Tuesday 26th November 2013
Set by Holy Rosary (Northern)

Round 1
1a Glen Hoddle and Ossie Ardiles both managed Spurs and which other football league club?
SWINDON TOWN
1b Which chemical company caused a chemical leak in the Indian city of Bopal?
UNION CARBIDE
2a What does the R stand for in the Government Department DEFRA?
RURAL (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2b Who wrote the book "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists?
ROBERT TRESSELL
3a Which non-test playing cricket nation bowled out the West Indies for 25 runs in 1969?
IRELAND
3b On which Mediterranean Island did the Knights Templars have the Fort of St Johns?
MALTA
4a Which British beetle is recognised by its large mandibles?
THE STAG BEETLE
4b Which Oscar winning director was at one time married to James Cameron?
KATHRYN BIGELOW

Round 2
1a In which musical is Roxy Hart one of the characters?
CHICAGO
1b Certain inhabitants of which country refer to it as the Great Southern Land?
AUSTRALIA
2a What is the name of Tom Cruise's daughter from his marriage to Katie Holmes?
SURI
2b On which river does the city of Derby Stand?
RIVER DERWENT
3a Who wrote the book The Witches?
ROALD DAHL
3b Which county cricket team has the Prince of Wales feathers on its badge?
SURREY
4a During the Tottenham riots in 2011 which make of phone was used because of its secure messenger service?
BLACKBERRY
4b In which former Soviet Republic is the Crimea found?
UKRAINE

Round 3
1a On which cookery programme would you hear the phase "Cooking doesn't get any tougher than this"?
MASTERCHEF
1b What is Japanese golfer Masashi Ozaki's nickname?
JUMBO
2a Which BBC royal reporter did Prince Charles refer to as 'there is that bloody awful man'?
NICHOLAS WITCHELL
2b What was the name of the soap about a women's magazine that was on BBC from 1962 to 1965?
COMPACT
3a Which was the last non capital city to host the Summer Olympic Games?
SYDNEY
3b Which Lionel Bart flop musical was based on Robin Hood?
TWANG
4a Which food fish is known as lax in Sweden?
SALMON
4b What nickname was given to the Beijing National Stadium?
THE BIRD'S NEST

Round 4
1a Who was the Chairman of the White Star Line who was on the Titanic's Maiden Voyage?
JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY
1b Who once declared that you could have any model of his car as long as it's black?
HENRY FORD
2a Which type of spider has types called red knee, pink knee and yellow banded?
TARANTULA
2b Which disastrous amphibious landing in 1942 used British troops, Canadian troops and US Rangers?
DIEPPE
3a Which food retailer uses the slogan 'We're good with food'?
THE CO-OPERATIVE
3b Which city in Delaware USA and town in Kent England share the same name?
DOVER
4a What was the nickname of former cricketer Jason Gillespie?
DIZZY
4b Whose catchphrase was 'Can you hear me Mother'?
SANDY POWELL

Round 5
1a Which World War II Operation 'Mincemeat' gave rise to a book and film of the same name?
THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS
1b Who wrote the book the Ipcress File?
LEN DEIGHTON
2a Which member of the American Mafia was called 'The Teflon Don'?
JOHN GOTTI
2b Which American State in its shortened form sounds like a doctor?
MARYLAND (MD)
3a Who was the first player to score five goals in one Champions League match?
LIONEL MESSI
3b What was the name of Adolf Hitler's pet dog?
BLONDIE
4a Who became the presenter of Countdown after Jeff Stelling left?
NICK HEWER
4b What title is held by the Head of both the Russian and Greek Orthodox churches?
PATRIARCH

Round 6
1a On which Mediterranean Island was the Minoan Civilisation based?
CRETE
1b What name is given to a sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet at least once?
PANGRAM
2a Which presenter was sacked from Blue Peter after it was discovered he had taken cocaine?
RICHARD BACON
2b Studio Ghibli produce award winning animation films but from which country do they originate?
JAPAN
3a Where specifically did James Cameron dive down to in 2012?
THE MARIANAS TRENCH (Challenger Deep)
3b Against which nation did Sachin Tendulkar score his 100th international century?
BANGLADESH
4a Who played Sir James Bond in the original version of Casino Royale?
DAVID NIVEN
4b In which country was the inventor of the machine gun Hiram Maxim born?
USA

Round 7
1a Felix Baumgartner holder of the world freefall record was born in which country?
AUSTRIA
1b Which constituency did George Galloway win in 2012?
BRADFORD WEST
2a Who wrote the book "A Bridge Too Far"?
CORNELIUS RYAN
2b Which English county is called Nelson's county?
NORFOLK
3a Which April fool's joke did Richard Dimbleby report on in 1957?
THE SPAGHETTI TREE
3b Which tough guy actor played a cross dressing pirate in the film Stardust?
ROBERT DE NIRO
4a Which type of lady's hat was banned at Ascot in 2012?
FASCINATORS
4b By what name are Dave Myers and Simon King better known?
THE HAIRY BIKERS

Round 8
1a Who was the leading man in the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's"?
GEORGE PEPPARD
1b What is the name of the bike used to set the pace in a Keirin race in any indoor cycling race?
DERNY
2a What was the name of the punk group that had 3 members arrested for criticising Valdimir Putin?
PUSSY RIOT
2b What name links Mary Shelly and the man who wrote the music for the California State song?
FRANKENSTEIN (Alfred F)
3a Which character uttered this phrase in a film 'I'm just an old salty Swedish seadog'?
INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU
3b At Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands there is a memorial statue to which branch of the British armed services?
COMMANDOS
4a During the 1980's how were Ian and Janette Tough known?
CRANKIES
4b Which toy company at one time produced what they hoped would be a rival to Lego called Betta Bilda?
AIRFIX

Spare Questions
1 Who directed the films 'Picnic at Hanging Rock" and "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'?
PETER WEIR
2 Which BBC Studio gave its name to a lunch time show that ran from 1972 to 1986?
PEBBLE MILL
3 Who did Sophie Rhys-Jones marry in 1999?
PRINCE EDWARD
4 Which author created the character Jason Bourne?
ROBERT LUDLUM