Monday 29th September 2008
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

Round One.
1A Name the soldier, with whom Anna Karenina falls in love, their affair ending tragically in her death?
COUNT VRONSKY
1B In which European city is Kurtfurstendamm the main shopping street?
BERLIN
2A Although he started and ended his career with Yorkshire, for which other county did Darren Gough play cricket from 2003-07?
ESSEX
2B Which woman, far more famous in another field, wrote the children's books, "Mr Peabody's Apples" and "The English Roses"?
MADONNA
3A Who composed a set of 30 variations for the harpsichord which he named the "Goldberg Variations"?
J.S. BACH
3B Sheila Buckley was the secretary and mistress of which former, disgraced MP?
JOHN STONEHOUSE
4A Which long running TV series is based on "The Constable" series of novels by author Nicholas Rhea?
HEARTBEAT
4B For his role in which film did Al Pacino win the Oscar for best actor in 1992?
SCENT OF A WOMAN

Round Two.
1A Which American Ivy League University is situated in Ithaca, New York State?
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
1B In 2006, which planet in our solar system was re-classified as a dwarf planet and is now classified alongside Eris and Ceres?
PLUTO
2A In the Bible, who was put to death, because King Ahab coveted his vineyard?
NABOTH
2B Which Mexican girl is currently the world's No.1 lady golfer?
LORENA OCHOA
3A Perak and Perlis are both states of which South East Asian country?
MALAYSIA
3B On TV, which actor played the parts of Rebus and also D.I. Pat Chappell in "The Vice"?
KEN STOTT
4A Which pop singer, tragically killed in a car accident in 1960, sang the song, "Twenty Flight Rock" in the 1956 film, "The Girl Can't Help It"?
EDDIE COCHRAN
4B Who was on the English throne at the start of the Hundred Years War in 1337?
EDWARD III

Round Three.
1A Who was on the English throne when the Hundred Years War ended in 1453?
HENRY VI
1B Which pop singer, who survived the car crash in which Eddie Cochran died, sang with a backing group called, "The Blue Caps"?
GENE VINCENT
2A On TV, which actor played the parts of Rebus and barrister Jack Roper in "New Street Law"? JOHN HANNAH
2B Lake Taupo is the largest lake in which Commonwealth country?
NEW ZEALAND
3A Who has been horse racing's National Hunt champion jockey every season since 1995-96?
TONY McCOY
3B In the Bible, whom did Saul consult when threatened by the Philistine army?
THE WITCH OF ENDOR
4A How many moons has the planet Mercury?
NONE
4B Harvard University is situated in which American State?
MASSACHUSETTS

Round Four.
1A Who has been nominated for the Oscar awards of best actress or supporting actress a record fourteen times, between 1979 and 2006, winning each award just once?
MERYL STREEP
1B Which actress, who played the part of Candice Stowe in "Coronation St.", joined the cast of "Heartbeat" in 2008, where she plays the part of Dawn Bellamy?
NIKKI SANDERSON
2A Which government minister was shamed in 1992, when actress Antonio de Sancha told the press about his extra marital affair with her?
DAVID MELLOR
2B Who composed the music to the anthem, "Jerusalem", written by William Blake"?
HUBERT PARRY
3A Which British actress was married to the actor Rod Steiger from 1959 until 1969?
CLAIRE BLOOM
3B With which county did Lancashire fast bowler Dominic Cork start his career in 1990?
DERBYSHIRE
4A In which Asian city is Orchard Rd. the main shopping street?
SINGAPORE
4B Name the soldier, who marries Bathsheba Everdene, in Hardy's novel, "Far From the Madding Crowd", the marriage ending tragically with his murder?
SERGEANT FRANK TROY

