Tuesday 15th October 2013
Set by Blue Lamps (Northern)

Round 1
1a Which Oscar winning actress plays Abraham Lincoln's wife in the film Lincoln?
SALLY FIELD
1b 'Who is the Director General of the BBC?
LORD TONY HALL
2a Who wrote the 2012 book Ash?
JAMES HERBERT
2b The United Nations Agency W.M.O. deals with what subject?
METEOROLOGY (accept weather)
3a Which country won the men's football gold medal at the 2012 Olympics?
MEXICO
3b Who replaced Hilary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State?
JOHN KERRY
4a Pope Alexander VI who died in 1503 was a member of which family?
BORGIAS
4b Amelia Bullmore plays DCI Gill Murray in which TV crime drama?
SCOTT AND BAILEY

Round 2
1a The United Nations Agency I.T.U. deals with what subject?
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1b The Medici's were rulers of which region of Italy from 1569 to 1739?
TUSCANY
2a With which University did a Panorama reporter travel to North Korea to make an undercover film?
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
2b Who directed the film Life of Pi?
ANG LEE
3a Who plays Detective Inspector Richard Poole in the crime drama 'Death in Paradise'?
BEN MILLER
3b Which Country won the men's hockey gold at the 2012 Olympics?
GERMANY
4a Christine Blower is the General Secretary of which Union?
NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS (NUT)
4b Who created the fictional character Alex Cross?
JAMES PATTERSON

Round 3
1a The painting 'The Haywain' by Constable depicts a cart crossing which river?
RIVER STOUR
1b The song Burning Bridges by the Mike Curb Congregation is sung over the opening credits of which film?
KELLY'S HEROES
2a With which of the arts is Twlya Tharp associated?
DANCE
2b Who was the Prince of Wales killed by forces of Edward 1st in 1282?
LLEWELYN
3a Give either of the Christian names of Margaret Thatcher's grandchildren?
AMANDA OR MICHAEL
3b What was the name of the punk character played by Adrian Edmondson in the Young Ones?
VIVIEN
4a According to the much recorded song Memphis Tennessee how old was Marie?
6 YEARS
4b Only three players have won the double accolade of PFA Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year. Gareth Bale did it in 2013 name either of the other two.
ANDY GRAY OR CRISTIANO RONALDO

Round 4
1a What was the name of Boycie's wife in 'Only Fools and Horses?
MARLENE
1b Storm Thorgerson who died in April 2013 was particularly famous for designing what?
ALBUM COVERS
2a Who was the first snooker player to have a maximum 147 break at the World Snooker Championships?
CLIFF THORBURN
2b What nationality was the painter Joan Miro?
SPANISH
3a Who was the famous Abbess of Whitby who played an important role in the conversation of Anglo Saxon England to Christianity?
HILDA
3b Classical Noh drama is an art form from which country?
JAPAN
4a Which song especially written for the film version of Les Miserables was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song?
SUDDENLY
4b In the Pop Song 'Tell Laura I Love Her' what was the name of the young driver the lover of Laura who died?
TOMMY

Round 5
1a Which reality television programme was won by Natalie Coleman in 2013?
MASTERCHEF
1b The islands of Hoy, Sanday and Westray belong to which island group?
ORKNEYS
2a Kansas City is in which US State?
MISSOURI
2b Which veteran Hollywood actor played Judge Henry Garth in the TV western series 'The Virginian'?
LEE J COBB
3a The Book 'Best Kept Secret' is the third instalment of the Clifton Chronicles saga who is the author?
JEFFREY ARCHER
3b Which company sponsors the 2013 County Cricket Championship?
LV (LIVERPOOL VICTORIA)
4a Apart from the oboe which other instrument in a standard orchestra has a double reed?
BASSOON
4b The song 'The Impossible Dream comes from which film and stage musical?
MAN OF LA MANCHA

Round 6
1a Who sponsored the First Division of the Scottish Football League for the 2012/13 Season?
IRN BRU
1b The 2012 best selling book 'My Animals and Other Family' is written by whom?
CLARE BALDING
2a Which veteran Hollywood Actor played Admiral Harriman Nelson in the T.V. Series 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?
RICHARD BASEHEART
2b The film and stage musical Hairspray is set in which US City?
BALTIMORE
3a In which County are Lulworth Cove and the natural limestone arch Durdle Door?
DORSET
3b Vaughan William's The Lark Ascending was written for which solo instrument accompanied by piano or orchestra?
VIOLIN
4a Lynchburg the home of Jack Daniels whisky is in which US State?
TENNESSEE
4b Who won Dancing on Ice 2013?
BETH TWEDDLE

Round 7
1a Which car company made the Sirocco model?
VOLKSWAGEN
1b The National Lottery was set up under which Prime Minister?
JOHN MAJOR
2a On which island did the Colossus stand as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
RHODES
2b Red Stripe Beer was originally brewed in which country?
JAMAICA
3a In which UK City is there a district called Splott?
CARDIFF
3b Monsieur Bibendum created in 1898 is the emblem of which company?
MICHELIN TYRES
4a What is the name of the 30ft sculpture by Paul Day what stands as the centre piece of the refurbished St Pancras Station in London?
THE MEETING PLACE
4b Which fountain pen range has a distinctive white star at the top of its cap?
MT. BLANC

Round 8
1a Chang Beer originates from which country?
THAILAND
1b What did artistic director Peter Hall set up in 1961 in the former Memorial Theatre?
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
2a Which company's original brief to Brian Eno was to compose a piece of inspirational music to last 3.25 seconds?
MICROSOFT (start up tune)
2b Alfred Waterhouse built which historical building in South Kensington opened to the public in 1881?
THE NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
3a Which Prime Minister signed the Common Market membership treaty?
EDWARD HEATH
3b Proton Cars were originally produced in which country?
MALAYSIA
4a Annie Leibovitz and Vivienne Westwood were commissioned to create bold designs for which 1980's range of watches?
SWATCH
4b In which UK City is there a district called Holgate?
YORK

Spare Questions
1 Who played Michael Murray in Alan Bleasdale's TV drama G.B.H.?
ROBERT LINDSAY
2 Charlotte Sophia was the Queen Consort to which King?
KING GEORGE III
3 The Red Sea is a submerged section of which geographical feature?
THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY
4 In the nursery rhyme how many miles to Babylon?
3 SCORE AND TEN (70)
5 Who was the father of IVF who died age 87 in April 2013?
SIR ROBERT EDWARDS
6 Who composed music for many Hitchcock films including Psycho, North by North and Vertigo?
BERNARD HERMANN