Monday 16th December 2013
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a Which author wrote the children's classic 'The Secret Garden'?
FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT
1b Writer of films such as 'Love Actually' and 'Notting Hill', which long-term partner of Emma Freud co-founded Comic Relief with Lenny Henry?
RICHARD CURTIS
2a Alvin Stardust's debut chart hit, 'My Coo Ca Choo', only reached number 2 in the charts. What was his follow-up, his only number 1?
JEALOUS MIND
2b What Italian word refers to a painting technique where paint is laid onto the canvas so thickly that the brush or knife strokes are visible?
IMPASTO
3a What term is used in the House of Lords as a synonym for 'for' in support of a vote?
CONTENT
3b By what patriotic name was the tower containing Big Ben renamed in 2012?
ELIZABETH TOWER
4a William Hague has been MP for Richmond since winning a 1989 by-election, caused when which former Home Secretary joined the European Commission?
LEON BRITTAN
4b 29th May 2013 marked the centenary of the premiere of which Stravinsky ballet, a performance
which sparked a virtual riot?
THE RITE OF SPRING

ROUND 2
1a Half of a long-term comedy double-act, who hosted an annual telethon for muscular dystrophy for over 40 years in the USA?
JERRY LEWIS
1b Which author wrote the children's classic 'Heidi'?
JOHANNA SPYRI
2a Which painting technique generally involves the use of egg yolk as a binding medium?
TEMPERA
2b A-ha's debut chart hit, 'Take On Me', only reached number 2 in the charts. What was their follow-up, their only number 1?
THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV
3a Opened in 2012, what is the pathetic name of the English FA's national football centre, near
Burton upon Trent?
ST GEORGE'S PARK
3b What term for the left-hand side was replaced by `pore in the Royal Navy in 1844?
LARBOARD
4a 8th June 2013 marked the centenary of the death of which suffragette, 4 days after colliding with the King's hors; Ammer, at the Epsom Derby?
EMILY DAVISON
4b Austin Mitchell has been
MP for Great Grimsby since winning a 1977 by-election, caused by the death of which then Foreign Secretary?
ANTHONY CROSLAND

ROUND 3
1a TV host Cat Deeley married which comedian in 2012?
PATRICK KIELTY
1b According to Newton's Second Law, what does mass times acceleration equal?
FORCE
2a The name of which room of a house is derived from the French form of the Latin for 'bread'? PANTRY
2b Which four words generally ended the diary entries of Samuel Pepys?
AND SO TO BED
3a The George M Cohan song 'Over There', as seen in 'Yankee Doodle Dandy', has been used in recent years - with different lyrics - in which company's TV advertising?
GOCOMPARE (.COM)
3b Joey is the name of the main protagonist in which 1982 Michael Morpurgo book, made into a hit movie in 2011?
WAR HORSE
4a Also the names of races at the local racecourse, Acomb and Nunthorpe are areas of which English town or city?
YORK
4b Which UK charity (it is focused on leukaemia and runs a bone marrow register) is named after an 8-year-old who died of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in 1979?
ANTHONY NOLAN

ROUND 4
1a In electromagnetism, which unit is found by multiplying volts by amperes?
WATTS
1b Former Blue Peter presenter Konnie Hug married which presenter and comic writer in 2010?
CHARLIE BROOKER
2a Which fictional character's diary entries often started with a summary of weight gain/loss and alcohol/cigarette consumption?
BRIDGET JONES
2b Derived from old French for 'bread basket', what name is given to a basket or similar attached to a bicycle?
PANNIER
3a What is the name of the Jack Russell who stole the show in the 2011 movie 'The Artist' in his role as Jack?
UGGIE
3b Due to its use for many years in the company advertising, what breed of dog is often known as
a Dulux Dog'?
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG
4a Which-UK-charity {it is focused on AIDS/HIV issues)-is named after a 37-year-old who was-one of the first in the UK to die of an AIDS-related illness, in 1982?
TERENCE HIGGINS TRUST
4b Also the names of races at the local racecourse, Woodditton and Cheveley Park are villages close to which English town or city?
NEWMARKET

