Monday 5th November 2012
Set by GS Club (Wirral)

Round 1
1a A standard (Double 6) set of Dominoes contains how many dominoes?
28
1b In the product WD40 what does the WD stand for?
Water Displacement
2a The River Volga flows into which sea?
Caspian
2b What is the national flower of South Africa?
(King) Protea
3a Found on bottles, what is the meaning of A.B.V.?
Alcohol By Volume
3b How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?
225
4a Which is the national flower of Mexico?
Dahlia
4b The River Jordan flows into which sea?
Dead Sea

Round 2
1a In 'The Owl and the Pussycat' who performed the wedding?
The Turkey
1b Which royal title is held by Prince Edward?
Earl of Wessex
2a Which US multinational chain is named after a character in Moby Dick?
Starbucks
2b How many astronauts have walked on the Moon?
12
3a Which title is held by Princess Margaret's son David Armstrong Jones?
Viscount Linley
3b In the children's song Nellie the Elephant. the head of the herd was met one night on which road?
(to) Mandalay
4a In what year did the last Moonwalk take place?
1972 (December)
4b In which decade was Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) founded by Colonel Harland Sanders?
1930s (1930)

Round 3
1a What number lies between 19 and 17 at the bottom of a dartboard?
3
1b What are the periods of play in polo called?
Chukkas
2a Known in English as "The Soldiers Song" is the national anthem of which European country?
Republic of Ireland
2b Who devised and created the Star Trek TV series?
Gene Roddenberry
3a How many players are there in a men's lacrosse team?
10
3b Which letter in Morse Code is represented by Dot Dash?
A
4a Who devised and created the Blake's Seven TV series?
Terry Nation
4b Known in English as "Royal March", the national anthem of which country has no words?
Spain

Round 4
1a Semiotics is the study of what?
Signs (accept Symbols/Codes)
1b Which English football club play home games at Roots Hall?
Southend United
2a On board ship what is kept in a binnacle?
Compass
2b In which British city was Saint Enoch's Railway Station?
Glasgow
3a Which English football club are nicknamed the Shakers?
Bury
3b Hagiology is a branch of Literature dealing with the lives and stories of whom?
Saints
4a Which was the first London Underground railway line?
Metropolitan
4b What name is given to a prison or cell on a US ship?
Brig

Round 5
1a In which English county can the Prime Minister's country house Chequers be found?
Buckinghamshire
1b Which is generally considered to be Shakespeare's last play, written in 1611?
The Tempest
2a 'Barwick Green' is the theme tune to which radio serial?
The Archers
2b To within 1 year either side, in which year did the half crown cease to be legal tender in the U
1970 (accept 1969-1971)
3a What was Shakespeare's shortest play - written in 1594?
The Comedy of Errors
3b The US Presidential retreat Camp David is in which state?
Maryland
4a To within 1 year either side - in which year did the sixpence cease to be legal tender in the UK?
1980 (accept 1979 1981)
4b 'Approaching Menace' is the theme tune to which TV quiz show?
Mastermind

Round 6
1a What is the world's most southerly national capital city?
Wellington (New Zealand)
1b How many 'Godfather' films have been made?
3
2a In what year was the old age pension introduced in the UK?
1909 (accept 1908)
2b Which motorway connects London to Swansea?
M4
3a In Star Wars what alien species is Chewbacca?
A Wookiee
3b In terms of population what is New Zealand's largest city?
Auckland
4a Which motorway connects Bristol to the M4?
M32
4b Who was Prime Minister when pensions were introduced?
H H Asquith

Round 7
1a Who was housekeeper to Sherlock Holmes?
Mrs Hudson
1b What was a billycock?
A Hat (19th century)
2a To within 1 year either side, in what year was the first Eurovision Song Contest?
1956 (accept 1955-1957)
2b Number One Canada Square, London, is better known as what name?
Canary Wharf (accept Canary Tower)
3a Where on the body would you wear puttees?
Legs (ankle to knee)
3b In literature whose manservant was Bunter?
Lord Peter Wimsey
4a Denmark Street in London is also known by what nickname?
Tin Pan Alley
4b To within 1 year either side, in what year did the UK first win the Eurovision Song Contest?
1967 (Sandie Shaw - accept 1966-1968)

Round 8
1a The Olympic Games of 1944 were cancelled - where would they have taken place?
London
1b Vermilion is a shade of which primary colour?
Red
2a Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
Mercury
2b Who was the first English king of the House of Lancaster?
Henry IV
3a Lapis Lazuli is a shade of which primary colour?
Blue
3b Where were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924?
Chamonix
4a Who was the first monarch to live in Buckingham Palace?
Victoria
4b In Mohs scale of hardness which mineral is rated Number One - i.e. the softest?
Talc

Spare Questions
1 How many carats in pure gold?
24
2 What cut of beef is found between the rump and the fore rib?
Sirloin
3 What is the only bird leather can be obtained from?
Ostrich
4 When milk sours what acid is formed?
Lactic acid