Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Set by Wandering Star (Liverpool)

Round One
1a Name either of the US States in which the Okefenokee Swamp is to be found?
Georgia or Florida
1b Who famously said "a house is a machine for living in"?
Le Corbusier
2a Give the surname of the criminal Bonnie of Bonnie and Clyde fame.
Parker
2b how many medals did GB win in the 2012 Olympics?
65 (allow 62-68)
3a With the given names Richard Jordan who was the inventor of the first machine gun in 1863?
Gatling
3b Which song written by Cole Porter in 1933 referred to "Fred Astaire, Mussolini, Mrs Sweeny and Camembert "?
You're The Top
4a Give the the English title of a 1974 Dario Fo play that became a slogan of the anti-community charge movement.
Can't Pay, Won't Pay
4b Name the town where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church in 1517.
Wittenberg

Round Two
1a How many roods make an acre?
4
1b Who won the cricket county championship in both 2008 and 2009?
Durham
2a Which Australian prime minister was presumed drowned in 1967?
Harold Holt
2b What is the name of one of Europe's best selling news magazines whose name translates into English as 'mirror'?
Der Spiegel
3a Give the Christian name of the son of Dick Francis who since his father' death has written thrillers based around horse racing.
Felix
3b What goods or produce did a mercer deal in?
Cloth
4a Who was the Roman god of sleep?
Somnus
4b The international board game Reversi is marketed in the UK by Pressman under what name?
Othello

Round Three
1a What does the Latin phrase "primus inter pares " mean?
First Amongst Equals
1b Who was King of Sweden during World War Two? A regnal number is not needed.
Gustav (V) (do not accept Carl Gustav)
2a Who wrote the cult books called "Chariots of the Gods" and "Return to the Stars"?
Erich Von Daniken
2b Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries which canal over the River Dee?
Llangollen Canal
3a Which park was the venue for show jumping in the 2012 Olympics?
Greenwich Park
3b In what decade did cupro-nickel replace silver in British coins?
1940's
4a What is the internet code for Austria?
at
4b What is the biggest prize won on Eggheads? It is an exact multiple of £5000 and was won by a team called "Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow ".
£75,000 (allow 65 to 85)

Round Four
1a Give the German word for the number eight
Acht
1b Which English author wrote "Chrome Yellow " in 1921?
Aldous Huxley
2a In the Bible, Peter was the brother of which other apostle?
Andrew
2b What was the city of Harare called when Zimbabwe was called Rhodesia?
Salisbury
3a What is the name of Catherine Tate's famous schoolgirl character?
Lauren
3b Who did Winston Churchill describe as "a sheep in sheep's clothing"?
Clement Attlee
4a Who has won 7 of the last 10 all Ireland senior hurling championships?
Kilkenny
4b Which hit pop record begins with the lines "I feel it in my fingers , I feel it in my toes"?
Love Is All Round

Round Five
1a The Sutherland Falls, the fifth highest waterfalls in the world are in which country?
New Zealand
1b Which architect designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Joseph Paxton
2a Whose gang were the victims of the St Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929?
Bugs Moran
2b Who came fifth in the 2012 Olympic medal table behind USA, China. GB and Russia?
South Korea
3a With the given name Kirkpatrick, what was the surname of the inventor of what is regarded as the first bicycle in 1819?
Macmillan
3b Who first translated the New Testament into English in 1526?
William Tyndale
4a Who was the 1957 poem by Thom Gunn talking about when it said "he turns revolt into style"?
Elvis Presley
4b According to the iconic song, popular in world war one, called "she was poor but she was honest" it was 'the rich wot gets the gravy'. But wot did the poor get?
The Blame

Round Six
1a How many many quires make a ream?
20
1b Who won the county cricket twenty/twenty championships in both 2010 and 2012?
Hampshire
2a Which French Canadian became Prime Minister of Canada in 1968?
Pierre Trudeau
2b What is the biggest selling newspaper in Germany? Its name means 'the picture' in English.
Das Bild
3a Which former champion jockey of the 1980's has written a number of thrillers based around horse racing including "False Start "?
John Francome
3b What does a costermonger sell?
Fruit
4a In Greek mythology name either half sister of Castor and Pollux?
Helen of Troy or Clytemnestra
4b What do we call the ancient Chinese board game known as weiqi in China? it is usually played on a board of 19 x 19 squares with black and white stones?
Go

Round Seven
1a What does the Latin phrase "cogito ergo sum" mean?
I Think Therefore I Am
1b Who was King of Denmark during world war two? A regnal number is not needed.
Christian (X)
2a Name the book written in 1982 by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln that according to its authors in a court case inspired Dan Brown to write "The Da Vinci Code"?
The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail
2b What is the English name for what the Welsh call Llyn Tegid?
Lake Bala
3a What sport was played at Horse Guards Parade in the 2012 Olympics?
Beach Volleyball
3b What was highest value banknote in circulation prior to its withdrawal in 1941 due to fear of counterfeiting?
£1,000
4a What is the internet code for Spain?
es
4b What is the most money accumulated in the cashbuilder round on the TV show 'The Chase'?
14 Thousand Pounds

Round Eight
1a Give the Spanish word for the number eight
Ocho
1b Which us writer wrote "On The Road" in 1958?
Jack Kerouac
2a In the Bible, who was the wife of Abraham?
Sarah
2b Kampuchea is a former name of which country?
Cambodia
3a What was the name of Harry Enfield's upper class twit character who is usually being ripped off?
Tim Nice But Dim
3b In what year did Enoch Powell make his famous "rivers of blood" speech?
1968
4a Who has competed in 7 of the last 10 all Ireland senior Gaelic football championship finals?
Kerry
4b What hit pop record began with the lines "Oh, my love, my darlin , I hunger for your touch"?
Unchained Melody

Spare Questions
1 Which popular girl's name means lily?
Susan
2 The book 'The African Queen" is set in which decade?
1910's
3 A Dutch man called Van Der Lubbe was blamed for setting fire to what in 1933?
The Reichstag
4 Exegesis is the study and analysis of what?
The Bible
5 Which soft drinks company distributes Pepsi Cola in UK?
Britvic