ROUND 5
la Although disputed, what term for `completed' is said to derive from an acronym related to procedure upon completion of a reel in the early days of film?
(IT'S A) WRAP [from Wind Reel and Print]
1b The sea between Australia and New Zealand is named after an explorer of what nationality?
DUTCH (ABEL TASMAN)
2a Which male American won the 200/400 metre double at the 1996 Olympics?
MICHAEL JOHNSON
2b As studied by both David Cameron and Ed Miliband, for what does the E in the university degree course PPE stand?
ECONOMICS (PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS)
3a St Kitts and Nevis is the smallest country in the Americas, but what is the smallest country on the American continental land mass?
EL SALVADOR
3b Named after their 1998 number one single, what is the name of the stage musical based on the works of the Spice Girls?
VIVA FOREVER
4a Robert Shaw played primary baddie Donald 'Red' Grant in which James Bond film?
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
4b The colour silver (or white) is given what name in heraldry?
ARGENT

ROUND 6
1a The strait between Russia and Alaska is named after an explorer of what nationality?
DANISH (VITUS BERING)
1b What term, a synonym for 'get on with it' is said to derive from an instruction given by early film-maker Hal Roach to his editors?
CUT TO THE CHASE
2a Introduced in 1908, for what does the B in the degree-equivalent course MBA stand?
BUSINESS (MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
2b Which male Russian won the 100/200 metre double at the 1972 Olympics?
VALERIY BORZOV
3a Named after their 2004 number one album, what is the name of the stage musical based on the works of Green Day?
AMERICAN IDIOT
3b The Seychelles is the smallest African country, but what is the smallest country on mainland Africa?
(THE) GAMBIA
4a The colour black is given what name in heraldry?
SABLE
4b Adolfo Celi played primary baddie Emilio Largo in which James Bond film?
THUNDERBALL

ROUND 7
1a Responsible for such films as 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Crying Game', which film Production Company was founded by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in 1979?
MIRAMAX
1b The Tom Jones hit 'Delilah' has, in recent years, been taken up as a team song by supporters of which Premier League football club?
STOKE CITY
2a The highest circulation newspaper in the USA, what New York-based paper is known as the WSJ?
WALL STREET JOURNAL
2b Which traditional English county was historically divided into 'Rapes'?
SUSSEX
3a What German battleship was sunk in December 1943 during the Battle of the North Cape, by HMS Duke of York and her escorts?
SCHARNHORST
3b In police slang, who or what are `Darbies'?
HANDCUFFS
4a Richard Briers and Peter Egan played waning neighbours in which 1984-1989 Esmonde and Larbey-written TV sitcom?
EVER DECREASING CIRCLES
4b By population, what is the largest town in Buckinghamshire?
MILTON KEYNES

ROUND 8
1a Former radio DJ 'diddy' David Hamilton has, in recent years, been the stadium announcer for which Premier League football club?
FULHAM
1b Responsible for such films as 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Gladiator', which film Production Company was founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen in 1994?
DREAMWORKS.
2a What part of the British Isles was historically divided into 'Sheadings'?
ISLE OF MAN
2b The global edition of the New York Times, what Paris-based newspaper is known as the IHT?
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
3a In police slang, who or what is a 'brass'?
PROSTITUTE
3b What German battleship was sunk in November 1944 by Barnes-Wallis' Tallboy bombs, dropped by Lancaster bombers?
TIRPITZ
4a By population, what is the largest town in Wiltshire?
SWINDON
4b The only sitcom created solely by Johnnie Mortimer, which 1981-1991 sitcom starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as warring antique dealers?
NEVER THE TWAIN

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 A wisent is one of the two living species of what animal?
BISON
2 Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, half of group Gnarls Barkley, got to number one with 'Forget You' in 2010 under what stage name?
CEE-LO GREEN
3 What word is used in falconry to describe the thin leather straps which tether a bird?
JESSES
4 Who introduces the Radio 4 quiz 'Counterpoint'?
PAUL GAMBACCINI