Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Set by Northern Quiz League

ROUND ONE
1a. Who was the last King of England to have been born abroad?
GEORGE II
1b. What, in London, has at various times served as a Zoo, an observatory, a mint and a prison?
THE TOWER OF LONDON
2a. Which soft bread, popular in the Middle East, puffs up when baked leaving it hollow inside and suitable for filling?
PITTA
2b. Which event, first held in 1981, was guaranteed good publicity when Dick Beardsley of America, and Inge Simonson of Norway, crossed the finish line together to share first prize?
THE LONDON MARATHON
3a. What was the name of the Company founded by Prince Rupert in 1670 to trade furs with the North American Indians?
HUDSON BAY COMPANY
3b. Which city was the capital of Brazil prior to the creation of Brasilia?
RIO DE JANERIO
4a. Fu Manchu was an adversary of which Scotland Yard detective?
NAYLAND SMITH
4b. Which King of England spent just 6 months of his 10 year reign in England?
RICHARD I

ROUND TWO
1a. Which music festival, first held in 1970, takes place at Worthy Farm on land belonging to Michael Eavis?
GLASTONBURY
1b. What was set up during the 1790s against the background of the threat of a French invasion and published its first map, a county map of Kent, in 1801?
ORDNANCE SURVEY
2a. Of whom did the late President Mitterand once make the comment "She has the mouth of Marilyn Monroe, and eyes of Caligula"?
MARGARET THATCHER
2b. Who, on old American TV, was the owner of Mr Ed, the talking horse?
WILBUR POST
3a. On which Scottish island is Laphroaig whisky produced?
ISLAY
3b. Name the brother of Sherlock Holmes, who first appeared in the story 'The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter'?
MYCROFT (Holmes)
4a. David Jack was the first in 1923, and Roberto Di Matteo the last in the year 2000. What sporting achievement is being described?
FA CUP FINAL GOALS SCORED AT THE OLD WEMLEY STADIUM
4b. What kind of bread takes its name from the Italian for 'slipper' which it supposedly resembles?
CIABATTA

ROUND THREE
1a. Which famous rock star was born Frederick Bulsara?
FREDDIE MERCURY
1b. In greyhound racing what colour jacket does dog six wear?
BLACK & WHITE
STRIPES
2a. Which Roman god of agriculture is identified with the Greek God Cronus?
SATURN
2b. Which bird has the alternative name windhover?
KESTREL
3a. In greyhound racing what colour jacket does dog one wear?
RED
3b. Hades was the Greek equivalent of which Roman god?
PLUTO (also accept DIS or ORCUS)
4a. What is the old name for the bird the meadow pipit?
TITLARK
4b. Singer Jerry Dorsey is known by which stage name?
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

ROUND FOUR
1a. What type of drug is used in medicine to reduce body fluid by increasing the flow of urine?
DIURETIC
1b. Which famous American once said: "You can tell a lot about a fellow by his way of eating jellybeans?
RONALD REAGAN
2a. Which institution, located in the City of London, was founded by the Scottish financier William Paterson in 1694?
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
2b. How is the medical condition known as Derbyshire Neck more correctly known?
GOITRE
3a, Which city was the capital of Britain's Indian Empire before the creation of New Delhi?
CALCUTTA
3b. What famously took place near Max Yasgur's farm in August 1969?
WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
4a. Name the commanding officer of Fort Baxter* in the Phil Silvers show? (*later Camp Fremont)
COLONEL HALL
4b. What alcoholic drink is usually added to Scotch to make a Rusty Nail cocktail?
DRAMBUIE

ROUND FIVE
1a. Why does St Peters School in York not celebrate bonfire night?
GUY FAWKES WAS A PUPIL THERE
1b. As whom did Sophia Augusta Frederica, the daughter born to the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1729 become better known?
CATHERINE THE GREAT (OF RUSSIA)
2a. Which Island lies two miles off the tip of the Lleyn peninsula, in Cardigan Bay?
BARDSEY ISLAND
2b. Which Asian statesman was a former pupil of Harrow School?
PANDIT NEHRU
3a. Who composed the music for the ballets 'Rodeo' and 'Billy the Kid'?
AARON COPLAND
3b. Which Island, shaped like an inverted L, lies some six miles north of Ballycastle on the Antrim coast?
RATHLIN ISLAND
4a. Who became king when he was only five years old in 1715 and married the daughter of the dethroned King of Poland some 10 years later?
LOUIS XV
4b. Who wrote the music for the ballets 'The Firebird' and 'Petrushka?
IGOR STRAVINSKY

ROUND SIX
1a. Which operetta, with music by Oscar Straus, is based on the play 'Arms and the Man' by George Bernard Shaw?
THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER
1b. The atmosphere of planet Mars mainly consists of which gas?
CARBON DIOXIDE
2a. Which mountain range runs 300 miles across Northern Spain?
THE CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS
2b. Which operetta with book and lyrics by Oscar Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II features the popular love duet known as Indian Love Call?
ROSE MARIE
3a, Which is the largest satellite of the planet Saturn?
TITAN
3b. The English broad bean is known by what name in American cuisine?
LIMA OR FAVA BEAN
4a. In American cuisine what is a stock cube called?
BOUILLON CUBE
4b. In Australia which mountain range runs 2300 miles from Cape York almost to Melbourne?
THE GREAT DIVIDE (Great Dividing Range)

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Which British boxer was found shot dead in July 1965?
FREDDIE MILLS
1b. Which American chain of sandwich shops, with branches in the UK was founded by Fred DeLuca?
SUBWAY
2a. Which 2004 film was centred on the life of Howard Hughes?
THE AVIATOR
2b. Who was the first Englishman to win a yellow jersey in the Tour de France bicycle race in 1962, and who died while competing in the race five years later?
TOMMY SIMPSON
3a. What new branch of science did Karl Jansky start when he was studying static interference at Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1932?
RADIO ASTRONOMY
3b. Which institution merged with the Historical Manuscripts Commission, the Office of Public Sector Information and Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 2003 to form the body known as the National Archives?
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
4a. Which artist painted 'Rain, Steam and Speed'?
TURNER
4b. Name the 2005 film in which Russell Crowe played the role of American Boxer, James Braddock?
THE CINDERELLA MAN

ROUND EIGHT
1a. Which famous brand of fast food is said to contain a "secret blend of 11 herbs and spices? KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
1b. What is the name of Marcus Berkman's column in 'Private Eye' magazine which exposes some of the more embarrassing answers given by contestants on TV quiz shows?
DUMB BRITAIN
2a. Who was the jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology?
ANUBIS
2b. Who or what is depicted in Landseer's painting 'The Monarch of the Glen?
A STAG
3a. In 'Private Eye' magazine what is the name of the church parish of which the Reverend Tony Blair is supposed to be the vicar?
ST ALBION
3b. What device for detecting subatomic particles and radiation was devised by C T R Wilson in 1911?
THE CLOUD CHAMBER
4a. For what does the F stand in DEFRA, the name of the Government Department?
FOOD (Dept for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
4b. Who, in Greek mythology, was the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Which Turkish town was the birthplace of St Paul?
TARSUS
2. Which chemical element has the symbol V?
VANADIUM
3. Which river runs through Leicester?
SOAR
4. Which TV series, filmed in and around Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, is adapted from the novels of Caroline Graham?
MIDSOMER MURDERS