Monday 24th January 2011
Set by St Laurence's (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Who was the last British king to lead his troops into battle?
George II (Dettingen 1743)
1b If an object is described as 'cordate' what shape would it be?
Heart-shaped
2a In internet chat what does the abbreviation 'HAND' mean?
Have A Nice Day
2b Which Cardiff brewery produces the aptly named beer 'Skull Attack'?
Brains
3a Which Italian artist painted 'The Assumption of the Virgin' in 1518, and Venus of Urbino' in 1538?
Titian
3b Which is the deepest lake in England?
Wastwater
4a Which UK rock band released the albums Dogmanstar (1994) and 'Coming Up' (1996)?
Suede
4b Who was the first footballer to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Bobby Moore

Round 2
1a What was the title of The Rolling Stones' first UK number one hit?
It's All Over Now
1b Noel Coward made his last screen appearance in which 1969 film?
The Italian Job
2a What is the English phrase for what Americans call sweat pants?
Tracksuit/jogging bottoms/trousers
2b What does the 'K' stand for in J K Rowling?
Kathleen
3a The mnemonic 'Can Queen Victoria Eat Cold Apple Pie' is an aid to remember which fact?
The Seven Hills of Rome (Capitoline, Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, Aventine,
Palatine)
3b In the title of the 1864 novel by Jules Verne where did the expedition led by Professor Lidenbrook set out to reach?
The Centre of the Earth
4a Who was the captain of the Graf Spee which was scuttled following the Battle of the River Plate in 1939?
Hans Langsdorff
4b What was the original occupation of John Arlott, Geoff Capes, Dave Dee and Christopher Dean before they became famous?
Policemen

Round 3
1a If an object is described as sagittate what shape would it be?
Arrow-shaped
1b Who was the last English king to die in battle?
Richard III
2a Which Manchester brewery produces the aptly named beer Jekyll's Gold?
Hydes
2b In internet chat what does the abbreviation 'KISS' mean?
Keep It Simple Stupid
3a Which is the deepest lake in Scotland?
Loch Morar
3b Which Italian artist painted 'Judith Beheading Holofernes' in 1599 and 'The Death of the Virgin' in 1606?
Caravaggio
4a Who was the first woman to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1962?
Anita Lonsborough
4b Which UK rock band released the albums 'Pablo Honey' (1993) and 'The Bends' (1995)?
Radiohead

Round 4
1a Dan Dare's arch enemy the Mekon came from which planet?
Venus
1b The Channel Islands lie in which Shipping Forecast Area?
Portland
2a Who was the first woman jockey to compete in the Grand National?
Charlotte Brew (1977)
2b Who wrote the line, in translation, 'All hope-abandon ye who enter here'?
Dante (The Divine Comedy)
3a What was the codename for the Anglo-Canadian raid on Dieppe in 1942?
Operation Jubilee
3b Which Englishman (1813-1897) developed the most widely used system of shorthand?
Sir Isaac Pitman
4a Who was the first Briton to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907?
Rudyard Kipling
4b To within 1 year either side, in which year was the 50 pence piece introduced into circulation?
1969

Round 5
1a What was the title of The Beatles' third single for Parlophone, their first UK number one hit in most UK charts of the time?
From Me To You
1b Edward G Robinson made his last screen appearance in which 1973 sci-fi film?
Soylent Green
2a What is the English word for what Americans call a dumpster?
Skip (accept large rubbish container)
2b What does the 'K' stand for in Jerome K Jerome?
Klapka
3a The mnemonic 'Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Nocturnal Purposes' was an aid to remember which fact?
(Names of the) Planets (from the Sun)
3b In the title of the 1912 novel by Conan Doyle to where did Professor Challenger organise an expedition?
The Lost World
4a In World War II who was the commander of HMS Kelly?
Lord Louis Mountbatten
4b What was the original occupation of Roger Bannister, Graeme Garden, Richard Gatling and Harry Hill before they became famous?
Doctor

Round 6
1a What is the name of the two-headed animal in the Dr Doolittle books?
Pushmi-Pullyu
1b In which country did the Orange Revolution take place in 2004-2005?
Ukraine
2a The Gulf of Finland separates Finland from part of Russia and which former Soviet republic?
Estonia
2b Which 20th century British Prime Minister was born in Portsmouth?
James Callaghan
3a What colour indicates the Jubilee line on the London Underground?
Silver (accept grey)
3b Apart from London in which British city is there a Charing Cross? It is the home of the Mitchell Library, the largest reference library in Europe.
Glasgow
4a Which Japanese car company has a large plant near to Derby?
Toyota
4b How wide (in feet) is a football goal?
24 feet

Round 7
1a In the book 'War of the Worlds' from which planet did the invaders come?
Mars
1b The majority of the Scilly Isles lie in which Shipping Forecast Area?
Plymouth
2a Who was the first woman jockey to complete the Grand National course?
Geraldine Rees (1982)
2b Who wrote the line 'Each man kills the thing he loves'?
Oscar Wilde (Ballad of Reading Gaol)
3a What was the codename for the St Nazaire commando raid in 1942?
Operation Chariot
3b Give any year in the life of Louis Braille, inventor of the blind alphabet.
1809-1852
4a Who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930?
Sinclair Lewis
4b To within one year either side, in which year was the 20 pence piece introduced into circulation?
1982

Round 8
1a In which country did the Velvet Revolution take place in 1989?
Czechoslovakia
1b In the Dr Doolittle books what is the name of the parrot who teaches the doctor to talk to the animals?
Polynesia
2a Which 20th century British Prime Minister was born in Broadstairs, Kent?
Edward Heath
2b What is the gulf that separates West Finland from East Sweden?
(Gulf of) Bothnia
3a Apart from London, in which British city is there an area called Soho? It was once the home of industrialist Matthew Boulton.
Birmingham
3b What colour indicates the Hammersmith and City line on the London Underground?
Pink
4a How high (in feet) is a tennis net at the centre of the court?
3 feet
4b Which Japanese car company has a plant near Sunderland?
Nissan

Spare Questions
1 Which playwright (1933-1967) wrote the play 'The Ruffian on the Stairs'?
Joe Orton
2 In Rudyard Kipling's novel 'Kim' what was Kim's full name?
Kimball O'Hara
3 What English word for a failure is derived from the Italian word for a type of bottle?
Fiasco
4 Which English composer set Blake's poem 'Jerusalem' to music?
Sir Hubert Parry