Monday 6th February 2012
Set by Tramway (Liverpool)

Round One
1a In 1993, Barbara Harmer became the first woman to pilot what?
Concorde
b Who, as at July 2011, is the present Chief Rabbi of Britain?
(Lord Jonathan) Sachs
2a Who, in the 1967 Dunhill Masters, became the first golfer to make a live 'hole in one' on Brtitsh TV?
(Tony) Jacklin
2b Which natural substance provides the raw material for the man-made fibre rayon?
Plant Cellulose (accept Wood Pulp)
3a Operation Crossbow was the code name for Allied counter-measures against which weapons?
V1 & V2 (accept either)
3b "Good Morning Starshine" and "Hare Krishna" are songs from which 1967 musical?
Hair
4a Who wrote the 1936 book "How To Win Friends and Influence People"?
(Dale) Carnegie
4b In which English county is Whipsnade Zoo?
Bedfordshire

Round Two
1a Who, as at July 2011, is Archbishop of Westminster?
(Vincent) Nichols
1b What type of Rolls-Royce engines were used to power Concorde?
Olympus (593)
2a Which metal is extracted using the Hall-Heroult smelting process?
Aluminium
2b Who is the youngest driver to win a Formula 1 World Championship?
(Sebastian) Vettel
3a "Hey There" and "Once a Year Day" are songs from which 1954 musical?
The Pajama Game
3b Operation Chariot was the code name for which British raid in March 1942?
(Dry Dock at) St. Nazaire
4a In which park is London Zoo situated?
Regent's Park
4b Who wrote the 1947 book TheTheory and Practice of Gamesmanship?
Stephen-Potter

Round Three
1a Which 1985 film was nominated for eleven Oscars and did not win any
The Color Purple
1b What is the capital of the French department Calvados?
Caen
2a Who composed the music for the 1912 ballet "Daphnis et Chloe"?
(Maurice) Ravel
2b A Black Russian cocktail consists of vodka and which liqueur?
Coffee Liqueur (accept Tia Maria or Kahlua)
3a What type of creature is a firebrat?
Insect
3b Which foodstuff is obtained from the root of the cassava plant?
Tapioca
4a What, in the Old Testament, was 300 cubits long, and 30 cubits high?
Noah's Ark
4b Night blindness is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?
Vitamin A

Round Four
1a What is the capital of the Austrian province of Tyrol?
Innsbruck
1b Which 2003 film was nominated for eleven Oscars and won all of them?
(The Lord of the Rings) Return of Me King
2a A White Lady cocktail consists of gin and which liqueur?
Cointreau
2b Who composed the 1862 opera "Beatrice et Benedict'?
(Hector) Berlioz
3a What are the husks of grain separated from flour after grinding called?
Bran
3b The head and the abdomen are two of the three part of an insect's body - what is the third?
Thorax
4a Rickets is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?
Vitamin D
4b Who, in the Old Testament, ordered the building of the Golden Calf?
Aaron

Round Five
1a In genealogy, what is the name of the line of female descent?
Distaff
1b In the Nicaraguan civil war, which faction had US support?
Contras
2a In "The Simpson", what is the name of Bart's school principal?
(Seymour) Skinner
2b How many grains are there in a pennyweight?
Twenty Four
3a Who, in about 1759, painted the picture "The Shrimp Girl", now in the National Gallery, London?
(William) Hogarth
3b In Norse mythology, from what type of tree was man first created?
Ash
4a Who, in 1949, became the first President of Israel?
(Chaim) Weizman
4b Which is the only Far Eastern country to have been a member of OPEC, being so from 1962 to 2008?
Indonesia

Round Six
1a Who was the US Marine involved in arms sales to Iran and diverting money to the Nicaraguan Contras?
Lt-Col. (Oliver) North
1b What is the heraldic term for right?
Dexter
2a How many links are there in a surveyor's chain?
One Hundred
2b In 'The Simpsons", what is the forename of the driver of the school bus?
Otto (Mann)
3a The cosmic mountain Mount Meru is the centre and axis of the universe according to which mythology?
Hindu or (Buddhist)
3b Who, in 1856, painted the picture "The Blind Girl, now in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?
(John Everett) Millais
4a OPEC has two members from South America - one is Venezeula, which is the other?
Ecuador
4b Following the overthrow of the monarchy, who in 1953, became the first President of the Republic of Egypt?
(Gen. Muhammad) Naguib

Round Seven
1a Whose autobiography, first published in 1995 and re-published in 2004, is called "Dreams From My Father?
(Barack) Obama
1b What title is given to the wife of an Earl?
Countess
2a Who was the USA's first woman in space?
(Sally) Ride
2b What, in 1985, was Madonna's first UK No. 1?
Into the Groove
3a What were invented by English chemist John Walker in 1826, and cost one shilling per hundred?
(Friction) Matches
3b Who is the only Scotsman to have been European Footballer of the Year (now called the Ballon d'Or)?
Denis Law
4a In the British Army, which commissioned rank is indicated by a crown on each shoulder?
Major
4b The organisation 'Mensa' takes its name from the Latin for which everyday object?
Table

Round Eight
1a What is, or was, a Cape Triangle?
(Postage) Stamp
1b Whose 2010 autobiography, is called "Decision Points"?
George W Bush
2a Following the break-up of The Beatles, what was the title of George Harrison's first solo album?
All Things Must Pass
2b What type of rocket was used to launch the Apollo spacecraft?
Saturn (5)
3a Who was the first British footballer to win the Europen Golden Boot, (now called the Golden Shoe)?
Ian Rush
3b What, medically, was invented by Rene Laennec in 1816?
Stethoscope
4a The name of which unit of measurement is taken from the Greek meaning universal measure?
Metre
4b In the British Police Force, what rank is indicated by a crown on each shoulder?
Superintendent

Spare Questions
1 What was the nationality of the team that first conquered K2 in 1954?
Italian
2 Which fictional detective lived at 56b Whitehaven Mansions?
Hercule Poirot
3 In which year was NATO founded?
1949