Monday 28th November 2011
Set by Barbarians (Wirral)

Round One
1a Which is the highest number used in a Sudoku puzzle?
Nine
1b Who won the Best Actor Oscar in both 1993 and 1994?
Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, Forest Gump)
2a Who is the patron saint of music? (Feast Day 22nd November)
St. Cecilia
2b Which group was Jimmy Page in immediately before forming Led Zeppelin?
The Yardbirds
3a In "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", what was the name of the castle housing the four thrones and from where the kings/queens of Narnia rule?
Cair Paravel
3b Who created the fictional TV Detective Inspector Frost?
R. D. Wingfield
4a Who followed Henry Campbell Bannerman as Prime Minister in 1908?
H. H. Asquith
4b What is an erythrocyte?
A red blood cell

Round Two
1a Who wrote the 1993 Booker Prize winning novel "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha"?
Roddy Doyle
1b Who fought Muhammed All in the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in 1974?
George Foreman
2a Which alcoholic drink is added to brandy to make a Sidecar cocktail?
Cointreau (accept Grand Marnier or Triple Sec)
2b Which company's red triangle trademark was the first to registered in England (in 1876)?
Bass (Brewery)
3a What is the name of the large sandbank, located 62 miles off the coast of north east England in the North Sea?
Dogger Bank
3b Which musical work of 1898 features a section called 'Nimrod'?
Enigma Variations
4a Which fashion designer opened a boutique with Malcolm McClaren, and was at the forefront of 'punk' fashion in 1971?
Vivienne Westwood
4b What is the name of the village in which Mrs. Goggins is the postmistress?
Greendale

Round Three
1a George Cornell was shot by Ronnie Kray in which East End pub in 1966?
The Blind Beggar
1b On late 70's/early 80's television, which group travelled in 'The Liberator' and fought against 'The Federation'?
Blake's Seven
2a In Italian cookery, what name is given to soft dumplings made from semolina or wheat flour?
Gnocchi
2b In which decade did the first England v. Australia cricket test take place in Melbourne?
1870's (1877)
3a Which planet was discovered by Johann Galle in 1846?
Neptune
3b Which daily newspaper was founded in 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth as a 'newspaper for women, run by women'?
Daily Mirror
4a Which English monarch married Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Henry the Second
4b What was the name of Lester Piggott's first Derby winner in 1954?
Never Say Die

Round Four
1a Which religious group publishes a magazine called "The Watchtower"?
Jehovah's Witnesses
1b In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of the soul sucking guards from Azkaban?
Dementors
2a In which 1932 movie did Greta Garbo say I want to be alone"?
Grand Hotel
2b What is the former British Crown colony of the Gold Coast now called?
Ghana
3a Whose first number one album in the UK was "Every Picture Tells a Story" in 1971?
Rod Stewart
3b In the books and TV series, which police officer was a regular adversary, and later friend, of The Saint, Simon Templar?
Inspector Claud Eustace Teale
4a Who was Jimmy Carter's Vice-President from 1977-1981?
Walter Mondale
4b Which bird has the Latin name Erithacus Rubecula?
Robin

Round Five
1a How many dot positions are usually used in each letter of the Braille system?
Six (accept eight)
1b Who was the first Best Actor Oscar winner to win in consecutive years?
Spencer Tracy (Captains Courageous, Boys Town)
2a Which saint, also known as Thaddeus, is the patron saint of lost causes?
St. Jude
2b Who was guest drummer for Led Zeppelin at the Live Aid concert in 1985?
Phil Collins
3a In "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", how is Jadis better known?
The White Witch
3b Which TV detective series is based on books by Caroline Graham?
Midsomer Murders
4a Who followed Lloyd George as Prime Minister in 1922?
Andrew Bonar Law
4b What is a ratite?
A flightless bird

Round Six
1a Who wrote the 1989 Booker Prize winning novel "The Remains of the Day"?
Kazuo Ishiguro
1b Which boxer, born 3rd May 1934, grew up on the Bellingham Estate in south east London?
Henry Cooper
2a What specifically is the alcoholic ingredient of the drink Cuba Libre?
White Rum
2b What year is shown on labels of the best-selling lager by Kronenbourg - it is the year when the brewery was founded?
1664
3a Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence, is in which English county?
Buckinghamshire
3b In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera do fairies take over Parliament?
Iolanthe
4a Which fashion designer, born 1940 in Chatham, Kent, is well known for her pink hair?
Zandra Rhodes
4b Which TV family had a daily help called Mrs. Scrubbit?
The Woodentops

Round Seven
1a Hawley Harvey were the first names of which criminal?
Dr. Crippen
1b In which early 90's TV series did scientists Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci appear?
Quantum Leap
2a Traditionally, what kind of meat is used in the dish Osso Bucco?
Veal
2b Which English county did Ian Botham join after leaving Somerset in 1987?
Worcestershire
3a Which planet's moons have names of characters from the works of Shakespeare and Pope?
Uranus
3b Which daily newspaper was founded in 1909, but closed in 1971 when it merged with the Daily Mail?
Daily Sketch
4a Who was the last wife of King Henry the Eighth?
Catherine Parr
4b What was the name of the first horse to win the Derby in 1780?
Diomed

Round Eight
1a Which religious organisation's newspaper is called "The War Cry"?
Salvation Army
1b In the Harry Potter stories, what is Hagrid's first name?
Rubeus
2a In which 1949 movie did James Cagney say the lines 'Made it Ma - Top of the world', before being killed?
White Heat
2b Which country used to be called South West Africa?
Namibia
3a Whose first number album in the UK was "Dead Ringer' in 1981?
Meatloaf
3b In the first Blackadder series, who played Richard the Third?
Peter Cook
4a Who succeeded Richard Nixon as President of the USA in 1974?
Gerald Ford
4b In addition to the emu, which other flightless bird is native to Australia?
Cassowary

Spare Questions
1 Ophelia appears in which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
2 Who played a character called Rachel Marron in a famous 1992 film?
Whitney Houston (The Bodyguard)
3 What type of food is Cullen Skink?
(Fish) Soup
4 In which county is Camberwick Green?
Trumptonshire
5 In fiction, who became Mayor of Casterbridge?
Michael Henchard