Tuesday 19th October 2010
Set by Black Horse (Liverpool)

Round One
1A. What colour is malachite?
Green
1B An obituary in the sporting times in 1882 lead to the creation of which trophy?
The Ashes
2A How many countries were founder members of the EEC in 1957?
Six
2B In 1931 which Hungarian actor played Count Dracula in films?
Bela Lugosi
3A What type of creature is a Brazilian Huntsman?
A Spider
3B The Coromandel coast is washed by which part of the Indian Ocean?
Bay of Bengal
4A What does Al Jazeera (the TV Station) mean in English?
The Peninsula (or Island)
4B What is the state capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln

Round Two
1A Dave Lamb is a commentator on which food orientated TV programme?
Come Dine With Me
1B In which year did the liner Queen Mary gain the blue riband on her maiden voyage?
1936
2A In which decade did the painter Augustus John die?
1960s (1961)
2B Basutoland is now known as what?
Lesotho
3A In Australia what is a billabong?
A water hole
3B What colour is lapis lazuli?
Blue
4A In which year was the first English FA cup final held?
1872
4B To which family of plants do Lobivia and Rebutia belong?
Cacti

Round Three
1A The Humber bridge forms part of which A road?
A15
1B Clarke Carlisle and Neil Mackenzie are both professional footballers that have
appeared in recent years in which popular TV programme?
Countdown
2A Who was the first person to appear on a British postage stamp other than royalty?
William Shakespeare
2B What part of the body is affected by glossitis?
The Tongue
3A Who discovered that malaria was transmitted by mosquito?
Sir Ronald Ross
3B Who composed the music for the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers?
Arthur Sullivan
4A In the USA how many senators represent each state?
Two
4B In which novel does the ship the Pequod appear?
Moby Dick

Round Four
1A Justin Lee Collins hosts which TV show?
Heads or Tails
1B Why was Susanna Maoiolo in the news on Christmas Day 2009?
She attacked the Pope
2A Which king was ousted by Colonel Gadaffi?
Idris
2B What type of creature is an Antiguan Racer?
Snake
3A Charleston is the capital of which US state?
West Virginia
3B What does Taliban mean in the Afghan language?
Students
4A Which river flows through Maidstone?
Medway
4B Which river flows through Shrewsbury?
Severn

Round Five
1A From March 2010 jars of Robertson's Golden Shred marmalade will carry a
picture of which character?
Paddington Bear
1B Who created the character Paddington Bear?
Michael Bond
2A Who first stated that patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel?
Samuel Johnson
2B In 2009 who was elected speaker of the House of Commons?
John Bercow
3A Which comedian/presenter's biography is called At My Mothers Knee?
Paul O'Grady
3B Sturnus Vulgaris is the scientific name for which common bird?
Starling
4A Who played Hawkeye Pierce in the film version of MASH?
Donald Sutherland
4B In which city were the first operas performed?
Venice

Round Six
1A In which French city is William the Conqueror buried?
Caen
1B In which English county would you find the Dalby Forest, its alternative name has the county name in it?
The Great Yorkshire Forest (in North Yorkshire)
2A Who lead the enquiry into the Iraq war?
Sir John Chilcot
2B In the human body what is produced by the lachrymal glands?
Tears
3A What special name is given to Tibetan monks?
Lamas
3B How many days are there in the religious period of Lent?
40
4A The Pinta and the Nina were two of the vessels that set sail in a fleet in 1492 on an historic voyage, what was the name of the third vessel?
Santa Maria( it was Columbus' flagship)
4B What do we call the point in the orbit of a planet at which the planet is nearest to the Sun?
Perihelion

Round Seven
1A Which vegetable has varieties called Home Guard , Kestrel and Majestic?
Potato
1B Which metal has atomic number 24 and is mainly obtained from sea water?
Magnesium
2A Fort Peck one of the largest earth filled dams in the world controls the waters of which American river?
Missouri river
2B Born in 1585, who was known as the red eminence?
Cardinal Richelieu
3A Who was the Spanish adventurer who conquered Peru in the 16th century?
(Francisco) Pizarro
3B In which country are the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage?
Tunisia
4A What is Europe's oldest parliament dating from 930 AD?
Althing (Iceland)
4B Which saint set up a community on the island of Iona?
St Columba

Round Eight
1A The pH scale is used to determine acidity or alkalinity but for what does the letter H stand?
Hydrogen
1B What was the name of the first Plantagenet monarch of England?
Henry II (1154-1189)
2A Which English King immediately preceded the Tudors and was effectively the last Plantagenet monarch?
Richard III (1452-1485)
2B What is the literal meaning of Pianoforte?
Soft-Loud accept Soft Strong
3A Con Sordino is an instruction to play an instrument in which manner?
Using a Mute
3B In which country does the Zambezi river empty into the Indian ocean?
Mozambique
4A In which country is the confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile?
Sudan
4B In which decade did Edvard Munch paint The Scream?
1890s (1893)

Spare Questions
1 Name the only novel by Emily Bronte?
Wuthering Heights
2 What is NH3 the chemical formula for?
Ammonia
3 Give another name for Kaolin.
China Clay
4 On which river does Hamburg stand?
Elbe
5 In which year was the dwarf planet Pluto discovered?
1930