Tuesday 28th September 2010
Set by Rainhill Victoria

Round 1
1a What is the nearest national capital city to Bratislava, only 35 miles away?
Vienna
1b Born Jose Zapata, but known by his middle names, which Colombian goalkeeper who scored three goals for his country is best remembered for his 'scorpion kick' performed at Wembley in 1995?
Rene Higuita
2a In 1968, three astronauts were jointly given the TIME Person of the Year award. Give one of their names.
Anders, Boorman, Lovell
2b Modelled on the Spanish bullfight, in which country did the Paso Doble dance originate?
France (southern)
3a 'Disko Troop' is the captain of the We're Here' fishing vessel in which Rudyard Kipling novel, which was made into a film starring Spencer Tracy?
Captains Courageous
3b What was the first name of Stradivari, who lived 1644-1737, and is famous as a manufacturer of stringed musical instruments?
Antonio
4a There are three types of muscle in the human body: Skeletal, Smooth and which other?
Cardiac
4b What is the official residence of the French President?
Elysee Palace

Round 2
1a Which footballer has won a record 111 caps for Colombia? He is best known for his distinctive blond afro hairstyle and he played in Europe between 1988 and 2001, first for Montpellier and latterly for Real Valladolid.
Carlos Valderrama
1b Which Irish actor is well known for playing a one-armed waiter named 'Riddle', an incompetent builder in a hotel, and someone posing as a dead man in order to claim a winning lottery ticket?
David Kelly (in Robin's Nest, Fawlty Towers and Waking Ned)
2a Fado music originated in which country?
Portugal
2b Which Luftwaffe bomber was withdrawn from the Battle of Britain because of heavy losses although it was used successfully elsewhere throughout the war?
Stuka ( Junkers 87 )
3a What name is given to non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed which is primarily used in memory cards, memory sticks etc?
Flash (Memory)
3b Ghandi's march to Dandi in 1931 was a protest against Britain's tax on which commodity?
Salt
4a What official position was held by Winston Churchill at the start of both World War 1 and World War 2?
First Lord of the Admiralty (not First Sea Lord)
4b Which 2009 movie is a biopic of Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis in the title role and Ray Winstone as his father?
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Round 3
1a In "Some Like It Hot", Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon fled to Miami in drag after witnessing which well-known event?
St Valentine's Day Massacre
1b Whose last published poem was attributed to the pseudonym C.3.3 until several years after its author's death?
Oscar Wilde (The Ballad of Reading Gaol)
2a Which 2009 movie, the directorial debut of Sam Taylor-Wood, tell the story of the adolescence of John Lennon?
Nowhere Boy
2b What type of cake kicked off Proust's reminiscences in "Remembrance of Things Past"?
Madeleine
3a In which Charles Dickens novel do we meet the minor characters: Startop, Mr. Jaggers and Wemmick?
Great Expectations
3b Who was the first woman to win the TIME Man of the Year award in 1936?
Wallis Simpson
4a Which native American tribe were famously used as "Code Talkers" during WW2, due to the fact that so few people talked their language?
Navajo
4b Yakety Sax, by Boots Randolph, was instantly recognisable incidental music in which well-known TV show?
The Benny Hill Show

Round 4
1a What two word name connects of all of the following: a brand of scotch whisky, Radio 2 DJ and a statue at the Pier Head, Liverpool?
Johnny Walker
1b In which Charles Dickens novel do we meet the minor characters: Tom Pinch, Mark Tapley and Paul Sweedlepipe?
Martin Chuzzlewit
2a With which type of wine did Hannibal Lecter say he was going to wash down his Liver and Fava beans?
(A nice) Chianti
2b If Strasbourg is 68 and Montpellier is 34, then what number is Paris?
75 (departmental numbers as seen on car registration plates)
3a What-is the official residence of the Mayor of New York City?
Gracie Mansion
3b What is the national epic poem of Finland (usually translated as 'Land of Heroes'). Sibelius set some of its myths to music in his tone poems.
Kalevala
4a Which philosopher, who was born in Algerian in 1930, originated the deconstruction theory?
Jacques Derrida
4b London boasts a great variety of clubs, but which exclusively men's club, founded in 1693, has its address at 37, St James's Street, SW1?
White's

