Monday 4th November 2013
Set by St Laurence's (Wirral)

Round 1
1a To which order of monks do Trappists belong?
Cistercians
1b What is the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia?
Victoria
2a Which author created the detective Harry Hole?
Jo Nesbo
2b The song 'People' appears in which 1964 Broadway musical?
Funny Girl
3a In chemistry, what is the term for a water-soluble base? It derives its name from the Arabic word for "ashes."
Alkali
3b What was the name of the owl in the children's BBC TV show 'he Herbs'?
Sage
4a In what year was the Suez Canal opened?
1869
4b Unst, Yell and Fetlar are part of which island group?
Shetland

Round 2
1a In Greek mythology who was the husband of Helen?
Menelaus
1b Which is the first book of the Bible named after a man?
Joshua
2a Who was the first boxer to win the Olympic heavyweight title and go on to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
Joe Frazier (Tokyo, 1964)
2b Which is the most northerly state capital in the USA?
Juneau
3a Which group had a 1977 No 2 UK hit with a rock instrumental 'Fanfare for the Common Man'?
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
3b Stephen Blackpool is a character in which Dickens novel?
Hard Times
4a Which Scotsman became the first European to reach the River Niger in 1796?
Mungo Park
4b Havana Brown, Blue Russian and Devon Rex are varieties of which, animal?
Cat

Round 3
1a What is the state capital of West Virginia?
Charleston
1b Capuchins belong to which larger religious order of monks?
Franciscans
2a The song 'Send in the Clowns' appears in which 1973 musical?
A Little Night Music
2b What series name is given to the trilogy of novels by Stieg Larsson which feature the character Lisbeth Salander?
Millennium
3a What was the name of the dog in the children,s TV show The Herbs?
Dill
3b Which of the alkali metals of the periodic table has the atomic number 3?
Lithium
4a Mahe, Praslin and Silhouette are part of which island group?
The Seychelles
4b In which year was the Panama Canal opened?
1914

Round 4
1a Which wine producing region of France is famous for its Medoc and St Emilion wines?
Bordeaux
1b Of which sport is F.I.N.A. the ruling body?
Swimming (accept Water Sports)
2a Which sea area is directly north of Rockall?
Bailey
2b What is the chemical formula for Ammonia?
NH3
3a Only two flags of the world are square, one is Switzerland, what is the other one?
Vatican City
3b Who was the UK Poet Laureate or the longest period?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
4a On which river does Leicester stand?
River Soar
4b Which composer wrote The Manfred Symphony in 1885?
Tchaikovsky

Round 5
1a In Greek mythology who was the husband of Hecuba?
Priam
1b Which book of the Bible is named after a Jewish girl who becomes the Queen of Persia?
Esther
2a Who was the first boxer to win three successive Olympic Heavyweight titles?
Teofilo Stevenson
2b What is the most southerly state capital in the USA?
Honolulu
3a Who had a UK No.1 hit with the instrumental 'Eye Level' in 1973?
The Simon Park Orchestra
3b Daniel Quilp is a character in which Dickens novel?
The Old Curiosity Shop
4a Which Frenchman first explored the St Lawrence River from 1534-1536 and 1541-1542?
Jacques Cartier
4b Holland Lop, Flemish Giant and New Zealand White are breeds of which animal?
Rabbit

Round 6
1a Taking its name from the Greek word for 'delight', which school of philosophy believes that pleasure is the only intrinsic good?
Hedonism
1b A smooth and continuous bending of the knees from a standing position in ballet is called what?
Plie
2a Jane Fonda won two Best Actress Oscars, one was for Klute in 1971 but which 1978 film earned her a second Oscar?
Coming Home
2b Otology is a branch of medicine concerned with which part of the body?
Ear
3a Whom did Peter Fleming partner when they won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in 1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984?
John McEnroe
3b In the Iliad, which Greek hero killed the Trojan leader Hector?
Achilles
4a In Channel 4's 1987 adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel 'Porterhouse Blue', who played the part of Skullion the Head Porter?
David Jason
4b Who wrote the 1987 Booker Prize winning novel 'Moon Tiger'?
Penelope Lively

Round 7
1a Which wine producing area of France is famous for wines such as Beaune and Nuits Saint-Georges?
Burgundy
1b Of which sport is F.I.A. the ruling body?
Motor racing
2a Which sea area is directly south of Rockall?
Shannon
2b What is the chemical formula for methane?
CH4
3a According to the Guinness Book of Records, which European country's flag is the oldest?
Denmark (It has been in continuous use for 700 years).
3b Who is the current Poet Laureate?
Carol Ann Duffy
4a Leeds stands on the banks of which river?
River Aire
4b Which composer wrote a Faust Symphony in 1857?
Franz Liszt

Round 8
1a In ballet which position has the whole of the body supported on one leg, and the other leg and arms extended outwards?
Arabesque
1b Which branch of philosophy, derived from the Greek word for a porch was founded by Zeno of Citium?
Stoicism
2a Anatomically, of what is nephrology the study?
The Kidney
2b Glenda Jackson won two Best Actress Oscars, one was for 'Women in Love' but which 1973 film earned her a second Oscar?
A Touch of Class
3a During the Trojan War, who was killed by the Trojans whilst wearing Achilles' armour?
Patroclus
3b Whom did Pam Shriver partner when they won the Wimbledon ladies doubles title in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1986?
Martina Navratilova
4a Who wrote the 1984 Booker Prize winning novel 'Hotel Du Lac'?
Anita Brookner
4b Who played Blott, in BBC's 1985 adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel 'Blott on the Landscape'?
David Suchet

Spare Questions
1 Which domestic appliance was invented by H W Seeley in 1882?
Electric Iron
2 Which duo's films included Rio Rita' and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap'?
Abbott and Costello
3 Who had a hilltop retreat in Jamaica called Firefly?
Noel Coward