Monday 18th January 2010
Set by Warrington Quiz League

Round 1
1a What is a Portuguese man-of-war?
Jellyfish
1b Which is the oldest tower of the Tower of London?
The White Tower
2a Rose Sunday is another name for which day?
Mothering Sunday
2b The Braemar Gathering is the most famous event of what type?
Highland Games
3a Yo Yo Ma is a virtuoso on which instrument?
Cello
3b What is a Dandie Dinmont?
Dog (terrier)
4a Who invented the ball-point pen?
Laszlo Biro
4b Lesotho is surrounded by which other country?
South Africa

Round 2
1a What was Alfred Leete's artistic contribution to the British First World War effort?
The 'Your Country Needs You' poster
1b Which musical genre derives its name from a phrase used in 1962 in a novel by William Burroughs?
Heavy Metal
2a What is worn on the feet in street hockey?
Roller skates
2b Safeway supermarkets were taken over by which rival?
Morrison's
3a What name is given to the part of a flag nearest the flag pole?
Hoist
3b What was the nationality of the scientist Robert Bunsen?
German
4a Which palace, built by Cardinal Wolsey, was home to Henry 8th and is supposedly haunted by two of his wives?
Hampton Court
4b Who presents the Radio 2 Wednesday night folk music show?
Mike Harding

Round 3
1a What was the name of the record label founded by Frank Sinatra in 1960?
Reprise
1b Throughout the Old Testament there are references to the 'Great Sea', by what name is that sea now known?
Mediterranean
2a During the nineteenth century what name was given to Indian soldiers serving under British command?
Sepoys
2b From 1901-1903, Edmund Barton was the first Prime Minister of which country?
Australia
3a The 'Road to the Isles' runs from Fort William to which port?
Mallaig
3b In which country were the Bamiyan Buddhas destroyed in 2001?
Afghanistan
4a What was the name of the Cartwright's ranch in the TV western `Bonanza'?
The Ponderosa
4b What sport was played by the legendary character Rudolph Wanderone, better known as Minnesota Fats?
Pool

Round 4
1a What is the name of the Japanese mafia-like criminal organisations?
Yakuza
1b Who was acting leader of the Lib Dems after the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell?
Vince Cable
2a Which composer (1874 - 1951) first used the Dodecaphonic Scale in his later works?
Arnold Schoenberg
2b Who wrote the Jimi Hendrix hit 'All Along the Watchtower'?
Bob Dylan
3a The Scottish football club Ferranti Thistle joined the Scottish Football League in 1974 as Meadowbank Thistle; in 1995 they relocated and changed their name to what?
Livingston
3b Nicknamed the 'King of Soho' his publications included Mayfair and Razzle magazines, he died in March 2008, by what name was he known?
Paul Raymond
4a Who was the father of King Henry 3rd?
King John
4b In which battle did the 'Thin Red Line' feature?
Balaclava

Round 5
1a Which is the largest free-standing building in Britain?
Terminal 5, Heathrow airport
1b In which bay is the Isle of Capri?
Bay of Naples
2a Bourbon whisky is named after a county in which US state?
Kentucky
2b Which girl singer's first UK no 1 hit was 'Baby One More Time'?
Britney Spears
3a On which Shakespeare play is the musical 'The Boys From Syracuse' based?
Comedy of Errors
3b Which old British coin was known as a 'tester'?
Sixpence
4a Which Admiral commanded the English fleet sent to repel the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Howard of Effingham
4b For what did the P stand in the World War 2 abbreviation ARP?
(Air Raid) Precautions

Round 6
1a What name was given to small balls used as a charge in a cannon that scattered when fired?
Grapeshot
1b What is the fruit of the plant ananas comosus?
Pineapple
2a Silkworms feed on the leaves of which tree?
Mulberry
2b The exotic flower strelitzia is also known by which more common name?
Bird of Paradise
3a Which player has won 5 FA Cup winners medals in the last ten years?
Ashley Cole
3b Who composed the 1912 ballet 'Daphnis et Chloe'?
Ravel
4a What is the common name of the insect pulex irritans?
Flea
4b Flores and Corvo are islands in which group?
Azores

Round 7
1a Who was England's most married queen? She had four husbands.
Catherine Parr
1b What was the surname of the British father and son who shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 1915?
Bragg
2a Norman Cook, known as Fat Boy Slim, began his music career as a member of which chart-topping group?
The Housemartins
2b Which authoress (1890-1969), surname Lamburn, was born in Bury?
Richmal Crompton
3a What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
212 degrees
3b What is the unit of weight used to measure gemstones?
Carat
4a How many points make 'game' in rubber bridge?
100
4b What is the name of the organic food company founded by Prince Charles?
Duchy Originals

Round 8
1a What was the name of the Edinburgh dog that watched over his owner's grave for 14 years?
Greyfriars Bobby
1b In which town are the prominent amateur Rugby League teams `Rose Bridge' and `St Patrick's' based?
Wigan
2a Which 1985 agreement between many EC states led to the removal of border controls between those countries?
Schengen
2b On board ship a working day starts at noon, into how many watches is the following 24 hours divided?
Seven
3a The song 'O Fortuna' is to be found in which Carl Orff musical work?
Carmina Burana
3b In the Bible, Goliath was a member of which tribe?
Philistines
4a The Nazi regime was Germany's Third Reich, which was the First Reich?
Holy Roman Empire
4b Sisters Kate and Bianca appear in which of Shakespeare's plays?
Taming of the Shrew

Spare Questions
1 Which Impressionist painted 'The Card Players'?
Cezanne
2 The name of which Chinese dish translates as 'bits and pieces'?
Chop Suey
3 What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja