Monday 7th January 2008
Set by the GS Club (Wirral)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which was the 50th and last state to become part of the USA?
Hawaii (1959)
1b What is the common name for the flower Bellis Perennis?
Daisy
2a What nationality was the pirate William 'Captain' Kidd who was hanged in 1701?
Scottish
2b Where are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?
Washington
3a Which flowers name translates from the Greek for Water Vessel or Water Carrier?
Hydrangea
3b Which is the smallest state by area of the United States?
Rhode Island
4a In which city are the headquarters of OPEC (Organisation of Petrol Exporting Countries)?
Vienna
4b Which pirate commanded the ship the Queen Anne's Revenge?
Blackbeard (accept Edward Teach)

Round 2
1a The Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire has what distinction?
The highest pub in Britain
1b Who was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981?
Pope John Paul II
2a How many bones does the adult human body have?
206
2b Which is the oldest regiment of the regular British Army?
Coldstream Guards
3a Who was assassinated in 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles?
Robert Kennedy
3b Name either the first or second most popular pub name in the UK.
Red Lion / Crown
4a The Household Cavalry comprises two regiments - name one.
Life Guards / Blues and Royals
4b The axilla is the anatomical name for which part of the body?
Armpit

Round 3
1a Which language does the word Safari originate from?
Swahili (accept Arabic)
1b After how many years marriage do you celebrate your Emerald Anniversary?
55
2a In Greek myth which was the sacred mountain of Apollo, and home to the muses?
Parnassus
2b What does 3G mean in mobile phone advertisements?
Third Generation
3a A sesquicentennial celebrates how many years?
150
3b From which language do we get the word bungalow?
Hindi (accept Bengali, Gujarati or Urdu)
4a What does MP stand for as in MP3 players?
Moving Picture
4b In Greek myth who solved the Riddle of the Sphinx?
Oedipus

Round 4
1a Which European country has the Kuna as its currency?
Croatia
1b Where are the headquarters of Interpol?
Lyon
2a Which member of the Royal Family also has the titles Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich?
Duke of Edinburgh
2b Who was the brother of the Bronte sisters?
Branwell
3a In which city are the headquarters of Greenpeace International?
Amsterdam
3b Until 31.12.2005, the tolar was the currency of which European country?
Slovenia (replaced by Euro)
4a Who was the brother of Sherlock Holmes?
Mycroft
4b What was the maiden name of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor?
Warfield

Round 5
1a On which island is Reina Sofia Airport?
Tenerife
1 b In the Flintstones cartoons what is the name of Fred and Wilma's daughter?
Pebbles
2a According to the Bible who was the first Christian martyr?
Saint Stephen
2b Botswana was until 1966 known as what?
Bechuanaland
3a Which fictional family live at 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield?
The Simpsons
3b What is the last word in the New Testament?
Amen
4a What are the Friendly Islands in the Pacific now known as?
Tonga
4b Grantley Adams is the airport of which Caribbean island?
Barbados

Round 6
1a What is the name of Beethoven's only opera?
Fidelio
1b In Athletics how many hurdles are there in the Men's 110 metres race?
10
2a What was the constituency of former Prime Minister Tony Blair?
Sedgefield
2b Which was the first X-rated film to have won the Oscar for Best Picture?
Midnight Cowboy
3a In athletics which is always the first event in the Decathlon?
100 metres
3b Who composed the opera Turandot?
Puccini
4a Which was the first colour film to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
Gone With the Wind
4b Who as at August 2007 is British Home Secretary?
Jacqui Smith

Round 7
1a In the world of entertainment who is Melvin Kaminsky better known as?
Mel Brooks
1b Which is the densest planet in the solar system?
Earth
2a Whose major architectural work was Blenheim Palace?
Sir John Vanbrugh (also accept Nicholas Hawksmoor)
2b Which prison is located in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham?
Wormwood Scrubs
3a Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
Venus
3b Which rock singer's real name is Paul Hewson?
Bono
4a Which prison is located at Princetown in Devon?
Dartmoor
4b Who designed Marble Arch in London?
John Nash

Round 8
1a Which Roman road connected London to York?
Ermine Street
1b Which musician, 1890-1967, was known as 'The King of Jazz'?
Paul Whiteman
2a What does a vulcanologist study?
Volcanoes
2b Carol Hersey was once billed as the most seen person on TV - why?
She was the Test Card girl
3a Who was known as the Railway King?
George Hudson
3b Which Roman road linked Exeter and Lincoln?
Fosse Way
4a Name one of the first presenters of the children's TV programme 'Blue Peter' in 1958.
Leila Williams/Christopher Trace
4b What does a deltiologist collect?
Picture postcards

Spare Questions
1 What is the more common name for a polygraph?
Lie Detector
2 What is a John Dory?
A Fish
3 What colour is zero on a roulette wheel?
Green
4 In which country did Che Guevara die?
Bolivia