Monday 18th November 2013
Set by Clarence (Wirral)

Round 1
1a What is the name of the Microsoft Office product that provides users with an interface to design multimedia slides to be displayed on a projection system or personal computer?
Powerpoint
1b Bond girls - what character did Jane Seymour play in the film 'Live and Let Die'?
Solitaire
2a What is the name of the loincloth worn by male Hindus?
Dhoti
2b What is the name of the tune composed by Ronald Binge used by Radio 4 every evening before the last Shipping Forecast Bulletin?
Sailing By
3a Derived from the Italian word for large loaf, what is the name of the Milanese fruit cake traditionally eaten at Christmas and New Year?
Panettone
3b In fiction to which dub do Tracy Tupman, Nathaniel Winkle and Augustus Snodgrass belong?
The Pickwick Club
4a Which Shipping Forecast area lies south of South Utsire?
Fisher
4b Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternate title 'The Peer and the Peri'?
Iolanthe

Round 2
1a In the Asterix books, what is the name of Asterix's closest friend?
Obelix
1b Which girl group took 'Manic Monday' to Number two in the UK charts in 1986?
The Bangles
2a How many symphonies did Jean Sibelius compose?
Seven (accept 8)
2b In the 1971 David Hockney painting 'Mr and Mrs Clarke and Percy', who or what is Percy?
A (white) Cat
3a The site of Pompeii is dose to which city, the capital of Italy's Campania region?
Naples
3b What is the name of the 1971 Spielberg film which pits Dennis Weaver against an unseen truck driver?
Duel
4a In Greek mythology, who killed Medusa while looking at her in a mirror-like shield?
Perseus
4b According to the New Testament, on which Mediterranean island did St John write the Book of Revelation?
Patmos

Round 3
1a In heraldry what is a martlet?
Bird
1b What is herpetology the study of?
Amphibians/reptiles
2a Who invented the clockwork radio in 1992?
Trevor Bayliss
2b Which singer/actress founded Maverick Records in 1992?
Madonna
3a Who was the original illustrator of A A Milnes's Minnie the Pooh' stories?
Ernest Shepherd
3b Who wrote the novel 'The Warden' in 1855?
Anthony Trollope
4a In the TV series 'Rising Damp' what was the name of Rigsby's cat?
Vienna
4b Which car manufacturer built the Javelin model in the 1940s/1950s?
Jowett

Round 4
1a Which character in a 1991 film said "I do wish we could chat longer but I'm having an old friend for dinner?
Hannibal Lecter
1b What is the NATO phonetic alphabet call sign for the letter M?
Mike
2a What type of exhibit can be seen in the military museum at Bovington in Dorset?
Tanks (accept Armoured vehicles)
2b What was the codename for the British/American landings in French North Africa, begun in November 1942?
Operation Torch (accept Gymnast)
3a How many years of marriage are celebrated in a ruby wedding anniversary?
40
3b Give a year in the life of Emily Bronte.
1818-1848
4a What is the state capital of Kansas?
Topeka
4b Which musical instrument did Tommy Dorsey play?
Trombone (accept trumpet/cornet)

Round 5
1a What is the name of the Adobe software that is used to create PDF (portable document format) files?
Acrobat
1b In which Bond film does Claudine Auger play Domino?
Thunderball
2a On which part of the body would a Japanese person wear a geta?
Foot (wooden sandal)
2b What is the title of the signature tune, composed by Arthur Wood, of Radio 4's programme 'The Archers'?
Barwick Green
3a Originally manufactured by Peek Freans, these biscuits were named after which patriot and soldier, following his visit to the UK in 1854?
Garibaldi
3b In The Pickwick Papers, what is the name of Pickwick's landlady who sues him for breach of promise?
Mrs Bardell
4a Which Shipping Forecast area lies south of Sole?
Fitzroy
4b Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera has the alternate title 'Bunthome's Bride'?
Patience

Round 6
1a In the Asterix books, what is the name of the 93-year-old, oldest inhabitant of the village?
Geriatrix
1b Which girl group took 'Robert de Niro's Waiting' to Number 3 in the UK pop charts of 1984?
Bananarama
2a How many symphonies did Johannes Brahms write?
Four
2b Which artist created 'The Lobster Telephone' in 1936 and 'Mae West Lip Sofa' in 1937?
Salvador Dali
3a The site of Carthage is now in a suburb of which modem capital city?
Tunis
3b For which film did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?
Schindler's List (1993)
4a According to Greek mythology who killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with a poisoned arrow?
Paris
4b According to Acts in the New Testament, on which Mediterranean island was St Paul shipwrecked?
Malta

Round 7
1a In heraldry what is a mullet?
(Five pointed) Star (accept rowel wheel)
1b Of what is pogonology the study?
Beards
2a Who invented the 'cat's eye' road safety device in 1934?
Percy Shaw
2b Which rock group formed the record label `Swansong' in 1974?
Led Zeppelin
3a What was the real name of 'Phiz', the illustrator of some of Charles Dickens' works?
(Hablot Knight) Browne
3b Who wrote the novel Villette' in 1853?
Charlotte Bronte
4a In the TV series 'Rising Damp', which actress played Miss Jones?
Frances de la Tour
4b Which car manufacturer built the Magnette model in the 1950s/1960s?
MG

Round 8
1a The line "That's not the Northern Lights, that's Manderley" is said towards the end of which 1940 film?
Rebecca
1b What is the NATO phonetic alphabet call for Q?
Quebec
2a What type of exhibits can be seen in the museum at Crich in Derbyshire?
Trams
2b What was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941?
Operation Barbarossa (accept Case Barbarossa)
3a After how many years of marriage is an emerald anniversary celebrated?
55
3b Give a year in the life of Mrs Gaskell.
1810-1865
4a What is the state capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln
4b Which musical instrument did Bix Beiderbecke play?
Cornet (accept Trumpet)

Spare Questions
1 By what name is Allen Stewart Konigsberg better known?
Woody Allen
2 Whose 2000 autobiography is entitled 'An Accidental MP'?
Martin Bell
3 Who wrote the 1845 poem 'Home Thoughts from Abroad'?
Robert Browning
4 Who did Debbie Rowe marry in 1996?
Michael Jackson