Monday 21st February 2011
Set by Browns (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Which river does the city of Lincoln stand on?
Witham
1b Which car manufacturer produces the Santa Fe model?
Hyundai
2a Which fish is an ingredient of Cullen Skink?
Haddock
2b From the Greek, what name is given to divination by dreams?
Oneiromancy
3a Who spoke the only words in Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie"?
Marcel Marceau
3b How many fences does a Grand National winner jump?
30
4a To within a year either way, in what year was "Pong", the first video game, released?
1972
4b Which US city boasts a royal palace?
Honolulu

Round 2
1a What is the English name for what the French term the "Golfe de Gascogne"?
Bay of Biscay
1b The world's record for an auctioned postage stamp is held by the 'Treskilling Yellow' - what is its country of origin?
Sweden
2a What was the name of Sigourney Weaver's character in the Alien film series?
Lieutenant Ellen Ripley
2b Who was the last English king to die on the battlefield?
Richard III
3a What are Lincoln Red, Galloway and Welsh Black types of?
Cattle
3b In sport, where are Adolphs, Rudolphs and Randolphs performed?
On a trampoline
4a Who is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales?
Caroline Lucas
4b Which famous product derives its name from a Latin phrase meaning 'the strength of man'?
Hovis (Hominis Vis)

Round 3
1a Which US city is served by George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
Houston
1b To within a year either way, in what year was the first commercial compact disc released?
1982
2a On which English racecourse is the Rowley Mile?
Newmarket
2b How many finally made it to freedom in the film The Great Escape'?
3 (Danny - Charles Bronson, Willy - John Leyton, Sedgewick - James Coburn)
3a What is chrometophobia?
Fear of money
3b If you ordered "huitres" in a French restaurant, what would you receive?
Oysters
4a Which car manufacturer produces the Ignis model?
Suzuki
4b Which river runs through Peterborough?
Nene

Round 4
1a In 1875 which company registered the first trademark in the UK, a red triangle?
Bass
1b Who is the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)?
Alex Salmond
2a How many players are there in a Gaelic Football team?
15
2b What are British Lop, Middle White and Gloucester old Spots?
Pigs
3a Who was the last English king to lead his troops into battle?
George II (Dettingen)
3b In which film did Humphrey Bogart play Charlie Allnut?
The African Queen
4a Apart from the Queen-whose portrait appeared on the last £1 English bank note, withdrawn in 1988?
Isaac Newton
4b What name did Cambodia adopt in 1975?
Kampuchea

Round 5
1a In which city is the 1973 film 'Don't Look Now' set?
Venice
1b Who was head chef of the first series of Hell's Kitchen in 2004?
Ramsay
2a In 1906, which 3 letters did SOS replace as the internationally recognised distress signal?
CQD (CQ was general call sign, D for distress
2b What name is given to the breeding ground of penguins or seals?
Rookery (accept Colony)
3a Manzanilla is a variety of which drink?
Sherry
3b What is the official number of the forthcoming London Olympiad?
30th (XXX)
4a Which football team started life as Dial Square FC, in 1886?
Arsenal
4b Which US author created the character of Jason Bourne in such novels as 'The Bourne Identity'?
Robert Ludlum

Round 6
1a Who sang the theme song from the James Bond film 'From Russia With Love'?
Matt Monro
1b Which country was known to the Romans as Hibernia?
Ireland (Eire)
2a From what would you be suffering if you had the condition epistaxis?
Nose bleed
2b If you were born on Burns Night what star sign would you be?
Aquarius
3a How many pieces does each player have in the game of Backgammon?
15
3b What was the name of the book by Aravind Adiga that won the 2008 Man Booker prize?
The White Tiger
4a Who is the current Lord Chancellor?
Kenneth Clarke
4b Who won the 2008 Open Golf Championship?
Padraig Harrington

Round 7
1a Who wrote the original newspaper column and subsequent book Sex and the City'?
Candace Bushnell
1b Which football club were known as Singers FC between 1883 and 1898?
Coventry City
2a Which country will host the 2014 Football World Cup Finals?
Brazil
2b From what is the drink sake made?
Rice
3a What is the collective noun for moles?
Labour (accept Company or Movement)
3b What number on the Beaufort Scale is a hurricane?
12
4a Who won the 2009 series of X Factor?
Joe McElderry
4b On television who wrote and sings the theme tune to 'One Foot in the Grave'?
Eric Idle

Round 8
1a In which country did the 2009 Indian Premier League cricket tournament take place?
South Africa
1b Who is the current Governor of the Bank of England?
Mervyn King
2a Who won the 2008 best actor Oscar for his performance in 'Milk'?
Sean Penn
2b How many pieces are there in a standard set of dominoes?
28
3a If you were born on St Patrick's Day what star sign would you be?
Pisces
3b Which part of the body is affected by Bright's Disease?
Kidney
4a Which country was known as Lusitania by the Romans?
Portugal
4b Who sang the theme tune to the James Bond film `Goldeneye'?
Tina Turner

Spare Questions
1 Who is the arch enemy of Popeye?
Bluto
2 What nationality were the inventors of Trivial Pursuit?
Canadian
3 Who directed `Slumdog Millionaire'?
Danny Boyle