Tuesday 21st October 2008
Set by Outside Edge (Liverpool)

Round 1
1a After Roger Bannister, who was the next Briton to hold the world mile record?
Derek Ibbotson
1 b Which London landmark was designed by David Marks and Julia Barfield?
The London Eye (Millennium Wheel)
2a Politician Herbert Morrison was the grandfather of which member of Tony Blair's cabinet?
Peter Mandelson
2b The aria "La Donna e Mobile" comes from which opera?
Rigoletto
3a In which British city was composer Frederick Delius born?
Bradford
3b How many lines are there on the London underground railway?
12
4a Who, in November 2005, became the first ever female Chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
4b In Greek mythology, which youth fell in love with his own reflection?
Narcissus

Round 2
1a I Which ocean liner rescued the majority of the Titanic's survivors?
The Carpathia
1b What title is given to the wife of an earl?
Countess
2a Marita was the codename given to the German invasion of Yugoslavia and which other country?
Greece
2b Who is the present King of Jordan?
Abdullah II
3a Who was the first wife of Mickey Rooney?
Ava Gardner
3b In which Russian city is the Kirov Ballet based?
St Petersburg
4a What does the Greek word Mesopotamia mean?
Between two rivers
4b Which former Blue Peter presenter went on to present darts coverage on television?
Peter Purves

Round 3
1a What name is given to a vent on a volcano that emits smoke and gas?
Fumarole
1b Who composed the "Antarctic Symphony"?
Ralph Vaughan Williams
2a Which organisation has the motto "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity"?
FBI (Federal Bureau of Intelligence)
2b In which American city did Martin Luther King make his famous "I have a dream" speech?
Washington DC
3a Who led the Prussian troops against Napoleon at Waterloo?
General von Blucher
3b During the 1970s which car maker produced the Triumph TR7 and the Jaguar XJS?
British Leyland
4a What is the third book of the Old Testament?
Leviticus
4b Why was the charity walker Stephen Gough arrested several times on his walk from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2003-2004?
He was naked

Round 4
1a Which opera features the "Humming Chorus"?
Madame Butterfly
1 b Which actor played the US president in the TV series "The West Wing"?
Martin Sheen
2a In Irish folklore what is a merrow?
A mermaid
2b Who invernted the game of Monopoly?
Charles Darrow
3a Which university opened in Birmingham in 1966?
Aston
3b Who was the court jester in Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?
Touchstone
4a Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal?
Ewe (sheep)
4b In which year was Mrs Indira Gandhi assassinated?
1984

Round 5
1a Which political dynasty leader died in a plane crash and was succeeded by his brother, an airline pilot?
Sanjay Gandhi
1b What was the title of Cliff Richard's only UK number one hit during the 1970s?
"We Don't Talk Anymore"
2a In the acronym DEFRA, for what does the A stand?
Affairs (Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)
2b Who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations?
Trygve Lie
3a Which American submarine stayed submerged for three months in 1960?
USS Triton
3b What was the name of the character played by Geoffrey Palmer in "Butterflies"?
Ben Parkinson
4a Which club won the Scottish league cup three times in the first eight years of the competition?
East Fife
4b What is the Celtic name for Edinburgh?
Dunedin

Round 6
1a Which film star was born Reginald Truscott-Jones?
Ray Milland
1b What is a pentagram?
A five-pointed star
2a Who won Britain's only track and field medal at the 1976 Olympics?
Brendan Foster
2b In which British city was Europe's first purpose-built prison opened in 1786?
Liverpool (Great Howard Street)
3a Who was head of the Gestapo from1936?
Heinrich Himmler
3b The bands R.E.M. and the B52s both come from which town in Georgia?
Athens
4a To which family of birds does the blackcap belong?
Warbler
4b Which romantic novelist's first book was "Jigsaw", published in 1921?
Barbara Cartland

Round 7
1a Emil Zatopek won the Olympic gold medal in the marathon in 1952. In which event at the same games did his wife Dana also win gold?
Javelin
1b In which country was the Young Pretender Charles Edward Stuart born?
Italy
2a Which man-made material was first marketed in the USA in the 1950s as Dacron?
Terylene
2b Which parliamentary constituency is represented by Gordon Brown?
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
3a What is a yurt?
A portable hut used by Mongolian nomads
3b What was formerly on the site of the Mersey Court in Liverpool?
Exchange Railway Station
4a What is the title of the book written by radio personality Pete Price?
"Name Dropper"
4b Who wrote the Irish classic play "Cock A Doodle Dandy"?
Sean O'Casey

Round 8
1a What cat food did Arthur promote?
Cattomeat
1b Which Duran Duran song was the theme of a Bond film?
"A View to a Kill"
2a The song "Send in the Clowns" comes from which musical?
"A Little Night Music"
2b Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the subtitle "The Statutory Duel"?
"The Grand Duke"
3a What is the official name of London's Old Bailey Court?
The Central Criminal Court
3b What was the name of Honor Blackman's character in the TV series "The Avengers"
Cathy Gale
4a Who is the Speaker of the House of Commons?
Michael Martin
4b Rita Moreno won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in which film?
West Side Story

Spare Questions
1 What name is given to the historical meeting site of King Henry VIII and King Francis I in 1520?
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
2 By what name is the railway bridge that spans the River Mersey from Widnes to Runcorn known?
The Aethelfreda Bridge
3 Which actor plays the title character in the TV series "Judge John Deed"?
Martin Shaw