Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Set by Earles (Liverpool)

Round One
1a Cusco (Cuzco) was the historical capital of which Empire?
Inca
1b In which country did the Carnation Revolution take place in 1974?
Portugal
2a Which MP represents the constituency of Doncaster North?
Ed Miliband
2b The Russian poets Pushkin and Dermintov died the same way - how?
Both killed in duels
3a How many yards are there in a rod?
Five and a half
3b In Norse mythology, Utgard was the abode of what type of people?
Giants
4a "Pyramus and Thisbe" is a play within which other play?
Midsummer Night's Dream
4b What sort of drink is "matcha"?
(Japanese Green) Tea

Round Two
1a Which recent US President's dog was called Buddy?
Bill Clinton
1b Which Russian woman defected in the 1960's, and wrote a memoir entitled "Twenty Letters to a Friend"?
Svetlana Stalin
2a Original copies of the Magna Carta are housed in three buildings in the United Kingdom - name one of them
British Library (2),Lincoln & Salisbury Cathedrals
2b Name one of the three founders of the American film studio 'Dreamworks'.
Stephen Spielberg, David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg
3a What was the original purpose or a ship's log? -
Measure speed
3b What was the occupation of Gunga Din, in Rudyard Kipling's poem?
Water carrier (Bhistri)
4a What is the world's smallest continent?
Australia
4b What is the name of the soft boot, usually sealskin, worn by the Inuit and Yupik?
Mukluks (accept Kamik)

Round Three
1a What is Jordan's only seaport?
Aqaba
1b Which country scored the first goal in the 2010 World Cup tournament?
South Africa
2a Which punctuation mark, used in computing, etc., is called the 'solidus'?
Forward slash
2b Matthew Flinders led the first circumnavigation of which land mass?
Australia
3a Prior to Howard Webb in 2010, who was the last Englishman to referee a World Cup Final?
Jack Taylor (1974)
3b The macaroni is a breed of which bird?
Penguin
4a What was the name of the huge beast, probably a hippo, described in the Book of Job?
Behemoth
4b What period of time did Eire describe as 'the emergency'?
World War Two

Round Four
1a Sal volatile (spirit of hartshorn) is a solution commonly known as what?
Smelling salts
1b Windhoek is the capital of which African republic?
Namibia
2a In which sport does 'Mad Sunday' take place?
IOM TT Races
2b Which contemporary singer is nicknamed `the Bard of Barking'?
Billy Bragg
3a Who played the title role in the 1980 remake of 'The Jazz Singer"?
Neil Diamond
3b In sport, who contests 'El Classico'?
Real Madrid & Barcelona
4a In computing, what started life at Stanford University as 'backrub'?
Google search engine
4b 'Fat Charlie' was the mascot of which business?
Little Chef

Round Five
1a Which driver has had the most Grand Prix starts in Formula I motor racing?
Rubens Barrichello (300+)
1b What did Henry Cavendish describe as 'inflammable air'?
Hydrogen
2a In what language is BBC Alba broadcast?
Scottish Gaelic
2b There are two new sports in the 2016 Olympic Games - name either.
Golf / Rugby 7's
3a Edward Oxford and Rodney Maclean, et al, tried to assassinate which British monarch?
Queen Victoria
3b Who, as at August 2010, is 'Father of the House of Commons'?
(Sir) Peter Tapsell
4a Which month of the year came second in the Roman calendar?
April (4th in Georgian)
4b What food is known as an 'alligator pear'?
Avocado

Round Six
1a Whose execution was recorded as 'a cruel necessity'?
Charles 1st (by Cromwell)
1b Which group of people were emancipated in 1861?
Russian serfs
2a Apart from Peter Sellers, name one of the other three actors who have played Inspector Clouseau in film.
Alan Arkin, Roger Moore or Steve Martin
2bPrince Myshkin is the main protagonist in which Dostoevsky novel?
The Idiot
3a Similar to shepherd's pie, Bobotie is a national dish of which country?
South Africa
3b Which Greek mythological giant had 100 eyes?
Argus (Panoptes)
4a Where was the painter, illustrator, etc, Marc Chagall born in 1887?
Russia
4b A 'gnomon' is a pointer on which device?
Sundial

Round Seven
1a Under which tree did the swagman camp in the song "Waltzing Matilda"?
Coolibah tree
1b In which UK town is the Up Helly Aa festival held?
Lerwick, Shetlands
2a What instrument was played by jazz musician (Edward) Kid Ory?
Trombone
2b The new Boeing 787 jet is also known as what?
Dreamliner
3a Which animals have 42 teeth in adulthood?
Dogs
3b Which eponymous teacher taught at Brookfield Boarding School?
Mr. Chips (Chipping)
4a The Battle of Palmito Ranch (Hill) was the last major clash of which 19th century war?
American Civil War
4b Singer Rihanna, and cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers are from which island?
Barbados

Round Eight
1a Which species of bird has Andean and Californian varieties?
Condor
1b "Gates of Hell" and "The Burghers of Calais" are by which sculptor?
(Auguste) Rodin
2a Julia Gillard, elected Australian PM in 2010, was born in which country?
Wales (Barry)
2b The original 'Old Guard' were part of whose army?
Napoleon Bonaparte
3a The Straits Times Index is the stock market of which Asian republic?
Singapore
3b Selenology is the study of what?
The Moon
4a Which novel is set on one day - 16th June 1904?
Ulysses (James Joyce)
4b Tina Turner Highway, Tennessee, links Brownsville and which town?
Nutbush

Spare Questions
1 The girls' name Vanessa was invented by which 18th century Anglo-Irish writer?
Jonathan Swift
2 Which alcoholic spirit is made from the blue agave plant?
Tequila
3 Which city is at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers?
Montreal
4 Which chemical element is named after a Scottish village?
Strontium