Monday 7th December 2009
Set by Foreign Legion (Northern)

Round 1
1a In which city were the Olympic Games held in which Torvill & Dean won the Gold Medal dancing to Bolero?
SARAJEVO
1b Which is the first Old Testament Book named after a person?
JOSHUA
2a Which Country's Monarchs were crowned on the Hill of Tara?
IRELAND
2b Who was King of England at the outbreak of the Hundred Years War?
EDWARD III
3a Give a year in the life of artist Paul Gauguin?
1848-1903
3b The Ali/Frazier fight, billed as "The Thriller in Manila" took place in which city?
QUEZON CITY
4a In which country was the comedian Eddie Izzard born?
YEMEN
4b Which film star is quoted with the famous last words "I should never have switched from scotch to martinis"?
HUMPHREY BOGART

Round 2
1a Catherine of Braganza, Portuguese princess, was married to which English king?
CHARLES II
1b Which famous person (sportsman/filmstar) has the nickname `The Juice'?
O J SIMPSON
2a What do the Americans call what we call a 'sofa'?
DAVENPORT
2b What part of the human body is the lingua?
TONGUE
3a Pheidippides reportedly ran the first marathon during the war between Greece and which other country?
PERSIA
3b Who composed the opera La Traviata?
VERDI
4a On TV what was the name of Tonto's horse?
SCOUT
4b What is the collective noun for budgerigars?
CHATTER

Round 3
1a Which singer had the theme song 'Everybody Loves Somebody'?
DEAN MARTIN
1b What is the young of a beaver called?
KITTEN
2a Eve Pollard is the agony aunt from which daily newspaper?
DAILY MIRROR
2b Which perfume house manufactures the perfume Alliage?
ESTEE LAUDER
3a Which statesman made the quotation "Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate?
J F KENNEDY
3b Which element has the symbol Na?
SODIUM
4a In which year was the Prime Minister Spencer Percival shot on entering the House of Commons?
1812
4b The Canadian Province of Ontario has borders with two other provinces. Name one.
QUEBEC/MANITOBA

Round 4
1a In criminal slang what is a peterman?
SAFE BREAKER
lb Topeka is the state capital of which American state?
KANSAS
2a In which film did Clint Eastwood sing the song "I Talk To The Trees'?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
2b Which spirit is mixed with orange juice to make the cocktail known as a screwdriver?
VODKA
3a In which war was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
US WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
3b Name the film in which Halle Berry won the Best Actress Oscar in 2002?
MONSTER BALL
4a Which football league club is known as "The Bees"?
BRENTFORD
4b In which long running TV Programme did Trudie Goodwin and Graham Cole appear?
THE BILL (June Ackland/Tony Stamp)

Round 5
1a In which city were the Winter Olympic Games held when John Curry won a gold medal for men's figure skating?
INNSBRUCK
1b Two books of the Old Testament are named after women. Name one.
RUTH OR ESTHER
2a In Roman Britain where was Vectis?
ISLE OF WIGHT
2b Who was King of England at the Battle of Bannockburn?
EDWARD II
3a Give a year in the life of artist Thomas Gainsborough?
1727-1788
3b The 'Rumble in the Jungle' between Ali and Foreman took place in which city?
KINSHASA
4a On which island was the singer Freddy Mercury born?
ZANZIBAR
4b Which vocalist and fim star is associated with the famous last words "That was a great game of golf fellers"?
BING CROSBY

Round 6
1a Catherine of Valois, French Princess was married to which English king?
HENRY THE FIFTH (V)
1b Which famous boxer had the nickname the 'Brockton Blockbuster'?
ROCKY MARCIANO
2a What do Americans call what we call a pushchair?
STROLLER
2b Which disease has the medical term variola?
SMALLPOX
3a In Greek mythology who is the Goddess of Retribution?
NEMESIS
3b Who composed the opera La Boheme?
PUCCINI
4a In Western films what was the name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse?
TOPPER
4b What is the collective noun for moles?
LABOUR

Round 7
1a Whose theme song is entitled 'Love is like a Violin'?
KEN DODD
1b What is the young of the otter called?
WHELP
2a Which daily newspaper is Miriam Stoppard the Agony Aunt?
DAILY EXPRESS
2b Which perfume house produces the perfume 'Red Door'?
ELIZABETH ARDEN
3a Which musician made the quotation "What you said hurt me, I cried all the way to the bank"?
LIBERACE
3b Which element has the symbol P?
PHOSPHORUS
4a In which year was the US President William McKinley shot dead?
1901
4b Two countries of South America are completely land locked, name one.
PARAGUAY/BOLIVIA

Round 8
1a In criminal slang what does it mean to 'Get a handful'?
5 YEAR SENTENCE
1b Carson City is the state capital of which American state?
NEVADA
2a In the film 'Darby O'Gill and the Little People' which actor not known as a singer, sang 'A Sweet Little Irish Girl'?
SEAN CONNERY
2b Which spirit is mixed with Drambuie to make the cocktail known as 'A Rusty Nail'?
WHISKY
3a In which war was the Battle of Crecy?
HUNDRED YEAR WAR
3b For which film did Julia Roberts win the Best Actress Oscar in 2001?
ERIN BROCHOVICH
4a Which football league club is known at the Terriers?
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
4b In which TV soap/drama did the actors Steve Halliwell and Mark Charnock appear?
EMMERDALE (Zak & Marlon Dingle)

Spare Questions
1 What happens to an animal when it is polled?
ITS HORNS ARE REMOVED
2 Which field game is played 10 a side for men but 12 a side for women?
LACROSSE
3 Which play set in Lancashire in the 1850's tells of boot maker Will Mossop's romance with his boss's daughter?
HOBSON'S CHOICE
4 In music what is Dr Thomas Arne's most famous composition?
RULE BRITANNIA