Monday 11th February 2013
Set by Wallaseyans CC (Wirral)

Round 1
1a In Arthurian legend, which knight accepts a challenge from the Green Knight?
Gawain
1b In the Bible, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar?
Ishmael
2a Who is the mother of Finty Williams, the actress who provides the voice of the cartoon character 'Angelina Ballerina'?
Judi Dench
2b Which Hindu deity has the head of an elephant?
Ganesha (accept Ganesay Ganesh/Ganapati)
3a Comic schoolboy Billy Bunter was a pupil at which school?
Greyfriars
3b In the UK, what is the naval rank equivalent to an Army General?
Admiral
4a In the Gerry Anderson TV series who piloted Stingray?
Troy Tempest
4b Who was appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy in December 2011?
Tracey Emin

Round 2 The theme is LAKES
1a What was first framed in 1864 and ratified in 1906 concerning the conduct of warfare?
Geneva Convention
1b In which U.S. state were Henry Ford, Magic Johnson and Berry Gordy all born?
Michigan
2a Precisely where were the Winter Olympics of 1932 and 1980 both held?
Lake Placid
2b In Britain, what was the name of the cartoon character of WWII who peered over a wall and usually said something beginning with "Wot, no .. "?
(Mr) Chad
3a What was the first name of the boy who had an unfortunate encounter with Panthera Leo in a famous monologue of 1930?
Albert (Ramsbottom)
3b Guaqui and Puno are ports on the world's highest navigable waterway. What is it?
Lake Titicaca
4a Who had the original 1958 hit with the song 'Magic Moments'?
Perry Como
4b On which London underground line are the stations Blackhorse Road, Seven Sisters and Pimlico?
Victoria

Round 3
1a What is the title of Tony Blair's autobiography/memoir published in 2010, which covered events from 1994 to his resignation as Prime Minister?
A Journey
1b What specially adapted item was used to deliver a lethal injection to the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov in 1978?
Umbrella
2a Bradley Walsh hosts which ITV quiz programme?
The Chase
2b In which US city did the Beatles perform their last live concert, in August 1966?
San Francisco (Candlestick Park)
3a Which American soul singer had a backing group called the Famous Flames?
James Brown
3b 'Aquatint' is a process of etching which alloying metal with acid?
Copper (accept Zinc)
4a Blubberhouses is a town in which county?
North Yorkshire (accept West Yorkshire also)
4b Pokhara and Lalitpur are the 2nd/3rd most populous cities of which Asian country?
Nepal

Round 4
1a Which veteran pastry chef and writer is the female judge of the Great British Bake-Off on TV?
Mary Berry
1b Which vitamin is also known as Calciferol?
Vitamin D
2a Brooke Magnante wrote a blog and book entitled 'Diary of a Call Girl' under which pseudonym?
Belle de Jour
2b What colour is the right hand vertical band on the flag of Afghanistan?
Green
3a 'Paralympics' is a combination of Olympics and what other word?
Parallel
3b Tony Manero was the lead character in which 1977 musical/ film?
Saturday Night Fever
4a In the UK game of Monopoly, what colour card is the property Pentonville Road?
(Light) Blue
4b Which broadcaster and journalist (1923-2000) was generally seen wearing a bow tie and heavy rimmed spectacles. He was given the nickname 'The Grand Inquisitor' because of his abrasive style interviewing politicians?
Sir Robin Day

Round 5
1a In Arthurian legend, who was Arthur's father?
Uther (or Uffa) Pendragon
1b In the Bible, name either parent of Jacob and Esau.
Isaac/Rebecca
2a Who is the mother of Samuel West, the actor whose film roles include Leonard Bast in Howard's End?
Prunella Scales
2b In what animal form is the Hindu god Hanuman normally depicted?
Monkey (Ape)
3a For which team did Roy of the Rovers play?
Melchester Rovers
3b In the UK, what is the Air Force rank equivalent to an Army Brigadier?
Air Commodore
4a In the Gerry Anderson TV series, who piloted Fireball XL5?
(Colonel) Steve Zodiac
4b Which artist's real name was Andrej Varchola Junior?
Andy Warhol

Round 6 The theme is Formula 1 World Champions
1a Senna and Ammonia were minor characters in which BBC TV comedy series?
Up Pompeii
1b Which tartan is the personal one of the Queen?
(Royal) Stewart
2a What name is shared by cities in Ontario and Bermuda as well as a town near Glasgow?
Hamilton
2b What is the German equivalent of 'cheers' when drinking beer?
Prost
3a 32 cards are used in Euchre, Skat and which other popular card game?
Piquet
3b Also called May or Mayblossom , what other English name is given to the genus Crataegus, a plant associated with folklore?
Hawthorn
4a Who was the defeated French commander at Trafalgar?
(Admiral Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre De) Villeneuve
4b Which actor played the part of Mike Gambit in the ITV TV series, The New Avengers?
(Gareth) Hunt

Round 7
1a In September 2012, which Nobel prizewinner seriously proposed that Tony Blair and George W Bush should be tried in the International Court of Justice for their role in the Iraq war?
Desmond Tutu
1b A radioactive form of which element was responsible for the death of the former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006?
Polonium (210)
2a Who is the principal host of the BBC TV quiz 'Pointless'?
Alexander Armstrong
2b At which venue in California did the Rolling Stones perform in December 1969? It was marred by violence and the deaths of several concert-goers.
Altamont (Raceway)
3a Teddy Pendergrass was the lead singer of which soul group?
(Harold Melvin and the) Bluenotes
3b Which is third most abundant element and most abundant metal in the earth's crust?
Aluminium
4a Seahouses is a town in which county?
Northumberland
4b Mekele and Adama are the 2nd/3rd most populous cities in which African country?
Ethiopia

Round 8
1a Give the full name of either of the Hairy Bikers.
Dave Myers or Simon King
1b Which vitamin is also known as Retinol?
Vitamin A
2a What is the most successful literary work to date of the writer E L James?
Fifty Shades of Grey
2b What colour is the top band on the flag of Libya?
Red
3a Name one of the mascots of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Wenlock/Mandeville
3b John Travolta's character in 'Grease' had the surname Zuko but what was his first name?
Danny
4a In the UK game of Monopoly, what is the card colour of the Vine Street property?
Orange
4b Which journalist and broadcaster (born 19.4.60) is credited with the development of so-called 'Yoof' TV for younger viewers? She was TV editor at Channel 4 and BBC2
Janet Street Porter

Spare Questions
1 What is the county town of Berkshire?
Reading
2 Who was the wife of William the Conqueror?
Matilda (of Flanders - accept Maud)
3 Tower Hill, Barbican, Notting Hill and Baker Street are stations on which London underground line?
Circle
4 Who had a No.1 hit in 2004 with her debut single 'Smile'?
Lily Allen