Monday 3rd September 2012
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a Icelandic singer Bjork was lead singer with which group from 1986 to 1992?
THE SUGARCUBES
1b In which month of the year is London's Lord Mayor's Show traditionally held?
NOVEMBER
2a Which actor on television played Bernard Woolley in 'Yes Minister' and Oscar Blaketon in 'Heartbeat'?
DEREK FOWLDS
2b Where are the administrative headquarters of the East Riding of Yorkshire?
BEVERLEY
3a If you suffered from gallophobia, of what would you be afraid?
THE FRENCH
3b In which year was the Battle of Quebec (where the Heights of Abraham were scaled)?
1759
4a Which British artist created the work 'A Bigger Splash'?
DAVID HOCKNEY
4b In which city are the baseball team the Dodgers based?
LOS ANGELES

ROUND 2
1a Which Simpson' TV cartoon series character is voiced by Kelsey Grammar?
SIDESHOW BOB
1b Which river is formed by the confluence of Gayle Beck and Cam Beck?
THE RIBBLE
2a Which musical show and film features the song 'Good Morning Baltimore'?
HAIRSPRAY
2b The 'Basel Dove' was the world's first multi-coloured what?
POSTAGE STAMP
3a Which famous work by Brendan Behan is set in a Dublin prison?
THE QUARE FELLOW
3b Which British football club was founded by Brother Walfrid?
(GLASGOW) CELTIC
4a Titania and Oberon are moons of which planet?
URANUS
4b Which knighted Leeds born 'fixer' died in October 2011?
SIR JIMMY SAVILE

ROUND 3
1a Tasseomancy is a form of telling the future by doing what?
READING TEA LEAVES
1b Which French president succeeded Charles de Gaulle?
GEORGES POMPIDOU
2a Which work of literature begins with the lines 'Of Man's first disobedience and the fruit of that forbidden tree...'?
PARADISE LOST
2b Perth, Pontefract and which other horse racing venue in Great Britain begin with P?
PLUMPTON
3a Who made the 1993 album 'Music Box' which sold 32 million copies?
MARIAH CAREY
3b What name is given to a lift which consists of a chain of open compartments moving continuously in a loop?
PATERNOSTER
4a Who plays Kevin Webster in 'Coronation Street'?
MICHAEL LE VELL
4b Which motorway links Glasgow with Stirling?
M80

ROUND 4
1a Her birth name was Margaret Hookham, known as Peggy. What was her more famous name?
MARGOT FONTEYN
1b In which city is the Newlands cricket ground situated?
CAPE TOWN
2a What is the British Army equivalent to the German military rank of Oberst?
COLONEL
2b Ikarus was the codename for the proposed German invasion of which country?
ICELAND
3a Who is the star of TVs sitcom 'Rev'?
TOM HOLLANDER
3b Which city is served by Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport?
MONTREAL
4a Of what orchestral instrument is Anne-Sophie Mutter a virtuoso?
VIOLIN
4b In the Bible, who was the mother of Solomon?
BATHSHEBA

ROUND 5
1a Who made the 1995 album 'Jagged Little Pill' which sold 33 million copies?
ALANIS MORISSETTE
1b London's Tower Bridge is a suspension and what other type of bridge?
BASCULE
2a Who plays Cain Dingle in `Emmerdale'?
JEFF HORDLEY
2b Which short motorway links Bradford with the M62?
M606
3a What name is given to divination by summoning the spirits of the dead?
NECROMANCY
3b Which Soviet leader preceded Yuri Andropov?
LEONID BREZHNEV
4a Which work of literature begins with the lines.: When that April with its showers sweet the drought of. March has pierced to the root'?
THE CANTERBURY TALES
4b Fontwell Park, Fakenham, Ffos Las and which other horse racing venue in Great Britain begin with F?
FOLKESTONE

ROUND 6
1a Who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV series 'Downton Abbey'?
DAME MAGGIE SMITH
1b Which city is served by Louis Armstrong International Airport?
NEW ORLEANS
2a Whose violin concerto in B Minor was composed for the violinist Fritz Kreisler?
EDWARD ELGAR
2b In the Bible, who was the mother of Esau?
REBECCA
3a His birth name was Leslie Lynch King. How was he better known?
GERALD FORD
3b In which city is Sabina Park cricket ground?
KINGSTON
4a What is the equivalent in the French Army to the British Army rank of Major?
COMMANDANT
4b Operation Tannenbaum was the codename for the proposed German invasion of which country?
SWITZERLAND

ROUND 7
1a Which of Noel Coward's works was written especially for Gertrude Lawrence?
PRIVATE LIVES
1b What first met at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen Street, London on 26/10/1863?
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
2a Rhea and Tethys are moons of which planet?
SATURN
2b Which elderly entertainer presenter 'hoofer' received a knighthood in 2011?
SIR BRUCE FORSYTH
3a Which one of the 'Peanuts' cartoon characters was always seen carrying his 'security blanket' with him?
LINUS
3b In which English county would you find the source of the River Thames?
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
4a Which musical show and film features the song 'Springtime for Hitler'?
THE PRODUCERS
4b Originally named The Shaftesbury Memorial, by what name is this statue more commonly known?
EROS

ROUND 8
1a If you suffered from cynophobia (please spell), of what would you be afraid?
DOGS
1b In which year was the Battle of Balaclava (including the Charge of the Light Brigade)?
1854
2a Which British artist created the work 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping'?
LUCIAN FREUD
2b Which NFL American Football team play their home games at Arrowhead Stadium?
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
3a Irish singer Enya began her career as a member of which band?
CLANNAD
3b In which month of the year is the London Marathon normally held?
APRIL
4a Which actor on television played Dennis in 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' and Foxy in 'Common As Muck'?
TIM HEALY
4b What is the county town of Rutland?
OAKHAM

SPARE OUESTIONS
1 To whom did James Bond actor Daniel Craig get married in 2011?
RACHEL WEISZ
2 Which element has the symbol Cm?
CURIUM
3 Which Premier League club's home shirt is sponsored by Fx Pro?
FULHAM
4 What type of creature is a copperhead?
SNAKE