Round Five.
1A Which London station is the subject of William Frith's 1862 painting, "The Railway Station"?
PADDINGTON
I B What do the French call that which we call the Straits of Dover?
PAS DE CALMS
2A What was advertised with the slogan, "Let your fingers do the walking"?
YELLOW PAGES
2B "I was born in the year 1632 in the city of York, of a good family" are the opening words of which novel?
ROBINSON CRUSOE
3A In New Zealand, Tui and Kakapos are what type of creature?
BIRDS
3B Which illness caused Edward VII's coronation to be delayed by six weeks?
APPENDICITIS
4A Born in Argentina in 1942, which pianist and conductor has been has been music director of the Berlin State Opera since 1992, and was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1991 to 2006?
DANIEL BARENBOIM
4B Which famous personality married Swedish model, Min Nordegren, in October 2004?
TIGER WOODS

Round Six.
1A In a chemistry laboratory, what is the purpose of a Kipp's apparatus?
PRODUCTION OF GASES.
1B Which common expression comes from the act in 1887, of Lord Salisbury promoting his nephew, A J Balfour, to the post of Chief Secretary for Ireland?
BOB'S YOUR UNCLE
2A In education, for what does the letter C stand in the abbreviation, QCA?
CURRICULUM (The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority)
2B In which English county is the town of Wilton, famous from the 16th century for the manufacture of carpets? WILTSHIRE
3A Which musical has as this theme? A lapsed nun marries her boss and then helps the family escape from the Nazis?
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
3B Which actor, who stars as Mac Taylor in the TV series, CSI New York, played the part of Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 film, "Forrest Gump"?
GARY SINISE
4A Who was the biblical son of Hannah, the first of the major prophets, who selected and anointed the first two Kings of Israel, Saul and David?
SAMUEL
4B Who was elected President of Cuba in February 2008?
RAUL CASTRO

Round Seven.
1A Who was elected Chancellor of Germany in November 2005?
ANGELA MERKEL
1B In the bible, who was the son of King Saul, who befriended David, and saved him from being killed by the King?
JONATHAN
2A Which famous film actress starred as Victoria Barkley in the TV series, "The Big Valley", the series which spawned the career of actor, Lee Majors?
BARBARA STANWYCK
2B Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical had the theme of romantic problems among immigrants in San Francisco's Chinatown?
FLOWER DRUM SONG
3A Which Scottish City is situated between the mouths of the rivers Don and Dee?
ABERDEEN
3B In personal finance terms, for what does the I stand in the abbreviation IVA?
INDIVIDUAL (Voluntary Agreement)
4A What name is given to that part of the sea, which is farthest from land, but still visible? A ship in this area, has given rise to an expression, meaning that an event is imminent and likely to happen soon?
(IN) THE OFFING
4B Which piece of laboratory equipment consists of a vertical cylindrical piece of glassware, graduated volumetrically along its length, with a stopcock at the bottom? It is used to dispense known amounts of liquids.
A BURETTE.

Round Eight.
1A What is the name of the Swedish woman who famously caddied for Nick Faldo, during his heyday as one of the world's top golfers?
FANNY SUNESON
1B Born in Hungary in 1912, which pianist and conductor was music director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1961-71, and music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1969-91?
GEORG SOLTI
2A Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
2B In New Zealand, of what are Kowhai and Titoki native species?
TREES
3A "Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, and what is more, you'll be a man my son" is the last line of which very famous poem?
IF (By Rudyard Kipling)
3B What was advertised with the slogan, "Don't leave home without it"?
AMERICAN EXPRESS
4A Close to the village of St Just, what is the name of the only cape in England?
CAPE CORNWALL
4B Which artist used a terrace at St Thomas' Hospital as a vantage point for his series of paintings of the Houses of Parliament?
CLAUDE MONET

Spare Questions.
1. In the TV comedy series, "Dad's Army", which character spoke the line, "Mum won't like it Uncle Arthur"?
PRIVATE PIKE
2. Who did the Italian former model Carla Bruni marry in February 2008?
NICOLAS SARKOZY
3. Which is the only letter in the game of Scrabble to score five points?
THE LETTER K