Tuesday 1st December 2009
Set by Baltic Fleet (Liverpool)
Rounds 4 and 5 are headed

Round 1
1a What is the first name of the wife of French president Nikolas Sarkozy?
Carla
1b Who succeeded Peter becoming the 2nct Pope in the RC church?
Linus
2a In which year in the 20th Century were there three Popes?
1978
2b What Is the SI unit of power?
Watt
3a What is the SI of force?
Newton
3b What Is the first name of the wife of US President Barack Obama?
Michelle
4a Who produces the perfume "Fleur de Fleurs" and "L'air du temps"?
Nina Ricci
4b Who produces the perfumes "Opium" and "Rive Gauche"?
Yves Saint Laurent

Round 2
1a Which flower is classified into 9 categories, which include; incurve, reflex, spiders, singles, sprays?
Chrysanthemum
1b Which flower has varieties which include, pompom, ball, decorative and cactus?
Dahlia
2a "Suicide Is Painless" Is associated with which American TV Show?
MASH
2b Botswana was known by what name until 1966?
Bechuanaland
3a Sphalerite is the main ore of which metal?
Zinc
3b Malachite is the main ore of which metal?
Copper
4a Burkina Faso was known by which name until 1984?
Upper Volta
4b "This Wheel's On Fire" is the theme tune to which British TV show?
Absolutely Fabulous

Round 3
1a In which English city would you board a train at Forster Square?
Bradford
1b Which 20th century US president adopted the slogan "Great Society"?
L.B.Johnson
2a In Morse code what letter is signified by dot dot?
I
2b What does the adjective piscine signify?
Fish Like
3a Which 20th century US president adopted the slogan "New Frontier"?
J.F.Kennedy
3b In Morse code what letter is signified by dash dash?
M
4a What does the adjective taurine signify?
Bull Like
4b In which English city would you board a train at Thorpe Station?
Norwich

Round 4 Sport
1a On which Caribbean island were England dismissed for 51 in a test match in 2009?
Jamaica
1b As at 1.2.2009 who is the coach of St Helens RLFC?
Mick Potter
2a Which horse won the 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Denman
2b On which Caribbean island was a test match abandoned in 2009 after only 10 balls were bowled?
Antigua
3a Who is the only Croatian to win men's singles at Wimbledon?
Goran Ivanisevic (2001)
3b Which horse won the 2008 Grand National?
Comply Or Die
4a As at 1.2.2009. Who is the coach of Warrington Wolves RLFC?
James Lowes
4b Who is the only Dutchman to win the men's singles at Wimbledon?
Richard Kraijeck

Round 5 Literature
1a In which George Elliot novel are the characters Tom And Maggie Tulliver?
Mill On The Floss
1b Which character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night says "Some Are Born Great, Some Achieve Greatness and Some Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them"?
Malvolio
2a Who was the first Poet Laureate appointed in 1668?
John Dryden
2b Who wrote the best seller "The Associate"?
John Grisham
3a Who wrote the best seller "The Afghan"?
Frederick Forsyth
3b In which Jane Austin novel are the characters Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth?
Persuasion
4a Which character in Shakespeare's Hamlet says "Beware of entrance to a quarrel but being in, bear't that the opposed may be aware of thee"?
Polonius
4b In the 20th century who was the longest serving Poet Laureate 1930-1967?
John Masefield

Round 6
1a What is the capital of the Bahamas?
Nassau
1b Complete the title of the Woody Allen directed film 'Vicky Christina ….
Barcelona
2a Of what are you afraid if you suffer from hydrophobia?
Water
2b What is the capital of Bermuda?
Hamilton
3a In which year did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?
1961
3b Of what are you afraid of if you suffer from chromophobia?
Colour(s)
4a In which city is Slum Dog Millionaire set?
Mumbai
4b Who In 1963 became the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova

Round 7
la Who was the Greek god of rain and the cupbearer to the Gods?
Ganymede
1b Who composed the opera Tristan and Isolde?
Wagner
2a Who plays DCI Tom Barnaby on TV?
John Nettles
2b Who played Tony Soprano on TV?
James Gandolfini
3a Who composed the opera Otello?
Verdi
3b Who is the main Patron Saint of France?
Denis
4a Who is the main Patron Saint of Germany?
Boniface
4b Who was the Greek sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into swine?
Circe

Round 8
1a What was the name of the Dutch MP refused entry into the UK in early 2009?
Gert Wilders
1b Which art movement was originally formed by Walter Gropius in 1918 in Weimar?
Bauhaus
2a In which year did Mussolini seize power in Italy and the Irish Free State become established?
1922
2b In which year was Gandhi assassinated and the state of Israel set up?
1948
3a In electoral terms what does the abbreviation STV signify?
Single Transferable Vote
3b Howard Schultz owner of Starbucks prompted which political figure to ask "Who the f**k is he?
Peter Mandelson
4a Which art movement was formulated as an anarchic form of expressionism in Zurich in 1916 possibly by poet Tristan Tzara?
Dada
4b In electoral terms what does the abbreviation FPTP signify?
First Past The Post

Spare Questions
1 Who won X Factor in December 2008?
Alexandra Burke
2 Who was on the throne of England in 1095?
William II
3 Which brewery produces the beer London Pride?
Fullers