Monday 13th February 2012
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a Which band had a hit with the song 'Brown Girl in the Ring'?
BONEY M
1b In mythology who was the wife of Orpheus?
EURYDICE
2a Which British tennis player was formerly married to Chris Evert?
JOHN LLOYD
2b Who played Grant Mitchell in 'EastEnders'?
ROSS KEMP
3a Kings Oak was the location for which TV soap opera?
CROSSROADS
3b For which disease is morbilli the Latin name?
MEASLES
4a 'Lady's slipper' is a variety of which flower?
ORCHID
4b Which actress is the mother of actress Carrie Fisher?
DEBBIE REYNOLDS

ROUND 2
1a The Erskine Bridge carries the A898 over which river?
CLYDE
1b In which play does Lady Bracknell memorably say 'A handbag'?
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
2a What has been made at the Black Friars distillery in Devon since 1793 and has EU geographical protected status?
PLYMOUTH GIN
2b Who painted a number of paintings of water lilies in his garden at Giverny?
CLAUDE MONET
3a Launched in 1989 the MX-5 is a car made by which company?
MAZDA
3b In the book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', what is Charlie's surname?
BUCKET
4a Which African country was formerly called Bechuanaland?
BOTSWANA
4b Which insect is the host of the parasitic organism that causes sleeping sickness?
TSETSE FLY

ROUND 3
1a Which Ray Bradbury novel opens with the line 'It was a pleasure to burn'?
FAHRENHEIT 451
1b The only hovercraft service in Britain crosses which stretch of water?
THE SOLENT
2a Who painted his grandson in the famous work, `Bubbles'?
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS
2b 'London Pride' and 'Chiswick Bitter' are beers from which brewery?
FULLER'S
3a Which children's author created the character Tracey Beaker?
JACQUELINE WILSON
3b Which car company manufactures the 'Note'?
NISSAN
4a Which is the largest species of cat found in South America?
JAGUAR
4b Nouakchott is the capital of which African country?
MAURITANIA

ROUND 4
1a In Greek mythology, who fell in love with a statue called Galatea?
PYGMALION
1b Heather Small was lead singer with which successful Manchester band?
M PEOPLE
2a Who followed Roy Plomley as presenter of 'Desert Island Discs'?
MICHAEL PARKINSON
2b Which woman tennis player has won the most grand slam titles with 62?
MARGARET COURT
3a What is the more common name for the zygomatic bone?
CHEEKBONE
3b In which city is the soap opera `Hollyoaks' set?
CHESTER
4a Which actress is the mother of actresses Joely and the late Natasha Richardson?
VANESSA REDGRAVE
4b Which yellow flowered plant has been known for its blue dye since at least the middle ages?
WOAD

ROUND 5
1a Who was the first artiste from Liverpool to have a number one hit in Britain?
LITA ROZA
1b What is a scow?
A FREIGHT BARGE (accept BOAT)
2a Who in 1948 became the first American born poet to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
TS ELIOT
2b Who composed the oratorio Carmina Burana?
CARL ORFF
3a What botanically has varieties Jonathan, Rome Beauty and Sunset?
APPLE
3b In betting parlance which music hall song is the slang for odds of 100-30?
BURLINGTON BERTIE
4a Which capital city of the Americas lies furthest west?
MEXICO CITY
4b Which cinema legend died on Christmas Day 1977 at the age of 88?
CHARLIE CHAPLIN

ROUND 6
1a What is hoggin?
(FINELY SIFTED) GRAVEL
1b Which rock star died in 1994 believing 'it's better to burn out than fade away'?
KURT COBAIN
2a 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' is the best known work by which composer?
PAUL DUKAS
2b Who was the first Briton to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on malaria?
SIR RONALD ROSS
3a Foinavon won the Grand National in 1967 at odds of 100-1. What was the next horse to win it at odds of 100-1?
MON MOME
3b If you had a Shiraz, a Baluch or a Bokhara in your house what would they be?
CARPETS
4a Which cousin of the Queen was born on Christmas Day 1936?
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA
4b Which is the most northerly capital city in South America?
CARACAS

ROUND 7
1a Kenny Dalglish and Herbert Chapman have both won top flight English league championships with two different clubs. Who is the only other man to do this?
BRIAN CLOUGH
1b In which dale of the Peak District can Lover's Leap be found?
DOVEDALE
2a Who played the Vicar of Dibley on TV?
DAWN FRENCH
2b Who is the Italian born architect of The Shard in London?
RENZO PIANO
3a Which river separates Cornwall from Devon?
THE TAMAR
3b In which children's series would you have found Madeleine the rag doll and Gabriel the toad? BAGPUSS
4a Which element has atomic number 5?
BORON
4b Mount Toubkal, at 13665 ft is the highest peak in which African mountain range?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS

ROUND 8
1a At 2880 square miles which is the largest county in Ireland?
CORK
1b Who in June 1990 was awarded a knighthood whilst still playing cricket at test match level?
RICHARD HADLEY.
2a Sir Peter Paul Rubens painted the ceiling of which building situated in London?
THE BANQUETING HOUSE WHITEHALL
2b Who played Lewis in 'Morse' and also in its spin off 'Lewis'?
KEVIN WHATELY
3a Barbara Millicent Roberts first appeared on this planet in 1959. How is she better known?
BARBIE
3b Which inlet of the Irish Sea separates Cumbria from Dumfries and Galloway?
THE SOLWAY FIRTH
4a Kwame Nkrumah was the first President of which African country?
GHANA
4b Which element has atomic number 8?
OXYGEN

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Where did Fiddler's Dram go on a day trip to in 1979?
BANGOR
2 What profession did St Joseph husband of the Virgin Mary have?
CARPENTER
3 With which West German Chancellor is the policy of Ostpolitik associated?
WILLY BRANDT
4 Christian Horner is team principal for which F1 racing team?
RED BULL RACING