Tuesday 15th February 2011
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a In the standard UK version of 'Monopoly' which property completes a set with Leicester Square and Piccadilly?
COVENTRY STREET
1b Which US President was originally called Leslie Lynch King Junior?
GERALD FORD
2a Which country were third in the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
GERMANY
2b In the 2003 film 'Finding Nemo', what is the name of Nemo's father?
MARLIN
3a In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
CANADA
3b Which Impressionist painted 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'?
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR
4a Which two French words are traditionally printed on Air Mail stickers?
PAR AVION
4b The opening themes for all three versions of the US TV shows 'CSI' are sung by which band? THE WHO

ROUND 2
1a Which city, the capital of Andalusia, stands on the River Guadalquivir?
SEVILLE
1b Described as an unauthorised biography, who wrote the 2010 book 'Handling Edna'?
BARRIE HUMPHRIES
2a Which scientist was Master of the Mint from 1700 until his death in 1727?
ISAAC NEWTON
2b Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are long-standing members of which rock band?
STEELY DAN
3a What is the principal language of the Galapagos Islands?
SPANISH
3b In which country did the Velvet Revolution take place in 1989?
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
4a In cricket what bowling action is abbreviated as SLA?
SLOW LEFT ARM
4b Which Tom Cruise film is based on the plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944?
VALKYRIE

ROUND 3
1a In the mathematical acronym BODMAS, for what does the B stand?
BRACKETS
1b Which band had a chart topping album in 1982 with 'The Lexicon of Love'?
ABC
2a What is the two letter internet domain name for Ireland (as .uk is for this country)?
ie
2b Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke is the assistant to which fictional Detective Inspector?
REBUS
3a Which woman won both the 400m and 800m freestyle events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
REBECCA ADLINGTON
3b In the TV comedy 'Alio Allo!', what was the first name of Rene's wife?
EDITH
4a 'Sylvia undata' is the scientific name for which bird, quite rare in Britain, with a Kent town in its name?
DARTFORD WARBLER
4b Of which international organisation did former Danish Prime Minister Anders Rasmussen become Secretary General in 2009?
NATO

ROUND 4
1a How high, in feet, is a tennis net at the centre?
THREE
1b In which US crime series does mathematics professor Charlie Eppes assist his brother Don in the FBI?
NUMB3RS
2a What is the first name of Wayne Rooney's son?
KAI
2b Which peninsula was known in ancient times as the Thracian Chersonese?
GALLIPOLI
3a What was the original name of the London building now known as the BT Tower?
POST OFFICE TOWER
3b Who composed the opera 'The Girl of the Golden West'?
GIACOMO PUCCINI
4a In which Lancashire town is the British Commercial Vehicle Museum?
LEYLAND
4b In which play are Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski leading characters?
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

ROUND 5
1a In rowing, what name is given to a race which gives those who have lost a previous race another chance to progress?
REPECHAGE
1b Which US TV series features medical examiner Dr Donald 'Ducky' Mallard?
NCIS
2a Who is the husband of Katie Price, previously known as Jordan?
ALEX REID'
2b The ancient region of Dalmatia lies on the eastern coast of which sea?
ADRIATIC
3a The world's tallest building from 1974 to 1988 is now known as the Willis Tower. What was its original name?
SEARS TOWER
3b Who composed the music for the ballet 'Billy the Kid'?
AARON COPLAND
4a In which Cheshire town in Britain's only Salt Museum?
NORTHWICH
4b In which play are Lady Bracknell and Algernon Moncrieff leading characters?
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

ROUND 6
1a Which pity, the capital of Aragon, stands on the river Ebro?
ZARAGOZA
1b Whose 2009 autobiography is called 'Some Sunny Day'?
VERA LYNN
2a Which judge, who led the enquiry into the Profumo Affair, was Master of the Rolls from 1962 to 1982?
LORD DENNING
2b Which heavy metal band shares its name with a character from Dickens' David Copperfield'?
URIAH HEEP
3a What is the official language of Suriname?
DUTCH
3b What name was given to the Revolution in Ukraine in 2004 to 2005?
ORANGE
4a In netball which position is abbreviated as GS?
GOAL SHOOTER
4b In which 1990s film, that features the line 'Show me the money!', does Tom Cruise play a sports agent?
JERRY MAGUIRE

ROUND 7
1a 'Many Very Educated Men Justify Stealing Unique Ninth' is a modem mnemonic for remembering what?
ORDER OF PLANETS (AFTER PLUTO'S REDEFINITION)
1b Which band had a chart topping album in 1981 with 'Kings of the Wild Frontier'?
ADAM AND THE ANTS
2a What is the two letter internet domain name for South Africa?
za
2b Grace Makutsi is the assistant to Precious Ramotswe in the fictional Number 1 detective agency in which country?
BOTSWANA
3a In which athletics track event did England win all 3 medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, with Andy Turner winning Gold?
110M HURDLES
3b In the TV comedy `Dad's Army', what was the first name of Sergeant Wilson?
ARTHUR
4a `Puffinus puffinus' is the scientific name for which bird, a summer visitor to Britain, with a reference to an island in its name?
MANX SHEARWATER
4b Of which international organisation, in existence from 1920 to 1946, was Irishman Sean Lester the last Secetary General?
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ROUND 8
1a In the game of 'Cluedo', which character is represented by a blue playing piece?
MRS PEACOCK
1b What was the original surname of US President Bill Clinton?
BLYTHE
2a Which English team lost in the semi-final of the 2010 Rugby League Carnegie Challenge Cup?
ST HELENS
2b Which character is voiced by Don Rickles in all three 'Toy Story' films?
MR POTATO HEAD
3a Which is the largest lake, by area, in Africa?
LAKE VICTORIA
3b 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergere' is a late painting by which artist?
EDOUARD MANET
4a Which two French words describe cooking with smaller portions and increased emphasis on presentation?
NOUVELLE CUISINE
4b Who is the vocalist on the theme for the TV show 'New Tricks'?
DENIS WATERMAN

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 In 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert', what is Priscilla?
(TOUR) BUS
2 Who had a top ten hit in 1972 with 'There Are More Questions Than Answers'?
JOHNNY NASH
3 What was Stanley Kubrick's last film, released in 1999?
EYES WIDE SHUT