Monday 4th March 2013
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a In cooking, what is the equivalent metric measure of 1 British Standard tablespoonful?
15ml
1b Jess Oakroyd, Elizabeth Trant and Inigo Jollifant are the central characters in which J.B Priestly novel?
THE GOOD COMPANIONS
2a What does the term 'au four' mean on a restaurant menu?
BAKED IN 1HE OVEN
2b In which classic novel do the Bennett family feature prominently?
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
3a What post did Christine Lagarde hold at November 2011?
MANAGING DIRECTOR (accept HEAD) OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
3b In which part of the body would someone with proctalgia be feeling pain?
ANUS or RECTUM
4a What was the maiden name of six famous sisters: Diana, Jessica, Unity, Nancy, Deborah, and Pamela?
MITFORD
4b Who was Pope during most of the 1914-18 Great War, succeeding Pius X in September 1914?
BENEDICT XV

ROUND 2
1a Which ancient institution has at various times in its existence been called the Addled, Drunken, Mad, Mongrel, Good, The Merciless and the Wonderful?
PARLIAMENT
1b What does someone with xenoglossophobia fear?
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
2a Who wrote a collection of short stories about a gang of schoolboys called Stalky & Co?
RUDYARD KIPLING
2b Brazil have been runner-up in the FIFA World cup only twice: Uruguay won one who won the other?
FRANCE [1998]
3a What was the name of the owner of Grand National legend Red Rum?
NOEL LE MARE
3b In the medical procedure CT scan, for what does the letter T stand?
(COMPUTERISED) TOMOGRAPHY
4a In the story of the creation in the Bible, what did God create first?
LIGHT
4b Which Central American country shares a land border with South America?
PANAMA

ROUND 3
1a What cricket score is nicknamed 'Nelson'?
111
1b What was the name of the character played by Penelope Keith in 'To the Manor Born'?
AUDREY FFORBES-HAMILTON
2a Alexandra of Denmark was married to which English king?
EDWARD VII
2b The National Trust property Clouds Hill in Dorset was the home of which military man and writer?
T E LAWRENCE
3a The Princess Royal's daughter Zara is married to which English sportsman?
MIKE TINDALL
3b What is the common name for plants of the cheiranthus and erysimum genera?
WALLFLOWER
4a What is the name of the swelling on the neck caused by the enlargement of the thyroid gland? GOITRE
4b What is the name of the French military academy?
SAINT CYR

ROUND 4
1a What was Beethoven's only opera?
FIDELIO
1b The line 'The mirror crack'd from side to side' comes from which poem?
THE LADY OF SHALLOT
2a Seals, sea lions and walrus belong to which suborder of manunals?
PINNIPEDIA
2b Which meat is normally used in the dish osso buco?
VEAL
3a What is the most northerly point on mainland Britain?
DUNNET HEAD
3b What was the name of Robert Falcon Scott's ship on his ill fated Antarctic expedition?
TERRA NOVA
4a Which ship rescued the majority of the survivors of the Titanic sinking in 1912?
CARPATHIA
4b What is the capital of Pakistan?
ISLAMABAD

ROUND 5
1a Who is the regular appointed captain of the England Twenty20 cricket team as at September 2012?
STUART BROAD
1b Which actor's roles include the 'Man from Atlantis' and Bobby Ewing in 'Dallas'?
PATRICK DUFFY
2a King Idris was deposed by whom in 1969?
COLONEL GADDAFI
2b Which National Trust property in Northumberland was the home of inventor and engineer William Armstrong?
CRAGSIDE
3a Who is the father of James, Viscount Severn?
PRINCE EDWARD, EARL OF WESSEX
3b What is the English name for plants of the Erica genus?
HEATH or HEATHER
4a How are the oviducts of the human female better kmown?
FALLOPIAN TUBES
4b What does the Greek word 'Makarios' mean?
BLESSED

ROUND 6
1a How many fluid ounces are there in an American pint?
16
1b In which classic novel does Bathsheba Everdene appear?
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
2a What does the word 'Crecy' indicate on a restaurant menu?
CONTAINS CARROTS
2b What is the medical study of trichology concerned with?
HAIR
3a Friendship with unofficial advisor Adam Werrity led to the resignation of which Cabinet Minister in October 2011?
LIAM FOX
3b Robert Walpole is generally acknowledged to have been the first British Prime Minister. Give any year in his term of office.
1721-42
4a Dodger, Oxford and Cobalt are shades of which colour?
BLUE
4b Which animal has breeds called Flemish Giant, French Lop and Netherland Dwarf?
RABBIT

ROUND 7
1a In Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Iolanthe, a British institution is described in song as 'throughout the war did nothing in particular and did it very well'. What was the institution?
HOUSE OF PEERS (accept LORDS)
1b What does someone with ophthalmophobia fear?
BEING STARED AT
2a What was the pen name of the short story writer H H Munro?
SAKI
2b Apart from 1966 when was the only other year when England reached the semi-final of the FIFA world Cup?
1990 (ITALY)
3a In 1983 Jenny Pitman became the first woman to train the winner of the Grand National. What was the name of the horse?
CORBIERE
3b In chemistry, the measure of acidity and alkalinity is the pH. For what does the letter H stand?
(POTENTIAL) HYDROGEN
4a Which days child 'works hard for a living'?
SATURDAY'S
4b Only two out of twelve countries in South America fail to share a land border with Brazil. Chile is one, what is the other?
ECUADOR

ROUND 8
1a Name the musical composer of 'The Mother Goose Suite'?
MAURICE RAVEL
1b Which poem contains the line 'If winter comes can spring be far behind'?
ODE TO THE 'WEST WIND
2a Mammals of the order Monotremata have one special characteristic, what is it?
THEY LAY EGGS
2b What is the main ingredient of the refreshing Indian dish Raita?
YOGHURT
3a What is the most southerly point in Dorset?
PORTLAND BILL
3b After which explorer is the international airport at Venice named?
MARCO POLO
4a What was the name of Britain's last battleship, broken up in 1960?
HMS VANGUARD
4b Riyadh is the capital of which country?
SAUDI ARABIA

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 In Canterbury Tales, who is the first pilgrim to tell their story?
THE KNIGHT
2 Lord Roy Jenkins chose which part of Glasgow as his title?
HILLHEAD
3 Which European country has a flag consisting of three horizontal stripes, red, white and red? AUSTRIA
4 Which king led the forces that laid siege to Troy?
AGAMEMNON
5 In which year did the battle of Little Big Horn take place?
1876
6 What word was used by Billy Batson to change into Captain Marvel?
SHAZAM!