Tuesday 22nd February 2011
Set by Kluggers (Liverpool)

Round One
1a In the USA what is celebrated on February 2nd and is also the name of a film?
Groundhog Day
1b On a standard keyboard which is the only vowel not on the top line of letters?
A
2a Name one ingredient of a Screwdriver cocktail.
Vodka, orange juice
2b In which city are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund?
Washington
3a Who was the Greek goddess of victory?
Nike
3b The product Marmite is derived from the French word meaning what?
Cooking pot
4a What is a hypocaust?
Under floor heating
4b What relation was Richard the Second to his predecessor Edward the Third?
Grandson

Round Two
1a As of Jan 2010, where in England is the National Football Museum?
Preston
1b Bewick and Hooper are types of which bird?
Swan
2a To which flower family does garlic belong?
Lily
2b In New Orleans in which month is Mardi Gras celebrated?
February
3a For which fabric is Macclesfield famous?
Silk
3b The American Ansel Adams worked in which artistic field?
Photography
4a In which year did the Channel Tunnel open?
1994
4b What is a seat mounted on an elephant called?
Howdah

Round Three
1a What is the name of Tin Tin's dog?
Snowy
1b What are the ingredients of a Moscow Mule cocktail?
Vodka/Ginger Ale
2a What colour is the zero on a roulette wheel?
Green
2b Which flower is the national symbol of India?
Lotus
3a What is the literal translation of the word alibi?
Elsewhere
3b How many men have walked on the moon?
Twelve
4a Which chain, originating in the USA, is named after a character in the novel Moby Dick?
Starbucks
4b From which plant is linseed oil obtained?
Flax

Round Four
1a Which rock band recorded 'All Right Now' ?
Free
1b Which colony was returned to China by Portugal in 1999?
Macau
2a In which English county would you find Gibraltar Point?
Lincolnshire
2b Who wrote the novel High Fidelity?
Nick Hornby
3a With which musical instrument is James Galway chiefly associated?
Flute
3b Which country has the international car registration letters HR?
Croatia
4a Which football league team plat home matches at the Priestfield Stadium?
Gillingham
4b For which international cricket team does Fidel Edwards play?
West Indies

Round Five
1a Who directed the 1979 film 'The Deerhunter'?
Michael Cimino
1b Which TV series was based around the Globelink News Company?
Drop The Dead Donkey
2a What was the name of Del Trotter's son in the TV comedy Only Fools and Horses?
Damian
2b What was the Roman name for the Isle of Wight?
Vectis
3a Which is the highest active volcano in the world?
Cotopaxi
3b What was the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Secret Seven stories?
Scamper
4a Which mythical creature was half man and half horse?
Centaur
4b In which Coen brothers film do Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter kidnap quintuplets?
Raising Arizona

Round Six
1a In which year did Jesse Owens win four Olympic gold medals?
1936
1b Who wrote the book 'The Woman in White'?
Wilkie Collins
2a What type of food is taleggio?
Cheese
2b Who was the first wife of the poet Ted Hughes who committed suicide in 1963?
Sylvia Plath
3a Who played the title role in the film 'My Cousin Vinny'?
Joe Pesci
3b Of which planet is Gannymede a moon?
Jupiter
4a Lake Van is in which country?
Turkey
4b How long is a standard chukka in polo?
Seven minutes

Round Seven
1a In which sport or game is world championship contested for the Bermuda Bowl?
Contract bridge
1b Who directed the 2008 film 'Changeling'?
Clint Eastwood
2a Mount Vesuvius overlooks which city?
Naples
2b Lusitania was the Roman name for which country?
Portugal
3a Which artist painted 'The Potato Eaters'?
Vincent van Gogh
3b What is the state capital of Idaho?
Boise
4a Who had hit singles in 2009 with 'Meet Me Halfway' and 'I Gotta Feeling'?
Black Eyed Peas
4b Who had hit singles in 2009 with 'Mama Do' and 'Boys And Girls'?
Pixie Lott

Round Eight
1a Which county won the county cricket championship in 2006 and 2007?
Sussex
1b Alan Shearer has scored most Premiership goals but who is second to him?
Andrew Cole
2a In which UK town or city are the headquarters of Primark?
Reading
2b In which UK town or city are the headquarters of Asda?
Leeds
3a Who was the UK Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families at the end of the Brown administration?
Ed Balls
3b Who was the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the end of the Brown administration?
Hilary Benn
4a Who was King of England in 1250?
Henry the Third
4b Who was the mother of Edward VI?
Jane Seymour

Spare questions
1 Identified by their location name one of the three Theatres Royal in London,
Stratford East, Haymarket and Drury Lane
2 Which was the first nation to host two football World Cup finals?
Mexico
3 In which year was Winston Churchill born?
1874