Monday 2nd September 2013
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a Which is the largest land-locked country in the world?
KAZAKHSTAN
1b In which city was David Lloyd George born?
MANCHESTER
2a What acid is found in rhubarb leaves?
OXALIC
2b In which of Charles Dickens' novels does Dick Swiveller appear?
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
3a What company was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998?
GOOGLE
3b Who directed Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2011 film 'J Edgar'?
CLINT EASTWOOD
4a Who is the third wife of Rod Stewart, they married in 2007?
PENNY LANCASTER
4b Which sporting event, first held in July 1903, was the idea of Geo Lefevre, a journalist on L'Auto newspaper?
TOUR DE FRANCE

ROUND 2
1a For what does the A stand in the acronym for the organisation UCAS?
ADMISSIONS
1b Who, in a children's film, are Anastasia and Drizella?
CINDERELLA'S SISTERS
2a Which country established a new capital at Naypyidaw in 2005?
MYANMAR (accept BURMA)
2b Of which State was Mitt Romney the governor from 2003-2007?
MASSACHUSETTS
3a Which Russian composer moved to France in 1920 and then to the USA in 1939 where he later became a naturalised citizen?
IGOR STRAVINSKY
3b Which cricket fixture was last contested in Scarborough in 1962? GENTLEMEN VERSUS PLAYERS
4a What is the first name of the adventurer, writer and TV presenter Bear Grylls?
EDWARD (accept MICHAEL)
4b What links the films 'Blade Runner' and 'Total Recall'?
BOTH BASED ON STORIES BY PHILIP K DICK

ROUND 3
1a What name is given to the wire frame on a dartboard?
SPIDER
1b Which comedian had the catch phrase 'It's all done in the best possible taste!'?
KENNY EVERETT
2a Who is the pop lyricist, and former husband of Carole King, who has been responsible for nearly sixty US Top 40 hits?
GERRY GOFFIN
2b Who, in October 2012, became the first British player in 24 years to win a Women's Tennis Association Tour singles title?
HEATHER WATSON
3a Which river rises near Rivington and flows through Wigan and Parbold to the Ribble near Tarleton?
DOUGLAS (accept ASLAND or ASTLAND)
3b Which King of England was married to Anne of Denmark?
JAMES I
4a Alexander MacEwan was the first leader of which political party?
SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY
4b 'A Handful of Dust' by Evelyn Waugh and 'The Grass is Singing' by Doris Lessing have their titles taken from lines written by which poet?
T S ELIOT

ROUND 4
1a Which was the first group to win 'The X Factor'?
LITTLE MIX
1b The ancient games at Olympia were held every four years. Name any one of the other Greek cities where games were held in the intervening years?
DELPHI, CORINTH or NEMEA
2a Augury is a form of telling the future by doing what?
INTERPRETING THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS
2b For which TV show does the Dave Arch orchestra regularly provide the musical accompaniment?
STRICTLY COME DANCING
3a Which native British wildlife includes species called Water, Common and Pygmy?
SHREW
3b What is the first name of Ian Rankin's detective Rebus?
JOHN
4a In which county is Blacksticks Blue cheese produced?
LANCASHIRE
4b Which French military commander said 'My centre has collapsed, my right is retreating. Situation excellent! I am attacking'?
GENERAL (LATER MARSHAL) FOCH

ROUND 5
1a What name is given to the moveable curved top part of a padlock?
SHACKLE (accept GYVE)
1b Under what name is comedian-Michael Pennington better known?
JOHNNY VEGAS
2a Which R & B duo had 10 consecutive US Top 20 singles for the STAX label between 1965 and 1968?
SAM AND DAVE
2b In 2012-13 who were the sponsors of the Football League Cup?
CAPITAL ONE
3a Which river rises in Huyton and meets the coast at Hightown?
ALT
3b Which Queen of England was the mother of Henry III?
ISABELLA OF ANGOULEME
4a Of what will Keith Bristow become the first head in 2013?
NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY
4b 'No Country for Old Men' by Cormac McCarthy and 'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Aclaebe have their titles taken from lines written by which poet?
W B YEATS

ROUND 6
1a What does the letter S stand for in SIM card, as used in mobile phones?
SUBSCRIBER
1b Which character catches the Grinch red handed stealing Christmas presents?
CINDY LOU (WHO)
2a The western part of the island of Timor belongs to which country?
INDONESIA
2b Which former Presidential candidate was a US Navy pilot who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967 and endured ill treatment and torture until his release in 1973?
JOHN MCCAIN
3a The November 1938 German pogrom against the Jews inspired which Briton to compose the secular oratorio 'A Child of Our Time'?
MICHAEL TIPPETT
3b Who were Australia's opponents in the first One Day International cricket match at the MCG in January 1971?
ENGLAND
4a In 2001-2 what was the new name given to Venture Scouts?
EXPLORER SCOUTS (accept EXPLORERS)
4b Which science fiction film of 1956 was loosely based on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
FORBIDDEN PLANET

ROUND 7
1a The singer/songwriter Tulisa, an X Factor judge, was a member of which hip-hop group formed in 2000?
N-DUBZ
1b Although now sometimes disputed, who is generally held to be the first recorded winner of the ancient Athenian dramatic contests?
THESPIS
2a What name is given to the form of divination through books?
BIBLIOMANCY
2b Who provides the voiceover for 'University Challenge'?
ROGER TILLING
3a Which native British wildlife includes species called Field, Bank and Short-tailed?
VOLE
3b What is the surname of the Detective Sergeant, played by Lee Ingleby, in the Inspector George Gently TV series?
BACCHUS
4a In which English county is the village of Stilton?
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
4b According to von Clausewitz, War is the continuation of what, by other means?
POLITICS (accept POLICY)

ROUND 8
1a What is the highest point in Northern Ireland?
SLIEVE DONARD
1b In which city was William Ewart Gladstone born?
LIVERPOOL
2a What acid is found naturally in grapes and bananas?
TARTARIC
2b Bertha Mason is a barely seen but important character in which 19th Century novel?
JANE EYRE (ROCHESTER'S MAD WIFE)
3a What company was founded by Jerry Young and David Filo in 1994?
YAHOO!
3b Which very successful Australian Director's first American film was 'Witness' in 1985, starring Harrison Ford?
PETER WEIR
4a The singer and songwriter Ketevan (Katie) Melua was born in which now-independent country in 1984?
GEORGIA
4b Excluding Bradley Wiggins and Chris Boardman, name any British cyclist who has worn the Yellow (race leaders) Jersey in the Tour de France?
TOM SIMPSON, SEAN YATES OR DAVID MILLAR

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Manganese Bronze Holdings of Coventry is famous for the production of what sort of vehicle?
LONDON TAXIS (accept BLACK CABS/HACKNEY CARRIAGES)
2 Graham Seed played which character in 'The Archers' for almost thirty years?
NIGEL PARGETTER
3 Which former sportswoman's 2012 autobiography is titled 'Between the Lines'?
VICTORIA PENDLETON
4 Which country was featured in the first of the Rough Guide travel series published in 1981?
GREECE