Tuesday 24th January 2012
Set by Blundellsands LTC (Northern)

Round 1
1a Which is the only marine species where the male gives birth to the young?
SEA HORSE
1b Which car company manufactured the 'Renown' and 'Mayflower' models?
TRIUMPH
2a Poland and which other country are the joint hosts of the 2012 European Football Championship?
UKRAINE
2b Which Spanish City was known by the Romans as "Hispalis"?
SEVILLE
3a Whose symphony No. 9 in C Major is known as "The Great Symphony?
SCHUBERT
3b What is Marks & Spencer's casual men's wear label?
BLUE HARBOUR
4a Which fashion designer born in New York introduced the "Polo" label in 1967?
RALPH LAUREN
4b Which character in the Simpsons is voiced by Kelsey Grammer?
SIDE SHOW BOB

Round 2
1a Who said after losing a libel case against Robert Maxwell, 'I've just given a fat cheque to a fat Czech'?
IAN HISLOP
1b Which card game takes its name from the Spanish word for basket?
CANASTA
2a Which City in France was known to the Romans as 'Argentoratum'?
STRASBOURG
2b What is the more common name for the bone the furcula?
WISHBONE
3a In architecture what name is given to a doughnut shaped solid figure around the base of a column?
TORUS
3b Which landlocked country in Africa was formerly called Nyasaland?
MALAWI
4a What it the traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary?
SAPPHIRE
4b Which bird is the largest bird in the crow family?
RAVEN

Round 3
1a Which is the most southerly golf course in Britain that the British Open can be played at?
ROYAL ST GEORGES (SANDWICH)
1b The Kiel canal links the North Sea with which other sea?
BALTIC
2a Which British car company manufactured the Javelin and Jupiter models?
JOWETT
2b Which Scottish port lies on Loch Ryan?
STRANRAER
3a In French cookery what name is given to a Béchamel sauce with shredded or grated cheese?
MORNAY
3b The Dordogne is in which French region?
AQUITAINE
4a In which European City is the Mariinsky Ballet based?
ST PETERSBURG
4b Which Roy Orbison song featured in the 'Only Fools and Horses' episode called 'Stage Fright'?
CRYIN'

Round 4
1a Which canal links the Ionian and Aegean seas?
CORINTH
1b Which American lost in a play off in 2009 British Open (golf)?
TOM WATSON
2a The Somme is in which French region?
PICARDY
2b Which musical instrument is Anne-Sophie Mutter famous for playing?
VIOLIN
3a Which jazz singers real name was Eleanora Fagan?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
3b John of Gaunt was the uncle of which English King?
RICHARD II
4a Which of the Goodies wore union jack underwear?
TIM BROOKE TAYLOR
4b In French cookery, a dubarry sauce contains which vegetable?
CAULIFLOWER

Round 5
1a Where, in literature can you find Willy Nilly, Organ Morgan and Bessie Bighead?
UNDER MILK WOOD
1b Which other flag was raised on Mount Everest alongside the flags of Great Britain and Nepal by Hillary and Tensing in 1953?
UNITED NATIONS
2a Which planet was discovered in 1930?
PLUTO
2b Which Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced Premium Bonds?
HAROLD MACMILLAN
3a Apart from Lincoln and Kennedy, two other presidents of the United States have been assassinated. Name either.
GARFIELD/MCKINLAY
3b Elizabeth Gaskill based her fictional village 'Cranford' on which place in Cheshire?
KNUTSFORD
4a The flag of which of the United States of America incorporates a Union Jack?
HAWAII
4b Who discovered the planet Uranus?
WILLIAM HERSCHEL

Round 6
1a How many test centuries did Don Bradman score?
29
1b As at 2010 who is the MP for Belfast West?
GERRY ADAMS
2a Kwells tablets are taken to prevent which ailment?
TRAVEL SICKNESS
2b The Baha'i faith was founded in the 19th century in which country?
IRAN/PERSIA
3a Which event of 1836 is known as America's Thermopylae?
THE ALANIO
3b Which German footballer won the Golden Boot at the 2010 World Cup?
THOMAS MULLER
4a Vega, Vira and Venus are cultivars of which fleshy stone fruit?
CHERRY
4b The International Maritime Organisation has its HQ in which capital city?
LONDON

Round 7
1a The German's called it the Siegfried Line, what did the allies call it?
THE HINDENBERG LINE
1b What gets burnt at 'Up-Helly-A' every year?
A VIKING BOAT
2a The Edict of Nantes of 1598 did what?
GAVE FREEDOM OF WORSHIP TO FRENCH PROTESTANTS
2b The artists Cezanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh were leading figures in which art movement?
POST IMPRESSIONISTS
3a 'The Sun is God' are reputedly the famous last words of which British artist?
J M W TURNER
3b The Latin 'Dunelm' relates to which Church of England diocese?
DURHAM
4a In which year between the World Wars did Britain go off the Gold Standard?
1931
4b From 1881 Russian Jews and their property were subjected to periodic mob attacks. What were these attacks called?
POGROMS

Round 8
1a Which present day State of America was known officially as Indian Territory?
OKLAHOMA
1b Which actor played Dr Who between 1974 and 1980?
TOM BAKER
2a Which Bishop of the Church of England signs his first name followed by Roffen?
BISHOP OF ROCHESTER
2b Which company developed a large-scale traveller's cheque system 1891?
AMERICAN EXPRESS
3a The artists Beardsley, Klimt, and Tiffany were leading figures in which art movement?
ART NOUVEAU
3b In World War One what were Talbots, Pups and Camels?
AEROPLANES
4a In which year did Dr Who first appear on our television screens played by William Hartnell?
1963
4b Which English playwrights last words were "Goodnight my darlings, I'll see you in the morning"?
NOEL COWARD

Spare Questions
1 Which artistic style is described as "The exploration of colour and technique to capture the transience of light"?
IMPRESSIONISM
2 PNG is the international car registration for which country?
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3 Which herb is used when making a béarnaise sauce?
TARAGON
4 Before becoming an entertainer, what was the profession of George Formby?
JOCKEY