Monday 29th October 2012
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a What horse race is known as 'The Run For The Roses'?
KENTUCKY DERBY
1b Silkworms feed on the leaves of which plant?
MULBERRY
2a The UK's longest National Trail, what path stretches 630 miles between Minehead and Poole Harbour?
SOUTH WEST COAST (PATH)
2b The Gaelic translation of 'Valley of the Deer' gives its name to which Scotch single malt whisky?
GLENFIDDICH
3a In the police acronym SOCO, for what does the letter C stand?
(SCENES OF) CRIME (OFFICER)
3b Axilla is the medical name for which part of the human body?
ARMPIT
4a Which long-serving Radio 1 DJ is known as 'The Big Dog'?
TIM WESTWOOD
4b Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman became an 'item' following their roles in which 1990 film?
DAYS OF THUNDER

ROUND 2
1a Koalas feed on the leaves of which plant?
EUCALYPTUS
1b What horse race is known as 'The Race That Stops a Nation'?
MELBOURNE CUP
2a Glenmorangie whisky is produced by 16 men known as the 'Sixteen men of ….. where'?
TAIN
2b Taking its name from a range of local hills, which National Trail runs for 102 miles between Bath and Chipping Campden?
COTSWOLD WAY
3a Coxa is the medical name for which joint of the human body?
HIP
3b In the police acronym PNC, for what does the letter C stand?
(POLICE NATIONAL) COMPUTER
4a Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met, subsequently becoming an 'item', while co-stars in which 2005 film?
MR AND MRS SMITH
4b Whose long-running Radio 2 programme is known as 'The Big Show'?
STEVE WRIGHT

ROUND 3
1a 'Well, Did You Evah!' and 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' are songs in which 1956 film musical?
HIGH SOCIETY
1b What one word links a 1974 album by Sparks and the group who had hits in 1984-5 with 'Duel' and 'Dr Mabuse'?
PROPAGANDA
2a The daughter of one half of a famous double-act, who has been the BBC economics editor since 2008?
STEPHANIE FLANDERS
2b Abdullah II is the reigning King of what country?
JORDAN
3a Which Wiltshire town officially added the prefix 'Royal' to its name in October 2011?
(ROYAL) WOOTTON BASSETT
3b The armistice to end World War I was signed in November 1918 in a railway carriage in which French town?
COMPIEGNE
4a Sharing its name with one in Venice, what is the covered bridge in Cambridge's St. John's College called?
BRIDGE OF SIGHS
4b Who composed the 1880 symphonic poem 'In The Steppes of Central Asia'?
ALEXANDER BORODIN

ROUND 4
1a What one word links a 1971 album by Jethro Tull and the singer/songwriter who had a hit in 2002 with `Strange and Beautiful'?
AQUALUNG
1b 'Embraceable You' and 'I Got Rhythm' are songs in which 1951 film musical?
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
2a Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the reigning monarch of what country?
BAHRAIN
2b A presenter of Radio 4's 'Today' since 2009, whose biological father was 1970's newsreader Peter Woods?
JUSTIN WEBB
3a In August 1944, German General von Choltitz surrendered Paris to French forces in what railway station?
(GARE) MONTPARNASSE
3b Which Surrey town officially added the suffix '-upon-Thames' to its name in May 2012?
STAINES (-UPON-THAMES)
4a Who composed the 1884 'Holberg Suite'?
EDVARD GREEG
4b Officially known as the Wooden Bridge, what is the popular name of the wooden footbridge linking two halves of Queens' College, Cambridge?
MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE

ROUND 5
1a The Dukedom of Marlborough takes its title from a town in what county?
WILTSHIRE
1b Robert Gordon University is situated in which city?
ABERDEEN
2a Made in Cornwall, Yarg cheese is wrapped in what?
NETTLES
2b What character was played first by John Wayne in a 1969 film, and by Jeff Bridges in a 2010 remake?
ROOSTER COGBURN (in TRUE GRIT)
3a Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo are cities in which Australian state?
VICTORIA
3b What rock music festival is held each June at Donington Park, Leicestershire?
DOWNLOAD
4a Also the host of a much better-known quiz, who has hosted TV quizzes 'The Colour of Money', 'It's Not What You Know' and 'Everybody's Equal'?
CHRIS TARRANT
4b Which American President organised the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
THOMAS JEFFERSON

ROUND 6
1a The University of Warwick is situated in which city?
COVENTRY
1b The Dukedom of Wellington takes its title from a town in what county?
SOMERSET
2a What character was played first by Ursula Andress in a 1967 film, and by Eva Green in a 2006 remake?
VESPER LYND (in CASINO ROYALE)
2b Made in Scotland, Caboc cheese is coated in what?
OATMEAL
3a What music festival is held each July at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire?
T IN THE PARK
3b Hamilton, London and Kitchener are cities in which Canadian province?
ONTARIO
4a What US state was purchased by Secretary of State William H. Seward from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars?
ALASKA
4b Which 'handyman' has hosted TV quizzes 'Secret Fortune', 'Who Dares Wins' and 'Perfection'?
NICK KNOWLES

ROUND 7
1a Which US magazine produces an annual '500' list of biggest US companies based on gross revenue?
FORTUNE
1b Portree is the largest town on which Scottish island?
SKYE
2a Translating as `skewer', what Greek dish consists of small pieces of pork, tomatoes, onions and tzatziki wrapped in pita bread?
SOUVLAKI
2b The name of what woodwind instrument is also that of a quarter-bottle of champagne?
PICCOLO
3a The 1999 film '10 Things I Hate About You', starring Heath Ledger, is based on which Shakespeare play?
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
3b In what TV game show do players not want to join the '1p Club'?
DEAL OR NO DEAL
4a Situated on the River Wyre, what Lancashire town became the world's first Fairtrade town in 2000?
GARSTANG
4b What Japanese term, translating as 'pleasant savoury taste', is one of the five basic tastes?
UMAMI

ROUND 8
1a Rothesay is the largest town on which Scottish island?
BUTE
1b Which UK newspaper produces an annual Rich List of the thousand wealthiest people in the country?
SUNDAY TIMES
2a The name of what woodwind instrument is also that of a type of bean?
FLAGEOLET
2b What Greek dish consists of lamb slow-baked on the bone, having been marinated in garlic and lemon juice?
KLEFTIKO
3a In what TV game show do players not want to join the '200 Club'?
POINTLESS
3b The 1995 film 'Clueless', starring Alicia Silverstone, is based on which Jane Austen work?
EMMA
4a In Japan, what are Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun?
NEWSPAPERS
4b Situated on the River Teme, what Shropshire town became the UK's first Slow Food town in 2002?
LUDLOW

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Dying in a car crash in 1974, who was the original lead singer with The Wurzels?
ADGE CUTLER
2 Buckland Abbey in Devon was the 16th century home of which man?
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
3 Translating as 'strong man', rikishi is the name given to a participant in what sport?
SUMO WRESTLING
4 Anthony Hopkins and Geoffrey Howe were born in which Welsh town?
PORT TALBOT