Tuesday 4th November 2008
Set by Liverpool Quiz League

Round 1
1a Which 20th century despot had a German shepherd dog called Blondi?
Adolf Hitler
1b What number links the characters played by Patrick McGoohan in "The Prisoner" and Tricia Helfer in "Battlestar Galactica"?
Six
2a Which London-born novelist/journalist, of German parentage, wrote "Everything You Know" and "Notes on a Scandal"?
Zoe Heller
2b Which non-SI unit of length is 1 x 10-10?
Angstrom
3a Mark Anthony and Cleopatra VII, were defeated at which 31 BC battle?
Actium
3b Which Football League Two team play home games at Adams Park?
Wycombe Wanderers
4a Who was the UN General Secretary from 1961-1971?
U Thant
4b Ryan Thomas plays which "Coronation Street" character?
Jason Grimshaw

Round Two
1a Who were the last (1995-96) winners of the Rugby League Regal Trophy, aka the John Player Trophy, etc?
Wigan
1b Which African city has the largest population (its inhabitants are called Masrawi)?
Cairo (11.1 million)
2a Which US singer/songwriter recorded the albums "The Heart of Saturday Night", "Heartattack and Vine", "Swordfishtrombones", etc?
Tom Waits
2b Which Midlands town links Rupert Brooke and William Webb Ellis
Rugby
3a Galileo discovered the four largest moons of which planet in 1610?
Jupiter
3b Who is the oldest actress ever to win a film Oscar?
Jessica Tandy
4a Who wrote the symphonic poem "Finlandia"?
Jean Sibelius
4b Who (Dec. 2007), replaced John Howard as the Prime Minister of Australia? Kevin Rudd

Round Three
1a Jonathan lve is noted as the principal designer of which portable media player?
The iPod
1b Which former Education (and Transport) Secretary is MP for Bolton West?
Ruth Kelly
2a Professor Charles Xavier is leader of which comic book/film heroes?
(Uncanny) X-Men
2b Give a year in the life of German painter Albrecht Durer.
1471-1528
3a In Greek myth, who divested himself of his 'curse' in the River Pactolus?
King Midas
3b Larry Page and Sergey Brin were co-founders of which Internet tool?
Google
4a Who was the last King of Iraq?
Faisal II (1939-58)
4b The Ford Cortina and Ford Taunus were predecessors of which model?
Ford Sierra

Round Four
1a In what year did Kurt Waldheim become UN General Secretary; Bloody Sunday happened in Derry, NI; President Nixon visited China.
1972
1b Which English footballer was the first to be transferred for £2 million (1988)?
Paul Gascolgne
2a What alcoholic spirit is made from at least 90% of the Ugni Blanc grape?
Cognac
2b Vermiculture is the farming of what?
Worms
3a Which comic duo first appeared together in TV's "The Frost Report"?
The Two Ronnies
3b Name either city in the English county of Somerset.
Bath or Wells
4a In which country are the HQ of the European Broadcasting Union?
Switzerland (Geneva)
4b The University of Paris (La Sorbonne) was founded in which century?
Thirteenth (1257)

Round Five
la What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
Bucephalus
1b Which Dr. Who villain has been played by Roger Delgado, Anthony Ainley, Eric Roberts, etc?
The Master
2a Which British writer, of Bangladeshi origin, wrote "Brick Lane", and "Alentejo Blue"?
Monica Ali
2b How is the unit of length 1 x 10-9 expressed?
Nanometre
3a Who was the Emperor of Rome at the time of the Great Fire in AD 64?
Nero
3b Which Football League One team play home games at Huish Park?
Yeovil Town
4a Who, in 1982, succeeded Kurt Waldheim as UN General Secretary?
Javier Perez de Cuellar
4b Who portrays Kara Tointon in TV's "Eastenders"?
Dawn Swann

Round Six
1a Which Rugby League team lost 27-0 in the 1988 Challenge Cup Final?
St. Helens
1b Which is the largest city in Europe; also the world's billionaire capital?
Moscow
2a Which Irish-born singer/songwriter released the albums "Astral Weeks", "What's Wrong With This Picture", "Magic Time", etc?
Van Morrison
2b Which English city links Cary Grant and W. G. Grace?
Bristol
3a Sir William Herschel discovered which planet, calling it 'George's Star', in honour of King George the Third?
Uranus
3b Who is the youngest actress to win a film Oscar?
Tatum O'Neal
4a Who wrote the national march of the USA, "The Stars and Stripes Forever"?
John Philip Sousa
4b Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
Helen (Elizabeth) Clark

Round Seven
1a Which company produces The Walkman and AIBO electronic dog?
Sony
1b Which former Home Secretary is MP for Norwich South?
Charles Clarke
2a Dr. Deed Richards is the enemy of which fictional superhero team?
The Fantastic Four
2b Give a year in the life of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.
1872-1944
3a Drinking from the River Lethe causes what?
Forgetfulness
3b Jeff Bezos launched which online shop in 1995?
Amazon
4a Who, from 1951-1969, was the only King of Libya?
Idris
4b First produced in 2003, what is the current Rolls-Royce model available?
(Rolls-Royce) Phantom

Round Eight
1a In which year did The Beatles release the film "Yellow Submarine"; Alec Rose arrives back in Portsmouth; the last steam passenger train service runs in Britain .
1968
1b Who was the first English goalkeeper transferred for £1 million (1989)?
Nigel Martyn
2a Spanish law states which fortified wine must come from the Jerez province?
Sherry
2b The adjective oviform relates to which animal?
Sheep
3a Colne Valley Railway and Waltham Abbey are in which English county?
Essex
3b Which comic trio first appeared in radio's "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again"?
The Goodies
4a The headquarters of Interpol are in which French city?
Lyon
4b Which Italian university was founded circa 1088?
Bologna

Spare Questions
1 Nomophobia is the fear of what?
No mobile phone contact
2 HRH Prince William attended which public school?
Eton
3 Which gem variety is an aluminium oxide with the formula Al203?
Sapphire
4 The Prime Minister's Question Time is held on which weekday?
Wednesday