Tuesday 9th February 2010
Set by Bookworms (Liverpool)

Round One
1A Who was the heroine of Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey?
Catherine Morland
1B Give a year during the Governorship of Peter Stuyvesant in New York.
1647-1664
2A Who sang the theme for the James Bond film From Russia with Love?
Matt Monroe
2B Vestiphobia is the fear of what?
Clothing
3A Chrometophobia is the fear of what?
Money
3B Who sang the theme for the James Bond film You Only Live Twice?
Nancy Sinatra
4A Give a year during which Ramsay MacDonald was Prime Minister in Britain.
1924; 1929-31; 1931-5
4B Name one of the Dashwood sisters in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility.
Elinor; Marianne or Margaret

Round Two
1A Which is the second largest lake in the Lake District?
Ullswater
1B The summer Olympic Games of 1912 were held in which city?
Stockholm
2A In which Shakespeare play does the character Mercutio appear?
Romeo and Juliet
2B Name one of the moons of the planet Mars.
Phobos or Deimos
3A Name one of the main moons of the planet Uranus.
Miranda; Arlel; Umbriel; Titania or Oberon
38 In which Shakespeare play does the character Goneril appear?
King Lear
4A The summer Olympic Games of 1988 were held in which city?
Seoul
4B Water is taken from several lakes in the Lake District, but there are only two reservoirs among the lakes. Name either of them.
Thirlmere or Haweswater

Round Three
1A In which year was John Lennon killed?
1980
1B Who was The Times correspondent who reported on location from the Crimean War?
William Russell
2A How many hours did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spend walking on the moon in 1969?
Two hours
2B Who makes or made the model of vehicle the Kangoo?
Renault
3A Who makes or made the model of vehicle the Cresta?
Vauxhall
3B How many years does it take for Halley's Comet to reappear?
Every 76 years
4A At the Restoration in 1660, whom did Charles II appoint as Governor of Windsor Castle?
Prince Rupert
4B In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989

Round Four
1A Charles Lindbergh died in 1974. Where was he buried?
Hawaii (Maui Island)
1B The inhabitants of which Asian city call their city Krung Thep, "the City of Angels"?
Bangkok
2A Give a year in the life of Geoffrey Chaucer.
1340-1400
2B Who directed the film Ryan's Daughter (1970)?
David Lean
3A Who was the female star of the 2000 film Chocolat; the person who opened the chocolate shop in the French village?
Juliette Binoche
3B Give a year in the life of John Milton.
1608-1674
4A In 1707 a fleet of Navy ships was wrecked off the Scilly Islands. Who was the commander who lost his life in the disaster?
Sir Cloudesley Shovel
4B In 1939 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was called "the most dangerous woman in Europe". By whom?
Adolf Hitler

Round Five
1A What is the name used for the training and cutting of trees and shrubs into ornamental shapes?
Topiary
1B Which British bird has the most feathers?
Mute Swan (it is the largest British bird)
2A Which present-day US state was known officially in the 19th century as Indian territory?
Oklahoma
2B Who wrote the opera Peter Grimes?
Benjamin Britten
3A Who wrote the opera The Queen of Spades?
Tchaikovsky
3B In which US state was native American chief Sitting Bull killed?
South Dakota
4A Which flightless bird was found in Britain until nearly 200 years ago?
(Great) Auk (last bird killed 1840)
4B What is the name for deliberately dwarfing trees and shrubs?
Bonsai

Round Six
1A Who directed the film Citizen Kane (1941)?
Orson Welles
1B According to the Old Testament of the Bible, who consulted the witch of Endor?
Saul
2A In which British county are the rivers Taw, Torridge and Teign?
Devon
2B Three-quarters of the world's breeding population of one seabird are concentrated around the British Isles - which species?
(North Atlantic) Gannet
3A Why is a male falcon called a tiercel?
It is a THIRD SMALLER than the female falcon
3B The village of Borstal that gave its name to institutions for juvenile criminals is in which British county?
Kent
4A According to the Old Testament of the Bible, name one of the three friends who comforted Job.
Eliphaz; Bildad or Zophar
4B Name one of the two female leads in the film Calendar Girls (2003)?
Helen Mirren or Julie Walters

Round Seven
1A Who was the MP for Jarrow who became the first female Minister for Education?
Ellen Wilkinson (died1947)
1B Which author created the fictional character Sergeant Cuff?
Wilkie Collins (in The Moonstone 1868)
2A According to the book of Revelations in the New Testament of the Bible, where were the kings of the earth gathered for battle?
Armageddon
2B The state of Malta consists of several islands - which is second in size to Malta itself?
Gozo
3A On which river is St Petersburg situated?
Neva
3B According to the New Testament of the Bible, where is referred to as the town of David?
Bethlehem
4A Which author created the fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin?
Edgar Allan Poe
4B Who wrote the General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money in 1936?
John Maynard Keynes (died 1946)

Round Eight
1A Who wrote the play She Stoops to Conquer?
Oliver Goldsmith
1B What is the official publication for all state proclamations and the announcement of diplomatic and service appointments?
The London Gazette
2A Which sea lies between Australia and New Zealand?
Tasman
2B Glen Shee, Glencoe and Glen Ample are all varieties of which fruit?
Raspberry
3A Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are all varieties of which fruit?
Apple
3B Name one of the two Belgian cities linked by the Albert Canal.
Antwerp or Liege
4A The Hall of Arts and Sciences that was opened in 1871 is better known now as what?
The Royal Albert Hall
4B Which 19th century author wrote a succession of books to help clear a £100,000 debt?
Sir Walter Scott

Spares Questions
1 St Enoch's station is/was in which British city?
Glasgow
2 In a symphony orchestra, which is the smallest woodwind instrument?
Piccolo
3 In 1927 the capital of Australia was established in Canberra. Where had it the previous capital been?
Melbourne
4 In the 2008 Olympic Games a team of 3 British women won a sailing gold medal - for which class of boat?
Yngling