Tuesday 16th February 2010
Set by John Conway (Northern)

Round 1
1a Which European make of car's logo is a stylized diamond shape?
RENAULT
1b About which bird did Wordsworth write "Is it a bird, or but a wandering voice?
CUCKOO
2a What is the name of the tar-like substance produced from petroleum?
BITUMEN
2b Complete the title of this 1960's Group - 'Bachman Turner ....'
OVERDRIVE
3a Which mountain peak is the highest point in the Western Hemisphere?
ACONCAGUA
3b What word is given to the limit of distance at which a sound can be heard?
EARSHOT
4a Who played the part of Mildred Roper on television?
YOOTHA JOYCE
4b What name is given to a division of a 'Hells Angels' club?
CHAPTER

Round 2
1a Complete the title of this 1970's group 'Sutherland Brothers and ….'
QUIVER
1b Who painted 'The Persistence of Memory'?
SALVADOR DALI
2a What name was given to the 17th Century chair with shafts, borne by two servants?
A SEDAN
2b What part was played by Patrick Newell in 'The Avengers' TV series?
MOTHER
3a Which bone in the human body is at the front but sounds like its at the back?
STERNUM
3b Who was the Prime Minister of WW2 Japan?
TOJO (HIDEKI)
4a Which is the most famous painting by Edvard Munch?
THE SCREAM
4b What is the national sport of Cuba?
BASEBALL

Round 3
1a The Polar Explorer Sir Ranulph Feines has two other forenames give either one?
TWISTLETON/WYKEHAM
1b What nationality is the keyboard player Vangelis?
GREEK
2a Britain's first space rocket was launched in 1964, what was it called?
BLUE STREAK
2b When 'Titanic' left Southampton in April 1912, where was her first port of call?
CHERBOURG
3a Who plays 'Auntie Wainwright' in Last of the Summer Wine?
JEAN ALEXANDER
3b Whish gas forms bubbles in the bloodstream when someone gets the bends?
NITROGEN
4a Which was Elvis Presley's boyhood hometown?
TUPELO
4b Who was the founder and conductor of the 'Black and White Minstrels?
GEORGE MITCHELL

Round 4
1a In which year did the 'Jet Age' become the 'Space Age'?
1957
1b Who played Claude Greengrass in 'Heartbeat'?
BILL MAYNARD
2a Which part of the human eye may be removed and kept in an eye bank?
THE CORNEA
2b In which sphere of industry or commerce is the name of Arthur Maiden famous?
ADVERTISING
3a Who or what is the subject of an iconic 1960 photograph by Alberto Korda?
CHE GUEVARA
3b In Greek Mythology, Pasiphae gave birth to which creature?
THE MINOTAUR
4a What name is given to the study of living things in their environment?
ECOLOGY
4b Which part of the human eye controls the size of the pupils?
THE IRIS

Round 5
1a Which English King's coronation was postponed because he was suffering from appendicitis?
EDWARD VII
1b Who, in Greek myth, after being slain gave birth to the winged horse 'Pegasus'?
MEDUSA
2a Which invention brought to an end the 'Prehistoric Era'?
WRITING
2b Which chemical element emits a greenish glow in the air, and unless kept in water, burns of its own accord?
PHOSPHORUS
3a Which single word connects Beethoven, 'Terry's of York and Glenn Miller?
MOONLIGHT
3b Where was the venue for the hare-coursing 'Waterloo Cup'?
ALTCAR
4a What is the name of the Buckinghamshire Estate where the German 'Enigma' codes were cracked during WW2?
BLETCHLEY PARK
4b Which single word connects 'The Spanish Armada, and the TV series 'The Worker'?
DRAKE

Round 6
1a Which classic British car company of the 1940's/50's now produces armoured vehicles for the British Army?
ALVIS
1b Name the control centre beneath 'Derby House', Liverpool, where the battle of the Atlantic was plotted during WW 2?
WESTERN APPROACHES
2a On which far eastern island did Mick Jagger marry Jerry Hall?
BALI
2b Which actress played the 'Bond' girl Honeychile Ryder'?
URSULA ANDRESS
3a Which travel and holiday agents cater exclusively for people over 50?
SAGA
3b Which consumer company advertises on its packages, 'The best to you each morning'?
KELLOGGS
4a In which city was the first of the 'Rocky' films shot?
PHILADELPHIA
4b Which British aircraft company, after WW2 produced a classic car marque and also made buses and trucks?
BRISTOL

Round 7
1a Jimmy Connors won the Men's Doubles title four times at Wimbledon in the 1970s, who was his partner?
ILIE NASTASE
1b Which city is the closest Meriden which claims to be the geographical centre of England?
COVENTRY
2a What was the brand name of the 'Cross your Heart' bra?
PLAYTEX
2b Which sportsman was nicknamed 'The Yankee Clipper'?
JOE DI MAGGIO
3a Which is the closest town to the monolith 'Ayers Rock'?
ALICE SPRINGS
3b In which alcoholic spirit might you find a worm in the bottle?
TEQUILA
4a What would be stored in a 'humidor'?
CIGARS
4b What is the name of the heroine in the story of 'Beauty and the Beast'?
BELLE

Round 8
1a What was advertised on TV by Lorraine Chase?
CAMPARI
1b Whose portrait (apart from the Queen) appeared on the now defunct one pound note?
ISAAC NEWTON
2a What was the name of the slumbering princess in the tale of 'Sleeping Beauty'?
AURORA
2b Which eagle is the largest bird of prey native to England?
THE WHITE-TAILED
3a Whose hit 'We Are Family' because an anthem for Gay Rights?
SISTER SLEDGE
3b What was advertised on TV by David Bowie's wife Iman?
TIA MARIA
4a Which bird, in relation to its size, has the thickest skull?
THE WOODPECKER
4b Whose hit 'I Will Survive' became an anthem for Women's' Lib?
GLORIA GAYNOR

Spare Questions
1 What does Melanie Sykes advertise on television besides Churchill Insurance?
BODDINGTON' S
2 Which group had a hit in the 1980s with 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World'?
TEARS FOR FEARS
3 For what does the 'U' stand in UPVC?
UNPLASTICISED
4 BBC's Racing Team, Channel 4's Horse Racing Team and long-time Merseyside Quiz League Official, which name is common to all three?
JIM McGRATH
5 In which Welsh Town is the Royal Mint?
LLANTRISANT
6 What name is given to the giant American Transport Plane the 'C5'?
THE GALAXY
7 An Astronomical Unit is a standard measurement taken from the earth to where?
THE SUN
8 Which King had Daniel thrown into the lions' den?
DARIUS