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Tuesday 17th November 2009
Set by The Saints (Liverpool)

Round One
1a Name either James Bond film in which the villain 'Jaws' features.
The Spy Who Loved Me or Moonraker
1b The Serengeti National Park is in which country?
Tanzania
2a Citrus Paradisi is the Latin name for which fruit?
Grapefruit
2b Which football club effectively held the English Football League Championship throughout both World Wars?
Everton FC
3a In Greek myth, what was the name of the winged horse?
Pegasus
3b Born 1888, who composed the song "There's No Business Like Show Business"?
Irving Berlin
4a In Morse Code, which letter of the alphabet is dot dot?
The letter I
4b Who presents BBC Radio Two's "Good Morning Sunday" (7 am to 9 am)?
Aled Jones

Round Two
1a The traditional beef (or hare) stifado stew originated in which country?
Greece
1b The kissing disease (infectious mononucleosis) has what common name?
Glandular fever
2a Which supermarket chain instituted 'Computers for Schools' in 1992?
Tesco
2b What name is given to the study of very low temperatures?
Cryogenics
3a Which US singer/record producer was shot dead by his father in 1984?
Marvin Gaye
3b Who was the character name of the British spy/French police officer in TV's "Allo Allo"?
Officer (Capt.) Crabtree
4a Born Michael Dumbell-Smith, which actor took his stage name from a passing biscuit lorry?
Michael Crawford
4b Roquefort, Gorgonzola, and Stilton cheeses have what distinguishing factor?
Blue veins

Round Three
1a Which country has had the most wins in the Eurovision Song Contest?
Ireland (Seven)
1b Which Jamaican had a 1969 international hit with "Israelites"?
Desmond Dekker
2a What was the name of "RMS Titanic's" older sister ship?
RMS Olympic
2b On a netball shirt, what do the initials `WD' stand for?
Wing Defence
3a Who played the role of Philip Smith in TV's "Rising Damp"?
Don Warrington
3b What is the heraldic name for silver?
Argent
4a Which radioactive metallic element has the symbol Pu, atomic number 94?
Plutonium
4b Give a year in the reign of King Henry the Fourth of England/
1399-1413

Round Four
1a What type of creature is a sea fox?
(Thresher) Shark
1b What do the opposite sides of a die (dice) always add up to?
Seven
2a "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was the first US release for which group?
The Bee Gees
2b Which motor car was 'tested by dummies, driven by the intelligent'?
Volvo
3a Frank Richard's (Charles Hamilton) 'Billy Bunter' attended which school?
Greyfriars
3b What is the US equivalent of the British Army's SAS?
Delta Force
4a What is the smallest city, by population, in the United Kingdom?
St. David's, Wales
4b Who was assassinated on April 4th 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee?
Martin Luther King

Round Five
1a Which actor played the role of John McClane in the "Die Hard" films?
Bruce Willis
1b Alligator Alley (on Interstate 75) in which US state?
Florida
2a Citrus unshui (or mikan), of Chinese origin, has what UK name?
Satsuma
2b Bill Shankly signed Kevin Keegan from which club in 1971?
Scunthorpe United
3a In Greek myth, which three-headed dog guarded the gate to Hades?
Cerberus
3b Born 1892, who composed the song "Miss Otis Regrets"?
Cole Porter
4a In Morse Code, which letter of the alphabet is dot dash?
The letter A
4b Who presents BBC Radio Two's "Pick of the Pops" on Sundays from 2.30 to 4.30 pm?
Dale Winton

Round Six
1a Originating in Eastern Europe, which pressed meat is seasoned with herbs and spices, smoked, and steamed after smoking?
Pastrami
1b What is the common name for herpes zoster?
Shingles
2a Which supermarket chain bought out Safeway in 2004?
Morrisons
2b Which American (1886-1956) founded the modern frozen food industry?
Clarence Birdseye
3a Which American R&B/soul singer (1951-2005) won the 2004 Grammyfor Song of the Year Award for the track "Dance With My Father"?
Luther Vandross
3b TV's Top Cat and his gang always tried to avoid which policeman?
Officer Dibble
4a Which actor provided the voice for John Smith in the 1995 Disney film 'Pocahontas'?
Mel Gibson
4b The whey of which Italian cheese (means re-cooked in English) is made from sheep or buffalo milk? Ricotta

Round Seven
1a Which group/act were the first Germans to have a UK No. 1 hit with "The Model/Computer Love'?
Kraftwerk - -
1b What was the first name of Stretford-born artist L. S. Lowry?
Laurence
2a Which Cunard Line ship first came to the aid of "RMS Titanic"?
RMS Carpathia
2b On a netball shirt, what do the initials `GA' stand for?
Goal Attack
3a Which TV/film animated space age family have a dog called Astro?
The Jetsons
3b Which company is the world's largest user of silver?
Kodak
4a Which chemical element has the symbol Hg, atomic number 80?
Mercury
4b Give a year in the reign of King Edward the Sixth of England.
1547-1553

Round Eight
1a Magellan, Galapagos, and Chinstrap are varieties of which animal?
Penguin
1b How many blank tiles are there in the game of Scrabble?
Two
2a Clare Grogan was the lead singer with which '80's band?
Altered Images
2b Which car was advertised as 'the ride of your life'?
Peugeot (206)
3a Jamie Bell played which ballet dancer on film?
Billy Elliot
3b Which pernicious elements of war were said to be uncontrollable and inhumane by the UN?
Land mines
4a Which Welsh county is known as 'Little England beyond Wales'?
Pembrokeshire
4b Which incident occured near to Creddington, Buckinghamshire on 8th August 1963?
Great Train Robbery

Spare Questions
1 Which aircraft had its first flight in February 1969?
Boeing 747 (Jumbo Jet)
2 Gerry Goffin was the husband of which singer?
Carole King
3 Which German battleship is being salvaged from the River Plate?
Admiral Graf Spee
4 Which musical instrument can have 21, 22, or 23 strings?
Sitar

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