountain?
VESUVIUS
3B Who played the title role in the 1955 film, "The Man From Laramie"?
JAMES STEWART
4A Which King of England, from 1399-1413, was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincoln shire in 1366?
HENRY IV
4B For which county did Harold Larwood play cricket from 1924-38?
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Round Three.
1A What was the name of the Nottinghamshire fast bowler, who, together with Harold Larwood, took part in the infamous Bodyline tour in Australia, in 1932-33?
BILL VOCE
1B Born in Rouen in France in 1442, who was King of England from 1461 to 1483?
EDWARD IV
2A Who played the title role in the 1959 film, "Our Man in Havana"?
ALEC GUINNESS
2B The green coloured melon liqueur, Midori, was originally produced in which country?
JAPAN
3A Which winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for economics is associated with the saying, "There's no such thing as a free lunch"?
MILTON FRIEDMAN
3B "The Sound of Music", in 1959, was the last Broadway musical of which famous duo?
RODGERS and HAMMERSTEIN
4A Who played the part of Major Seth Adams in the 1950's TV series, "Wagon Train"?
WARD BOND
4B Jamestown is the major seaport and capital of which island colony?
ST HELENA

Round Four.
1A Sir Joseph Porter and Ralph Rackstraw are characters in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
H.M.S. PINAFORE
1B Which Oscar winning film of 1981 took its title from a line in Blake's poem, "Jerusalem"? CHARIOTS OF FIRE
2A Martina Navratilova appeared in nine successive ladies Singles Finals at Wimbledon between 1982 and 1990, winning on seven occasions. Who defeated her in both 1988 and 89?
STEFFI GRAF
2B The character of Archie Bunker in the American comedy series, "All in the Family", was based on which character from a BBC series?
ALF GARNETT
3A Who won the Oscar for best actress in 1977, for her title role in the film, "Annie Hall"?
DIANE KEATON.
3B What is the capital city of the Canadian province of Manitoba?
WINNIPEG
4A Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman God, Cupid?
EROS
4B Litmus is a mixture of dyes used as an indicator. It is extracted from which types of plant?
LICHENS

Round Five.
1A According to the title of the 1976 Monkees hit record, to where was the last train heading?
CLARKESVILLE
1B Which is the only element, from the group known as the Halogens, which is liquid at room temperature?
BROMINE
2A The Grand Canyon National Park lies in which American State?
ARIZONA
2B Who was the Prime Minister of Gt. Britain at the outbreak of The First World War?
HERBERT ASQUITH
3A The Ministry for State Security of Communist East Germany was more commonly known by which abbreviated name?
STASI (short for STAATSSICHERHEIT)
3B Which Olympic athletics event, first held in 1984, was won that year by Joan Benoit? WOMEN'S MARATHON
4A Whose only novel was made into the blockbuster film, "Gone With the Wind" in 1939?
MARGARET MITCHELL
4B Original Mock Turtle soup is made from the head of which animal?
CALF

Round Six.
1A In which area of the world is Queen Maud Land situated?
ANTARCTICA
1B Who was the husband of Elizabeth Taylor, killed in an air crash in 1958?
MIKE TODD
2A What name is usually given to the larvae of insects, such as the dragonfly or mayfly?
NYMPHS
2B What was the name of the cartoon character, who advertised Kellogg's Frosties, with the slogan,
"They're G-r-reat"?
TONY THE TIGER
3A Which common, gaseous element has the atomic Number 8, and an Atomic Weight of 16?
OXYGEN
3B Allan Quartermain is the hero of which adventure novel, first published in 1895?
KING SOLOMON'S MINES
4A Which King of England said, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest", which lead to the death of Thomas a Becket?
HENRY II
4B Gymnasium instructors often use a machine to determine a person's BMI reading. For what does the letter B stand?
BODY (Mass Index)

Round Seven.
1A Gymnasium instructors, when referring to muscle tone, often refer to LBT's. For what does the letter T stand?
(Legs, Bums) and TUMS
1B The Bloody Assizes under Judge Jeffries occurred during the reign of which English King?
JAMES II
2A Alan Breck Stewart is one of the leading characters in which adventure novel, first published in 1886?
KIDNAPPED
2B With the Atomic Number 3, which is the first metal in the Periodic Table of elements?
LITHIUM
3A Which toothpaste was advertised with the slogan, "You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went"?
PEPSODENT
3B Which physical characteristic easily distinguishes weevils from other types of beetle?
A LONG SNOUT
4A Who was the actress wife of Clark Gable, killed in an air crash in 1942?
CAROLE LOMBARD
4B What name is given to the underwater plateaus, which lie off the South East coast of Newfoundland, and which form a fishing area of major importance?
THE GRAND BANKS

Round Eight.
1A Black Puddings differ in colour from White or Mealy Puddings because they contain which additional ingredient?
BLOOD
1B Who wrote the book on which the 1959 film, "Ben Hur' was based?
LEW WALLACE
2A Which English athlete became the first woman to run a sub five-minute mile in 1954?
DIANE LEATHER
2B What was the name of the repressive militia employed by the Duvaliers in Haiti?
TONTON MACOUTE
3A Who succeeded David Lloyd George as British Prime Minister in 1922?
ANDREW BONAR LAW
3B Yosemite National Park lies in which American State?
CALIFORNIA
4A What name is given to the process, when, upon heating, a substance passes from the solid to the vapour state without turning liquid?
SUBLIMATION
4B In the 1970's song "Daniel" by Elton John, to which country was Daniel travelling?
SPAIN

Spare Questions.
1. Which is the only miracle mentioned in all four gospels?
FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND
2. What name is given to a ring shaped reef, enclosing a lagoon?
AN ATOLL
3. Because of its appearance, what common alternative name is given to iron pyrites?
FOOL'S GOLD