Tuesday 26th March 2013
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a St George's Park, the new National Football Centre, is located in which Midlands town?
BURTON (ON TRENT)
1b Whom did Mervyn King succeed as Governor of the Bank of England in 2003?
EDDIE GEORGE
2a Proxima Centauri, the nearest known star to the Sun, is classified as what type of star?
RED DWARF
2b Which edible plant is also known as Lady's Fingers or Gumbo?
OKRA
3a Which English county has the most castles, with a total of 39?
NORTHUMBERLAND
3b Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in New York?
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
4a Which French rock singer who has sold over 100 million albums since the 1960s played his first ever gigs in Britain in October 2012?
JOHNNY HALLYDAY
4b Which book begins 'When he was nearly thirteen my brother Jem got his arm badly broken'?
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

ROUND 2
1a Whom did George Entwistle succeed as Director General of the BBC in 2012?
MARK THOMPSON
1b Who was the captain of the victorious West Indies cricket team which won the 2012 T20 World Cup?
DARREN SAMMY
2a The plant kniphofia is more commonly known by what name?
RED-HOT POKER
2b Approximately 95% of the atmosphere of Mars consists of which gas?
CARBON DIOXIDE
3a The columns of the Parthenon in Athens are a famous example of which architectural style?
DORIC
3b Which mainland African country has the longest coastline?
SOMALIA
4a Frank McCourt's novel 'Angela's Ashes' is partly based in New York and which other city? LIMERICK
4b What is the name of Bob Dylan's son who has followed his father into the music business, so far releasing 2 solo albums?
JAKOB

ROUND 3
1a Which Scottish King died in 1329 from a skin disease, rumoured to have been leprosy?
ROBERT THE BRUCE
1b Which British Prime Minister arranged for Sir Roger Casement's bones to be returned to Ireland?
HAROLD WILSON
2a In mythology what was the name of the girl who wove so beautifully that the jealous goddess Athene turned her into a spider?
ARACHNE
2b In Greek mythology who was the muse of astronomy?
URANIA
3a Which spice gives curry its traditional yellow colour?
TURMERIC
3b Which professional baker is a judge on 'The Great British Bake-Off' alongside Mary Berry?
PAUL HOLLYWOOD
4a Who directed the 2011 Hollywood version of 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'?
DAVID FINCHER
4b Who directed the first two Beatles' films 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help! '?
RICHARD LESTER

ROUND 4
1a For which specific crime was Dick Turpin found guilty and hanged in York in 1739?
HORSE THEFT
1b In which US state were Bonnie and Clyde shot dead in 1934?
LOUISIANA
2a Which bass guitarist with the Animals became the manager of Jimi Hendrix?
CHAS CHANDLER
2b Which female singer won her second Mercury Music Prize in 2011 for her album let England Shake'?
P J HARVEY
3a Which South African batsman scored 311 not out against England at the Oval in July 2012?
HASHIM AMLA
3b Which Rugby League player has appeared in a record 10 Super League Grand Finals?
JAMIE PEACOCK
4a What is the more common name for the condition Circadian Dysrhythmia?
JET LAG
4b What does a lithologist study?
ROCKS AND STONES (accept either)

ROUND 5
1a What was the name of the parrot who taught Doctor Dolittle to talk to the animals?
POLYNESIA
1b The name of the coffee shop chain Starbucks was inspired by a character in which book?
MOBY DICK
2a In computing for what does the D stand in the abbreviation PDF?
(PORTABLE) DOCUMENT (FORMAT)
2b In computing for what does the S stand in the abbreviation USB?
(UNIVERSAL) SERIAL (BUS)
3a Who wrote the novel 'The Secret Agent', first published in 1907?
JOSEPH CONRAD
3b In which book, first published in 1961, would you find the character Milo Minderbinder?
CATCH 22
4a Which long-running Radio 4 panel game was created by Ian Messiter?
JUST A MINUTE
4b Who replaced Chris Moyles as presenter of the Radio One Breakfast Show in September 2012?
NICK GRIMSHAW

ROUND 6
1a Which brewery produces the beer 'Spitfire'?
SHEPHERD NEAME
1b Which brewery produces 'Lancaster Bomber'?
THWAITES
2a Which performer's signature tune was 'Mary From The Dairy'?
MAX MILLER
2b Who is Alexander Armstrong's seated assistant on the quiz show 'Pointless'?
RICHARD OSMAN
3a Who composed the opera 'The Cunning Little Vixen'?
LEOS JANACEK
3b Who composed the opera 'The Love For Three Oranges'?
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
4a Which constituency did Harold Macmillan represent when he was Prime Minister?
BROMLEY
4b On which Scottish island is the former Labour Party leader John Smith buried?
IONA

ROUND 7
1a Who played the title role in the 2012 ITV drama series 'Mrs Biggs'?
SHERIDAN SMITH
1b Which British comedian had a top 40 novelty hit in 1961 with 'Don't Jump off the Roof Dad'?
TOMMY COOPER
2a Which surrealist artist painted 'The Key To Dreams' in 1930?
RENE MAGRITTE
2b In which country was BBC newsreader George Alagiah born?
SRI LANKA
3a Which Welsh group, fronted by Dave Edmunds, had a hit single in 1968 with a version of Khachaturian's 'Sabre Dance'?
LOVE SCULPTURE
3b 'Newt lizards' is an anagram of the name of which European country?
SWITZERLAND
4a Which golfer sank the crucial putt in the 2012 Ryder Cup to ensure that Europe retained the trophy?
MARTIN KAYMER
4b Which Shakespearean character said 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet'?
JULIET

ROUND 8
1a Which US comedian of the 1960s most famous routines included 'The Driving Instructor' and 'Introducing Tobacco to Civilisation'?
BOB NEWHART
1b What is the title of the BBC drama series starring Dominic West which centres on a current-affairs TV show in the 1950s?
THE HOUR
2a Which ITV newsreader moderated the first ever UK leaders debate in April 2010 between Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg?
ALASTAIR STEWART
2b Who painted 'A Bigger Splash' in 1967?
DAVID HOCKNEY
3a From which language does the word 'ghetto' originate?
ITALIAN
3b Which Scottish group took its name from the lead character in the film Paris, Texas?
TRAVIS
4a Which Shakespearean character said 'Screw your courage to the sticking-place and we'll not fail'?
LADY MACBETH
4b Who was the US team captain at the 2012 Ryder Cup?
DAVIS LOVE (THE THIRD)

SPARE OUESTIONS
1 Formed in 1932 which is the youngest club in the Premier League?
WIGAN ATHLETIC
2 Which type of creature is a cassowary?
BIRD
3 Which British motorcycle manufacture produced models called 'Bonneville' and 'Thunderbird'?
TRIUMPH
4 In 1961, which British spy was sentenced to 42 years in prison, one of the longest sentences ever handed down by a British court?
GEORGE BLAKE