Tuesday 8th December 2009
Set by Blue Lamps (Northern)

Round 1
1a If Gordon Banks was 1, Nobby Stiles was 4, Bobby Charlton was 9, who was 16?
MARTIN PETERS
1b What state does Sarah Palin represent as its governor?
ALASKA
2a Which beer is brewed at the St James Gate Brewery?
GUINNESS
2b On which National Radio Station would you listen to Shelagh Foggerty, Anita Anand and Richard Bacon?
RADIO 5 LIVE
3a From which musical does the song "If I Ruled The World" come from?
PICKWICK
3b What is the common name of the Boeing CH47 Helicopter?
CHINOOK
4a Who won "Hell's Kitchen 2009" on Television?
LINDA EVANS
4b Which Cherokee Indian gave his name to a tree?
SEQUOIA (SEQUOYA)

Round 2
1a On which national radio station would you listen to Jane Jones, Jamie Crick and John Brunning?
CLASSIC FM
1b The ITN News at Ten team won a 2009 BAFTA for news coverage of which major news story in 2008?
CHINESE EARTHQUAKE
2a In which year did 617 Squadron's Dambusters Raid take place?
1943
2b If Old Kent Road is 1, Community Chest is 2 and Whitechapel is 3 what is 4?
INCOME TAX (squares after GO)
3a From which plant does natural vanilla flavouring come from?
ORCHID
3b In which town or city is Murphy's original brewery located?
CORK
4a What US State did Barack Obama become Senator of in 2005?
ILLINOIS
4b From which musical does the song "The Impossible Dream" come from?
MAN OF LA MANCHA

Round 3
1a Give a year in the life of cartographer Mercator?
1512-1594
1b From which western film starring John Wayne does the line "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend"?
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE
2a Which is the only major British Government position that has never been held by a woman?
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
2b The city of Split lies on the coast of which country?
CROATIA
3a What is the name of the canal opened in 1931 that circumvents Niagara Falls by linking Lakes Erie and Ontario?
WELLAND
3b In 2009 Michaela Tabb became the first female referee of which World Final?
SNOOKER
4a Craig Stirling, Sharon McCready and Richard Barrett were the central characters in which late 1960's TV series?
THE CHAMPIONS
4b What currency is used on Christmas Island?
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR

Round 4
1a Muscat is the capital of which country?
OMAN
1b Which river is crossed by the bridge Ponte Vasco de Gama?
TAGUS
2a In which country in 2008 was the first night time Fl Grand Prix held?
SINGAPORE
2b Who is the only woman to have held the post of British Foreign Secretary?
MARGARET BECKET
3a From which film does the line "Go ahead, make my day" come?
SUDDEN IMPACT (1983) NOT DIRTY HARRY
3b Give a year in the life of author Franz Kafka?
1883-1924
4a What is the official currency of Easter Island?
CHILEAN PESO
4b Danny Wilde and Brett Sinclair were the central characters in which 1970s TV Series?
THE PERSUADERS

Round 5
1a Who became Chief Scout in 2009?
BEAR GRYLLS
1b Which politician wrote the book 'The Storm' about the economic crisis?
VINCE CABLE
2a In which US State did the Battle of Wounded Knee take place?
SOUTH DAKOTA
2b Who in the 2005 film "Alexander" played Alexander the Great?
COLIN FARRELL
3a In which sport do participants use a mawashi?
SUMO WRESTLING
3b As at June 2009 who is the first Minister of Northern Ireland?
PETER ROBINSON
4a Where in Scotland is the former Royal Yacht Britannia now moored?
LEITH
4b The French call it Boudin Noir what is it called in Britain?
BLACK PUDDING

Round 6
1a Which Hollywood star wrote the recent book "Always Looking Up" about life as a Parkinson sufferer?
MICHAEL J FOX
1b There are two ski jumps used in Winter Olympic competition, one is 90m what length is the other?
120m
2a Who is the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland?
HUGH ORDE
2b Which Gloucestershire town sits on the confluence of the Severn and Warwickshire Avon?
TEWKESBURY
3a What name is given to the stomach lining of various domesticated animals prepared and used for food?
TRIPE
3b Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2009?
NORWAY
4a Who played King Arthur in the 2004 film 'King Arthur'?
CLIVE OWEN
4b In which US State did the Gunfight at the OK Corral take place?
ARIZONA

Round 7
1a Who is the only Englishman to have been both knighted and canonized?
SIR THOMAS MOORE
1b What relation to King Herod was Salome?
STEP-DAUGHTER
2a Which musical is based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder?
HELLO DOLLY
2b Which cartoon character created by Al Capp lives in Dog Patch?
L'ABNER
3a Name either of the two servicemen who were the first to row across the Atlantic in 1968?
(CAPTAIN JOHN) RIDGEWAY/(SGT CHAY) BLYTH
3b According to the title of the 1968 record by the Lemon Pipers, what colour was the tambourine?
GREEN
4a Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympics twice?
PARIS
4b Who composed the opera Dido and Aeneas which was the first performed in London in 1689?
PURCELL

Round 8
1a From which planet did Dan Dare's enemy The Mekon come?
VENUS
1b The first number 1 of the 1960s was called "Starry Eyed", who sang it?
MICHAEL HOLLIDAY
2a In the Bible who was the father of David?
JESSE
2b Which British building celebrated its 900th anniversary in 1965?
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
3a Who composed the opera Don Carlos first performed in Paris in 1867?
VERDI
3b Which musical is based on the novel Kipps by H. G. Wells?
HALF A SIXPENCE
4a Judge Jeffreys presided over the trials of 1685 following which rebellion?
MONMOUTH
4b The Summer Olympics of 1956 were held in Melbourne. However in which city were the equestrian events held?
STOCKHOLM

Spare Questions
1 Who wrote Billy Liar?
KEITH WATERHOUSE
2 Who plays Chief Inspector George Gently on television?
MARTIN SHAW
3 Stilton cheese can only be made in 3 Counties, name one.
DERBYSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHSIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE
4 The Argentinean composer Astor Piazzola made an art form of which dance?
TANGO
5 In Greek Mythology who was the twin sister of Apollo?
ARTEMIS
6 In New York in 1890 William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by what method?
ELECTRIC CHAIR