Tuesday 27th September 2011
Set by Foreign Legion (Ormskirk)

Round 1
1a Which vegetable has varieties called Royal Favourite and Walton Mammoth?
LEEK
1b Name the film based on the Noel Coward play "Still Life", the theme music is Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 7 and the railway station featured in the film was Carnforth?
BRIEF ENCOUNTER
2a Which politician coined the phrase "A week is a long time in politics"?
HAROLD WILSON
2b Which pop singer shot himself to death in 1990 whilst suffering from depression?
DEL SHANNON
3a Which actress of the early screen days was known as 'America's Sweetheart?
MARY PICKFORD
3b In astronomy what name is given to a cloud of gas and dust in space?
NEBULA
4a What is the capital city of Latvia?
RIGA
4b What do Americans call what we call a megaphone?
BULLHORN

Round 2
1a If you were celebrating your coral wedding anniversary, for how many years have you been married?
35
1b Which British author has written over 700 books, selling over 60 million copies, about one particular character and his friends?
ENID BLYTON (NODDY)
2a The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration in Britain, what is the highest civilian decoration?
GEORGE CROSS
2b From which film does the song 'How are things in Glocca Morra?' come?
FINIAN'S RAINBOW
3a Who is the current Home Secretary?
THERESA MAY
3b In the Bible who was the father of the disciples James and John?
ZEBEDEE
4a Who was the first king of the House of Lancaster?
HENRY IV (FOURTH)
4b How many players in a men's lacrosse team?
10 (TEN)

Round 3
1a Which African country's flag is red with a green star in the centre?
MOROCCO
1b What is added to whisky and gin to make the cocktail 'Earthquake'?
PERNOD
2a What is the former name of 'Belize'?
BRITISH HONDURAS
2b In which year did Frank Sinatra die after a long illness?
1998
3a The cha-cha-cha is a dance developed from the mambo in 1950 in which country?
CUBA
3b Which Eire county is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and has Lifford as the county town?
DONEGAL
4a Which Football League Team has the nickname 'The Glovers'?
YEOVIL TOWN
4b What specifically was advertised with the slogan 'Nice One Cyril'?
WONDER LOAF

Round 4
1a Give a year in the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh.
1853-90
1b Which invention in 1891 made Whitcomb L Judson famous?
ZIP FASTENER
2a Veal Escalope is veal fried in what?
BREADCRUMBS
2b Moorfield's Hospital in London is Britain's leading hospital specialising in what?
EYE INJURIES
3a Name the 1978 TV programme in which Lorne Green played Commander Adama and Dirk Benedict plays Lieutenant Starbuck?
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
3b On which river does Winchester stand?
ITCHEN
4a Who was the oldest 100 meters Olympic champion when he won in 1980?
ALAN WELLS
4b Who bought the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's house in Paris in 1986?
MOHAMAD-AL-FAYED

Round 5
1a Which vegetable has varieties called 'The Student' and 'Tender and True'?
PARSNIP
1b Name the film infamous for a controversial scene where a knickerless Sharon Stone crosses her legs?
BASIC INSTINCT
2a Which politician coined the phrase 'The unacceptable face of capitalism'?
EDWARD HEATH
2b Which former TV personality committed suicide in her bathroom in October 1980, one week after being found guilty of shoplifting?
LADY ISOBEL BARNETT
3a Which famous person was known as 'The Little Sparrow'?
EDITH PIAF
3b In astronomy what name is given to a star that flares up to many times its normal brilliance then fades back to obscurity?
NOVA
4a What is the capital city of Sierra Leone?
FREETOWN
4b What do the Americans call what we call a receptionist?
DESK CLERK

Round 6
1a If you were celebrating your pearl wedding anniversary for how many years have you been married?
30 (THIRTY)
1b Name the novel in which the main characters Leopold and Molly Bloom live in Dublin in 1904?
ULYSSES
2a Which European country does not have an army?
LIECHTENSTEIN
2b "Getting to Know You" is a song from which film?
THE KING AND I
3a Who is the current Shadow Home Secretary?
YVETTE COOPER
3b In the Bible who was the father of King David?
JESSE
4a Who was the first Plantagenet king of England?
HENRY II (SECOND)
4b Who was Earl Spencer's best man who was jailed for fraud?
DARIUS GUPPY

Round 7
1a Which African Country's flag consists of vertical stripes of green, yellow and red with a green star in the centre of the yellow stripe?
SENEGAL
1b What is added to whisky and angostura bitters to make the cocktail Highball?
GINGER ALE
2a What is the former name of Malawi?
NYASALAND
2b In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
1990
3a The tango is a dance originated in 1920 in which Country?
ARGENTINA
3b Which Eire county in the province of Leinster has the county town of Trim and has Tara as its main attraction?
MEATH
4a Which football league team has the nickname 'The Cherries'?
BOURNEMOUTH
4b Which item was advertised with the slogan "Gives a Meal Man Appeal"?
OXO

Round 8
1a Give a year in the life of Dutch artist Frans Hals?
1580-1666
1b Which invention made Carlton C McGee famous in 1935?
PARKING METER
2a 'Korma' is an Indian cooking instruction to do what?
BRAISE
2b Harefield Hospital in London is Britain's leading hospital for which type of operations?
HEART/LUNG
3a Name the TV programme in which Stuart Damon played Craig Stirling and William Gaunt played Richard Barrett?
THE CHAMPIONS
3b On whichrRiver does Colchester stand?
COLNE
4a Who was the first man to win Olympic Gold Medals at 200 metres and 400 metres?
MICHAEL JOHNSON
4b How many players in a women's lacrosse team?
12 (TWELVE)

Spare Questions
1 Papworth Hospital is in which county?
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
2 Who were 'Glad All Over' in their No. 1 hit of 1965?
DAVE CLARK FIVE
3 Which detective was based in Denton Police Station?
INSPECTOR FROST
4 The adrenal gland is above which organ?
KIDNEY
5 What does Henry Cooper, Carol Thatcher and Elvis Presley have in common?
THEY ARE ALL TWINS