Tuesday 7th October 2008
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

Round One.
1A Which historical figure was executed by emasculation, evisceration and beheading at Smithfield in 1305?
WILLIAM WALLACE
1B Clun Forest lies in which English county?
SHROPSHIRE
2A Who topped the U.K. charts for eleven successive weeks in 1955, with his version of the song "Rose Marie"?
SLIM WHITMAN
2B In a Chinese restaurant, what does a diner get if he orders wonton?
DUMPLINGS
3A Which fictional, cartoon couple live at 37, Durham Street?
FLO and ANDY CAPP
3B In the TV series, "To the Manor Born", which character was played by actress, Angela Thorne?
MARJORY (FROBISHER)
4A Which car manufacturer produces a model called "Legacy"?
SUBARU
4B The horse races, "The Cambridgeshire" and "The Cesarewitch" are grouped together under which title?
THE AUTUMN DOUBLE

Round Two.
1A What is the principal diet of reindeer and caribou?
MOSS and LICHEN
1B Who played the part of Norman Bates in the 1998 version of the film,'Psycho'?
VINCE VAUGHAN
2A What is the occupation of Silas Marner, in the book by George Eliot?
A WEAVER
2B What name is given to any of the six administrative districts of the Isle of Man?
A SHEADING
3A Nicely Nicely Johnson and Benny Southstreet are characters in which stage and screen musical? GUYS and DOLLS
3B Which country won the 2007 Davis Cup in Lawn tennis, beating Russia 4-1 in the Final?
U.S.A.
4A What anatomical name is given to the bones of human fingers and toes?
PHALANGES (singular PHALANX)
4B Due to his flamboyant style, which nickname was attributed to the conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent?
FLASH HARRY

Round Three.
IA Which British conductor succeeded Claudio Abbado as the musical director of the Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra in 1999?
SIR SIMON RATTLE
1B Which part of the human body has the anatomical name axilla?
THE ARMPIT
2A Who is the only American born motor racing driver to win the Formula 1 World Championship?
PHIL HILL
2B Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan are characters in which stage and screen musical?
CAROUSEL
3A In France, what name is given to the smallest administrative district, into which a departement is divided?
A COMMUNE
3B What is the occupation of Adam Bede in the book by George Eliot?
A CARPENTER
4A Which actor, who first played Geoffrey Shawcross in the TV series, "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates", played the part of Merry in the "Lord of the Rings" films?
DOMINIC MONAGHAN
4B Genuine Moroccan leather is made from the hide of which animal?
THE GOAT

Round Four.
1A The Grand National and which flat race together comprise "The Spring Double"?
THE LINCOLN HANDICAP
1B Which car manufacturer produces the "Grand Vitara", 4 x 4 model?
SUZUKI
2A In the early episodes of the TV series, "To the Manor Born", what was the surname of the character, Audrey, played by Penelope Keith?
FFORBES-HAMILTON
2B The cartoon character, Glenda Slagg, the First Lady of Fleet St., appeared in which satirical magazine?
PRIVATE EYE
3A Which vegetable, popular in Chinese dishes, is obtained from the stem of the Bulrush?
WATER CHESTNUTS
3B Who topped the UK charts in March 1954, with her recording of the song, "Softly, Softly"? She had four other songs in the top twenty that same week.
RUBY MURRAY
4A In which English county is Savernake Forest?
WILTSHIRE
4B Which of Henry VIII's wives died of septicaemia, just twelve days after giving birth?
JANE SEYMOUR

Round Five.
1A To celebrate which event were Britain's first set of commemorative stamps issued?
THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION (1924)
1B Which U.S. City is served by O'Hare International airport?
CHICAGO
2A Which Australian bowler was named "Player of the Tournament", at the end of the 2007 Cricket World Cup?
GLEN McGRATH
2B Which moon of Jupiter is the largest in our Solar System?
GANYMEDE
3A Calpurnia was the third and last wife of which famous historical character?
JULIUS CAESAR
3B Helen Clark is currently the Prime Minister of which Commonwealth country?
NEW ZEALAND
4A The film musical, "Cabaret" was based on the short novel, "Goodbye to Berlin", written in the 1930's by which British author?
CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD
4B Actress/singer, Millicent Martin was married to which pop singer from 1958-65?
RONNIE CARROLL

Round Six.
1A Which flower has varieties named, Dorothy Perkins, Grandpa Dickson and Iceberg?
THE ROSE
1B What is the name of the French style soup made with pureed leeks, onions and potatoes, chicken stock and cream and traditionally served cold?
VICHYSSOISE
2A What was the title of the TV series, which starred Jasper Carrott as Bob Louis and Robert Powell as Dave Briggs?
THE DETECTIVES
2B Victoria is the capital of which group of islands in the Indian Ocean?
THE SEYCHELLES
3A The ossicles are the three smallest bones in the human body. Whereabouts are they situated?
THE EAR
3B Who described a second marriage as "The triumph of hope over experience"?
SAMUEL JOHNSON
4A Who directed the films, "Bugsy Malone" (1976) and Midnight Express (1978)?
ALAN PARKER
4B Which Rugby League club are known as the Tigers and play at a ground called, "The Jungle"? CASTLEFORD

Round Seven.
1A What is the name of the ground, in Belfast, on which the Ulster Rugby Union team play their home matches?
RAVENHILL
1B Who directed the films, "The Terminator" (1984) and "Titanic" (1997)?
JAMES CAMERON
2A Which politician, in a famous speech, quoted Euripides, by saying, "Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad"?
ENOCH POWELL ("Rivers of Blood" speech)
2B The duodenum, jejunum and ileum together make up which part of the human body?
THE SMALL INTESTINE
3A What is the capital and largest city of the Fijian Islands?
SUVA
3B What was the title of the 1960's American TV series, which starred Richard Boone as a gentleman turned gunfighter named Paladin?
HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
4A What is the flavour of the Spanish soups Gazpacho and Salmorejo, which are traditionally served chilled?
TOMATO
4B Which popular garden flower has classes which include regular and irregular incurves, reflex, decorative and pompon?
CHRYSANTHEMUMS

Round Eight.
1A Wigan Rugby League player Chris Mather and management consultant, Patrick King, were both, at one time or another, married to which TV personality?
CAROL VORDERMAN
1B Which musical, written specially for pop singer Tommy Steele, was based on the Novel, "Kipps", by H.G. Wells?
HALF A SIXPENCE.
2A Who is currently the Prime Minister of Australia?
KEVIN RUDD
2B Valeria Messalina was the third wife of which Roman emperor?
CLAUDIUS
3A Which moon of Jupiter is the most volcanic body in our Solar System?
IO
3B Who scored 206 in the 2"d test v Australia at Adelaide in December, 2006, the first English cricketer to score a double century in Australia, for over 70 years?
PAUL COLLING WOOD
4A Which city in the U.S.A. is served by McCarron International airport?
LAS VEGAS
4B Which was the first royal event to be celebrated with an issue of British commemorative stamps?
SILVER JUBILEE OF GEORGE V (1935) Victoria's Diamond Jubilee issue of 1897are classed as definitives.

Spare Questions.
1. Which Oswaldtwistle born weaver and carpenter invented the Spinning Jenny in the 18th century?
JAMES HARGREAVES
2. Which part of the human body is referred to by the adjective, renal?
THE KIDNEYS
3. In Greek mythology, who was, tragically, both the mother and wife of Oedipus?
JOCASTA