Monday 16th September 2013
Set by Foreign Legion (Northern)

Round 1
1a What is the definition of a cathedral?
A CHURCH WHICH CONTAINS THE THRONE OF THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE
1b Who coined the phrase 'My flabber has never been so gasted?
FRANKIE HOWARD
2a Who was on the British throne 1100-1135?
HENRY I
2b Which English cricketer had figures for bowling 10 for 53 against Australia 1956?
JIM LAKER
3a What is the capital city of Rwanda?
KIGALI
3b What is the collective noun for mules?
BARREN (accept Pack, Rake, Span)
4a If Monday's child is fair of face what is Saturday's child?
WORKS HARD FOR A LIVING
4b In which Shakespeare play are the following characters, Mistress Margaret Page and Master George Page?
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Round 2
la What is the name of the ship in Robert Louis Stevenson 'Treasure Island'?
HISPANIOLA
1b Four United States Presidents have been assassinated Kennedy, Lincoln and McKinley are three, name the fourth.
GARFIELD
2a Name the character played by Bruce Willis in the 'Die Hard' films?
JOHN McCLANE
2b Which is the coldest planet?
NEPTUNE
3a What do the Americans call what we call 'hire purchase'?
INSTALMENT PLAN
3b From which Daphne DuMaurier book is the opening line 'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderlay again'?
REBECCA
4a In which country was the actor Sid James born?
SOUTH AFRICA
4b In the coalition government who is the Business Secretary?
VINCE CABLE

Round 3
1a If you landed at 'Santa Catarina Airport on which Island would you be in?
MADEIRA
1b What is the chemical symbol for Zinc?
ZN
2a If feline is catlike what is aquiline?
EAGLE LIKE
2b Who made the first ever golf shot on the moon?
ALAN SHEPHERD (February1971)
3a In fashion and dress what is a farthingale?
FRAMEWORK OF HOOPS TO EXTEND WOMEN'S DRESSES
3b Who had the nickname 'The Scourge of God'?
ATTILA THE HUN
4a Monophobia is a fear of what?
BEING ALONE
4b On which river does Newport (Gwent) stand?
USK

Round 4
1a Name the film where a knickerless Sharon Stone crosses her legs.
BASIC INSTINCT
1b The 'Notting Hill Mystery' is aometimes claimed to be what?
FIRST DETECTIVE NOVEL (1862)
2a What is the habitat/breeding ground of a penguin called?
ROOKERY
2b What does the O stand for in the initial of the famous O J Simpson?
ORENTHAL
3a From which film did the Oscar winning song `Up Where We Belong' come?
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
3b Which horse race along with the Cambridgeshire makes up the 'Autumn Double'?
CESAREWITCH
4a Which fruit or vegetable is a 'Bonny Lad'?
BROAD BEAN
4h Which pop group of the '60's did the following make up, Chris Curtis, Tony Jackson, John McNally, Mike Pender?
THE SEARCHERS

Round 5
1a Where is the smallest cathedral in Britain?
ST ASAPH (CLWYD)
1b Who coined the phrase 'Somebody up there likes me'?
ROCKY GRAZIANO
2a Who was on the British throne 1199-1216?
JOHN
2b Who holds the record as the longest serving county cricket captain?
W. G. GRACE (28 years - Gloucester)
3a What is the capital city of Bahrain?
MANAMA
3b What is the collective name for thrush?
MUTATION (or burn)
4a If Monday's child is fair of face what is Friday's child?
LOVING AND GIVING
4h In which Shakespeare play are the characters Oberon, King of the Fairies and Titania. Queen of the Fairies?
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM

Round 6
1a Name the ship on the voyage in 1907 in which Ernest Shackleton located the magnetic South Pole?
NIMROD
1b California is bordered by 3 states, Arizona and Nevada are two name the third,
OREGON
2a Which famous American comedian quoted 'It only takes one drink to get me loaded, I can't remember if it's the ninth or the tenth?
GEORGE BURNS
2b What is a cloud of gas and dust called in space?
NEBULA
3a What do Americans call what we call a chimney?
SMOKESTACK
3b 'If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you' is the first line of which piece of work by Rudyard Kipling?
IF
4a In which country was the actress Julie Christie born?
INDIA
4b In the coalition government who holds the post of Home Secretary?
TERESA MAY

Round 7
1a If you land at Reina Scofia Airport, which island are you on?
TENERIFE
1b What is the chemical symbol for Tungsten?
W
2a If feline is cat like, what is corvine?
CROW LIKE
2b Name the space craft that exploded 72 seconds after lift off killing all 7 crew members in 1986.
CHALLENGER
3a In fashion and dress what is a skinny rib?
A PULLOVER (accept jumper)
3b Who had the nickname the Galloping Gourmet?
GRAHAM KERR
4a If your phobia is cynophobia what is your fear?
DOGS
4b On whish river does Newport (Isle of Wight) stand?
MEDINA

Round 8
1a Name the film where a Scottish Village awakens only once every hundred years?
BRIGADOON
1b Who was the first British monarch to abdicate?
EDWARD VIII
2a What is the habitat of a mole called?
CITADEL (FORTRESS)
2b What does the 'P' stand for in the initial of English writer P D James?
PHYLLIS
3a Which film did the Oscar winning song 'Secret Love' come from?
CALAMITY JANE
3b To within 2 either away, how many classic races did Lester Piggott win?
30 (THIRTY)
4a Which fruit or vegetable is an Autumn Queen?
ONION
4h Which pop group had the following line-up, Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Judith Durham?
SEEKERS

Spare Questions
1 What is the young of a grouse called?
POULT
2 In which sport is the Solheim Cup contested?
WOMENS GOLF
3 The Lord Temporal, The Lord Spiritual and the House of Commons are known as the 3 estates, what is the fourth?
THE PRESS