Tuesday 26th October 2010
Set by Holy Rosary (Northern)

Round 1
1a At which house was John Prescott seen playing croquet instead of running the country in the absence of Tony Blair?
DORNEYWOOD
1b Who was Lieutenant Gerard Chasing for four years in the TV series The Fugitive?
RICHARD KIMBLE
2a Which golfing accessory was patented by George Grant in 1899?
THE TEE
2b Which Charlie Chaplin film satirized Adolf Hitler?
THE GREAT DICTATOR
3a Under which zodiac sign was Jesus born?
CAPRICORN
3b Although the Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay, where was it finally beached?
MOLFRE - accept ANGLESEY
4a What is the name of the hero in the play Death of a Salesman?
WILLIE LOMAN
4b Bathsheba Everdene is the heroine of which Thomas Hardy novel?
FAR FROM THE MADDING
CROWD

Round 2
1a What was the character name of the Girl from Uncle?
APRIL DANCER
1b Who was the first female to be the speaker of the House of Commons?
BETTY BOOTHROYD
2a Which aircraft company built a model called the Comet?
DE HAVILLAND
2b Which explorer discovered Alaska?
VITUS BERING
3a From what material are millefiori ornaments made?
GLASS
3b Which European Country colonised Angola?
PORTUGAL
4a In which harbour did the Mary Rose sink in 1545?
PORTSMOUTH
4b Border, Corriedale and Leicester are all breeds of which animal?
SHEEP

Round 3
1a Who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a papyrus boat in 1969-70?
THOR HEYERDAHL
1b Which 20th Century U.S. President was a Peanut Farmer?
JIMMY CARTER
2a What is the name of the RAF Officer Training School?
CRANWELL
2b What was the capital of Brazil before Brasilia?
RIO DE JANEIRO
3a Which Egyptian God had the head of a falcon?
HORUS
3b Whose last words were reputed to have been "I will hear in heaven"?
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
4a On which body of water does Kampala stand?
LAKE VICTORIA
4b What is the modern name of Dutch Guiana?
SURINAM

Round 4
1a What is the former name of Cape of Good Hope?
THE CAPE OF STORMS
1b On which Island is the Japanese Capital Tokyo to be found?
HONSHU
2a In which year was the Easter Uprising in Ireland?
1916
2b When jeered during his maiden speech, which future Prime Minister said "Though I sit down now, the time will come when you will hear me"?
BENJAMIN DISRAELI
3a Which London landmark now stands on the site of the Tyburn Tree/Gallows?
MARBLE ARCH
3b Name either of the states annexed to Britain after the Boer War?
ORANGE FREE STATE/TRANSVAAL
4a Which Aztec ruler was deposed by Cortez?
MONTEZUMA
4b Which waterproof material was produced by Joseph Kagan in the 1950's?
GANNEX

Round 5
1a In which British City was a mosque first opened in 1860?
CARDIFF
1b What substance is fired from the eyes of the horned toad to defend itself?
BLOOD
2a Which was the first London Street to be lit by gas lamp?
PALL MALL
2b Name any of the four US states that were part of the Dustbowl in the 1930's?
TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO
3a What is the chemical name for vitamin B2?
RIBOFLAVIN
3b In which US city was the first telephone exchange set up?
BOSTON
4a What was the nationality of racing driver Jochin Rindt?
AUSTRIAN
4b The Paris-Dakar rally stars in France but end in which country?
SENEGAL

Round 6
1a Which is the nearest British town to Beachy Head?
EASTBOURNE
1b Which river runs through the Vale of Evesham?
RIVER AVON
2a Why was Incitatus particularly ill-suited for the role of consul given to him by Caligula in 41 AD?
HE WAS A HORSE
2b Which British Foreign Minister, later Prime Minister, is associated with Gunboat Diplomacy?
LORD PALMERSTON
3a Who said guns will make us powerful but butter will make us fat?
HERMAN GOERING
3b Which film classic was based around the Boxer Rebellion?
55 DAYS AT PEKING
4a What was the name of the ship hijacked by Palestinian terrorists in 1985?
ACHILLE LAURO
4b When Adolf Eichmann was kidnapped by Israeli Agents, in which country was he found?
ARGENTINA

Round 7
1a Which was the capital city of the Assyrian Empire?
NINEVEH
1b What structures were built along the south coast of England during the Napoleonic wars to protect England from invasion by the French?
MARTELLO TOWERS
2a Name either of the Royal Navy vessels on which Harold Wilson held talks with Ian Smith about UDI.
HMS TIGER/HMS FEARLESS
2b Which disease caused the death of 43 people in Croydon in 1937?
TYPHOID
3a What was the name of the faith healer employed by Glenn Hoddle for the 1998 England World Cup squad?
EILEEN DREWERY
3b Simon Woodruffe started which food chain in 1998?
YO SUSHI
4a What was snooker player Cliff Thorburn's nickname?
THE GRINDER
4b In which year did ITV start broadcasting?
1955

Round 8
1a What was Groucho Marx's real first name?
JULIUS
1b Phil Silvers wrote Nancy with the Laughing Eyes about which entertainer's daughter?
FRANK SINATRA
2a According to the song lyrics where can "you check out any time you like, but you can never leave"?
HOTEL CALIFORNIA
2b Which metal is obtained from minerals haematite and magnetite?
IRON
3a Who had a mistress called Clara Petacci?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
3b What name. is given to a golden coloured horse with a golden mane?
PALOMINO
4a What colour is copper sulphate?
BLUE
4b What name is given to a horse's ankle?
HOCK

Spare Questions
1 Which is the lightest (least dense) metal?
LITHIUM
2 The Glen Frey song Danger Zone is used in which film?
TOP GUN
3 When Alexander the Great had an Empire to which Asian Country did it stretch?
INDIA
4 Who was the woman who was, at one time, the leader of the trade union SOGAT?
BRENDA DEAN