Tuesday 19th February 2013
Set by Earles (Liverpool)

Round One
1a The drink 'mint julep' contains mint, water, sugar and which alcoholic beverage?
Bourbon Whiskey
1b Of the seven Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music', two were boys. Name either.
Kurt or Friedrich
2a Which French Revolutionary leader said before his execution in 1794: "Show my head to the people, it is worth seeing"?
George Danton (1759-1794)
2b A becquerel is the derived SI unit of what?
Radioactivity
3a Which 1797 poem has the alternative title "A Vision in a Dream' which Colerdige claimed was inspired by an opium-induced dream?
Kubla Khan
3b Basil Haliward painted which notorious portrait?
The Picture of Dorian Gray
4a What is the capital of Guernsey, Channel Islands?
St Peter Port
4b In 1867 Byron was the first person to be honoured by which memorial?
Blue Plaque

Round Two
1a In computing, what is meant by the initials SQL?
Structured Query Language
1b Which 20th century soldier and adventurer lived at Clouds Hill, Dorset?
T. E. Lawrence
2a Guy Montag is the protagonist in which 1953 Ray Bradbury novel?
Fahrenheit 451
2b Which rock band formed in 1994, is named after unexplained lights seen by WW2 pilots?
Foo Fighters (UFO)
3a Urania is the muse of which discipline?
Astronomy
3b Whose Holy Relics 'toured' the UK in 2009?
St. Therese (of Lisieux)
4a The proverbially wealthy Croesus was king of where?
Lydia
4b The Wilderness Years and The Prostrate Years are volumes in which literary series?
The Adrian Mole Diaries

Round Three
1a Which Protestant religious sect called the "United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming" was formed by Ann Lee in 1747?
The Shakers
1b Which opera is set in Catfish Row?
Porgy and Bess
2a The Manush and Sinti are branches of which ethnic group?
Romany / Gypsies
2b By what name is Ted Kaczynski better known?
The Unabomber
3a Which US hip hop group recorded the 2009 album the E.N.D., gaining three No. 1 hits?
Black Eyed Peas
3b Which hardwearing fabric, a variety of cotton, is named after a Chinese port?
Nankeen (from Nanking)
4a Which 2003 Sofia Coppola film is set in the Park Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo?
Lost in Translation
4b Singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding took what name in the early '80's?
Fun Boy Three

Round Four
1a Which of the planets has a Great Dark Spot, observed by Voyager 2 in 1989?
Neptune
1b Which fire-breathing creature of Greek mythology has the head of a lion, body of a goat and the rear of a dragon?
The Chimaera
2a Which is the only country to feature the image of a Kalashnikov rifle on its national flag?
Mozambique
2b 'Sphere' was the middle name of which jazz pianist and composer?
Theolonius Monk
3a What is the name of the broad sash worn as part of traditional Japanese dress?
Obi
3b Which chemical element has the symbol Sb?
Antimony
4a What was the first name of jazz musician Duke Ellington?
Edward (Kennedy)
4b The flag of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya was what single colour?
Green

Round Five
1a "Pablo Honey" was the debut album of which British band?
Radiohead
1b Which US boxing world champion founded 'Golden Boy Promotions' in 2001?
Oscar De la Hoya
2a Which US city is home to the HQ of CNN, Coca Cola, and Delta Airlines?
Atlanta, Georgia
2b Which largely autobiographical 1957 novel is narrated by the character Sal Paradise?
On The Road (Kerouac)
3a The Stoop is the home of which Rugby Union team?
Harlequins
3b Which Paris Metro Line 1 station is named after a US President?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4a Whose last literary work was the TV play "Karaoke and Cold Lazarus"?
Dennis Potter
4b Brothers O'Kelly, Rudolph, Ernie, and Marvin were founder members of which US group?
The Isley Brothers

Round Six
1a Who was the last European man to hold the world one mile record?
Steve Cram
1b The BWV catalogue lists the works of which 17/18th century composer?
J. S. Bach
2a The 1998 Eurovision Song Contest was held in which English city?
Birmingham
2b Spurn Head (or Point) stretches across which estuary?
Humber
3a Who was born at Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, in 1921?
Prince Philip
3b Which bandleader was the 'A' in A&M' Records, which was founded in 1962?
Herb Alpert (& Jerry Moss)
4a In the Broadway musical "Annie", who adopted her?
(Oliver) Daddy Warbucks
4b The Pilgrim's Way ends in Canterbury - where does it start?
Winchester

Round Seven
1a Alexander Gardens, Moscow, contains whose tomb?
The Unknown Soldier
1b In literature, whose magical sword was called Sting?
Bilbo or Frodo Baggins
2a Name one of the sisters in Chekhov's 'The Three Sisters" .
Olga / Irina / Maria
2b In sport, whose victory song is 'Under the Southern Cross I Stand"?
Australian Cricket Team
3a Which company, opened in 1971, shares its name with a Moby Dick character?
Starbucks
3b The musical "Jersey Boys" tells the story of which rock 'n roll group?
The Four Seasons
4a The US horse racing Triple Crown comprises the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and which othee?
Belmont Stakes
4b When salted, smoked and cured, what fish is known as a bloater?
Herring

Round Eight
1a Where was the first Butlin's holiday camp opened in 1936?
Skegness
1b In a 1950's Elvis Presley song, where did Spider Murphy play the tenor sax?
In Jail(house Rock)
2a Which artist's real name may be Robin Gunningham?
Banksy
2b Which is the heaviest natural occurring element?
Uranium
3a In literature, which Dickens characters were the owners of a shipping company?
Dombey and Son
3b Who was the architect of the Louvre Pyramid, Paris, the JF Kennedy Library, et al?
I M Pei
4a The cortege of which British King was followed by his terrier Caesar?
Edward the Seventh
4b In literature, where did Gustav von Aschenbach die?
Venice (in Mann novella)

Spare Questions
1 What collectively are Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and the Sutlej?
Five rivers of the Punjab
2 The Kuiper Belt is in the orbit of which planet?
Neptune
3 What was the deadly cargo of the B-29 Bockscar?
An 'A' Bomb (Nagasaki)
4 For what does the computing acronym FTP stand?
File Transfer Protocol