Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Set by St Francis of Assisi (Liverpool)

Round One
1A The Admiral Benbow Inn features in Stevenson's novel Treasure Island; what was the name of the other inn referred to in the book?
SPYGLASS
1B Which town in Northamptonshire houses the Alfred East Art Gallery?
KETTERING
2A Which Danish explorer discovered Alaska in the eighteenth century?
VITUS BERING
2B Which star is the brightest in the constellation Taurus?
ALDEBARAN
3A Having subsequently released a CD single called The Climb, who won the 2009 X Factor?
JOE McELDERRY
3B In medicine, what does the R stand for, in an MRI scan?
(MAGNETIC) RESONANCE (IMAGE)
4A On view in London's National Gallery, the work The Supper at Emmaus is the work of which painter?
CARAVAGGIO
4B Who was the first chairman of BBC TV's Call My Bluff?
ROBIN RAY

Round Two
1A Which country was chosen by FIFA to host the football world cup in 2014?
BRAZIL
1B Which actress was born Marjorie Robertson in 1904?
DAME ANNA NEAGLE
2A The majority of English Monarchs since the Norman Conquest were interred in either Westminster or Windsor, but where was King John buried?
WORCESTER CATHEDRAL
2B A person who suffers from clinophobia is afraid of what?
BEDS
3A In which novel by Charles Dickens do the characters Susan Nipper and Captain Cuttle appear?
DOMBEY AND SON
3B Who was the notorious lawyer and associate of Thomas Cromwell who played a key role in the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
RICHARD RICH
4A In April 2002, which footballer became the youngest England captain since Bobby Moore?
MICHAEL OWEN
4B In international tour cycling, which colour of jersey is worn by the 'Best Rider under 25'?
WHITE

Round Three
1A Which former World Heavyweight boxing champion was nicknamed the 'Cinderella Man'?
JAMES J BRADDOCK
1B Give a year in the life of the scientist Galileo Galilei.
1564-1642
2A Which name links a former politician, a lead singer with The Hollies, and a former Leeds United footballer?
ALAN CLARK
2B In children's cartoons, which character lives in a pineapple under the sea?
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
3A What is the collective name of the four holy books of the Hindu religion?
THE VEDAS
3B What was the given Christian name of the fashion designer 'Coco' Chanel?
GABRIELLE
4A Who is the patron saint of politicians?
ST THOMAS MORE
4B Upon which author's best-selling novel was the film 'Psycho' based?
ROBERT BLOCH

Round Four
1A England beat Australia at Lords in 2009 for the first time at that venue since 1934. Who was the UK's Prime Minister then?
RAMSEY McDONALD
1B Leporello is a principal character in which opera?
DON GIOVANNI
2A Which actor, (the eighth Doctor Who) played the role just once in a 1996 TV movie?
PAUL McGANN
2B Which city is the capital of the Central American Republic of Belize?
BELMOPAN
3A Who managed Scotland in the 1986 World Cup campaign?
ALEX FERGUSON
3B Who was the eldest son of John of Gaunt and grandson of King Edward III of England?
HENRY BOLINGBROKE (Henry IV)
4A Which South American goffer won the 2009 US Masters?
ANGEL CABRERA
4B In which decade of the 20th century were photographs first required on British passports?
THE 1910's

Round Five
1A Who managed England during the 1982 World Cup?
RON GREENWOOD
1B Which English king was married to Philippa of Hainault?
EDWARD III
2A Led for 3 days by veteran Tom Watson, who finally won the 2009 Open Golf Championship?
STEWART CINK
2B From 1st April 2009, what is the cost per item of an NHS prescription?
£7.20
3A Which actor was the fifth Doctor Who from 1982-1984, and in that role often wore Edwardian cricket costume?
PETER DAVISON
3B Which opera contains the famous Anvil Chorus in its second act?
IL TROVATORE
4A Who, on 23rd July 2009, became the leading Australian batsman, having accumulated more runs in 1st class cricket than the legendary Don Bradman?
JUSTIN LANGER
4B Which central American city is the capital of the Republic of Honduras?
TEGUCIGALPA

Round Six
1A The name of which Spanish explorer who discovered the Missisippi river in 1539, was remembered in the make of a 1950s US automobile?
HERNANDO DE SOTO
1B Deneb is the brightest star in which constellation?
CYGNUS
2A Who won 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2009?
DIVERSITY
2B In medical terminology, what does the letter T stand for, in CT scan?
(COMPUTERISED) TOMOGRAPHY
3A In Stevenson's Treasure Island, who was the coxswain of the Hispaniola?
ISRAEL HANDS
3B The Haworth Art Gallery is located in which Lancashire town?
ACCRINGTON .
4A Which painter, who reputedly sold only one work in his lifetime, had an art dealer brother called Theo?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
4B Who was the valet of Prince Romiro in Rossini's opera La Cenerentola, also a well-known pantomime character?
DANDINI

Round Seven
1A In the Sikh religion, what name is given to the Holy Book ontaining the teachings of the gurus?
ADI GRANTH
1B Who was the author of the best-selling novel on which the film The Exorcist was based?
WILLIAM PETER BLATTY
2A Who is the patron saint of dancers and comedians?
St. VITUS
2B What name is given to a stone anchor and also colloquially to a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy?
KILLICK
3A Who starred in the title role of the boxing movie 'The Cinderella Man'?
RUSSELL CROWE
3B In children's cartoons, who is the constant companion of Bullwinkle?
ROCKY THE FLYING SQUIRREL
4A Susan Boyle's debut single 'Wild Horses' is a 'cover' of a song first recorded by which band?
THE ROLLING STONES
4B Give a year in the life of the scientist Nicolaus Copernicus.
1473-1543

Round Eight
1A In which Dickens novel do the characters Thomas Traddles and James Steerforth appear?
DAVID COPPERFIELD
1B Which famous scientist lived at Down house in Kent?
CHARLES DARWIN
2A Which team opposed Bolton Wanderers in the 1923 'White Horse' F.A.Cup Final at Wembley?
WEST HAM UNITED
2B Which well known film and TV actress was born Joyce Frankenberg in 1951?
JANE SEYMOUR
3A Which city was selected in 2009 as the venue for the 2016 Olympic games?
RIO DE JANEIRO
3B Of what is gymnophobia a fear?
NUDITY
4A Buried in neither Westminster nor Windsor, where is the tomb of Edward II?
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL
4B In the Tour de France, which jersey is worn by the leader of the 'King of the Mountains' category?
POLKA DOT

Spare Questions
1 Which steamship, in 1847, was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
HMS DRIVER
2 Savernake Forest is located in which English county?
WILTSHIRE
3 Who in Anglo-Saxon legend is the god of metal working?
WAYLAND (THE SMITH)
4 Where in the human body might you develop Meibomian cysts?
THE EYELID
5 In the Old Testament, who lived in the land of Uz?
JOB