Tuesday 30th November 2010
Set by Foreign Legion (Northern)

Round 1
1a In which year did the Boston Tea Party take place?
1773
1b Which vegetable has varieties called Tokyo Slicer and King of the Ridge?
CUCUMBER
2a Who was on the British Throne in 1720?
GEORGE I (1714-1727)
2b Who was the Greek God of Rain and Cupbearer to the Gods, son of King Tros of Troy?
GANYMEDE
3a What is the SI unit of energy?
JOULE
3b In American Football how many players are there on the field playing for one team?
ELEVEN
4a "Take My Breath Away" was an oscar winning song from which film?
TOP GUN
4b Which TV programme did Daniel J Travanti play the part of Furillo?
HILL STREET BLUES

Round 2
1la Who played the role of Sapphire in the TV series Sapphire and Steel?
JOANNA LUMLEY
1b In which city were the Winter Olympic Games held when John Curry won the gold medal for Men's Figure Skating?
INNSBRUCK
2a What element has the chemical symbol Sb?
ANTIMONY
2b Which American President drew up the Declaration of Independence?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
3a Who was the first white woman to sing for Motown records?
KIKI DEE
3b Which play set in Lancashire in the 1880s tells of boot maker Will Mossop's romance with the boss's daughter?
HOBSONS CHOICE
4a For which fictional team did 'Roy of the Rovers' play?
MELCHESTER ROVERS
4b Who wrote the novel 'The Prisoner of Zenda'?
ANTHONY HOPE

Round 3
1a Margaret of Anjou a French noblewoman was married to which English King?
HENRY VI
1b The name Noah Kaminsky was once considered by which well known vocalist and composer as a possible stage name?
NEIL DIAMOND
2a What is added to vodka and lime juice to make the cocktail called "Moscow Mule'?
GINGER ALE
2b Tirana is the capital city of which country?
ALBANIA
3a What is the collective noun for beavers?
COLONY
3b According to the nursery rhyme if Mondays Child is full of face , what is Friday's Child?
LOVING AND GIVING
4a From which Shakespeare play is the following quotation 'hubble bubble toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble?
MACBETH
4b Eileen Derbyshire has for many years played which Coronation Street character?
EMILY BISHOP

Round 4
la In the airline "QANTAS" what does the T stand for?
TERRITORY (Queensland & Northern Territory Aerial Service)
1b Give a year in the life of the artist Gainsborough?
1727-1788
2a Name the film, which stars Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw, and tells the story of four gunmen who hold a New York subway train to ransom?
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123
2b Who was the present Queen Elizabeth's second Prime Minister?
SIR ANTHONY EDEN
3a According to Genesis how many people were aboard the Ark?
8
3b Which is the most northerly of the sea areas on the BBC's Shipping Forecast?
SOUTH EAST ICELAND
4a Which song talks about kisses on the bottom?
I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER
4b Which of Ireland's counties is the most westerly?
KERRY

Round 5
1a In which year did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
1863
1b Which vegetable has varieties called Ormskirk and Spring Hero?
CABBAGE
2a Who was on the British throne in 1320?
EDWARD II
2h Who, was the Geek Goddess of the Moon, Daughter of Hyperion and Thea?
SELENE
3a What is the SI unit of power?
WATT
3b How many players are there on the field in an American baseball team?
NINE
4a 'Up where we Belong' was the Oscar winning song from which film?
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMEN
4b Who played the part of Quincy in the long running TV programme of that name?
JACK KLUGMAN

Round 6
1a Who was the male star in the TV comedy series "The Two of Us"?
NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
1b In which city were the Winter Olympic Games held when Torvill and Dean won the gold medal for ice dance?
SARAJEVO
2a What is the chemical symbol for Manganese?
Mn
2b Which American President was known as Old Hickory?
ANDREW JACKSON
3a In 2004 singer Bobby Hatfield died, which duo was he part of?
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
3b Which modem American play tells of the suicide of Willy Loman?
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
4a What is the name of Olive Oyl's Brother in the cartoon series Popeye?
CASTER OYL
4b Who wrote "Our Man in Havana"?
GRAHAM GREEN

Round 7
la Eleanor of Provence a French Noblewoman was married to which English King?
HENRY III
1b Pauline Matthews is the original name for which well known vocalist?
KIKI DEE
2a What is added to whisky to make the cocktail "Rusty Nail"?
DRAMBUIE
2b Lusaka is the capital city of which country?
ZAMBIA
3a What is the collective noun for parrots?
COMPANY
3b In the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons what do the Bells of Shoreditch say?
WHEN I GROW RICH
4a From which Shakespeare play is the following quotation "All the worlds a stage and all the men and women merely players"?
AS YOU LIKE IT
4b Jeff Hordley has for many years played which Emmerdale character?
CAIN DINGLE

Round 8
1a In the abbreviation UNESCO what does the C stand for?
CULTURAL (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation)
1b Give one year in the life of artist Frans Hals?
1580-1666
2a Name the film which stars Spencer Tracy and Robert Ryan, action takes place within 24 hours and concerns a one armed stranger greeted with hostility by a town?
BAD DAY AT BLACKROCK
2b Who was Queen Elizabeth's II fourth Prime Minister?
SIR ALEC DOUGLAS HOME
3a In Genesis, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar?
ISHMAEL
3b In the Shipping Forecast, what comes after Forth, Tyne, Dogger?
FISHER
4a What do these songs have in common La La La, Ding Ding A Dong and Digalo Digala?
ALL WON THE EUROPEAN SONG CONTEST
4b Which stretch of water separates Scotland from the Orkney Islands?
PENTLAND FIRTH

Spare Questions
1 What was the answer to the advertising slogan 'Were you really wafted here from paradise'?
NO LUTON AIRPORT
2 What is the young of an eel called?
ELVER
3 What is the state capital of the American State of Illinois?
SPRINGFIELD
4 Who according to the Bible allowed Jesus to be buried in his tomb?
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA
5 Which English King married Caroline of Brunswick?
GEORGE IV