Round 5
1a The US flag contains the most stars, having 50, but which country's flag has the second most, with 27 stars?
Brazil
1b If Germany is 49 and the United Kingdom is 44, then what number is France?
33 (international telephone dialing codes)
2a What name is given to the artistic movement which sought to explore the transience of light through the use of colour and technique? Camille Pissaro and Alfred Sisley were amongst its prominent exponents.
Impressionism
2b One of the earliest phrases used (perhaps unwisely) inrtship is that of "I love you". If a chap were to say to his girlfriend: "Seni seviyorum", language would he be speaking?
Turkish
3a Which shipping forecast area lies to the south of Fair Isle and to the west of Forties?
Cromarty
3b What was the French artistic movement, which flourished during the first decade of the 20th century that championed colourful and exuberant work? Henri Matisse and Raoul Dufy were among its exponents.
Fauvism
4a Which king of Norway gave his name to a close range wireless technology for mobile communications?
Harold Bluetooth
4b The five towns that make up the city of Stoke on Trent together with Stoke are Hanley, Burslem, Fenton and two others. Name one of the other two.
Longton or Tunstall

Round 6
1a What is the nearest national capital city to London, only 200 miles away?
Brussels
1b In Ancient Greece what was a hoplite?
A citizen-soldier
2a "Nodor" and "Winmau" are the two leading manufacturers of which item of sport/games equipment?
Dartboards
2b What is the name of the Jewish mystical interpretation of Scripture, which comprises the Sepher Yezirah (Book of Creation) and the Zohar (Splendour) that has become popular with new age types?
Kabbalah
3a If a girl were to say to her boyfriend: "Mina rakastan sinua", what language would she be speaking?
Finnish
3b Which Test Match Special commentator has a son who has been a bowler for Sussex CCC since 1994?
Christopher Martin Jenkins (Robin)
4a Which of the five New York boroughs has the largest population?
Brooklyn
4b Which American painter and illustrator born in 1894 was famous for scenes of everyday life that appeared in Saturday Post magazine?
Norman Rockwell

Round 7
1a What is the pre-Columbian civilisation that thrived in southern Mexico in 1400 BC, generally considered the first meso-American civilisation?
Olmec
1b In which French town, did Jean Claude Killy achieve a clean sweep all of the men's alpine events in the 1968 Winter Olympics?
Grenoble
2a 'Captain Hoseason' of the ship the 'Covenant' features in which Robert Louis Stevenson novel, which was made into a film starring Michael Caine?
Kidnapped
2b Give a year in the life of Miguel Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet and playwright?
1547-1616
3a Which prize-winning series of books by Julia Donaldson tell the story of a mouse taking a walk in a dark wood?
The Gruffalo
3b Which car company invented the three point seatbelt system, but refused to patent it, allowing all other car companies to use it free of charge in an effort to increase road safety?
Volvo
4a Who was the Danish philosopher (1813-1855), who was both a theologian and social critic, he is chiefly remembered today for the primary influence which he exerted upon the philosophical ideas of Existentialism?
(Soren) Kierkegaard
4b Which shipping forecast area lies to the east of Dogger and to the south of Fisher?
German Bight

Round 8
1a What are the irregularly-shaped, colourless bodies present in blood whose sticky surface lets them, along with other substances, form clots to stop bleeding when exposed to air?
Platelet(s)
1b What dispute was the cause of a long running war between the nations of Lilliput and Blefescu in "Gulliver's Travels"?
Which end to open a boiled egg
2a Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Billy Wilder's 1953 film "Stalag 17"?
William Holden
2b In which TV comedy has fictional actor Andy Millman cried on "Celebrity Big Brother," his agent Darren Lamb suggested anyone other than his only client for roles and Ross Kemp tried to steal sweets off the BBC?
Extras
3a Give a year in the life of composer, conductor and pianist Carl Maria von Weber.
1786-1826
3b What is the first name of the ballet dancer Nijinsky, who was unsuccessfully treated by Eugene Bleuler in Switzerland when diagnosed with schizophrenia?
Vaslav
4a Who was President of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972, who made the decision to continue the 1972 Munich Olympic Games despite a terrorist attack?
Avery Brundage
4b Of the exclusive London clubs which one was founded in 1824, has its address at 107, Pall Mall, SW1 and shares its name with a club in Liverpool?
The Athenaeum

Spare Questions
1 What British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding who play the characters Howard Moon and Vince Noir has since spawned stage shows, a six episode radio series, twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows
in the United States?
The Mighty Boosh
2 "The Last Man In Europe" was the working title of which novel?
1984
3 What name is given to the unofficial accolade awarded to the fastest passenger ship to cross the Atlantic in the westbound direction?
Blue Riband (not Hales Trophy)
4 The Battle of Northampton was fought in which century?
15th (Wars of the Roses)
5 The Battle of Dungeness was fought in which century?
17th (Anglo Dutch War)