Tuesday 19th January 2010
Set by Holary Rosary (Northern)

Round 1
1a Who is the presenter of TV programme Dragons Den?
EVAN DAVIS
1b From 1956 until his death in 2008 in which country did Arthur C Clarke live?
SRI LANKA
2a Which film saw Sean Connery's last portrayal of James Bond?
NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
2b What is the nickname of TV presenter Richard Hammond?
HAMSTER
3a In which country does the factual series Ice Road Truckers take place?
CANADA
3b What does the "S" in HBOS stand?
SCOTLAND
4a Which retail company used Julie Walters in its adverts?
ASDA
4b Which famous mountain is known as the Six Grandfathers to the Lakota Sioux Indians?
MOUNT RUSHMORE

Round 2
la Which island's flag is made up of 2 blue and 1 yellow vertical stripes with a trident in the middle of the yellow stripe?
BARBADOS
1b Who was Britain's youngest Olympian at the 2008 games?
TOM DALEY
2a After appearing on the TV series Who Do You Think You Are Barbara Windsor discovered she was related to which artist?
JOHN CONSTABLE
2b The War Department existed from 1857 to 1964:when it changed to what?
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
3a What" the name of the spoof bank that appears in the adverts for Nat West Mortgages?
A BANK
3b On which continent is the natural habitat of the Spectacled Bear?
SOUTH AMERICA
4a What is the name of the drunken robot in the TV series Futurama?
BENDER
4b With which retail company do you associate the brand Blue Harbour?
MARKS & SPENCER

Round 3
1a Which Scotsman has been voted "The Worst Poet of All Time"?
WILLIAM MCGONAGALL
1b By what name is the Music of Black Origin Awards better known?
MOBO AWARDS
2a Defeat at which battle caused the French to leave Vietnam in the 1960's?
DIEN BIEN PHU
2b Which stage musical is based on the songs of Take That?
NEVER FORGET
3a South African fast bowler Andreas Nel has which nickname?
GUNTER
3b Dr Gunther Van Hagens caused controversy on TV by performing which medical procedure live?
AN AUTOPSY
4a Which modem day artist is famous for painting elephants, wild animals, steam trains and other forms of transport?
DAVID SHEPHERD
4b What is the Iditarod which takes place in Alaska?
DOG SLED RACE

Round 4
1a Where in England beside Liverpool would you find a regional Tate Gallery?
ST IVES
1b What is the name for the "Code of Living" followed by the Samurai?
BUSHIDO
2a In GB Shaw's Major Barbara in which army was Barbara a major?
SALVATION ARMY
2b Who made his last film appearance in Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets?
RICHARD HARRIS
3a Which foreign car manufacture has a rams head on its badge?
DODGE
3b The city of Leeds stands on which river?
AIRE
4a Which famous US actor made his last film appearance in the film Solyent Green?
EDWARD G ROBINSON
4b Who was the last English manager of Chelsea?
GLENN HODDLE

Round 5
1a Which stretch of water runs around Iran, Oman and The United Arab Emirates?
STRAITS OF HORMUZ
1b From which continent does the world's smallest bear the Sun Bear originate?
(SOUTH EAST) ASIA
2a Ralph Bellamy and Jon Voigt have both portrayed which US president on screen?
F D ROOSEVELT
2b Which man other than Billy McNeill and Martin O'Neil has managed both Aston Villa and Celtic?
DR JOSEF VENGLOS
3a Which is the most westerly point of mainland Wales?
ST DAVID'S HEAD
3b What is the nickname of TV presenter James May?
CAPTAIN SLOW
4a Which actor's voice was used for the central character in the film Beowulf?
RAY WINSTONE
4b Which world famous city in Eire stands on the River Lee?
CORK

Round 6
1a What symbol is found in the centre of the Indian flag?
A WHEEL
1b Which ancient structure ran from Old Kirkpatrick, Dumbartonshire to Bo'ness Falkirk?
ANTONINE WALL
2a Who invented the wind-up radio?
TREVOR BAYLISS
2b In 1995 Dave Grohl formed which pop band?
FOO FIGHTERS
3a Which acclaimed actor was the narrator of Paddington Bear on TV?
SIR MICHAEL HORDERN
3b Who is the only 20th century president to be carved onto Mount Rushmore?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
4a In which English city would you find a district called Portishead?
BRISTOL
4b St Catherine's Point is the most southerly tip of which British island?
ISLE OF WIGHT

Round 7
1a What was the name of the hurricane which devastated New Orleans in 2005?
KATRINA
1b In the popular video game Fable what is the name of the main villain?
JACK OF BLADES
2a When, in the body is insulin produced?
PANCREAS
2b Who was the leader of the Saracens during the third crusade?
SALADHIN
3a Which car manufacturer has a badge with one large star and five small stars in a circle?
SUBARU
3b In cricket what name for a bowling delivery is taken from the Hindi-or Urdu language?
DOOSRA.
4a Hailey Williams is the lead singer with which current pop band?
PARAMORE
4b What is the medical name for the breastbone?
STERNUM

Round 8
1a What video game developer created the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series of games?
ROCKSTAR GAMES
1b Dundee cake is a rich fruit cake with which traditional topping?
ALMONDS
2a Who led the Peasant's Revolt?
WAT TYLER
2b In The Lord of the Rings trilogy to where did Frodo have to return the ring?
(THE FIRES OF) MOUNT
DOOM
3a Who was the first cartoon character to appear on a US postage stamp?
BUGS BUNNY
3b Which well known couple died in 1934?
BONNIE AND CLYDE
4a What is the name of the cake traditionally eaten at Easter?
SIMNEL
4b After whom is the New Orleans main airport named?
LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Spare Questions
1 Who wrote the book His Dark Materials?
PHILIP PULLMAN
2 Where did Thomas Cook organise his first package holiday to go to?
LOUGHBOROUGH
3 In most parts of the world castrated bulls are called bullocks what are they called in USA?
STEERS