Monday 10th November 2008
Set by Warrington Quiz League

Round 1
1a In World War 2, what was the American equivalent of The Chindits? MERRILL's MARAUDERS
1b Which mountain was first conquered by Edward Whymper in 1865? MATTERHORN
2a Which musical instrument has been made famous by Georghi Zamphry? PAN PIPES
2b Which Chinese anti-communist, spiritual cult was founded in 1992 and banned by the Chinese in 1997? FALUN GONG
3a Which commonplace liquid fuel and solvent is a mixture, mainly ethanol but with added methanol, pyridine and a coloured dye? METHYLATED SPIRITS
3b Who is called the 'King of Ragtime'? SCOTT JOPLIN
4a Of which country was King Zog head of state before WWII? ALBANIA
4b Which miracle is the only one to appear in all four Gospels? FEEDING of the Five THOUSAND

Round 2
1a Native speakers know it as Euskara, how is this language better known? BASQUE
1b Which Hollywood actor's (1911-69) real name was Spangler Arlington Brough? ROBERT TAYLOR
2a Flemish Giant is the largest breed of which animal? RABBIT
2b Which British yachtsman won gold medals at the 2000, 2004 & 2008 Olympics? BEN AINSLIE
3a Which Shakespeare play is partly set in the Forest of Arden? AS YOU LIKE IT
3b Which is Britain's oldest professional orchestra (founded in 1858)? HALLE
4a What is the mountaineering term, from the German, which means to let oneself down a rock face using a double rope? ABSEILING
4b Name either card game in which you 'meld' CANASTA or BEZIQUE

Round 3
1a Which Austrian mountaineer, now 64, has scaled 14 major peaks, including Everest, without oxygen? REINHOLD MESSNER
1b In rock-climbing, what is a metal spike driven into a crack to act as an anchor called? PITON
2a From where, according to St. Luke, did Jesus ascend into heaven? BETHANY
2b The Dolmetsch family (of Hastings) are mostly associated with which musical instrument? RECORDER
3a What was Lauren Bacall's real name? Betty Joan PERSKE
3b In WW2, what was the only part of the USA that was invaded by the Japanese? ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
4a The FARC guerrillas operate in which country? COLUMBIA
4b What is the name of the play performed by 'the rude mechanicals' in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'? PYRAMUS and THISBE

Round 4
1a In which card game do 'flop, turn and river' occur? TEXAS HOLD'EM POKER
1b Who was the last king of Italy? UMBERTO (or Humbert) the second
2a In which sport did Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson win a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics? BADMINTON
2b Lusophones speak which language? PORTUGUESE
3a Chethams College in Manchester specializes in the teaching of what? MUSIC
3b Ethylene glycol is most commonly used as what? ANTI-FREEZE
4a Which jazz musician wrote 'Mood Indigo'? DUKE ELLINGTON
4b What domestic animal can suffer from 'glanders'? HORSE

Round 5
1a Sanditon was an unfinished novel by which writer? JANE AUSTEN
1b In 1643, who was the first man to measure air pressure using mercury, and to create a sustained vacuum? Evangelista TORRECELLI
2a Which Spanish, or Mexican, dish has a name which means 'seasoned with chilli'? ENCHILADA
2b Who was the first British golfer to win the US Masters (in 1988)? SANDY LYLE
3a What is the more usual name for the bird - the water ouzel? DIPPER
3b In the song 'Pearl's a singer', who does Pearl long to be? BETTY GRABLE
4a Which car manufacturer made models called Sceptre, Hawk and Super Snipe? HUMBER
4b Name any one of the three famous guitarists who played in the group 'The Yardbirds'? ERIC CLAPTON, JEFF BECK, or JIMMY PAGE

Round 6
1a In music, when the notes of a chord are played one after the other, what is it called? ARPEGGIO
1b Whose diary, discovered almost a year after his death in 1912, ended with 'For God's sake look after our people'? Robert Falcon SCOTT
2a Give the usual name for the Mausoleum of Mumtaz? TAJ MAHAL
2b Whose 2007 album was called 'In Rainbows'? RADIOHEAD
3a Who has Ben Bernanke succeeded as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve? ALAN GREEENSPAN
3b In which Frank Capra film of 1946 does an angel persuade George Bailey not to commit suicide? IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
4a In2008, who designed MacDonald's new uniform? BRUCE OLDFIELD
4b Which German town lies at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Moselle? KOBLENZ

Round 7
1a Who invented the electric razor in 1928? Jacob SCHICK
1b 'The Red House', Bexleyheath, was built for which designer? WILLIAM MORRIS
2a Name the singer who after being in 'Free' and 'Bad Company', now sings with 'Queen'? PAUL RODGERS
2b What, in Spanish cuisine, is the name for a cold soup made with peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cucumber, onion and breadcrumbs? GAZPACHO
3a 'Reader, if you seek his memorial, look around you'- is the epitaph on whose tomb? Sir CHRISTOPHER WREN
3b What is the surname of Catherine in 'Wuthering Heights'? EARNSHAW
4a In August 2008, who became world No. 1 in Women's golf? LORENA OCHOA
4b Which billionaire investor is known as 'The Sage of Omaha'? WARREN BUFFET

Round 8
1a The Tame, Etherow and which other river join to become the Mersey? GOYT
1b Which car company produced models called- Mayflower, Herald and Renown? TRIUMPH
2a Whose 2007album was called 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'? ARCTIC MONKEYS
2b What is the popular name for the Air from Bach's orchestral Suite No. 3 in D. Major? AIR on the G STRING
3a Which film, narrated by his daughter Scout, tells the story of Atticus Finch, a lawyer who defends a black man? TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD
3b Natterer's ,Noctule and Daubenton's are three types of which British animal? BAT
4a Who was the lead singer with 'Tubeway Army'? GARY NUMAN
4b A house in Cornwall named 'Menabilly' was the home of which author? DAPHNE DU MAURIER

Spare Questions
1 Which now defunct car manufacturer produced models called Vedette, Aronde and Ariane? SIMCA
2 With which sporting event is Dane Tom Kristensen particularly associated, having won it eight times? LE MANS (24 hour motor race)
3 Who directed the film 'Good Morning Vietnam'? BARRY LEVINSON