Monday 8th November 2010
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a What is the lowest number greater than 1 that is both a square and a cube of two different whole numbers?
64 (4 CUBED & 8 SQUARED)
1b Who is chairing the 2009/10 Inquiry into the Iraq War?
SIR JOHN CHILCOT
2a Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' are 4 concertos for which instrument?
VIOLIN
2b 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'Yellow Submarine' first appeared on which Beatles album of 1966?
REVOLVER
3a Which species of bird can be Reed, Wood or Willow?
WARBLER
3b Who wrote the 2005 bestseller 'The Shadow of the Wind' set in post Spanish Civil War Barcelona?
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON
4a Who after Real Madrid have won the European Cup/Champions League Trophy the most times?
AC MILAN
4b Who was the Chief Medical Officer for England from 1998 to May 2010?
SIR LIAM DONALDSON

ROUND 2
1a In York what were located originally in the famous street known as the Shambles?
BUTCHER'S (SHOPS)
1b Santiago de Compostela and Vigo are cities in which Spanish region?
GALICIA
2a Which European country's flag is a vertical tricolour black, yellow and red (in that order left to right)?
BELGIUM
2b John Adams, 2nd President of the USA, was the delegate to the Continental Congress for which American state?
MASSACHUSETTS
3a Which was the last country to join the G8 in 1997 (changing the G7 to G8)?
RUSSIA
3b Who hosted the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Tournament?
WEST INDIES
4a In the 2010 General Election a constituency in which city was the first to declare its result?
SUNDERLAND
4b What does the Swedish name Bjorn literally mean?
BEAR

ROUND 3
la Which Prime Minister said 'The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes'?
TONY BLAIR
1b What is a naevus, or nevus?
A BIRTHMARK or MOLE
2a The 2009 film 'Nowhere Boy' concerns the teenage years of which singer?
JOHN LENNON
2b Bithynia was an ancient province on which sea?
BLACK SEA
3a In a football context who are Bafana Bafana?
SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM
3b Which author said 'Probably the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there'?
GEORGE ORWELL
4a Which actress is married to Taylor Hackford?
HELEN MIRREN
4b Who is the TESCO boss who recently announced his intention to retire?
SIR TERRY LEAHY

ROUND 4
1a Which cricketer has scored the most test runs without making a test century?
SHANE WARNE
1b Which American state borders on only one other state?
MAINE
2a Fleurie, Morgon and Brouilly are wines from which French wine region?
BEAUJOLAIS
2b What is the meaning of the word crepuscular?
AT DUSK / TWILIGHT
3a Some celestial objects are classified by M numbers. What does the M stand for?
MESSIER
3b In Marvel Comics which God is the alter ego of Donald Blake?
THOR
4a Who directed the 2004 Oscar winning film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'?
PETER JACKSON
4b By population, what is the second largest city in The Netherlands?
ROTTERDAM

ROUND 5
1a What is the highest number that is a common factor (HCF) of 32 and 48?
16
1b Which QC chaired an enquiry into MPs expenses in 2009?
SIR THOMAS LEGG
2a Rachmaninov's 'Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini' is a work for which solo instrument and orchestra?
PIANO
2b 'Yesterday' and 'Ticket to Ride' first appeared on which Beatles album of 1965?
HELP!
3a Which species of bird can be Reed, Corn or Cirl?
BUNTING
3b Who wrote the 2006 best seller 'The Book Thief' set in Munich during World War II?
MARKUS ZUSAK
4a Between 1977 and 1982 English football clubs won the European Cup 6 times in succession.
The winners were Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and which other club?
ASTON VILLA
4b Which post in England and Wales is held by Anne Owers?
(CHIEF) INSPECTOR OF PRISONS

ROUND 6
1a In Edinburgh what name is given to the streets that link the Castle with Holyrood Palace?
ROYAL MILE
1b Siena and Pisa are cities in which Italian region?
TUSCANY
2a Which European country's flag is a horizontal tricolour red, white and green (in that order top to bottom)?
HUNGARY
2b Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the USA, was the delegate to the Continental Congress for which American state?
VIRGINIA
3a Which country hosted the 2010 G8 summit?
CANADA
3b In which country will the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup be held?
NEW ZEALAND
4a In the 2010 General Election 2 former Home Secretaries lost their seats. Name either.
JACQUI SMITH / CHARLES CLARKE
4b What does the name Sylvia literally mean?
WOODS or FOREST

ROUND 7
1a Which famous singer said 'I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to'?
ELVIS PRESLEY
1b What is a labrum?
LIP
2a The 2009 film `Inglourious Basterds' is set during which conflict?
WORLD WAR II
2b What is the origin of the word Punic as in the Punic Wars?
CARTHAGE
3a Much in evidence at the 2010 World Cup what is the name of the horns providing a noisy background drone?
VUVUZELA
3b Which scientist said 'I don't know what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones'?
ALBERT EINSTEIN
4a How is actress Mrs Keith Urban better known?
NICOLE KIDMAN
4b Who is the BP Chief Executive recently quizzed by the US Congress?
TONY HAYWARD

ROUND 8
1a Who has scored the greatest number of sixes in test match cricket?
ADAM GILCHRIST
1b Which English county borders only one other county?
CORNWALL
2a Beaune, Nuits St George and Chambertin are wines from which French wine region?
BURGUNDY
2b What is the meaning of the word littoral?
SEASHORE
3a M31 is the most distant object visible to the naked eye. What is it?
ANDROMEDA GALAXY (NEBULA)
3b In a 2010 film Percy Jackson is the son of which Greek God?
POSEIDON
4a Who directed the 2005 Oscar winning film 'Million Dollar Baby'?
CLINT EASTWOOD
4b By population, what is the second largest city in Belgium?
ANTWERP

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 What is the capital of the French region of Brittany?
RENNES
2 Dyce airport serves which city?
ABERDEEN
3 What is the birthstone for September?
SAPPHIRE (accept PERIDOT)
4 If your birthday was on Christmas Day, what would be your Zodiac sign?
CAPRICORN
5 In what year was the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
1066