Monday 25th January 2010
Set by Ormskirk Quiz League

Round One
1A www.flyniki.com is the website of an airline founded by which famous Austrian?
NIKI LAUDA
1B In 1979, Trevor Francis became the first footballer to be transferred for a fee of £1 million, when he moved from Birmingham City to which club?
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
2A In which African country is the city of Benghazi?
LIBYA
2B Who is currently Prime Minister of Australia?
KEVIN RUDD
3A In the Dickens novel, "The Pickwick Papers", who sued Mr Pickwick for breach of promise?
MRS BARDELL
3B Nadezhda von Meck was the patron of which great composer, and to whom he dedicated his fourth symphony?
TCHAIKOVSKY
4A In Greek mythology, who was the ferryman who carried the souls of the newly deceased across the Rivers Styx and Acheron?
CHARON
4B Who owned the famous racehorse Shergar?
THE AGA KHAN

Round Two
1A Which city, in 1985, was the first to be designated European City of Culture, now renamed European Capital of Culture?
ATHENS
1B Which English Renaissance dramatist and poet wrote the 17th century play, "Volpone"?
BEN JONSON
2A Which city is the main setting for the 2002 film, "The Pianist", starring Adrien Brody?
WARSAW
2B In which modern day country is the site of the 1706 Battle of Ramillies?
BELGIUM
3A Which footballer, whose surname sounds like a classic horse race, played for Preston North End from 2006, until joining Middlesbrough in September 2009?
SEAN ST LEDGER
3B Which political commentator and writer published a controversial biography of Prince Charles in 1995, much of it concerning the collapse of his marriage to Princess Diana?
JONATHAN DIMBLEBY
4A Which nickname was given to the American WWII general, George Patton?
BLOOD and GUTS
4B In which BBC magazine style TV programme do John Craven, Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker take part?
COUNTRYFILE

Round Three
1A Who has taken over the TV role of Doctor Who, from actor David Tennant?
MATT SMITH
1B Which American W.W.II general was nicknamed Vinegar Joe?
JOSEPH STILWELL
2A Who conducted the famous Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995?
MARTIN BASHIR
2B Which Kent batsman has the same surname as a two-syllable point of the compass?
SAM NORTHEAST
3A In which modern day country is the site of the 1704 Battle of Blenheim?
GERMANY
3B What is the profession of Ricky Gervais character, Bertram Pinkus, in the 2008 film, "Ghost Town"?
DENTIST
4A Which English novelist and poet, wrote the 19th century novel, "The Woodlanders"?
THOMAS HARDY
4B Name either of the two cities designated as European Capital of Culture in 2009.
LINZ or VILNIUS

Round Four
1A Who founded Vernon's Pools in 1925?
VERNON SANGSTER
1B The practice of putting pennies on dead men's eyes originated in the 16th century. In ancient times, where did Greeks place the coin, which would be used to pay, Charon, the ferryman?
IN THE MOUTH
2A In 1743, which English monarch began the tradition, of the audience rising to its feet, for Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus"?
GEORGE II
2B In the Dickens novel, "The Pickwick Papers", who is Mr Pickwick's manservant?
SAM WELLER
3A Who is currently the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
JOHN KEY
3B Agadir is a major city in which African country?
MOROCCO
4A When Brian Deane scored the first ever goal in the Premier League in 1992, against Man Utd., for which club was he playing?
SHEFFIELD UTD.
4B Which Hungarian airline, (IATA code W6), flies from Liverpool to Gdansk, Katowice, Prague and Warsaw?
WIZZ

Round Five
1A The vicuna is the smallest species of which group of animals?
CAMELS (CAMELIDS)
1B Mostar and Banja Luka are the two largest cities in which country?
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
2A "Holding Back the Years", was a US No 1 hit record for which British pop group?
SIMPLY RED
2B Which Barbados born woman is, so far, the only woman to deliver ball-by-ball commentary on BBC's Test Match Special?
DONNA SYMONDS
3A "April is the cruellest month" is the opening line of which poem by T S Eliot?
THE WASTELAND-
3B Who hosts the TV comedy panel show, "Argumental"?
JOHN SERGEANT
4A In which 1956, film musical did Gordon MacRae sing about the attributes of "My Boy Bill"?
CAROUSEL
4B In 1930, who discovered the planet Pluto, now re-designated an asteroid?
CLYDE TOMBAUGH

Round Six
1A Which Central American country joins South America to Central America?
PANAMA
1B Which Impressionist artist painted a series of pictures in the 1890's, depicting haystacks?
CLAUDE MONET
2A With which part of the body is the medicinal science of orthodontics concerned?
TEETH (Accept JAW)
213 For refusing to obey the unjust laws of which King, was Daniel thrown into the lion's den?
DARIUS
3A Yerba Buena, was the original Spanish name of which Major American City?
SAN FRANCISCO
3B Which American actor, who died in 2009, played the middle aged husband of teenage temptress, Carol Baker, in the 1956 film, "Lolita"?
KARL MALDEN
4A "The Red Badge of Courage", a novel by Stephen Crane is set during which war?
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
4B Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, studied for which profession, before becoming a successful author?
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Round Seven
1A What was the Christian name of Sherlock Holmes partner Dr. Watson?
JOHN
1B The novel, "Birdsong", by Sebastian Faulks, is mainly set during which war?
WORLD WAR I
2A In which 1970 film, did Dustin Hoffman play the part of a hundred year old survivor of the Battle of The Little Big Horn?
LITTLE BIG MAN
2B Peter Stuyvesant, born in Holland, became Governor of which American city in 1647?
NEW YORK (then named NEW AMSTERDAM)
3A In which region of Israel, is the village of Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine?
GALILEE
3B Which particular part of the body helps one to keep ones balance?
THE INNER EAR
4A " Venus at her Mirror" is probably the most well known work by which 17th century artist?
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
4B Which South American country has borders with Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina?
PARAGUAY

Round Eight
1A The gap between the A and B rings which surround the planet Saturn, is named after which Italian born French astronomer, who discovered it in 1675?
CASSINI
1B In which 1950 film musical did Howard Keel and Betty Hutton argue in song, that each of them could "Do Anything Better Than You"?
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
2A Who succeeded Carol Vorderman on the TV quiz show, "Countdown" in 2009?
RACHEL RILEY
2B Which John Masefield poem begins, "Quinquereme of Nineveh, from distant Ophir"?
CARGOES
3A In 2007, who became the first female to deliver football commentary on BBC's "Match of the Day"?
JACQUI OATLEY
3B "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was the 1967 debut single for which successful British band?
PROCUL HARUM
4A Pula and Rijeka are two cities in which country?
CROATIA
4B Found in Asia, what type of creature are onagers and kiangs?
WILD ASSES

Spare Questions
1. In the popular song, what did the old lady swallow, after she swallowed a fly?
A SPIDER
2, Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment is one of a pair of obelisks. Where is the other one situated?
CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK
3. In football, what is the Italian equivalent to the English Premier League?
SERIE A