Monday 15th February 2010
Set by Roundheads (Wirral)

Round 1
1a What nationality is the model Gisele Bundchen?
Brazilian
1b Which supermodel was discovered at the age of 17 in a Dusseldorf night club?
Claudia Schiffer
2a Which former African leader once declared himself 'The Last King of Scotland'?
Idi Amin
2b Which English Prime Minister left school in 1959 with 3 'O' levels?
John Major
3a Which of the four teenage mutant Ninja turtles would come first alphabetically?
Donatello
3b What is the nickname of the local mafia boss voiced by Joe Mantegna in 'The Simpsons'?
Fat Tony
4a Gisbome, Hawkes Bay and Marlborough are wine producing districts in which country?
New Zealand
4b Robertson, Constantia and Pearl are wine producing districts in which country?
South Africa

Round 2
1a Which 1980 cult film, directed by John Landis, starred John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd?
Blues Brothers
1b John Landis directed a famous video for which of Michael Jackson's hits?
Thriller
2a Io, Callisto and Europa are moons of which planet?
Jupiter
2b In computer technology what does 'ROM' stand for?
Read Only Memory
3a In which city were almost all French kings crowned?
Rheims
3b Which monarch said Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest'?
Henry II
4a In the Harry Potter books, which house at Hogwarts has a serpent as its emblem?
Slytherin
4b In the children's books by Francesca Simon, 'Perfect Peter' is the younger brother of which character?
Horrid Henry

Round 3
1a Who collaborated with Karl Marx to produce 'The Communist Manifesto' in 1848?
Frederick Engels
1b In 1706, the Duke of Marlborough won the Battle of Ramillies. In which modem country is it?
Belgium
2a Which British institution was set up by Royal Charter in 1927?
The BBC
2b When founded in 1942, what was the name of the charity Oxfam short for?
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
3a What is the name of the London based society for conjurors and magicians, founded in 1905?
The Magic Circle
3b Which entertainer had a statue erected in his memory in his home town of Caerphilly in 2008?
Tommy Cooper
4a What is the name of the medical condition of the eye which derives its name from the Greek words for 'without' and 'spot'?
Astigmatism
4b What are the tiny blood vessels called which connect the smallest arteries and veins in the body?
Capillaries

Round 4
1a The aurochs is a wild ancestor of which domesticated animal?
Cattle
1b The tarpan is a wild ancestor of which domesticated animal?
Horse
2a Which part of the body is affected by stomatitis?
Mouth
2b What type of food is eaten by animals with carnassial teeth?
Meat
3a Protons and neutrons are made up of what smaller objects?
Quarks (accept hadrons)
3b How many quarks make a proton?
3
4a Mauna Loa is a volcano in which US state?
Hawaii
4b Mount St Helens is a volcano in which US state?
Washington

Round 5
1a Which is the most northerly racecourse in Great Britain?
Perth
1b Which Nottinghamshire fast bowler who died in 1995 was best known for implementing the 'Fast Leg Theory' in the Bodyline Ashes Test series in 1932/33?
Harold Larwood
2a What is the usual name for the animal sometimes called a glutton?
Wolverine (accept carcajou, skunk bear, quickhatch or gulon)
2b How many legs has a flea?
6
3a What is the minimum age of the President of the USA?
35
3b Which sub-region of Aquitaine in SW France gives its name to a type of brandy?
Armagnac
4a To what was John Keats referring in his line "Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness"?
A Grecian Urn
4b Which economist wrote "The Affluent Society" in 1958?
J K Galbraith

Round 6
1a What type of fruit is a Blenheim Orange?
Apple
1b Who was the first professional footballer to be knighted?
Sir Stanley Mathews
2a How many legs has a lobster?
10
2b What is the name of the colourless plum brandy which is made in several Balkan and Eastern European countries?
Slivovitz
3a Which dramatist wrote 'The Alchemist in 1610?
Ben Jonson
3b Which law, originating during the reign of Clovis, prevents a woman from succeeding to a throne?
Salic Law (accept Agnatic Succession)
4a Where in Scotland is Dunvegan Castle?
Isle of Skye
4b What are classified using the Hubble Sequence?
Galaxies

Round 7
1a Where was the first fossil 'Homo Erectus' found?
Indonesia (Java)
1b In which decade was Piltdown man allegedly discovered in Sussex?
1910s (1910)
2a Which geological period is popularly named the 'Coal Age'?
Carboniferous
2b Which geological period is named after the chalk laid down?
Cretaceous
3a The endangered kakapo of New Zealand is the world's largest member of which bird family?
Parrot
3b Which large American bird (Gymnogyps) has been reintroduced to the wild after breeding in captivity in 1991?
(California) Condor
4a Who was the East German leader ousted in 1989?
Erich Honecker
4b Which Slovak was elected Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in January 1968?
Alexander Dubcek

Round 8
1a Which film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director Robert Zemeckis and Best Actor Tom Hanks?
Forrest Gump
1b Which film won Oscars for Best picture, Best Director Barry Levinson and Best Actor Dustin Hoffman?
Rain Man
2a Daniel Arap Moi was President of which country?
Kenya
2b Lee Kuan Yew was Prime Minister of which country?
Singapore
3a The Kina is the monetary unit of which Oceania country?
Papua New Guinea
3b The Pula is the monetary unit of which African country?
Botswana
4a Which country has provinces including Masvingo, Midlands and Manicaland?
Zimbabwe
4b Which country has parishes including Westmoreland, St Andrew and Manchester?
Jamaica

Spare Questions
1 In what did the Owl and the Pussycat keep their money and honey?
A five pound note
2 In which county is Alton Towers?
Staffordshire
3 On a standard typewriter keyboard which is the only vowel not on the top line?
A