Monday 7th January 2013
Set by Warrington

Round 1
1a Which comedian and comic actor played both 'the Gaffer' and 'Selwyn Froggitt' in TV series?
Bill Maynard
1b If car tyres are set to a pressure of 2.0 bars, what is the equivalent in pounds per square inch?
28 - 29 (accept either or anywhere between)
2a Who wrote the novel 'On The Beach'?
Nevil Shute
2b In which year did the slogan "Not a penny off the pay, not a second on the day" become prominent?
1926
3a Steven Isserlis and Julian Lloyd Webber are leading British classical musicians, which instrument do they both play?
Cello
3b 'Clean and jerk' and 'snatch' are terms used in which sport?
Weight-lifting
4a How many countries joined together to create the original European Economic Community following upon the Treaty of Rome in 1957?
Six
4b Galia and Cantaloupe are types of which fruit?
Melon

Round 2
1a Ten inches is the equivalent of how many millimetres?
254
1b Which is the world's oldest parliament, founded in 930?
Althing, Iceland
2a Which actor, who died in July 2012, made his film debut playing Fatso Judson who beat Frank Sinatra's character to death in 'From Here to Eternity'?
Ernest Borgnine
2b Who was lead singer with the group 'The Animals'?
Eric Burdon
3a Brown Willy is the highest point in which county?
Cornwall
3b By which of his Christian names is the French composer Debussy (1862-1918) known?
Claude (Achille-Claude)
4a Pink Lady and Braeburn are types of which fruit?
Apple
4b Which Archbishop of Canterbury crowned Queen Elizabeth II in 1953?
Geoffrey Fisher

Round 3
1a Which Ryder Cup golfer founded IJP Design, a golf clothing company?
Ian Poulter
1b Woolly, squirrel and spider are breeds of which animal?
Monkey
2a Which proposition was put forward by Sir Edward Coke in a 1928 work on the Laws of England, setting out an aspect of a person's home and liberty?
An Englishman's home is his castle
2b The mythical kingdom of Shambhala represents Paradise in which religion?
Buddhism
3a Which veins of the human body are the only ones to carry oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary veins
3b Which internationally renowned classical pianist and conductor collaborated with Morecambe and Wise in a 1971 TV show?
Andre Previn
4a What is the capital of Belize?
Belmopan
4b Which river forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland?
River Foyle

Round 4
1a Which is the world's oldest parliament to have been continuously in existence dating from 979?
Tynwald, Isle of Man
1b Who was the concert secretary in the TV series 'The Wheeltappers and Shunters Club'?
Colin Crompton
2a Fort Sumter, scene of the opening shots of the US Civil War, is in which state?
South Carolina
2b Ernest Borgnine won one Best Actor Oscar, in 1955 for which film?
Marty
3a In which sport can both long and short corners be taken?
(Field) Hockey
3b Which major Russian naval base is situated in the Republic of the Ukraine?
Sevastopol (or Sebastopol)
4a Which Archbishop of Canterbury led the prayers for Diana, Princess of Wales at her 1997 funeral service?
George Carey
4b Motu is a German liqueur made from vodka, lime juice and a very high proportion (66%) of which fruit?
Strawberry

Round 5
1a The historical area of Pomerania is in which country?
Poland
1b Which Welsh railway became, in 1951, the first in the world to be preserved as a heritage railway by volunteers?
Talyllyn
2a Who wrote the novel 'The White Peacock'?
D H Lawrence
2b Who was lead singer with the group 'The Pretenders'?
Chrissie Hynd
3a Shining Tor is the highest point in which county?
Cheshire
3b By which of his Christian names is the French artist Manet (1832-1883) known?
Edouard
4a Which politician has used the pseudonyms Michael Green and Sebastian Fox in his business life?
Grant Shapps
4b 'Complete and Unbelievable: The …………. Dictionary of Soul', whose name is missing from the title of his last solo studio album?
Otis Redding

Round 6
1a Steve Smith and another England Rugby Union international founded which sports leisurewear company?
Cotton Traders (with Fran Cotton)
1b Leaf, Goliath and cardinal are breeds of which insect?
Beetle
2a Which African country was successfully invaded and occupied by Italy in the period 1934-36?
Abyssinia (or Ethiopia)
2b Which of England's 1966 World Cup winning footballers played for Leicester City at the time?
Gordon Banks
3a In 1942, Vic Oliver was the first guest on which radio interview programme?
Desert Island Discs
3b Which company's products include Dettol, Veet, Cillit Bang and Durex?
Reckitt Benckiser
4a What is the capital of Bhutan?
Thimphu
4b Which river flows through Cork City where it splits in two for a short distance, creating an island on which Cork's city centre is built?
River Lee

Round 7
1a Haworth, the home of the Brontes, has a railway station on which preserved steam railway?
Keighley & Worth Valley
1b Which politician was nicknamed 'Tarzan'?
Michael Heseltine
2a The Little Bighorn battlefield, scene of Custer's 1876 defeat, is in which US state?
Montana
2b Naraka is the name given to Hell in which religion?
Hinduism
3a What is the medical name for the large intestine of the human body?
Colon
3b David Attenborough, in 2012, became the second person to have appeared four times as a castaway on Desert Island Discs; which Liverpool born comedian was the first?
Arthur Askey
4a How many countries currently make up the European Union?
Twenty seven
4b The bright green Dutch liqueur, Pisang Ambon is flavoured with which fruit?
Bananas

Round 8
1a Which politician wrote the diaries of his dog 'Buster'?
Roy Hattersley
1b The area once known as Armorica is in which country?
France (Brittany)
2a Which of England's 1966 World Cup winning footballers played for Fulham at the time?
George Cohen
2b Which area of Czechoslovakia was transferred to Germany after the Munich Conference of September 1938?
Sudetenland
3a Which company's products include Bisto, Branton pickle, Hovis, Mr Kipling cakes and Robertson's jam?
Premier foods
3b What was the name of the former British naval base just to the south of Cape Town, South Africa?
Simonstown
4a Invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot, what is an 'ondes Martenot' or 'ondium Martenoe? (Electronic) Musical Instrument
4b Who was moved from the Ministry of Health to become Leader of the House of Commons in the September 2012 reshuffle?
Andrew Lansley

Spare Questions
1 Who published 'Unva Libro' (First Book) in 1887 in Warsaw?
Dr L L Zamenhof
2 Which band leader adopted 'In The Mood' as his signature tune?
Joe Loss
3 Leviathan, the world's largest vessel of its type when built at Cammell Laird in 1909, was based at the Port of Liverpool, what type of vessel was she?
(Suction) Dredger