Monday 12th December 2011
Set by Warringon Quiz League

Round 1
1a The winner of which major sporting event is presented with a green jacket?
US Masters Golf
1b In the USA what 'day' is celebrated on February 2nd, it is also the title of a film?
Groundhog Day
2a The title of which famous film is also the name of a North African city whose name translates as 'white house'?
Casablanca
2b Which licence, costing 37p, was abolished in 1987?
Dog licence
3a As illustrated on its label, Marmite gets its name from the French word meaning what?
Cooking pot
3b Baumwolle is the German word for which fabric?
Cotton
4a In the cartoon 'Calvin and Hobbes' what sort of animal is Hobbes?
Tiger
4b What name is given to the group of French speaking people living in areas of Southern Belgium?
Walloons

Round 2
1a Several UK towns and cities have streets called 'Shambles', what is the meaning of the word shambles in this sense?
Accept any of slaughterhouse, meat market or butcher's
1b What name is given to the Mafia code of silence?
Omerta
2a Which acid is found in apples?
Malic acid
2b What was the name of the Oscar-winning song 'performed' by Audrey Hepburn in `Breakfast at Tiffany's'?
Moon River
3a How are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution collectively known?
The Bill of Rights
3b In which English building is the world's oldest working clock, dating back to 1386?
Salisbury Cathedral
4a The famous Viennese dessert `Sachertorte' is a type of what?
Chocolate cake
4b Ascorbic acid is an essential dietary requirement, how is it more commonly known?
Vitamin C

Round 3
1a Which fictional character first appeared in Johnston McCulley's 1919 story 'The Curse of Capistrano'?
Zorro
1b In 1964, which English cricketer became the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets?
Fred Trueman
2a Who was the elder brother of Henry 8th who died before he could become king?
Prince Arthur
2b The 'Short' and the 'Long' Parliaments were both in the reign of which monarch?
Charles 1st
3a Daniel Carroll was an entertainer better known by which name?
Danny La Rue
3b Barabas is the title character of which play by Marlowe?
The Jew of Malta
4a Italy has land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, San Marino, Vatican City and which other country?
Slovenia
4b Lusitania was the Roman name for which country?
Portugal

Round 4
1a Who plays Reggie Perrin in the BBC TV remake of the classic comedy series?
Martin Clunes
1b What, on an aircraft, is the 'empennage'?
Tail or tail assembly
2a What name is given to the tail of a rabbit or hare?
Scut
2b What is the common name of the flowering plant Kniphofia?
Red Hot Poker (or Torch Lily)
3a What is the popular name given to Beethoven's Piano Sonata number 23?
Appassionata
3b Which battle took place on 21st October 1805?
Trafalgar
4a Who, in 1811, postulated that 'when at the same temperature and pressure, equal volumes of gases contain equal numbers of molecules'?
Avogadro
4b Who became Chief Scout in 2009?
Bear Grylls

Round 5
la In literature, who marries Catherine Earnshaw?
Edgar Linton
lb The Camargue is part of the delta of which river?
Rhone
2a Which nut or seed is used in the Italian sauce pesto?
Pine
2b Name either of the horses to beat Red Rum in the Grand National?
L'Escargot or Rag Trade
3a Crown Princess Victoria is the world's only heiress apparent, of which country?
Sweden
3b Who made his directorial debut with the 1998 film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'?
Guy Ritchie
4a A theme park about 22 miles north of Paris is named after which cartoon character?
Asterix (the Gaul)
4b In Greek myth who was the mother of Oedipus?
Jocasta

Round 6
1a Which retail company markets the clothing label 'Per Una'?
Marks & Spencer
1b What is the major ingredient in the curry dish 'Dopiaza'?
Onion (the name means 2 onions)
2a Who introduces the weekly jazz music show on Radio 2 every Tuesday evening at 7.00pm?
Jamie Cullum
2b Which large island lies off the coast of Los Angeles?
(Santa) Catalina
3a What is the popular name given to Shostakovich's 7th Symphony?
Leningrad
3b What is the name given to the leader of a cub scout pack?
Akela
4a Which Edinburgh physicist has given his name to a sub-atomic particle which has not yet been observed?
(Peter) Higgs (the Higgs Boson)
4b Ant & Dec first appeared on TV together in which series?
Byker Grove

Round 7
1a Who was the first Governor of a US state to go on to become President?
Thomas Jefferson
1b In which ballet is there a 'sugar plum fairy'?
Nutcracker
2a Which island lies off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness?
Walney
2b Which motorway ends in Blackpool?
M55
3a Who was the original presenter of BBC TV's 'A Question of Sport'?
David Vine
3b How is Bristolian Robin Cunningham known in the art world?
Banksy
4a Against which football team does Barcelona contest the 'local derby'?
Espanyol
4b From what is the Japanese sauce wasabi made?
Horseradish

Round 8
1a In which ballet is Swanhilde jealous of a mechanical doll?
Coppelia_
1b Who was the first Governor of a southern US state to go on to become President after the Civil War?
Jimmy Carter
2a In the current series of car registration plates (2 letters, a 2 digit number then 3 letters), which was the first 2 digit number to be used?
51
2b Who introduces the weekly folk music show on Radio 2 every Wednesday evening at 7 00pm?
Mike Harding
3a What name is given to scouts aged between 6 and 8 years old?
Beavers
3b Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was famous for her work in which field?
Gardens
4a Whose Taw' states that at a constant temperature, the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its volume?
Boyle's Law
4b Which was the last space shuttle to fly, completing its last mission in July 2011?
Atlantis

Spare Questions
1 In which country were the boxing Klitschko brothers born?
Ukraine
2 What was the name of the United Arab Emirates before the end of the protectorate in 1971?
Trucial States
3 Which fictional character travelled on a ship called 'Antelope'?
Gulliver