Tuesday 16th October 2012
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a What flavour is traditional satay sauce?
PEANUT
1b Which long-running British TV series, now disappeared from our screens, began as a 1983 one-off drama called Woodentop'?
THE BILL
2a Which writer created the detective Harry Hole?
JO NESBO
2b In the world of commerce, if the 'C' in CBD stands for 'Cash', what does the 'B' represent?
BEFORE (CASH BEFORE DELIVERY)
3a Which former cabinet minister was debarred from Parliament because of irregularities in his 2010 election campaign for his Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency?
PHIL WOOLAS
3b What is the state capital of Kentucky?
FRANKFORT
4a Which football club play home games at Turf Moor?
BURNLEY
4b Freddie Eynsford-Hill is a character in which musical that premiered in 1956?
MY FAIR LADY

ROUND 2
1a Which arid region of Ethiopia was invaded by Somalia in 1977?
THE OGADEN
1b Which country's euro coins feature flying swans and cloudberries?
FINLAND
2a Who won the 2012 US Masters Golf competition?
BUBBA WATSON
2b What type of art is Banksy famous for?
GRAFFITI ART
3a In the Ashes series in Australia 2010-11 in which city did the Australians achieve their only victory?
PERTH
3b 'February made me shiver' is a line from which song?
AMERICAN PIE
4a Admiral Nelson lost his right arm whilst attacking which Spanish island in 1797?
TENERIFE
4b What is the official language of Angola?
PORTUGUESE

ROUND 3
1a All Formula One cars use the same make of tyres. Who is the current manufacturer?
PIRELLI
1b Give a year in the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
1452-1519
2a Beheaded in 1483, Anthony Woodville was the brother-in-law of which English Icing?
EDWARD IV (WHO MARRIED ELIZABETH WOODVILLE)
2b Apart from its Atlantic coastline which country surrounds Gambia?
SENEGAL
3a Which awards were founded by American publicist John J B Wilson on Oscar night 1981?
GOLDEN RASPBERRY AWARDS (accept RAZZIES)
3b Which writer and radio DJ made up the urban myth that Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant was a fully
qualified rugby referee?
STUART MACONIE
4a `Carte Blanche' is a 2011 James Bond novel by which writer usually associated with the crime genre?
JEFFERY DEAVER
4b What is the chief characteristic of a plant described as pilose?
COVERED WITH HAIR

ROUND 4
1a Who coined the phrase 'A verbal contract is not worth the paper it's written on'?
SAM GOLDWYN
1b What is the common name of the species panthera pardus of the Felidae family?
LEOPARD
2a Who succeeded Brian Cowen as the Prime Minister of the Irish Republic in 2011?
ENDA KENNY
2b Which British actress played Dylan Thomas's lover Vera Phillips in the 2008 film 'The Edge of Love'?
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
3a What was the name of Long John Silver's parrot?
CAPTAIN FLINT
3b The common word for the human body part known as the omphalus gives which citrus fruit its name?
NAVEL ORANGE (OMPHALUS IS THE BELLY BUTTON)
4a The Royal Mail allotted which originally fictional postcode to London's Olympic Park?
E20 (THE `EASTENDERS' POSTCODE)
4b Who played Jim Hacker in the TV series 'Yes Minister'?
PAUL EDDINGTON

ROUND 5
1a What is the maximum engine capacity of Formula One cars?
2.4 LITRES
1b -Give a year in the life of the painter Edouard Manet.
1832-1883
2a Who is the youngest person to become King of England?
HENRY VI (NINE MONTHS)
2b Swaziland is bordered by South Africa and which other country?
MOZAMBIQUE
3a What was the name of The Lone Ranger's horse?
SILVER
3b What would you be eating if you ordered pamplemousse in a French restaurant?
GRAPEFRUIT
4a In Canada, whose personal postcode is HOH OHO** (** - note to QM - read the postcode as individual letters, so that it doesn't sound like 'ho ho ho'!!!)?
FATHER CHRISTMAS / SANTA CLAUS
4b Who played Lionel Hardcastle in the TV series 'As Time Goes By'?
GEOFFREY PALMER

ROUND 6
1a Who coined the phrase 'The female of the species is more deadly than the male'?
RUDYARD KIPLING
1b Frogs with translucent skin through which the internal viscera are visible, have what appropriate common name?
GLASS FROGS
2a Dominique Strauss-Kahn was replaced by Christine Lagarde as head of which organisation in 2011?
IMF (INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND)
2b In 2010 who became the first woman to be awarded the Best Director Oscar, winning for 'The Hurt Locker'?
KATHRYN BIGELOW
3a In 1931 the Japanese military invaded which Chinese province, declaring their intention to 'liberate' it?
MANCHURIA
3b The Belvedere Palace and St Stephen's Cathedral appear on the euro coins of what country? AUSTRIA
4a Who won the Men's Singles at the 2012 Australian Open Tennis Championship?
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
4b Which action painter was nicknamed 'Jack the Dripper'?
JACKSON POLLOCK

ROUND 7
1a Which prize originally had 'McConnell' in its name and in 2002 incorporated the name of the investment company that had become its sponsor?
(MAN) BOOKER PRIZE
1b On April Fool's Day 2011 who impersonated a Radio 2 DJ for the 2½ hour duration of his show?
ROB BRYDON (HE IMPERSONATED KEN BRUCE)
2a Published in 2011, 'The House of Silk' is the first new official Sherlock Holmes mystery and was written by which author who has won many awards for his children's books?
ANTHONY HOROWITZ
2b What is the chief characteristic of a plant described as aphyllous?
LACKING LEAVES
3a Name either of the cities where England played cricket test matches against Pakistan in early 2012?
DUBAI or ABU DHABI
3b Which four words precede 'Late December back in 63' in a line from a famous song?
OH WHAT A NIGHT
4a The Duke of Wellington was born in which city?
DUBLIN
4b What is the official language of Andorra?
CATALAN

ROUND 8
1a Which Coalition Cabinet Minister resigned from office within three weeks of the general election of 2010 following revelation of financial irregularities?
DAVID LAWS
1b What is the state capital of New Mexico?
SANTA FE
2a Which football club play home games at Pride Park?
DERBY COUNTY
2b Miss Hannigan is a character in which musical that premiered in 1977?
ANNIE
3a What fish is the base of 'Gentleman's Relish'?
ANCHOVY
3b Called 'These Friends of Mine' for season one, which US sitcom centred on a neurotic bookstore owner?
ELLEN
4a In whose books is Lisbeth Salander a leading character?
STIEG LARSSON
4b In radio technology, what does the 'A' represent in 'DAB'?
AUDIO (DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING)

SPARE OUEST1ONS
1 Which model village did Samuel Greg build to house workers at his nearby Quarry Bank Mill?
STYAL
2 Swede Gunder Hagg held the athletics world record for which event until the 6th May 1954?
MILE
3 The fertile Bekaa Valley is in which Middle Eastern country?
LEBANON
4 Supposedly a hangover cure, which drink consists of a raw egg, Worcestershire sauce and typically a hot sauce with condiments?
PRAIRIE OYSTER