Monday 27th September 2010
Set by Clarence (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Who was the hero of several Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories first introduced in 'The Lost World'?
Professor Challenger
1b Who succeeded King Edward III in 1377?
Richard II
2a Fortress, Citadel and Rampart are all varieties of which common vegetable?
Brussels sprout
2b In the human body which bone runs parallel to the ulna?
Radius
3a In the TV drama GBH written by Alan Bleasdale what was the occupation of Michael Palin's character Jim Nelson?
School Teacher
3b What was the name of the Wright brothers' first aeroplane?
Flyer
4a Who won the 1997 World Snooker Championship?
Ken Doherty
4b On which play was the film Cabaret based?
I Am A Camera

Round 2
1a In the Bible who was the long lived son of Enoch mentioned in Genesis?
Methuselah
1b Where are the administrative headquarters of the county of Northumberland?
Morpeth
2a What is the name of the Japanese verse form of 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines?
Haiku
2b In the world of transport what is a VLCC?
Very Large Crude Carrier
3a What is the essential ingredient in a dish described as Florentine?
Spinach
3b Which city is the state capital of the US state of Maine?
Augusta
4a Which legal term meaning "as a favour" indicates something not intended to create a legal binding obligation?
Ex Gratia
4b How many acres are in a square mile?
640

Round 3
1a Which letter of the Greek alphabet is the equivalent to the English L?
Lambda
1b The peccary, a native of Central and South America, is what sort of animal?
Pig(accept Tayassuidae, Suidae or Swine)
2a Which 1992 Quentin Tarantino film featured the song 'Stuck in the middle with you'?
Reservoir Dogs
2b In the Royal Navy what is the equivalent rank to a Flight Sergeant in the Royal Air Force?
Chief Petty Officer
3a What would you fear if you suffered from thalassophobia?
The Sea
3b Give a year in the life of Tsar Peter the Great.
1672-1725AD
4a In 1964 what was the Kinks' first chart success which reached Number 1?
You Really Got Me
4b Which culinary vegetable has the Latin name "Allium Sativum"?
Garlic

Round 4
1a What is the more common name for the disease variola?
Smallpox
1b What was the main instrument of the jazz musician Art Tatum?
Piano
2a Who is the patron saint of doctors, surgeons, painters and artists?
Saint Luke
2b What is the nautical term for a temporary mast to replace one that has been broken on a voyage?
Jury
3a Who was the American historian who devised the Decimal System for classifying books, in 1876?
Melville Dewey
3b Churchill described Montgomery as "in defeat, unbeatable, in victory . . . " what?
Unbearable
4a Which music hall performer was best known for his songs 'Boiled beef and carrots' and 'Any Old Iron'?
Harry Champion
4b Name any of Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor'?
Quickly, Ford, Page

Round 5
1a Prometheus Bound was written by Aeshylus (524-556BC). Who wrote Prometheus Unbound in 1820AD?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1b Who succeeded King John in 1216?
Henry III
2a Tiger, Turks Cap and Stargazer are all types of which plant?
Lily
2b The mandible is more commonly known as the lower jaw bone. What is the correct name for the upper jaw bone?
Maxilla
3a In the TV drama 'Pennies From Heaven', written by Dennis Potter, what was Bob Hoskins' character's occupation?
(Sheet Music) Salesman
3b What was the name of the first Rolls Royce model?
Silver Ghost
4a Who won the 1997 British Open?
Justin Leonard
4b On which novel by HG Wells was the 1963 musical 'Half a Sixpence' based?
Kipps

Round 6
1a In the Bible, in the book of Kings, who was the evil wife of King Ahab?
Jezebel
1b In which town are the administrative headquarters of North Yorkshire?
Northallerton
2a How many lines of poetry are in a sonnet?
14
2b What method of transport is sometimes known by the initials ACV?
Hovercraft (Air Cushioned Vehicle)
3a In cooking what is the name given to thin strips of bacon used for flavouring?
Lardons
3b What is the state capital of the New England state of New Hampshire?
Concord
4a In law what name is given to a written voluntary statement given under oath?
Affidavit
4b How many imperial pounds are in an imperial ton?
2240

Round 7
1a What letter of the Greek alphabet is equivalent to the English K?
Kappa
1b To which animal family does the serval, found in North and Sub-Saharan Africa belong? Cat (accept felidae or leptallurus)
2a Which 1994 film, the third in a series, featured the song 'Kiss from a Rose'?
Batman Forever
2b What is the lowest of the commissioned ranks in the Royal Air Force?
Pilot Officer
3a What would you fear if you suffered from Astraphobia?
Lightning
3b Give a year in the life of King Alfred the Great?
849-899AD
4a In 1963 what was the first chart success of the Rolling Stones which reached number 21 in the charts?
Come On
4b Which culinary vegetable has the scientific name `solanum tuberosum'?
Potato

Round 8
1a What is the more common name of the disease pertussis?
Whooping cough
1b Which instrument is most closely associated with jazz musician Charlie Mingus?
Double Bass
2a Who is the patron saint of lost causes?
Saint Jude (accept Thaddeus, Gregory, Antony, Philomena or Rital)
2b By what name is the lowest (or fourth) deck of a typical merchant ship known?
Orlop
3a The Galton-Henry system is a method of classifying what?
Fingerprints
3b For which London constituency was Winston Churchill MP between 1945-1964?
Woodford
4a Which musical performer made famous the song 'Burlington Bertie'?
Ella Shields (accept Vesta Tilley)
4b Name any of the four fairies attending Oberon and Titania in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer's Night Dream'?
Cobweb, Mustardseed, Peasbiossom, Moth

Spare Questions
1 In which land does Puff the Magic Dragon live?
Honalee
2 Who directed the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter'?
David Lean
3 Who is the Greek god of winds?
Aeolus
4 What is a Mexican Black Howler?
A monkey
5 Who invented the Polaroid camera?
Edwin Land