Monday 27th February 2012
Set by Liverpool

ROUND ONE
1a On TV Peter Griffin is the father figure in which cartoon series?
FAMILY GUY
1b The battles of Nordlingen and Breitenfeld were part of which conflict?
30 YEARS WAR
2a Which sport was, allegedly, invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York in 1839?
BASEBALL
2b Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub titled 'The Witches Curse"?
RUDDIGORE
3a How many Imperial gallons are in a barrel of oil?
THIRTY FIVE
3b Common, Arctic and Sooty are all varieties of which bird?
TERN
4a Which writer created the the character Walter Mitty?
(James) THURBER
4b The Afon Hafren is Welsh name for which British river?
SEVERN

ROUND TWO
1a In WWII what name was given to the top secret material gained from the Enigma machines?
ULTRA
1b On TV Stan Smith is father figure in which cartoon series?
AMERICAN DAD
2a Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub titled 'Bunthornes's Bride'?
PATIENCE
2b William George Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts invented which sport in 1895?
VOLLEYBALL
3a African bush and African forest are species of which animal?
ELEPHANT
3b How many Imperial gallons are there in a barrel of beer?
THIRTY SIX
4a Which river drains one-fifth of England's fresh water into the sea?
HUMBER
4b Which writer created the character Sergeant Cuff?
(Wilkie) COLLINS

ROUND THREE
1a In which year did John Stonehouse disappear and the Flixborough chemical plant exploded?
1974
1b Three of the stations on an English monopoly board are King's Cross, Marylebone and Liverpool Street what is the fourth?
FENCHURCH STREET
2a Which is the oldest racecourse in England, dating from 1540?
CHESTER
2b Ethel Le Neve was the mistress of which criminal?
(Dr.) CRIPPEN
3a A dish described as "a la Du Barry" contains which vegetable?
CAULIFLOWER
3b Which of the United States is known as the "Sunflower" state?
KANSAS
4a Who played Cat Woman in the 1997 film "Batman Returns"?
(Michelle) PFEIFFER
4b Which small European country's flag is two horizontal bands light blue over white with the nation's coat of arms in the centre?
SAN MARINO

ROUND FOUR
1a In the game of Scrabble how many blank files are there?
TWO
1b In which year was Olaf Palme assassinated and the Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded?
1986
2a Whom did Valerie Solanas shoot in 1968?
(Andy) WARHOL
2b What is the all-weather racecourse in Essex which opened in 2008 and went into administration less than a year later?
GREAT LEIGHS
3a Which of the United States is known as the "Garden" state?
NEW JERSEY
3b The Italian dish carpaccio was originally made with which meat?
BEEF
4a Which small European country's flag is divided horizontally blue over red with a yellow crown in the top left corner?
LIECHENSTEIN
4b Who played Luke Skywalker in the 1977 original "Star Wars" film?
(Mark) HAMILL

ROUND FIVE
1a What is the name of the ruling house of Monaco?
GRIMALDI
1b What does the A stand for in the abbreviation "CAT" scan?
AXIAL
2a What is the collective noun for a group of goldfish?
GLINT or TROUBLING
2b Which lion did Hercules kill as one of his twelve labours?
NEMEAN
3a In which year did George the Fourth become king of the United Kingdom?
1820
3b Which cleric won the 1984 Nobel Prize for Peace?
(Desmond) TUTU
4a Which Prime Minister opened the Preston By-pass in Dec. 1958?
(Harold) MACMILLAN
4b What type of motor cycle did Steve McQueen ride in the film " The Great Escape"?
TRIUMPH (TT Special 650)

ROUND SIX
1a What does the M stand for in the abbreviation MRSA?
METHYCILLIN
1b What is the name of the ruling house of Sweden?
BERNADOTTE
2a Who, in Greek myth, killed the gorgon Medusa?
PERSEUS
2b What is the collective noun for cockroaches?
INTRUSION
3a Which religious leader won the 1989 Nobel Prize for Peace?
DALAI LAMA
3b In which year did Charles the First become king of England?
1625
4a Which type of car did Steve McQueen drive in the film "Bullitt"?
MUSTANG (GT Fastback)
4b Which US President, along with Queen Elizabeth ,opened the St. Lawrence Seaway in June 1959?
(Dwight D) EISENHOWER

ROUND SEVEN
1a What is the desert that occupies the southern part of Israel?
NEGEV
1b Who had a UK No.1 album, in 2006, with "Back to Black"?
(Amy) WINEHOUSE
2a What type of plant is the saguaro?
CACTUS
2b In which century did the Venerable Bede die?
EIGHTH
3a Which country were the first winners of FIFA's Women's World Cup?
UNITED STATES
3b Which character in Shakespeare "was more sinned against than sinning"?
KING LEAR
4a With which instrument is the British virtuoso Natalie Klein principally associated?
(Violin)CELLO
4b Who appeared on the first cover of "Playboy" magazine?
Marilyn MONROE

ROUND EIGHT
1a Who had a UK No.1 album, in 2002, with "Escapology"?
(Robbie) WILLIAMS
1b Name the ocean current flowing northwards past the west coast of South America.
HUMBOLDT or PERU Current
2a Which saint, who died in 612, is the traditional founder of Glasgow?
ST KENTIGERN or ST.MUNGO
2b What type of poisonous plant is a destroying angel?
FUNGI/MUSHROOM
3a Which character in Shakespeare "loved not wisely but too well"?
OTHELLO
3b Who, in 1954, were the first winners of Rugby League's World Cup?
GREAT BRITAIN
4a Which British newspaper was the first to produce a colour supplement?
SUNDAY TIMES
4b With which instrument is jazz musician Earl Hines principally associated?
PIANO

EXTRA QUESTIONS
1 Which ice-cream business was founded by Rueben and Rose Mattus?
HAAGEN DAZS
2 Steve Brookstein won the first series of which TV show in 2004?
THE X FACTOR
3 In classification of living creatures, which level comes between Class and Family, for example Primates?
ORDER