Tuesday 13th November 2012
Set by Baltic Fleet (Liverpool)

Round One
1A In political terms, for what does the second P stand in the abbreviation PPS?
Private (Parliamentary Private Secretary)
1B Graham McPherson achieved fame as a singer using which name?
Suggs
2A What is the English title of the national anthem of Ireland?
Soldier's Song
2B What is the national anthem of Australia?
Advance Australia Fair
3A Gordon Sumner achieved fame as a singer using which name?
Sting
3B What is the SI unit of power?
Watt
4A What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
Ohm
4B In publishing terms, for what does the C stand in the abbreviation SPCK?
Christian (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)

Round Two
1A In which country did the so called "Arab Spring" uprisings commence in 2011?
Tunisia
1B Whose operatic works include Lucia di Lammermoor and Ann Boleyn?
Gaetano Donizetti
2AThe sword lily is the alternative name for which flower?
Gladiolus
2B Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?
Matthew
3AWho is the patron saint of doctors?
Luke
3B Which square in Cairo became the focal point for the uprising against President Mubarak?
Tahrir Square
4A Whose operatic works include Nabucco and Rigoletto?
Giusseppe Verdi
4B Antirrhinum is the alternative name of which flower?
Snapdragon

Round Three - NAME THAT YEAR IN THE 20TH CENTURY
1A Operation Barbarossa, Hitler invades Russia.
1941
1B State of Israel is proclaimed.
1948
2A Treaty of Rome signed, establishing the EEC.
1957
2B. President Nixon resigned.
1974
3A Death of Princess Diana.
1997
3B Lindbergh makes the first solo Atlantic flight.
1927
4A First successful heart transplant.
1967
4B Fall of the Berlin Wall.
1989

Round Four
1A Who referred to the House of Lords as "Mr Balfour's Poodle"?
David Lloyd George
1B In Greek mythology, what was the name of the winged horse which sprang from the dead body of Medusa?
Pegasus
2A Which new state officially came into being in July 2011?
South Sudan
2B The film Throne of Blood (1957) was based on which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
3A The film Kiss Me Kate (1953) was based on which Shakespeare play?
Taming of the Shrew
3B Who said, "I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother in law"?
Martin Luther King (Jnr)
4A According to Greek mythology, what was the name of the three headed dog which guarded the entrance to the underworld?
Cerberus
4B In which town was Colonel Gaddafi killed in 2011?
Sirte

Round Five SPORT
1A Which team was led to victory by Ritchie McCall in 2011?
New Zealand Rugby Union (All Blacks)
1B Which county cricket team were the first winners of the Sunday League in 1969?
Lancashire
2A Which county cricket team were the first winners of the Gillette Cup in 1963?
Sussex
2B What was the French sounding winner of the 2011 Epsom Derby?
Pour Moi
3A Which Sam rode the winner of the 2011 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Long Run?
Sam Waley Cohen
3B What is the premier trophy in international women's team tennis?
FedCup (Federation Cup)
4A The winners of which competition receive the Henri Delaunay trophy?
European Nations Football Championships
4B Which Sam was the Welsh captain sent off in the semi-final of the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup?
Sam Warburton

Round Six
1A Which artist's-works include Sunflowers and Pears and Street in Tahiti?
Paul Gaugin
1B The flight of which space shuttle in 2011 successfully concluded Nasa's space shuttle programme?
Atlantis
2A Which European country's flag is a vertical tricolour of black, gold (yellow) and red?
Belgium
2B After how many years of marriage do you celebrate a wood anniversary?
5
3A After how many years of marriage do you celebrate a lace anniversary?
13
35 Which artist's work includes The Merry Drinker and The Laughing Cavalier?
Franz Hals
4A Which country moved from east to west on the international date line in 2011 to align its time zone better with its main trading partners?
Samoa
4B Which European country's flag is a blue cross on a white background?
Finland

Round Seven
1A In which country was the film director Roman Polanski born?
France
1B For which US President did Richard Nixon serve as Vice President?
Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)
2A Which bird migrates the longest distance?
Arctic Tern (over 11,000 miles)
2B Which is the oldest college of Cambridge University?
Peterhouse (1284)
3A For which US President did Hubert Humphrey serve as Vice-President?
L B Johnson (1965 1969)
3B Which is Britain's smallest bird?
Goldcrest
4A Which is the longest established college of Oxford University?
University (1249)
4B In which country was actor Basil Rathbone born?
South Africa

Round Eight
1A Which is the largest US state, in terms of population?
California
1B In literature, whose servant was Passepartout?
Phileas Fogg
2A What is the state capital of South Australia?
Adelaide
2B In which Pakistan city was Osama Bin Laden killed in 2011?
Abbottabad
3A At which Japanese power plant was a state of emergency declared after an earthquake in 2011?
Fukushima
3B Which is the largest US state by size (area)?
Alaska
4A In literature, whose servant was Sancho Panza?
Don Quixote
4B On which motorway would you travel from Preston to Blackpool?
M55

Spare Questions
1 Who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2011?
Paddy Doherty
2 Who wrote the play Chips with Everything?
Arnold Wesker
3 In which decade was the driving test introduced in the UK and L plates issued?
1930s (1935)
4 In which decade were parking meters and traffic wardens introduced in the UK?
1950s (1958)