Tuesday 14th September 2010
Set by Usual Suspects (Liverpool)

ROUND 1
1A In WW2, what name was given to the attempted Allied liberation of the Netherlands in September 1944?
Operation Market Garden
1B Bernis Leadon and Randy Meisner were among the founder members of which American group?
The Eagles
2A What was the Christian name of Winston Churchill's wife?
Clementine
2B What is the state capital of Oregon?
Salem
3A Who won the 2009 Open Golf Championship at Turnberry?
Stewart Cink
3B Which Scottish Loch is the deepest freshwater lake in the British Isles?
Loch Morar
4A In which Alfred Hitchcock film of 1956 did Doris Day sing 'Que Sera, Sera'?
The Man Who Knew too Much
4B Which is the main port on the River Amazon estuary?
Belem

ROUND 2
1A What is the most southerly city in the world?
Ushuaia (in Argentina)
1B Which was Alfred Hitchcock's last film made in 1976?
Family Plot
2A Which Scottish loch is the largest in area?
Loch Lomond
2B Which British Player won the 2009 British Women's Open Golf Championship held at Royal Lytham and St. Annes?
Catriona Matthew
3A What is the state capital of North Dakota?
Bismarck
3B What was the Christian name of Harold McMillan's wife?
Dorothy
4A John Illsley and Pick Withers were among the founder members of which predominantly British group?
Dire Straits
4B In WW2 the name Operation Plunder Varsity was given to the Allied crossing of what in March 1945?
River Rhine

ROUND 3
1A In which city does the action of the Shakespeare play Measure for Measure take place?
Vienna
1B What does the Italian cookery phrase 'Al dente' mean?
Lightly cooked (i.e. crisp - literally 'to the tooth')
2A Orpheus went down into the underworld to rescue his wife. What was she called?
Euridice
2B What is the top knot of stiff, spiky leaves on a pineapple called?
The crown
3A Who was the first woman to run for the vice-presidency of the United States?
Geraldine Ferraro
3B Who plays Sergeant Hathaway in the television series Lewis?
Lawrence Fox
4A In 1996 Dr Sam Ryan was the original lead character in which TV series?
Silent Witness
4B Which writer created the characters Little Isodore, Harry the Horse and Spanish John?
Damon Runyon

ROUND 4
1A What did the 'B' stand for in the name Cecil B. De Mille?
Blount
1B Jazzman Joe Venuti pioneered which instrument in jazz?
The Violin
2A What was the name of the American Presidential retreat before it was called Camp David?
Shangri-La
2B What type of fruit has a variety called morello?
Cherry
3A Which hero was helped by Ariadne, daughter of King Minos, to escape from the labyrinth?
Theseus
3B Which composer's violin concerto, in E minor, was premiered in 1845 with Ferdinand David as soloist?
Mendelssohn
4A In Yiddish, what is 'chutzpah? (Pronounced Hutzpa)
Cheek, audacity
4B In which Shakespeare play do the characters Ajax, Achilles and Ulysses appear?
Troilus and Cressida

ROUND 5
1A What is the capital of Burundi?
Bujumbura
1B In Norse mythology, who was the consort of Odin?
Freya
2A The Louis S. St. Laurent' and the 'John G. Diefenbaker' are specifically what kind of ships?
Icebreakers
2B William Hague, Tony Benn, Hilaire Belloc and Giles Brandreth are but four past holders of which prestigious but non-political office?
President of the Oxford Union
3A Who was the Greek god of prophecy?
Apollo
3B Give any year in the life of the painter Raphael.
1483-1520
4A What is ombrophobia a fear of?
Rain
4B What is the longest snake in the world?
The Reticulated Python.

ROUND 6
1A Having the longest fangs, the gaboon is an example of which snake species?
Adder or viper
1B What is thalassophobia a fear of?
The Sea
2A Give any year in the life of the painter Sandro Boticelli.
1445-1510
2B Who was the Greek god of trade?
Hermes
3A What is the last book of the Old Testament?
Malachi
3B In Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, how does Hedda die?
She shoots herself
4A What was the home of the gods in Norse mythology?
Asgard.
4B What is the capital of Mali?
Bamako .

ROUND 7
1A Able seaman Kate Nesbitt, a medical assistant, became the first woman in the RN to receive which award in Nov. 2009?
The Military Cross
1B The 6,700 ton St. Helena is one of only two vessels to still carry which designation?
Royal Mail Ship
2A In which British city is there a district called The Jericho?
Oxford.
2B The national Needle Museum is to be found in which Worcestershire town?
Redditch
3A All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. The opening lines of which great novel?
Anna Karenina
3B Which company made the 1950's car the Mayflower?
Triumph
4A What were once known as 'the third university of England?
The Inns of Court and Chancery
4B Which European capital is served by Vantaa airport?
Helsinki

ROUND 8
1A Who is the most infamous old boy of St. Peter's School in York?
Guy Fawkes.
1B 'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents grumbled Jo,lying on lying on the rug.' Is the opening line of which famous novel?
Little Women
2A Which company made a 1950's/60's car called the Magnette?
MG
2B Which composer's A minor piano concerto was premiered in 1846 with his wife as soloist?
Schumann
3A Stockport in Greater Manchester has a museum dedicated to what item of clothing?
Hats
3B In which British city is there a suburb called New Zealand?
Derby
4A What was the name of John Cabot's ship in which he set off in 1497 to reach Asia, finishing up in Newfoundland?
Matthew
4B Moira Cameron became the first woman in 522 years to join which body of men in 2009?
The Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters)

Spare Questions
1 Aneto, at 3404 metres, is the highest mountain in which mountain range?
Pyrenees
2 Whose words are these 'Berlin is the testicle of the West. When I want the West to scream, I squeeze Berlin?
Nikita Khrushchev
3 Who wrote The Russia House' in 1989?
John le Carre
4 The establishment of which law officers dates from 1194?
Coroners