Monday 11th January 2010
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

Round One
1A From 559 BC until 530 BC, Cyrus the Great was the leader of which ancient empire?
PERSIA
1B Which actor played the roles of Fagin in the 1948 version of Oliver Twist, and King Charles I in the 1970 film, "Cromwell"?
ALEC GUINNESS
2A Prior to joining Newcastle United in 2008, Kevin Keegan was running a soccer school in which city?
GLASGOW
2B Which group had a hit record in 1967 with the tune, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"?
PROCOL HARUM
3A In which part of New York city is Brooklyn situated?
LONG ISLAND
3B The name of which metallic, chemical, element is derived from the German word for goblin?
COBALT
4A Who was twice French Minister of the Interior? First between May 2002 and March 2004, and then between May 2005 and March 2007?
NICOLAS SARKOZY
4B In the Bible, where did Jesus perform his miracle of turning water into wine?
CANA

Round Two
1A What is the name of the new racecourse, opened in June 2009, about five miles north of Llanelli?
FFOS LAS
1B The title of which Mozart opera, roughly translates as, "All women are like that"?
COSI FAN TUTTI
2A Who was Britain's longest serving Prime Minister, holding office from 1812-27?
LORD LIVERPOOL
2B Who, in 1935, said, "The Pope! How many divisions has he"?
JOSEPH STALIN
3A Which is the highest prime number less than 100?
97
3B Who was appointed Chief Constable of Merseyside in 2004, and left the post in 2009, after being made an "Inspector of Constabulary" by the Queen?
BERNARD HOGAN-HOWE
4A Which is the largest province, by area, in Afghanistan?
HELMAND PROVINCE
4B Which was the first of the Mr. Men characters to be created by cartoonist Roger Hargreaves?
MR TICKLE

Round Three
1A Which title was given to the series of books by Roger Hargreaves, which featured the female counterparts of the Mr Men?
LITTLE MISS BOOKS
1B Which city is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan?
PESHAWAR
2A Who was the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, who died in suspicious circumstances in Snowdonia in 2008?
MIKE TODD
2B Which is the lowest prime number greater than 50?
53
3A Who, in 1936, said, "Guns will make us powerful. Butter will only make us fat"?
HERMANN GOERING
3B Which British Prime Minister died in office in 1827, just 199 days after assuming the title? His is the shortest term of office of any British P.M.
GEORGE CANNING
4A The title of which Verdi opera translates as, "The Fallen Woman"?
LA TRAVIATA
4B In 1989, which racecourse in Surrey was the first in England to install an all weather track? LINGFIELD PARK

Round Four
1A In the Bible, where was Jesus betrayed by Judas, and subsequently arrested?
GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
1B Which politician held the post of Mayor of Paris from March 1977 until May 1995?
JACQUES CHIRAC
2A In Roman times, where was the metallic element Copper chiefly mined, giving rise to its present name?
CYPRUS
2B In which district of New York city is Greenwich Village situated?
MANHATTAN
3A "Go Now", in 1964, is the only No 1 U.K. hit record for which famous group?
THE MOODY BLUES
3B What is the name of the Uruguayan footballer whose loan signing by Newcastle Utd in 2008, caused Kevin Keegan to walk out on the club, resulting in a compensation payout to Keegan?
IGNACIO (NACHO) GONZALES
4A Which actor played the roles of Lord Nelson in the 1941 film, "That Hamilton Woman", and Heathcliff in the 1939 version of "Wuthering Heights"?
LAURENCE OLIVIER
4B The explorer and navigator, Christopher Columbus, was born around 1451, in which city?
GENOA

Round Five
1A Featured on a British commemorative stamp in October 2009, Judy Fryd formed the Association of Parents of Backward Children in 1946. As what is it now known?
MENCAP
1B The Beach Boys had two U.K. No I hits. One was in 1967, and the other in 1968. Name either.
GOOD VIBRATIONS and DO IT AGAIN
2A What is the more common name for gypsum cement?
PLASTER OF PARIS
2B Which long running TV series was introduced by a piece of music, entitled, "The Funeral March of a Marionette", by Gounod?
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (accept THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR)
3A Give a year in the reign of Louis Philippe, the last KING to rule France?
1830-1848
3B Who sculpted the lions at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square?
SIR EDWIN LANDSEER
4A A deficiency of which vitamin is the predominant cause of the disease rickets?
VITAMIN D
4B Hedley Verity was an international star in which sport, during the 1930's?
CRICKET

Round Six
1A What was advertised on TV as, "A newspaper, not a snooze paper"?
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
1B Which Welsh actor portrays David Frost in the 2008 film, "Frost/Nixon"?
MICHAEL SHEEN
2A Which single malt Scotch whisky is handcrafted by, "The Sixteen Men of Tame?
GLENMORANGIE
2B In the Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", what was the Blue Carbuncle?
A PRECIOUS STONE
3A What was the first forename of the infamous, French revolutionary leader Robespierre?
MAXIMILIEN
3B On 7th August 2008, which region was invaded by Georgian troops, prompting Russian retaliation?
SOUTH OSSETIA
4A In the TV series, "Rumpole of the Bailey", what was the name of Rumpole's wife?
HILDA
4B Derived from the Greek word "erythros", which colour does the prefix erythro describe?
RED

Round Seven
1A Derived from the Greek word, "xanthos, which colour does the prefix xantho describe?
YELLOW
1B In the TV series, "Dad's Army", what was the name of Captain Mainwaring's wife?
ELIZABETH
2A Which agreement, signed by ten members of the European Community, removed border controls between them?
THE SCHENGEN AGREEMENT
2B What was the forename of the 18th century German philosopher, Kant?
IMMANUEL
3A In the Sherlock Holmes story, "The Speckled Band", what is the speckled band?
A SNAKE
3B Which is the only single malt Scotch whisky distilled on the Isle of Skye?
TALISKER
4A Which actress plays the role of Christine Collins, the unfortunate mother in the 2008 film, "Changeling"?
ANGELINA JOLIE
4B What was described on TV as, "Bread wi' nowt taken out"?
ALLINSONS

Round Eight
1A At which sport was Martine Le Moignan a leading exponent, in the 1980's and early 90's?
SQUASH
1B Goitre, or enlarged thyroid gland, is caused by a deficiency of which trace element in the human body?
IODINE
2A In which field of the arts has American born Annie Leibovitz achieved fame?
PHOTOGRAPHY
2B Give a year in the reign of King Richard I of England (The Lionheart)?
1189-99
3A Which long running TV series is introduced by a piece of music entitled, "At the Castle Gates"?
THE SKY AT NIGHT
3B What is the chemical name for the substance known as heavy water?
DEUTERIUM OXIDE
4A What was the title of the last Rolling Stones record to top the U.K. charts, doing so in July 1969?
HONKY TONK WOMEN
4B Featured on a British commemorative stamp in 2009, which woman writer and feminist philosopher, wrote, in 1792, "A Vindication of the Rights of Women"?
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Spare Questions
1 Who beat Walter Mondale in the U.S. Presidential election in 1984?
RONALD REAGAN
2 Batavia was the former name, up until 1942, of which Asian city?
JAKARTA
3 Who succeeded Nikita Kruschev as leader of the Soviet Union in1964?
ALEXEI KOSYGIN