Monday 5th December 2011
Set by Warrington Quiz League

Round 1
1a In which British town or city is the National Railway Museum?
York
1b Which bird was the subject of an ode by John Keats?
Nightingale
2a Which 1968 film starring Jane Fonda was based on the French comics created by Jean-Claude Forest?
Barbarella
2b Anne Boleyn was one of the two wives of Henry 8th to be executed, who was the other?
Catherine Howard
3a Caroline Wozniacki represents which country in international tennis?
Denmark
3b On a traditional Monopoly board, Marylebone, King's Cross and Liverpool Street are three of the stations, name the fourth.
Fenchurch Street
4a By what name is the medical condition adhesive capsulitis more commonly known?
Frozen shoulder
4b About which pastime is Oscar Wilde reputed to have said "The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable"?
Foxhunting

Round 2
1a Which TV personality's 2010 autobiography was entitled "It All Counts"?
Carol Vorderman
1b The Atlantic coast of Ireland is covered by four shipping areas, Malin, Rockall and Fastnet are three, name the fourth.
Shannon
2a Of the teams playing in the current (2011-12) Premiership, which was the first to win the FA Cup, winning in 1884?
Blackburn Rovers
2b Which 1980s pop group, lead singer Dave Gahan, took its name from a French fashion magazine?
Depeche Mode
3a Titan, Rhea and Hyperion are all satellites of which planet?
Saturn
3b What is the occupation of Figaro in the opera by Rossini?
Barber
4a Which female wit is reputed to have said "Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you"?
Mae West
4b Which British town or city is the centre of the postcode BS?
Bristol

Round 3
1a According to the Bible who was the mother of Esau and Jacob?
Rebekah
1b In which British town or city is the National Media Museum?
Bradford
2a The Throckmorton and Babington Plots were directed against which monarch?
Elizabeth 1st
2b Of the teams playing in the current (2011-12) Premiership, Everton was the first to win the League Championship in 1891, which was second winning in 1892 and 1893?
Sunderland
3a What was the name of Benjamin Britten's opera about a lonely, isolated fisherman?
Peter Grimes
3b Before embarking on her solo career, Nicole Scherzinger was best known as the lead singer in which girl group?
Pussycat Dolls
4a Which is the only marsupial to be found in North America?
Opossum
4b Which model of Ford car took its name from a 'light or west wind'?
Zephyr

Round 4
1a Who wrote the 1920 novel 'Tender is the Night'?
F Scott Fitzgerald
`b Which TV and radio personality's 2010 autobiography was entitled "Memoirs of a Fruitcake"?
Chris Evans
2a Which TV period drama, screened in the 1970s, featured the characters Charles Tyrrell, Louisa Trotter, Major Smith-Barton, Merriman, Starr and Mary?
The Duchess of Duke Street
2b In which country is Mount Ararat (where Noah's Ark is reputed to have come to rest) the highest peak?
Turkey
3a Which company manufactured the World War 2 `Stuka' dive- bomber?
Junkers
3b Stanislas Wawrinka represents which country in international tennis?
Switzerland
4a Which British town or city is the centre of the postcode LS?
Leeds
4b As one of his twelve Labours, Heracles was sent to Mount Erymanthos to capture which animal?
A boar

Round 5
1a According to the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar was the King of which region or empire?
Babylon
1b The Churn, the Windrush, the Cherwell and the Mole are all tributaries of which major river?
Thames
2a The name Cordelia first appeared in which writer's work?
William Shakespeare
2b Name either of the editors who appeared in the first edition of Radio 4's 'The News Quiz'-in 1977.
Alan Coren, Richard Ingrams
3a The satellites of which planet are nearly all named after Shakespearean characters?
Uranus
3b On a traditional Monopoly board, Regent Street and Bond Street are two of the green properties, name the third?
Oxford Street
4a Which is the only vertebrate animal, not a bird that is able to maintain flight for any duration?
Bat
4b Which National Trust property contains the lake from which Colin Firth emerged in a BBC TV adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Lyme Park

Round 6
1a The 'Arab Spring' uprising in Egypt during 2011 was inspired by the 'Jasmine Revolt' which took place in which country?
Tunisia
1b Which famous English poet died on St George's Day in 1850?
William Wordsworth
2a Which city stands at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers?
Belgrade
2b The name Wendy first appeared in which writer's work?
J M Barrie
3a Which British Prime Minister sewed for the shortest total time in office (119 days)?
George Canning (in 1827)
3b Before embarking on her solo career, Beyonce Knowles was best known as the lead singer in which girl group?
Destiny's Child
4a By what name is the medical condition lateral epicondylitis more commonly known?
Tennis (or Shooter's or Archer's) Elbow
4b Cleeve Hill is the highest point in which range of English hills?
Cotswolds

Round 7
1a Who has played Dick Tracy, Bugsy Siegel and Clyde Barrow on film?
Warren Beatty
1b Pearl Roundabout has been a scene of political protests, in which city is it?
Manama (Bahrain)
2a Which TV period drama is based on the writings of Flora Thompson and features the characters Dorcas Lane, Thomas Brown and Laura Timmins?
Larkrise to Candleford
2b Which European capital city stands at the confluence of the Alzette and Petrusse rivers?
Luxembourg City
3a Which company manufactured the World War 2 'A6M Zero' fighter aircraft?
Mitsubishi
3b Who is the founder of the Wikileaks website?
Julian Assange
4a In the grounds of which house is the Emperor Fountain?
Chatsworth
4b Which model of Ford car took its name from an Italian alpine resort?
Cortina (d'Ampezzo)

Round 8
1a Which famous English artist was born on St George's Day in 1775?
JMW Turner
1b Whose film roles include Terry Malloy, Stanley Kowalski and Vito Corleone?
Marlon Brando
2a Who was the first chairman of Radio 4's 'The News Quiz' in 1977, a role later filled for many years by Barry Took?
Barry Norman
2b In which country is the Deccan Plateau?
India
3a Who was named 'Person of the Year 2010' by Time Magazine, the youngest winner since the first award in 1927?
Mark Zuckerberg
3b Who is the only British Prime Minister to have served four separate terms of office?
WE Gladstone
4a At 325m Beacon Batch is the highest point in which range of English hills?
Mendips
4b As one of his twelve Labours, Heracles was sent to steal which animals from Diomedes?
Mares (accept horses)

Spare Questions
1 Whose last words were "Tomorrow I shall no longer be here"?
Nostradamus
2 Used in cookery in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, what is `Jaggery'?
Sugar
3 John Galliano was dismissed from his post as chief designer at which fashion house?
Dior