Tuesday 20th March 2012
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a According to the UN, what round figure did the world population reach on October 31st 2011?
7 BILLION
1b Geraldine McQueen is the comedy character creation of which comedian?
PETER KAY
2a Who published a paper with the Geological Society of London on January 4th 1837 showing that the South American land mass was gradually rising?
CHARLES DARWIN
2b Which TV presenter recently published a book entitled 'Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British'?
JEREMY PAXMAN
3a Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace are four of the six Nobel Prizes. Name either of the other two.
PHYSICS or ECONOMICS
3b During the wars between the US Government and the Native Americans in the 1860s and 70s, Sitting Bull was one of the two great leaders of the Sioux; who was the other - victorious at the Battle of the Rose Bud and murdered whist in captivity in September 1877?
CRAZY HORSE
4a Which entertainer was born Stevland Judkins (his surname later changed to Morris) in Saginaw, Michigan in 1950?
STEVIE WONDER
4b Who is the most successful non US golfer in Major Championships with 9 wins?
GARY PLAYER

ROUND 2
1a The Hahnenkamm mountain and ski runs are part of which European ski resort?
KITZBÜHEL
1b Which group had a 1967 hit with 'Night of Fear'?
THE MOVE
2a At which battle of 1403 was Sir Henry Percy aka Hotspur killed?
SHREWSBURY
2b Which shoe designer made his name designing for Ossie Clark before buying 'Zapata' and setting up his own company in 1973?
MANUEL 'MANOLO' BLAHNIK
3a Which Shakespeare play contains the line 'Neither a borrower or a lender be'?
HAMLET
3b What is the national flower of Spain?
CARNATION
4a Name the bear, the comedian from the 'Muppet Show'.
FOZZIE
4b Which lake in the Lake District is separated from Crummock Water by a narrow alluvial flat?
BUTTERMERE

ROUND 3
1a Which group had a 1967 hit with 'Paper Sun'?
TRAFFIC
1b What is the name of British Columbia's most popular ski resort, which was home to the alpine skiing events in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
WHISTLER
2a What honour was conferred on shoe designer Jimmy Choo in 2002?
OBE
2b At which battle of 1471 was Richard Neville aka Warwick the Kingmaker killed?
BARNET
3a Rugosa is a particular type of which garden shrub?
ROSE
3b 'All that glisters is not gold' is a line from which Shakespeare play?
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
4a In the Lake District National Park, as what are Pavey Ark, Harrison Stickle and Pike of Stickle collectively known?
LANGDALE PIKES (accept LANGDALES)
4b Who owned a teddy bear called Archibald Ormsby-Gore?
JOHN BETJEMAN

ROUND 4
1a In the children's TV show 'Trumpton', Captain Flack's firemen were Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and who else?
GRUBB
1b After China, India and the USA, what is the world's most populous country?
INDONESIA
2a 'The Necessary Aptitude' is the title of which poet/celebrity's 2011 autobiography?
PAM AYRES
2b Of what type of bird did Darwin observe 12 different species in the Galapagos islands?
FINCH
3a Of which native American tribe were Geronimo and Cochise warrior leaders?
APACHE
3b Who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize in 1962?
LINUS PAULING
4a Which jockey, later famous in another sphere, rode Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National?
DICK FRANCIS
4b Which singer was played by Diana Ross in the 1972 film 'Lady Sings The Blues'?
BILLIE HOLLIDAY

ROUND 5
1a Who was Prime Minister of the UK at the time of the abdication of Edward VIII?
STANLEY BALDWIN
1b Which teacher taught Helen Keller to communicate?
ANNE SULLIVAN
2a Why was the entire French Rugby Union team fined after the 2011 World Cup Final?
FOR THEIR RESPONSE TO THE HAKA
2b Which tenor singer recorded the album 'Bring Him Home', which reached number 9 in the UK album charts in 2010-11?
ALFIE BOE
3a Dustin Hoffman played the role of an autistic savant in the film 'Rain Man'. Who played the part of his younger brother Charlie?
TOM CRUISE
3b Which is the only one of New York's boroughs that is not on an island?
BRONX
4a Give a year in the life of the artist Sir Henry Raeburn.
1756 TO 1823
4b Which type of gas is obtained by the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing or 'fracking'?
SHALE GAS

ROUND 6
1a Which novel opens with the following words 'The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way towards the lagoon'?
LORD OF THE FLIES
1b The oldest extant version of the Bible made by Jerome in the 4th century is known by which name?
VULGATE
2a Which US city is the setting for the TV drama series 'Treme' (pronounced Tremmay)?
NEW ORLEANS
2b Which city is linked to the motorway network by the M32?
BRISTOL
3a How high, in feet, is a hockey goal (not ice hockey)?
SEVEN
3b Who wrote the music for the ballet 'Daphnis et Chloé'?
MAURICE RAVEL
4a Who was Commander-in-Chief of American ground forces in planning the invasion of France in 1944 and Commander of the US 1st Army on D Day?
OMAR BRADLEY
4b What substance crystallises in the gall bladder to form gall stones?
CHOLESTEROL

ROUND 7
1a Plato was the pupil of which famous teacher?
SOCRATES
1b In the Second World War, what was Operation Avalanche?
ALLIED INVASION OF ITALY
2a Who is chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra?
VASILY PETRENKO
2b Kelly Sotherton won an Olympic bronze medal in which athletics event in the 2004 games?
HEPTATHLON
3a What was the name of JFK Airport in New York prior to 1963?
IDLEWILD
3b Which literary heroine was played in a 2011 film by Mia Wasikowska?
JANE EYRE
4a Before petroleum was first commercialized in 1859, which oil was most commonly used for lubrication and lighting?
WHALE OIL
4b Give a year in the life of the sculptor and wood carver Grinling Gibbons.
1648 TO 1721

ROUND 8
1a What name has been given to the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper?
HOLY GRAIL
1b Which novel opens with the following words 'Renowned curator Jacques Saunière staggered through the vaulted archway of the museum's Grand Gallery'?
THE DA VINCI CODE
2a Which motorway connects Glasgow and Edinburgh?
M8
2b Which fictional town was the setting for the TV series 'Z-Cars'?
NEWTOWN
3a In which country is Verdi's opera 'Aida' set?
EGYPT
3b How high is the post on which the ring and net are suspended in netball?
TEN
4a Which organ in the body secretes insulin and glucagon to regulate blood sugar levels?
PANCREAS
4b Which Russian general led the defence of Moscow and the relief of Stalingrad during World War II?
GEORGY ZHUKOV

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Which car manufacturer produced the 'Kitten'?
RELIANT
2 The Vinson Massif is the highest mountain area in which continent?
ANTARCTICA
3 What was the first name of the furniture maker Chippendale?
THOMAS
4 How many spoons are there in a full set of Apostle spoons?
13