Tuesday 25th October 2011
Set by Blue Lamps (Northern)

Round 1
1a Who created the TV drama series Downton Abbey?
JULIAN FELLOWS
1b Which US fast food chain was founded in 1965 by Fred Delucain Bridgeport Connecticut?
SUBWAY
2a In 2009 Andy Murray became the first British man to win what tennis tournament since Bunny Austin in 1938?
QUEENS
2b Who wrote the best-selling book The Lost Symbol?
DAN BROWN
3a What do cruciverbalists like doing?
CROSSWORDS
3b Whose names according to the regulations are a maximum of 18 characters long including spaces and contraction marks?
RACEHORSES (NAMES)
4a Who played the title character in the 2010 film Harry Brown?
MICHAEL CAINE
4b The 1971 Grammy award winning album Tapestry was recorded by which singer/songwriter?
CAROLE KING

Round 2
1a A basenji is the only breed of dog that can't do what?
BARK I
1b At the 2011 Oscars the song "We Belong Together" won the Oscar for best original song, from which film did it came?
TOY STORY 3
2a What was the only number 1 record for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch?
LEGEND OF XANADU
2b Rebecca Front plays Detective Chief Superintendent Innocent in which TV series?
LEWIS
3a Which series of guide books was founded by Tony and Maureen Wheeler in 1973?
LONELY PLANET
3b How long a period of time is a trimester?
3 MONTHS
4a Which major US Company started out as a single store in Seattle's historic Pike Place market in 1971?
STARBUCKS
4b Barney Gibson made history in April 2011 as the youngest individual to play in English first class cricket, for which county team did he play?
YORKSHIRE

Round 3
1a In which country did the O.A.S. terrorist organisation operate in the late 1950's and early 1960's?
ALGERIA
1b In 2010 which country saw the Red Shirt Rebellion?
THAILAND
2a Who played Mattie Ross in the 1969 film True Grit?
KIM DARBY
2b In which US State is Yuma?
ARIZONA
3a Who sponsored the 2011 London Marathon?
VIRGIN
3b The advance south into England by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745 reached approximately as far as the Swarkstone Bridge on which major English River?
TRENT
4a Who is the only footballer to win the Footballer Writers Award three times?
THIERY HENRY
4b In Greek Mythology who was the ill-fated lover of Hero?
LEANDER

Round 4
1a Which key battle of 1485 marked the start of the Tudor rule in England and is sometimes suggested as defining the end of the Middle Ages?
BOSWORTH FIELD
1b Who won the young PFA player of the year 2011?
JACK WILSHERE
2a In Greek mythology who owned the stables that Hercules cleaned out as one of his twelve labours?
KING AUGEUS
2b Who sponsored the 2011 FA Cup?
EON
3a In which US State is Wichita?
KANSAS
CYPRUS
3b In which country did the EOKA terrorist organisation operate in the late 1950's?
4a In April 2010 which country lost its President, Army Chief and Central Bank Governor in a plane crash in Russia?
POLAND
4b What was the name of the Dragon in the Walt Disney film Pete's Dragon?
ELIOT

Round 5
1a The Order of Merit is limited to how many members?
24
1b What is President Barack Obama's middle name?
HUSSEIN
2a Who is the recently appointed Chairman of the BBC?
LORD PATTEN
2b From which Shakespeare play does the line "A plague on both your houses" come?
ROMEO AND JULIET
3a How many Brandenburg Concertos did Bach write?
6
3b Who played the lawyer Tom Hagen in the film the Godfather?
ROBERT DUVALL
4a Who wrote the book Beau Geste?
P C WREN
4b The Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country?
AUSTRIA

Round 6
1a The Zugspitze is the highest mountain in which country?
GERMANY
1b Who was David Cameron addressing when he said "Calm down dear" at Prime Minister's Question Time?
ANGELA EAGLE
2a In the film The Great Escape who played the character Ashley Pitt, Dispersal?
DAVID MCCALLUM
2b What is the name of the most important order of chivalry conferred on commoners?
ORDER OF THE GARTER
3a From which Shakespeare play does the line "and age cannot wither" her come from?
ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA
3b Who wrote Tom Brown's Schooldays?
THOMAS HUGHES
4a What was the original name of the Hoover Dam?
BOULDER DAM
4b How many symphonies did Brahms compose?
4

Round 7
1a What is the name of the stage nusical by Andrew Lloyd Webber that is the sequel to his musical Phantom of the Opera?
LOVE NEVER DIES
1b In space flight history what occurred on 16th June 1963?
FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE
2a The Royal Marine Barracks, Lympstone, are in which county?
DEVON
2b What make of car is Kylie Minogue advertising in 2011?
LEXUS
3a Give a year in the life of the poet John Donne.
1571-1631
3b What was the name of the elephant that was removed from a circus and relocated in Longleat in April 2011?
ANNE
4a In the nursery rhyme who made the shroud for Cock Robin?
THE BEETLE (with my needle)
4b What name is given to a young badger?
CUB or KIT

Round 8
1a In Space Flight history what occurred on 12th April 1981?
FIRST SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT
1b Give a year in the life of the poet and writer John Milton.
1608 - 1674
2a What name is given to a young elephant?
CALF
2b What is the stage musical that tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons?
JERSEY BOYS
3a The song 'She is Always a Woman' is used to advertise which company (2011)?
JOHN LEWIS
3b RAF Brize Norton is in which county?
OXFORDSHIRE
4a Mohamed Al Fayed erected a statue of whom outside Craven Cottage in 2011?
MICHAEL JACKSON
4b In the nursery rhyme to which town was the man in the moon going?
NORWICH

Spare Questions
1 Which official is sometimes referred to by the acronym POTUS?
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
2 Who provided the voice for Shrek in the films?
MIKE MYERS
3 To which family of instruments does the Hi Hat belong?
PERCUSSION
4 In which county is Runnymede?
SURREY
5 Flic is a French slang term for which type of official?
POLICEMAN
6 What is the name of Princess Anne's husband?
TIM(OTHY) LAWRENCE