Tuesday 29th January 2013
Set by BW (QD)

Round One
1a Which English king was married to Eleanor of Castile?
Edward the First
1b Which US space shuttle exploded shortly after take-off in January 1986?
Challenger
2a Who provided the voice of Charlie Townsend in TV's "Charlie's Angels"?
John Forsyth
2b What are the chemically identical species of atom with the same atomic number but different mass numbers called?
Isotopes
3a Who was UN chief weapons inspector in Iraq from January 2000-June 2003?
Hans Blix
3b In which sport is the Vince Lombardi awarded?
American Football (Superbowl)
4a Who released the 1995 hit album "Jagged Little Pill"?
Alanis Morrisette
4b Who, in 1642, constructed a mechanical calculating machine?
Blaise Pascal

Round Two
1a From which fruit was marmalade originally made?
Quince
1b Who directed the 1939 film "Gone With The Wind"?
Victor Fleming
2a Larry Page and Sergey Brin were co-founders of which internet tool?
Google
2b Nagaland is a constituent state of which SE Asian country?
India
3a Of what is a carrick bend a type?
A knot (for tying two ropes)
3b The culinary term 'en brochette' means what?
Cooked on a skewer
4a Which Greek dramatist wrote the three Theban Plays?
Sophocles
4b In which year were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert married; the uniform penny post introduced in the UK; Tchaikovsky was born?
1840

Round Three
la The Ford Cortina and Ford Taunus were predecessors of which model?
Ford Sierra
1b Who had a 1995 hit album with "Stanley Road"?
Paul Weller
2a Sabah is a state of which SE Asian independent federation?
Malaysia
2b Eleanor of Aquitaine was married to which English king?
Henry the Second
3a In which year was HRH Prince Harry born; the first Apple Macintosh went on sale; the UK coal industry strike began?
1984
3b Which NW Algerian town was the HQ of the French Foreign Legion?
Sidi-Bel-Abbes
4a Who directed the 1943 film "Casablanca"?
Michael Curtiz
4b Who originally provided the voice for TV's 'Basil Brush'?
Ivan Owen

Round Four
1a Which fruit is a hybrid between a raspberry and a blackberry?
Loganberry
1b What name is given to a small triangular or swallow-tailed flag or pennant; also a kind of small coal for furnaces?
Burgee
2a Which mathematician (1792-1871) invented, in 1812, the 'difference machine', an early computer?
Charles Babbage
2b Which non-SI unit of length is 1 x 10-10 m (one ten-billionth of a metre)?
Angstrom
3a What speeds up a chemical reaction, but is itself left unchanged?
A catalyst
3b Who, from 2001-2005, was the US National Security Adviser?
Condoleezza Rice
4a Which French term describes dishes cooked or garnished with carrots?
A la Crecy
4b Which Greek dramatist wrote "The Birds", "The Frogs", "The Wasps", etc?
Aristophanes

Round Five
1a What type of musical instrument is a hi-hat?
Cymbal
1b What is the unusual feature of the Canadian sphynx cat?
Hairless
2a The team sport of handball lasts for two sessions of how long?
30 minutes each session
2b (Stephen Patrick) Morrissey came to prominence in the 1980's with which alternative rock band?
The Smiths
3a Which Italian cheese is made from cream, coagulated with citric acid or acetic acid?
Mascarpone
3b Roller (Inline) hockey comprises of how many members per team?
Five
4a Norfolk Black and Norfolk (or Cambridge) Bronze are what type of animal?
Turkey
4b The name of which pasta is sometimes thought to have a name derived from the Italian for little turnips?
Ravioli

Round Six
1a Name the year: Kate Middleton is born; Mail on Sunday first published; Laker Airways collapsed
1982
1b Which Wiltshire town was twinned with Walt Disney World, Florida, in 2009?
Swindon
2a The entertainment company, Cirque de Soleil, has its HQ in which city?
Montreal
2b "Miss You Nights" was a No. 3 hit single for which Irish group?
Westlife
3a Opened in July, 1955, where is Disneyland Park, Disney's first?
Anaheim, Ca
3b Name the year: The Wall Street Crash; Italy and the Vatican signed the Lateran Treaty; Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st president of America
1929
4a Which Irish group released the albums "Talk on Corners", "Home", etc?
The Corrs
4b What is Canada's most populous province?
Ontario

Round Seven
1a What sport was founded at the George Hotel, Huddersfield in 1895?
Rugby League
1b Who directed the 1995 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'?
Milos Forman
2a Dennis the Menace featured in which British comic strip?
The Beano
2b Which Southern China area features include Aberdeen Island, the airport Chep Lak Kok, Lantau Island, etc?
Hong Kong
3a Which 2011 French romantic comedy-drama became the most awarded film in French film history?
The Artist
3b Which sports body was founded at Lizzie Hayes' Commercial Hotel, Thurles County Tipperary in 1884?
Gaelic Athletic Association
4a Which indigenous people call their country Aotearoa?
Maori (NZ)
4b Which British comic included Desperate Dan and Korky the Cat?
The Dandy

Round Eight
1a Which American actress/singer, etc is the daughter of Maureen O'Sullivan?
Mia Farrow
1b Which Cheshire born athlete has earned the accolades BBC Sports Personality of the Year; Laureus World Comeback of the Year etc? She was awarded the MBE in 2002.
Paula Radcliff
2a Puffins are any of three small species of which seabird family?
Auks
2b Priscilla Presley played opposite Leslie Nielsen in which series of films?
Naked Gun
3a Which Yorkshire born track and field athlete is the current Olympic heptathlon champion. She was awarded the CBE in 2013?
Jessica Ennis
3b Which mammal of the order Pholidota is the only one to have keratin scales on its skin?
Pangolin (Scaly Anteater)
4a Which Bedford-based brewery produces Bombardier, marketed as the 'Drink of England'?
Wells (and Young)
4b Which Liverpool public house has rooms called Brahms and Listz?
The Philharmonic Pub

Spare Questions
1 Which US band includes Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner?
The Eagles
2 What is the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys?
Key West
3 Everton FC have been in the top flight (a record) for how many years?
109 years