Monday 31st January 2011
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a In what year were the first World Cup football finals held following World War II?
1950
1b What shellfish are used in the dish 'Coquilles St Jacques'?
SCALLOPS
2a Which country uses the international car registration ZA?
SOUTH AFRICA
2b The modern city of Luxor is built on the site of which ancient city?
THEBES
3a Which of the apostles was Simon Peter's brother?
ANDREW
3b Who had a number l hit in 1964 with 'I'm Into Something Good'?
HERMAN'S HERMITS
4a Which British architect, together with Herbert Baker, is noted for his planning of New Delhi?
EDWIN LUTYENS
4b Which Oscar-winning actor played the part of Vito Corleone in the film 'Godfather II'?
ROBERT DE NIRO

ROUND 2
1a From what type of wood is Harry Potter's wand made? HOLLY
1b Who hosts the TV Quiz 'Pointless'?
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG
2a The Stade Velodrome is a sporting arena in which French city?
MARSEILLES
2b Who, besides Sir Isaac Newton, was credited with inventing differential calculus?
GOTTFRIED LEIBNITZ
3a Dundalk is the county town of which Republic of Ireland county?
LOUTH
3b Which popular leader was defeated and dismembered at the Battle of Evesham in 1265?
SIMON DE MONTFORT
4a Which organisation developed from an 1862 pamphlet entitled 'Un Souvenir de Solferino'?
RED CROSS
4b Which venue was the home of the Halle Orchestra before it moved to the Bridgewater Hall in 1996?
FREE TRADE HALL

ROUND 3
1a The Dukeries, Wollaton Hall and Newstead Abbey are all in which county?
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
1b Which type of twin-engine bomber was flown off the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to make the Doolittle raid on Japan in 1942?
B25 MITCHELL
2a In 2009 which company completed a take-over of the Somerfield supermarket chain? T
THE CO-OP(ERATIVE)
2b Who composed the song 'Keep the Home Fires Burning'?
IVOR NOVELLO
3a Mary Poppins works as a nanny for which family?
THE BANKS FAMILY
3b Who provided the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the three 'Toy Story' films?
TIM ALLEN
4a How many pawns does each player have at the start of a game of chess?
EIGHT
4b In Greek mythology, which bird is usually associated with the goddess Athena?
OWL

ROUND 4
1a What was the name of the 'psychic' octopus who died in October 2010 and won unlikely fame by correctly predicting the results of World Cup matches?
PAUL
1b Who painted 'Wild Poppies, near Argenteuil' in 1873?
CLAUDE MONET
2a Who was Queen Victoria's first Poet Laureate?
ROBERT SOUTHEY (LAUREATE 1813-1843)
2b Which actor played Hoss Cartwright in TV's 'Bonanza'?
DAN BLOCKER
3a Which county cricket team finished 2nd in the County Championship and runner-up in the two one-day competitions in 2010?
SOMERSET
3b What is the scientific name for a plant that grows on another, but is not parasitic?
EPIPHYTE
4a Which is the only US state whose state capital is the same as the name of the state, plus the word city?
OKLAHOMA
4b Which English estate was presented to the nation by Sir Arthur Lee in 1917?
CHEQUERS

ROUND 5
1a Who was the captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the test series against England in 2010?
SALMAN BUTT
1b Which African edible plant has alternative names of gumbo or ladies' fingers?
OKRA
2a Which US state has the eastern brown pelican as its state bird?
LOUIS IANA
2b Whose collection of books and artefacts was used to establish the British Museum and Library in 1753?
SIR HANS SLOANE
3a The 12 year old, 9 foot stag believed to have been killed on Exmoor in October 2010 was known by what name?
(THE) EMPEROR (OF EXMOOR)
3b Who painted 'Bubbles' in 1886?
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS
4a When John Masefield was appointed Poet Laureate, who was on the throne?
GEORGE V (APPOINTED 1930)
4b In the 1950s TV series 'My Friend Flicka', what type of animal was Flicka?
HORSE

ROUND 6
1a Who was the father of the disciples James and John?
ZEBEDEE
1b Who had a number l hit in 1968 with 'Baby Come Back'?
THE EQUALS
2a Who was the chief architect in the design of Brasilia?
OSCAR NIEMEYER
2b Who played the part of Quentin Crisp in 'The Naked Civil Servant'?
JOHN HURT
3a In which World Cup Finals tournament were substitutes first used?
1970 / MEXICO
3b What kind of food is 'Bombay Duck'?
(DRIED) FISH
4a Which country uses the international car registration RA?
ARGENTINA
4b Volgograd was previously called Stalingrad. What was its name before that?
TSARITSIN

ROUND 7
1a What is the name of the wand shop in the Harry Potter stories?
OLLIVANDERS
1b Who hosts the TV quiz 'The Chase'?
BRADLEY WALSH
2a The Pimlico horseracing track is in which US city?
BALTIMORE
2b Which philosopher wrote the books 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' and 'Beyond Good and Evil'?
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
3a Of which state of north India is Lucknow the capital?
UTTAR PRADESH
3b John of Gaunt was the son of which English king?
EDWARD III
4a Which organisation maintains the lighthouses of England and Wales?
TRINITY HOUSE
4b Which American-born conductor and composer wrote the music for the 1970s TV series 'The World at War'?
CARL DAVIS

ROUND 8
1a Stanford Hall, Stapleford Park and Bosworth Field are all in which county?
LEICESTERSHIRE
1b Which British twin-engine jet bomber was adopted by the US as the B57?
ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA
2a Co-operative Travel announced plans to merge with which travel company in October 2010?
THOMAS COOK
2b In which film was the song 'White Christmas' first heard?
HOLIDAY INN
3a Which children's character is brought to life by the Blue Fairy?
PINOCCHIO
3b Which series of animated films features Alex the Lion voiced by Ben Stiller and Marty the Zebra voiced by Chris Rock?
MADAGASCAR
4a What word is used in chess to refer to an opening move where a player sacrifices a pawn or other piece for later advantage?
GAMBIT
4b In Greek mythology, who was seduced by Zeus disguised as a swan?
LEDA

SPARE OUESTIONS
1 Who became the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit in 1907?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
2 What was the last film of both Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable?
THE MISFITS
3 How many sides had an old threepenny bit?
12
4 In a game of Scrabble how many bonus points does a player receive if he uses all seven of his tiles?
50