Tuesday 28th February 2012
Set by Liverpool

Round One
1a How many justices make up the UK Supreme Court?
Twelve
1b Who, between 1859-1885, composed the four Mephisto Waltzes?
Franz Liszt
2a Who played the Prince Regent in "Blackadder the Third"?
Hugh Laurie
2b Manalo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin are principally associated with which fashion item?
hoes
3a Which musical is the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera"?
Love Never Dies
3b In the Old Testament, whose wife was Zipporah?
Moses
4a Which US author wrote a series of novels about the Women's Murder Club?
James Patterson
4b The Panamanian diplomat Roberto Arias was married to which Englishwoman?
Margot Fonteyn

Round Two
1a Who, in 1887, composed the symphonic poem "Capriccio Espagnol"?
Rimsky-Korsakov
1b How many pods does the London Eye have?
Thirty-two
2a Lulu Guinness and Anya Hindmarch are principally associated with which fashion accessory?
Handbags
2b Who played Tom Barnaby's wife Joyce in TV's "Midsomer Murders"?
Jane Wymark
3a In ancient Greece, whose wife was Xanthippe?
Socrates
3b Who wrote the musical "We Will Rock You" in collaboration with Brian May?
Ben Elton
4a Fanny Brawne was betrothed to which English romantic poet?
John Keats
4b Which US author wrote a series of novels about the Camel Club?
David Baldacci

Round Three
1a Luke Howard proposed which type of weather nomenclature in 1802?
Cloud Types
1b In which country will the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup be played?
England
2a Since the 1850's the London jewellers Hancocks & Co. have been the official makers of which award?
Victoria Cross
2b Which European country's flag consists of three horizontal bands of white, green, and red?
Bulgaria
3a Which newspaper was formerly called The Daily Herald'?
The Sun
3b In which English county is the village of Tolpuddle?
Dorset
4a What is the thin muscular sheet that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
(Thoracic) Diaphragm
4b Which car company manufacturers the Corolla model?
Toyota

Round Four
1a Which country will host the 2016 European Nations football finals?
France
1b Of what is brontology the study?
Thunder
2a Which South American country's flag consists of three vertical stripes of red, white, and red?
Peru
2b An ARP detachment leader called Thomas Alderson was the first recipient of which award?
George Cross
3a In which English county is Stonehenge?
Wiltshire
3b The 'Daily Sketch' was taken over and merged with which other newspaper in 1971?
Daily Mail
4a Which car company manufacturers the Juke model?
Nissan
4b Where in the human body is the trapezium bone?
Wrist

Round Five
1a Since 1971, which US Federal holiday has held been on the second Monday in October?
Columbus Day
1b Whose only British No 1 was "Three Steps to Heaven" in 1960?
Eddie Cochran
2a Which city is known as the 'Pearl of the Danube'?
Budapest
2b In Greek mythology who was the muse of comedy?
Thalia
3a What other, non-scientific, name is given to the extinct smilodon?
Sabre-toothed Tiger
3b What do Ballinsloe in Co. Galway and Appleby in Cumbria have in common?
Horse Fairs
4a In drama, which character says 'parting is such sweet sorrow'?
Juliet
4b In which London building would you find the Jericho Parlour and the Jerusalem Chamber?
Westminster Abbey

Round Six
1a Whose only British No. 1 hit was "Move Closer" in 1985?
Phyllis Nelson
1b On what date is United Nations Day?
24th October
2a In Greek mythology was the muse of astronomy?
Urania
2b Which island is known as the 'Pearl of the Caribbean'?
Cuba
3a Which is the only breed of Irish pony?
Connemara
3b What other, non-scientific, name is given to the now extinct thylacine?
Tasmanian Wolf orTiger
4a In 1565, which centre for commerce was created by Sir Thomas Gresham?
The Royal Exchange
4b In film, which character says 'tomorrow is another day'?
Scarlett O'Hara

Round Seven
1a Which printer and publisher founded a clerical dictionary in 1858?
(John) Crockford
1b The vibrations of which element formed the basis of the first atomic clock?
Caesium
2a The Ashanti people, and region, are a part of which country?
Ghana
2b Who portrayed Johnny Cash in the 2005 film "Walk the Line"?
(Joaquin) Phoenix
3a Which king called the Model Parliament in 1295?
Edward the First
3b The Tempranillo grape most famously makes which wine?
Rioja
4a In which constellation is the Horsehead Nebula?
Orion
4b Which English footballer was the first to be transferred for £1 million in 1979?
Trevor Francis

Round Eight
1a Which element, atomic number 18, is named after the Greek for 'lazy' or 'the inactive one'?
Argon
1b Which Irish author was Sir Henry Irving's business manager?
Bram Stoker
2a Who played Richard Nixon in the 1995 film "Nixon"?
Anthony Hopkins
2b Which African country's capital is named after an American president?
Liberia
3a The Tinta Barroca grape is chiefly used to make which drink?
Port
3b Queen Victoria assumed which title on 1st January 1877?
Empress of India
4a Which footballer has played and scored in every season in the Premiership?
Ryan Giggs
4b In which constellation is the Crab Nebula?
Taurus

Spare Questions
1 As whom were John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd known in the title of a 1980 film?
The Blues Brothers
2 How is the cocktail consisting of vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice known?
Sea Breeze
3 What colour coats are worn in Pontin's holiday camps?
Blue