Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a What is the southernmost venue for the Open Golf Championship?
ROYAL ST GEORGE'S (accept SANDWICH)
1b What is the capital of Croatia?
ZAGREB
2a What was the first forename of Mrs Beeton, of household management fame?
ISABELLA
2b Who is the current Master of the Queen's Music?
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
3a In Roman times, what was a hypocaust?
AN UNDERGROUND HEATING SYSTEM
3b Of which television series was Jack Bauer the protagonist?
24
4a In which famous novel does Edward Fairfax Rochester play a significant role?
JANE EYRE
4b Which band, founded at University College London in 1996, were once known as Starfish? COLDPLAY

ROUND 2
1a Who was the ghillie who became close to Queen Victoria?
JOHN BROWN
1b Which fictional moon is the setting for the 2009 film 'Avatar'?
PANDORA
2a On what day did 'the big ship sail on the ally-ally-oh'?
THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER
2b Who reached Number 21 in the charts in 1978 with 'Floral Dance'?
TERRY WOGAN
3a What is the third shortest winning margin in horse racing?
A NECK
3b In which town or city would you find the main campus of Glyndwr University?
WREXHAM
4a MRSA is a bacterial infection most commonly found in the nose and on the skin. What does the M stand for?
METHICILLIN (RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS)
4b What is the alternative name for the fruit carambola, gained from the shape of its cross-section?
STARFRUIT

ROUND 3
1a What is the name of the band formed at Abingdon School in 1985, as 'Only on a Friday'?
RADIOHEAD
1b Which Chekov character had a niece called Sofya Alexandrovna Serebryakov?
UNCLE VANYA
2a Which TV DCI lived until recently in Causton?
TOM BARNABY
2b For whit purpose did the Romans use a strigil?
TO SCRAPE DIRT FROM THEIR BODIES (BEFORE BATHING)
3a What Royal Appointment does Martin Rees (also known as Lord Rees of Ludlow) hold?
ASTRONOMER ROYAL
3b What aviation first was performed by Ellen Church in 1930?
THE FIRST AIR HOSTESS
4a What is the capital of Slovenia?
LJUBLJANA
4b Who lost in a play-off for the 2009 Open Golf Championship?
TOM WATSON

ROUND 4
1a What type of plants are timothy, cocksfoot and bent?
GRASSES
1b C diff is an intestinal bacterial infection. What does the C stand for?
CLOSTRIDIUM (DIFFICILE)
2a In which town or city would you find the main campus of the University of the West of Scotland?
PAISLEY
2b Which horse set a new course record time in winning the 2010 Derby?
WORKFORCE
3a Who reached Number 1 in the charts in 1955 with 'The Man from Laramie'?
JIMMY YOUNG
3b The words of which nursery rhyme were the first ever recorded, by Thomas Edison on his phonograph using tin-foil?
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
4a In which TV series do the regulars drink at Moe's Tavern?
THE SIMPSON'S
4b In what year did Lady Jane Grey reign and become known as the Nine Days' Queen?
1553

ROUND 5
1a In 2007, which country won the inaugural World Twenty 20 cricket tournament?
INDIA
1b There are only three Southern Hemisphere waterways connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Straits of Magellan and The Beagle Channel are two. Name the third.
DRAKE PASSAGE
2a Who, in 1881, painted 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'?
PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
2b Which traditional sweets are made by William Santus & Co in Wigan?
UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS
3a Give any year in the reign of Edward I of England.
1272-1307
3b If James is number five, Henry is number three and Edward is number two, who is number one?
THOMAS (THE TANK ENGINE)
4a Which fictional character was described by his creator as 'the Napoleon of Crime'?
PROFESSOR MORIARTY
4b Who wrote the music for the hymn 'Onward, Christian Soldiers'?
ARTHUR SULLIVAN

ROUND 6
1a Which newspaper magnate built a castle named after himself near San Simeon in California?
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
1b In which European country is the CAC 40 the main stock market index?
FRANCE
2a In which county are the Medway towns?
KENT
2b Which club, nicknamed The Shrimps, joined the Football League for the first time in 2007?
MORECAMBE
3a How is Symphony Number 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler commonly known?
SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND
3b Name either of the two characters who, in Samuel Beckett's play, were 'Waiting for Godot'.
ESTRAGON or VLADIMIR
4a Which film won Oscars for Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress in 1976?
ONE FLEW OVER TILE CUCKOOS NEST
What position did George Woodcock hold from 1960-69?
GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE TUC

ROUND 7
1a Who succeeded George Woodcock as General Secretary of the TUC in 1969?
VIC FEATHER
1b Which film won Oscars for Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress in 1992?
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
2a In a play by William Shakespeare, name either of the 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'?
PROTEUS or VALENTINE
2b How is George Frideric Handel's Suite No. 5 in E major for harpsichord commonly known?
THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH
3a Which club, after 34 failed attempts, were elected to the Football League in 1987?
WIGAN ATHLETIC
3b In which ocean is the Sargasso Sea?
ATLANTIC
4a Which German city is the home of the DAX stock market index?
FRANKFURT
4b Where in New York City will you find Belvedere Castle, Delacorte Theatre, Cottage Marionette Theatre and two ice rinks among the attractions?
CENTRAL PARK

ROUND 8
1a Who wrote the words for the carol 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing'?
CHARLES WESLEY
1b What was the name of Sherlock Holmes' older and smarter' brother?
MYCROFT
2a Which children's television show, featured the characters of George, Zippy and Bungle?
RAINBOW
2b Which King of England was indirectly responsible for the murder of Thomas Becket in 1170? HENRY II
3a Which traditional sweets are made by Lofthouses, in Fleetwood?
FISHERMAN'S FRIEND
3b Who, in 1899, painted 'The Water Lily Pond' which features a Japanese bridge?
CLAUDE MONET
4a In which country is the Alphonse XIII Canal, opened in 1926?
SPAIN
4b Which cricketer became the first overseas player to play for Yorkshire in 1992 and also became the first player to score 200 in a One Day International?
SACHIN TENDULKAR

SPARE OUESTIONS
1 Which tribe based in what is now East Anglia was briefly led by Boudica in battles against the Roman Army?
ICENI
2 Name the mine in Chile from which 33 miners were rescued in October 2010.
SAN JOSE
3 Which was the first US state to give women the vote?
WYOMING
4 What was John Lennon's original middle name?
WINSTON