Monday 13th December 2010
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

ROUND ONE
1a Kipchoge Keino won the 1500m at the 1968 Olympic Games. What event did he win at the 1972 Olympic Games?
(3000M) STEEPLECHASE
1b HMS Sheffield and which other ship were sunk by Exocet missiles in the Falklands War?
MV ATLANTIC CONVEYOR
2a Who, with Alicia Keys, sang the theme for the last Bond film 'Quantum of Solace'?
JACK WHITE
2b In David Cameron's new Cabinet of May 2010, who is the Education Secretary?
MICHAEL GOVE
3a Which supermarket chain has its HQ in Bradford?
MORRISONS
3b In the Harry Potter books, what type of mythical creature is Fawkes?
PHOENIX
4a Which actor played Jim Hacker in TVs 'Yes Prime Minister'?
PAUL EDDINGTON
4b What is the capital of Rwanda?
KIGALI

ROUND 2
1a Strabismus is a condition affecting which part of the body?
EYE
1b Which book for children begins 'Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head…….'?
WINNIE-THE-POOH
2a Which actress plays Dot Branning (Cotton) in `EastEnders'?
JUNE BROWN
2b In which English city do trains stop at Shrub Hill station?
WORCESTER
3a In the 2010 season, which Formula One car does Robert Kubica drive?
RENAULT
3b Robert F Kennedy was assassinated in the kitchen of which Los Angeles hotel?
AMBASSADOR
4a Who had a Number One UK hit with their cover version of Joni Mitchell's 'Woodstock'?
MATTHEWS' SOUTHERN COMFORT
4b What is the name of Google's internet browser?
CHROME

ROUND 3
1a Tom Jones, the pop singer, was born in which Welsh town?
PONTYPRIDD
1b Who makes the 'Cayenne' car model?
PORSCHE
2a Which Football League club play home games at The Globe Arena?
MORECAMBE
2b Who was the last Chief Officer of the Royal Ulster Constabulary?
SIR RONNIE FLANAGAN
3a Released in 1940, what is the title of the first 'Road' film?
ROAD-TO SINGAPORE
3b Which body of water separates the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman?
STRAIT OF HORMUZ
4a Which 'ology' is concerned with fossils?
PALAEONTOLOGY
4b Which actress played opposite Cary Grant in the film 'Charade'?
AUDREY HEPBURN

ROUND 4
1a In which TV series does Anthony Head play 'Uther Pendragon'?
MERLIN
1b Which is the only city in the Irish province of Connacht?
GALWAY
2a If you were born on Burns Night, what would be your birth sign?
AQUARIUS
2b Which novel by Iris Murdoch is centred on Charles Arrowby, a thespian, who retires to the coast to write his memoirs?
THE SEA, THE SEA
3a Which traditional song begins 'Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules'?
THE BRITISH GRENADIERS
3b Up to what age for the child is the adult driving responsible for the child wearing a seat belt?
14
4a With which sport do you associate the Mosconi Cup?
POOL
4b In which year did construction of the Berlin Wall begin?
1961

ROUND 5
1a Hansen's Disease was previously known as what?
LEPROSY
1b What is the title of A A Milne's stage adaptation of 'Wind in the Willows'?
TOAD OF TOAD HALL
2a Who plays Norris Cole in 'Coronation Street'?
MALCOLM HEBDEN
2b In which English city do trains stop at Forster Square station?
BRADFORD
3a In the 2010 season, which Formula One car does Sebastian Vettel drive?
RED BULL
3b Which British WWII commander in Asia is interred in Arlington Cemetery?
ORDE WINGATE
4a Who famously sings 'O Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes-Benz'?
JANIS JOPLIN
4b Which internet browser is supplied as standard on Apple Macs?
SAFARI

ROUND 6
1a What is singer Tom Jones' real surname?
WOODWARD
1b Who makes the `Navara' vehicle?
NISSAN
2a Which Football League club play home games at The Pirelli Stadium?
BURTON ALBION
2b Which former deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester led the inquiry into the shooting of suspected members of the IRA in the early 1980s?
JOHN STALKER
3a What is the title of the first in the series of 'Carry On' films?
CARRY ON SERGEANT
3b In Niagara Falls, which island separates Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls?
GOAT
4a In which 'ology', founded in the early 1950s is self-awareness paramount?
SCIENTOLOGY
4b In the 1958 film 'A Tale of Two Cities', who plays Sydney Carton?
DIRK BOGARDE

ROUND 7
1a On TV, who is the narrator of 'Little Britain'?
TOM BAKER,
1b In the South-East of the country and founded in 914 AD by the Vikings, which is Ireland's oldest city?
WATERFORD
2a If you were born on Trafalgar Day, what would be your birth sign?
LIBRA
2b In 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', Arthur Dent believes that Ford Prefect is an out-of-work actor from which Surrey town?
GUILDFORD
3a Which traditional song begins 'Come, cheer up, my lads, 'us to glory we steer'?
HEART OF OAK
3b On a kerb two yellow lines at right angles to the road mean what?
NO LOADING (NOT NO STOPPING)
4a With which sport do you associate the Hopman Cup?
TENNIS
4b From which country did Algeria gain independence in 1962?
FRANCE

ROUND 8
1a Which athlete won both the 400m and the 800 m at the 1976 Olympic Games?
ALBERTO JUANTORENA
1b Who was the MOD spokesman during the Falklands War?
IAN MCDONALD
2a Which group sang the theme to 'The World is not Enough'?
GARBAGE
2b In David Cameron's new Cabinet of May 2010, who is the Home Secretary?
THERESA MAY
3a Which supermarket is part of the John Lewis group?
WAITROSE
3b With which family does Harry Potter live at 4 Privet Drive?
THE DURSLEYS (VERNON, PETUNIA, DUDLEY)
4a In which suburb was TVs 'The Good Life' set?
SURBITON
4b What is the capital of Chechnya?
GROZNY

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Who won a Tony Award in 2006 for her role as Mrs Lintott in the play 'The History Boys'?
FRANCES DE LA TOUR
2 Which river flows through the Lancashire town of Garstang?
WYRE
3 In which city can you watch greyhound racing and Speedway at Brough Park?
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
4 Who created and produced the TV series' True Blood' and 'Six Feet Under'?
ALAN BALL
5 By what word are the residents of Grenoble known?
GRENOBLOIS