Tuesday 26th January 2010
Set by Tramway (Liverpool)

Round One
1a Give either year of the England cricket team's "Bodyline" tour of Australia.
1932 or 1933
1b In which children's book would you find the Oompa-Loompas?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (accept The Great Glass Elevator)
2a Which concert pianist became Prime Minister of his country in 1919?
(Ignacy) Paderewski
2b Which battle of the American Civil war took place in Tennessee on the 6th/7th April 1862?
Shiloh (accept Pittsburgh Landing)
3a Which mainland African capital lies closest to the equator?
Kampala
3b What is the scientific named for short-sightedness?
Myopia
4a Where in Arizona is London Bridge located?
Lake Havasu (City)
4b What is the Hindi name for India?
Bharat

Round Two
1a In which classic book does a boy hide in a ship's barrel of apples?
Treasure Island
1b Name either of Larwood's fast bowling partners on the "Bodyline" tour.
Voce or Bowes
2a Which "battle" took place in South Dakota on 29th December 1890?
Wounded Knee
2b Which playwright and poet became President of his country in 1989?
(Vaclav) Havel
3a Presbyopia is a degeneration in vision as a result of what?
Ageing
3b Which African capital lies closest to the Greenwich Meridian?
Accra
4a What is the Finnish name for Finland?
Suomi
4b Which architect, with various partners, designed London's Millennium Bridge?
(Norman) Foster

Round Three
1a Who wrote, in translation, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"?
(Jean Jacques)Rousseau
1b In Norse mythology, what type of creature was Fenrir?
Wolf
2a Which flower takes its name from the Greek meaning 'gold flower'?
Chrysanthemum
2b What was the name of the first nuclear powered civilian vessel, an icebreaker?
Lenin
3a From what did Robert the Bruce die in 1329?
Leprosy
3b Who, starting in 1962, created a series of silkscreen paintings of Marilyn Monroe?
(Andy) Warhol
4a Who had a UK No. 1 hit in 1977 with "Silver Lady"?
(David) Soul
4b In the Old Testament, which of the twelve tribes of Israel, to which Moses and Aaron belonged, was not given territory in the Promised Land?
Levi

Round Four
1a In Egyptian mythology, what type of animal was Apis?
Bull
1b Who wrote, in translation, "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"?
(Karl) Marx
2a What was the name of the first nuclear powered merchant cargo ship?
Savannah
2b Which element takes its name from the Persian for 'gold coloured'?
Zirconium
3a Who, in 1936, painted a portrait of Mae West in which her face is also a furnished room?
(Salvador) Dali
3b From what did Oliver Cromwell die in 1658?
Malaria
4a In the Old Testament, to which the twelve tribes of Israel did Saul, David, and the prophesied Messiah belong?
Judah
4b Who had a UK No. 1 hit in 1970 with "Yellow River"?
Christie

Round Five
1a What was the forename of the Czechoslovakian composer Smetana?
Bedrich
1b As what was St. Albans known to the Romans?
Verulamium
2a Which company manufactured the WW2 plane, the B17, known as the Flying Fortress?
Boeing
2b Which fur is traditionally used to trim the robes of peers and judges?
Ermine
3a The main ingredients of the dish vichysoisse are potato and which other vegetable?
Leek
3b Which King of Great Britain was succeeded by his sister-in-law?
William the Third
4a In which country would you find the Mato Grosso plateau?
Brazil
4b In the 1966 film "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", who played Tuco, "the Ugly"?
Eli Wallach

Round Six
1a As what was the Isle of Wight known to the Romans?
Vectis
1b What was the forename of the Hungarian composer Kodaly?
Zoltan
2a What name is given in English law to a minor legally placed under the care of a guardian?
Ward
2b Which company manufactured the RAF's first operational jet fighter the Meteor?
Gloster
3a Which King of Great Britain was succeeded by his niece?
William the Fourth
3b The main ingredients of the Irish dish colcannon are potato and which other vegetable?
Cabbage
4a Who played Malcolm X in the 1992 film of the same name?
Denzel Washington
4b In which country would you find the Plain of Jars?
Laos

Round Seven
1a Created in 1903, what became England's first 'garden city'?
Letchworth
1b Which musical of 1927, with music by Jerome Kern, was based on an Edna Ferber novel of the same name?
Showboat
2a Who was the first American to win the Tour de France?
Greg LeMond
2b Which Pulitzer Prize winning novel, by Alice Walker, was the subject of numerous attempts to have it banned, on the grounds of violence and racism?
The Color Purple
3a What was the name of the ancient trade route between China and the eastern end of the Mediterranean?
Silk Road/Route
3b What does the 'M' stand for in the union NUM?
Mineworkers
4a What name is given to the arc of bright spots seen during a solar eclipse, and caused by the uneven surface of the moon?
Baily's Beads
4b Which cathedral stands at the southern end of Red Square?
St. Basil's

Round Eight
1a In which musical do the characters Rusty, Dinah, and Poppa appear?
Starlight Express
1b Created in 1946, what became the first New Town in England?
Stevenage
2a Which book, by former MI5 operative Peter Wright, was banned by the British government on the grounds of national security?
Spycatcher
2b Phil Read won eight world championships between 1964 and 1977 in which sport?
Motor Cycling
3a What does the 'B' stand for in the union GMB?
Boilermakers
3b What was the name of Freddie Laker's cheap trans-Atlantic airline from 1977 to 1983?
Sky Train
4a New York has two cathedrals. One is being refurbished following a fire in 2001, and is dediacted to St. John the Divine. To whom is the other dedicated?
St Patrick
4b In which constellation would you find the Horse Head nebula?
Orion

Spare Questions
1 Which Oscar-winning actor had the middle name DeForest?
Humphrey Bogart
2 What was the former name of Botswana?
Bechuanaland
3 What was the sequel to 'Tom Brown's Schooldays"?
Tom Brown at Oxford
4 Which daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta was the subject of a tragedy by Sophocles?
Antigone