Tuesday
25th September 2012
Set by Holy Rosary (northern)
Round 1
1a Which singer is the only one to record three James Bond themes?
SHIRLEY BASSEY
1b In WWII in Germany there was the Siegreid Line; in France the Maginot
Line, in Finland the Mannerheim Line, but in which other European Country
was the Gustav Line?
ITALY
2a What is the name of the Editor in Chief of Wikileaks?
JULIAN ASSANGE
2b Which was the only county that Shane Warne played for?
HAMPSHIRE
3a Which river forms part of the border of Devon and Cornwall?
RIVER TAMAR
3b What nickname is given to the financial district of London?
THE SQUARE MILE
4a Give a year in the life of Peter Mark Roget, compiler of Thesaurus.
1779 to 1869
4b Which type of person used a katana in Feudal Japan?
A SAMURAI WARRIOR - IT'S A SWORD
Round
2
1a What is the name of the Idiot Abroad in the programme of the same name?
KARL PILKINGTON
1b Give a year in the life of mathematician Blaise Pascal?
1623 to 1662
2a Charles Saatchi once bought a sculpture of a head made from which unusual
substance?
BLOOD
2b What is the name of the artist who painted the picture of the Fallen
Madonna with the Big Boobies as featured in TV series Allo Allo?
VAN KLOMP
3a In the bible what name is given to the following Michael, Raphael,
Uriel, Selaphiel, Jegudiel and Barachiel known as?
ARCHANGELS
3b In which religion is the Baron Samedi a prominent figure?
VOODOO
4a In which European region is the flag red, green and white and is similar
to the Union Jack?
BASQUE REGION
4b Eliza Manningham Buller was the former Director General of which organisation?
MI5
Round
3
1a Apart from South Africa which other African nation played in the 2011
Rugby World Cup?
NAMIBIA
1b Which racing driver had the nickname the Shunt?
JAMES HUNT
2a Where would the characters of Rincewind, Cynthya Ogg, Dumbeldore, Voldermort,
Merlin, Morgana Le Fey, Aslan and The White Witch have been found during
2010?
ROYAL MAIL POSTAGE STAMPS ,
2b Apart from organs what other types of musical instruments did Wurlitzer
make?
VIOLINS OR HARPS
3a In which former Russian state is Chernobyl located?
UKRAINE
3b What nickname was given to former MP Norman Tebbit?
THE CHINGFORD SKINHEAD
4a King Harold II, Richard I and Richard III all share which distinction?
ALL KILLED IN BATTLE
4b During the 18th century Anglesey was, a major exporter of which metal?
COPPER
Round
4
1a What was the name of Donald Campbell's mascot?
MISTER WOPPIT
1b By what nickname is Caesar Milan better known?
THE DOG WHISPERER
2a In France this sport is known as Parkour by what name is it better
known in Britain?
FREE RUNNING
2b Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei had an exhibit banned because of the dust
which was given off by which material?
PORCELAIN DUST (from SUNFLOWER SEEDS)
3a In which county is Sunningdale Golf Course found?
BERKSHIRE
3b Which film character has been played by George Cole and Russell Brand?
FLASH HARRY
4a Who was Sarah Palin's running mate during the 2008 Presidential Elections?
JOHN MCCAIN
4b In which country was the 2009 Indian Premier League played?
SOUTH AFRICA
Round
5
1a Which country's flag contains a shield on a red and white chequered
design?
CROATIA
1b In which county is Wentworth Golf Course found?
SURREY
2a On which quiz show does Richard Osman appear?
POINTLESS
2b During the mid 90's the baldy man with the bad comb-over was in the
adverts for which products?
HAMLET CIGARS
3a The Olympics of London, Berlin, Tokyo and Helsinki were all postponed
because of what?
WORLD WARS (I AND II)
3b In which harbour is the area 'called The Sandbanks found?
POOLE
4a Suzy Perry is a presenter on which Channel 5 programme?
THE GADGET SHOW
4b Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegel founded which refreshment
company in 1971?
STARBUCKS COFFEE
Round
6
1a Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore were at one time co-owners of
which Premier League club?
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
1b Which actress played Tallulah in Bugsy Malone, went on to also direct
films?
JODIE FOSTER
2a Who was the director of the Hitchcock spoof film "High Anxiety"?
MEL BROOKS
2b Give a year in the life of silent comedian Buster Keaton.
1895 TO 1966
3a What is the name of the town in which the Meerkats live in the adverts
for comparethemarket.com?
MEERKOVO
3b In which organisation would you find people nicknamed The Fox, The
Snake, The Bull and The Weasel?
THE AMERICAN MAFIA
4a How often are the Oberammergau Passion Plays held?
EVERY TEN YEARS
4b Name either of the countries in which the Nubian people are found?
EGYPT OR SUDAN
Round
7
1a During which decade were Jochen Rindt. Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi
and Niki Lauda Fl World Champions?
1970s
1b During WWII who was known as Uncle Joe?
JOSEPH STALIN
2a Which animal is the symbol of the City of Berlin?
THE BEAR
2b Which 2010 film was based on the story of Aaron Ralston?
127 HOURS
3a Which is the last grand slam tennis tournament of the year?
THE US OPEN
3b Which BBC studios gave its name to a lunchtime current affairs programme
which ran from 1972 to 1986?
PEBBLE MILL
4a The RTS is the Stock Exchange of which European Country?
RUSSIA
4b What nickname did goalkeeper Brian Jansen have?
THE BEAST
Round
8
1a The MPs for Huyton, Bexley, Kinross and Perthshire, Cardiff South,
Finchley, Huntingdon and Sedgefield have all held which other office?
PRIME MINISTER
1b Vicki Butler Henderson is a presenter on which Channel 5 programme?
FIFTH GEAR
2a The Golden Temple at Amritsar is sacred to members of which religion?
SIKH(ISM)
2b Which country's cricket team are called the Proteas?
SOUTH AFRICA
3a What caused an outcry when the nominations for the 2011 Sports Personality
of the Year were announced?
NO FEMALE NOMINATIONS
3b Which was the last non-capital city to host the Summer Olympic Games?
SYDNEY
4a On a standard typewriter keyboard which is the first letter on the
bottom row?
SYDNEY
4b Who is the founder of Facebook?
MARK ZUCKERBERG
Spare Questions
1 Scapa Flow is situated in which part of the British Isles?
THE ORKNEY ISLANDS
2 In which sport would a player step up to the plate?
BASEBALL
3 The M5 motorway runs from Birmingham to which city in Devon?
EXETER
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