Tuesday 1st Febrary 2011
Set by Liverpool

ROUND ONE
1a In which of Shakespeare's play is Joan of Arc a central character?
HENRY VI (Part 1)
1b Which planet has a moon called Larissa?
NEPTUNE
2a Only two twentieth century Prime Ministers have become so without previous ministerial experience, Tony Blair was one. who was the other?
RAMSAY MACDONALD
2b In Scotland which bird is called a laverock?
LARK
3a Who in 1975, were the first winners of the Cricket World Cup?
WEST INDIES
3b In Roman mythology who was the father of Romulus and Remus?
MARS
4a "It was beauty that killed the beast" is the final line in which film?
KING KONG
4b Give a year in the life of Italian painter Canaletto.
1697 -1768

ROUND TWO
1a Of which US state was Bill Clinton governor?
ARKANSAS
1b What name was given to Tasmania by its original European discoverers?
VAN DIEMAN'S LAND
2a The Indonesian dish satay is flavoured with what?
PEANUT (Sauce)
2b Following Baron Von Richtoffen's death who took command of his squadron?
HERMANN GOERING
3a Who plays Chief Superintendent Foyle in the TV series "Foyle's War"
MICHAEL KITCHEN
3b In which opera do the characters Rodolfo and Marcello appear?
LA BOHEME
4a Which is the only species of deer in which the females grow antlers?
REINDEER/CARIBOU
4b Who was the youngest male winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
MARTIN LUTHER KING

ROUND THREE
1a Which motor company produces the small van Berlingo?
CITROEN
1b Who, in 1972, was the last man to walk on the moon?
(EU)GENE CERNAN
2a Captain Cook was killed in which island group?
SANDWICH
2b Who in 1960s pop music "heard it thru the grapevine"?
MARVIN GAYE
3a What is the birthstone for September?
SAPPHIRE
3b Which king of England was married to Anne Neville?
RICHARD the THIRD
4a Which company was founded, in 1943, by Ingvar Kamprad?
IKEA
4b In an adult how many of the thirty two permanent teeth are molars?
TWELVE

ROUND FOUR
1a Who is the patron saint of lost articles and of the poor?
ST. ANTHONY (of Padua)
1b Which beer is brewed at Leuven in Belgium?
STELLA ARTOIS
2a Town Moor racecourse is in which English town?
DONCASTER
2b Which novel, by Thomas Harris, was a prequel to "Silence of the Lambs'?
MANHUNTER
3a What was Oslo known as between 1624 and 1924?
CHRISTIANIA
3b Eft is an archaic name for which creature?
NEWT
4a Constable Knapweed appeared in which children's TV series?
THE HERBS
4b According to the saying what is the "sincerest form of flattery"?
IMITATION

ROUND FIVE
1a Whom did Shakespeare describe as "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale'?
CLEOPATRA
1b In which constellation is the star Aldebaran?
TAURUS
2a During the 20th century there have been two British bachelor Prime Ministers, Ted Heath was one, who was the other?
A J BALFOUR
2b In Scotland and northern England which bird is called a gowk? CUCKOO
3a Who, in 1987, were the first winners of Rugby Union's world cup?
NEW ZEALAND
3b In Greek mythology who was the mother of Castor and Pollux?
LEDA
4a "After all, tomorrow is another day" is the last line of which film?
GONE WITH THE WIND
4b Give a year in the life of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
1707 - 1778

ROUND SIX
1a Of which US state was Jimmy Carter governor?
GEORGIA
1b On which Hawaiian island is Pearl Harbour?
OAHU
2a What type of dish is salmi?
(GAME) STEW
2b Who took command of the British fleet after the death of Nelson?
COLLINGWOOD
3a Who played policeman Hamish Macbeth in the TV series of the same name?
ROBERT CARLYLE
3b Who is the heroine, who dies of tuberculosis, in the opera "La Traviata?
VIOLETTA
4a Brown Argus, Green Hairstreak and Duke of Burgundy are all species of which creature?
BUTTERFLY
4b Who is the only person to win a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize?
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD

ROUND SEVEN
1a Which motor company make a small van called B30 the Caddy?
VOLKSWAGEN
1b Who, in 1965, was the first American to walk in space?
ED WHITE
2a Ferdinand Magellan was killed in which islands?
PHILIPPINES
2b Who, in 1960s pop music, "was twenty-four hours from Tulsa"?
GENE PITNEY
3a Which is the twelfth and last sign of the Zodiac?
PISCES
3b Which king of England was married to Catherine of Valois?
HENRY the FIFTH
4a Which company was founded, in 1861, by Clemens and Auguste Brenninmeijer?
C & A
4b How many ribs does a normal human have?
TWENTY FOUR

ROUND EIGHT
1a Who is the patron saint of beggars and cripples?
ST. GILES
1b Which beer is brewed at Bremen in Germany?
BECKS
2a Which Fooltball League team play their home games at Home Park
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
2b Which novel, by Dan Brown, was a prequel to the "Da Vinci Code"?
DEMONS
3a Between 1881 and 1966 what was the name of Kinshasa?
LEOPOLDVILLE
3b Emmett is an archaic name for which creature?
ANT
4a Who is the manic cyclist in "The Magic Roundabout"?
MR. McHENRY
4b Proverbially what is the "soul of wit"?
BREVITY

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 In Greek mythology who were the nymphs of the trees?
DRYADS
2 Who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
I K BRUNEL
3 Who is the female presenter of ITV's "Dancing on Ice"?
HOLLY WILLOUGHBY