Tuesday 25th January 2011
Set by Holy Rosary (Northern)

Round 1
1a In which Australian State is Perth situated?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
1b Peter Cook, Michael Caine, Tom Baker and John Cleese have all played which detective?
SHERLOCK HOLMES
2a Who were the enemies of the Beatles in the film Yellow Submarine?
THE BLUE MEANIES
2b What is the title of the sequel to Phantom of the Opera?
LOVE NEVER DIES
3a What is the name of the nuclear power station found on Anglesey?
WYLFA
3b What bargain retail chain was started by David Dodd and Stephen Smith in 1990?
POUNDLAND
4a What was Donald McGill famous for producing?
(SAUCY) SEASIDE POSTCARDS
4b In the film Dr Doolittle what type of creature was the Push-Me Pull-You?
DOUBLE HEADED LLAMA (accept Llama)

Round 2
1a What is the motto of Lloyds TSB according to its TV adverts?
FOR THE JOURNEY
1b What was the name of the East German Secret Police?
STASI
2a The song 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend' comes from which film?
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES:
2b To which family of birds does the kookaburra belong?
KINGFISHER
3a What was the first done by Ed White in 1965?
SPACE WALK
3b What does the Welsh word pont mean?
BRIDGE
4a Which is the highest civilian gallantry award?
THE GEORGE CROSS
4b In which Australian State would you find the Gold Coast?
QUEENSLAND

Round 3
1a Kathryn Bigelow won the 2010 Oscar as the director of which film?
THE HURT LOCKER
1b What is the name of the BT Communications Centre found in Cornwall?
GOONHILLY DOWNS
2a James Cameron 1960-61, Brian Inglis 1961-73 and Bernard Braden 1987-89 provided the commentary on which TV programme?
ALL OUR YESTERDAYS
2b What is the literal meaning of the word Kremlin?
FORTRESS, CITADEL or CASTLE
3a Name either of the African Countries that contain the Skeleton Coast.
NAMIBIA or ANGOLA
3b Which member of the Dad's Army cast wrote the play the Ghost Train?
ARNOLD RIDLEY
4a Which famous sportsman was born in Glasgow in May 1987 and attended schools in Dunblane?
ANDY MURRAY
4b Which type of animal can be described as ursine?
BEAR

Round 4
1a On TV how was Richard McGill better known?
MAN IN A SUITCASE
1b Barbara Arniel is married to which disgraced media tycoon?
CONRAD BLACK
2a Who provided the voice of Danger Mouse's sidekick Penfold?
TERRY SCOTT
2b What was the name of the island invaded by Argentina that caused the Falklands War?
SOUTH GEORGIA
3a On which planet is the extinct volcano Olympus Mons found?
MARS
3b With which North American Football club did Peter Beardsley spend part of his early career?
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
4a In which Australian territory is Alice Springs situated?
NORTHERN TERRITORY
4b Which heiress stated that only little people pay taxes?
LEONA HELMSLEY

Round 5
1a Dahomey was the name of which African country until 1975?
BENIN
1b Who was the German Minister of Armaments during World War II?
ALBERT SPEER
2a Which character appeared in all the Halloween films?
MICHAEL MYERS
2b What was the name of the Romanian secret police?
THE SECURITATE
3a What is the name of the most famous free encyclopaedia on the internet?
WIKIPEDIA
3b What name did the product Charmin change to in mid 2010?
CUSHELLE
4a What name is given to the drink that is presented before the start of a foxhunt?
STIRRUP CUP
4b What is the most famous historical artefact is found in Hereford Cathedral?
MAPPA MUNDI

Round 6
la What was the name of the last Emperor of China?
(HENRY) PU YI
1b Which phone company are the producers of the most digital cameras in the world?
NOKIA
2a What was the former name of Namibia?
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
2b In Only Fools and Horses who played Grandad?
LENNARD PEARCE
3a Who in 2010 was the leader of the BNP?
NICK GRIFFIN
3b Alfred Wainright brought out a seven volume pictorial guide about walks in which part of Britain?
LAKE DISTRICT
4a In which year was the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster?
1986
4b Mentioned in Norse folklore what type of creature is the Kraken?
SEA MONSTER (possibly based on sightings of giant squid or octopus)

Round 7
1a Derek Simpson is the Joint General Secretary of which union?
UNITE
1b In which country did the TV programme Big Brother originate?
THE NETHERLANDS
2a Which Greek God is the equivalent of St Christopher?
HERMES
2b Paul Allen was the co-founder of which company?
MICROSOFT
3a In which Irish County is Belfast situated?
ANTRIM
3b Who is known as the friendly ghost?
CASPAR
4a Which royal dynasty followed the Normans?
PLANTAGENET (accept ANGEVIN)
4b What is Sir Ming Campbell's real Christian name?
MENZIES

Round 8
1a What is the name of the basket used in fly fishing?
CREEL
1b In which Italian City does the most famous Palio take place?
SIENNA
2a Who was the British test pilot of Concorde?
BRIAN TRUBSHAW
2b Slivovitch Brandy is made with which fruit?
PLUM
3a Ronald Wayne, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were the co-founders of which company?
APPLE
3b In which year was the Hubble Space Telescope launched?
1990
4a Near which Yorkshire Town is Bolton Abbey situated?
SKIPTON
4b Alexander Popov in 1885, Nickolas Tesla in 1917 and Robert Watson Watt in 1935 all had a hand in the development or which item?
RADAR

Spare Questions
1 Who played the Queen of Hearts in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?
HELENA BONHAM CARTER
2 Which British river shares its name with the latest jet engine rom Rolls Royce?
TRENT
3 Which is supposed to be the most dangerous province in Afghanistan?
HELMAND