Monday 30th September 2013
Set by Ormskirk

ROUND 1
1a The Channel Islands are in which shipping forecast sea area?
PORTLAND
1b From 2002-2005 John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, was Bishop for which English city?
BIRMINGHAM
2a Which notorious figure in history was mother to three French kings - Francis II, Charles IX and Henri III?
CATHERINE DE' MEDICI
2b What is the French name for the fruit raspberry?
FRAMBOISE
3a In which US State did the Salem witch trials take place?
MASSACHUSETTS
3b Which country's national anthem is called Wilhelmus'?
TIM NETHERLANDS
4a On television which actor played Onslow in 'Keeping up Appearances' and Vernon Scripps in 'Heartbeat'?
GEOFFREY HUGHES
4b What cricket score is known as Nelson?
111

ROUND 2
1a Which US President had the shortest term of office - one month?
WILLIAM HARRISON
1b What completes this Spike Milligan quote, 'Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use...'?
EARPLUGS
2a Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island, lies north-east of which Australian city?
BRISBANE
2b Which whales are nicknamed 'sea canaries' because of their birdlike sound?
BELUGA (accept WHITE)
3a Which city on the Adriatic Sea was known to the Romans as Ragusa?
DUBROVNIK
3b To the nearest whole number what is the value of absolute zero on the Celsius scale?
MINUS 273
4a For most of 1924, Ramsay MacDonald simultaneously held the position of Prime Minister and which other?
FOREIGN SECRETARY
4b The religious order of Poor Ladies of San Damiano has what more common name?
POOR CLARES

ROUND 3
1a In which film did Gary Cooper win an Oscar in 1941 playing the title role?
SERGEANT YORK
1b Which is the only letter in Scrabble worth 5 points?
K
2a Which member of the Royal Family was nicknamed 'Cake' by the Mitford sisters?
THE QUEEN MOTHER / QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER
2b The 2012 work 'All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for 3 minutes' is a work by which Turner Prize-winning artist?
MARTIN CREED
3a On television who travelled in the Liberator until it was destroyed?
BLAKE'S 7
3b Which Major League Baseball team play home games at the Rogers Centre (formerly known as Skydome)?
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
4a Who wrote 'The Rights of Man' in 1791?
THOMAS PAINE
4b Which record label was founded by Berry Gordy Junior?
MOTOWN

ROUND 4
1a In the Dickens novel 'Dombey and Son' what is the name of the son?
PAUL
1b Who composed the opera 'Norma'?
VINCENZO BELLINI
2a What was the name of the cat who was an enemy to the mice Pixie and Dixie?
MR JINKS
2b Who was the only player to score a hat trick in a Rugby League Challenge Cup Final and be on the losing side?
ROBBIE PAUL (for Bradford v St Helens)
3a Kept in Edinburgh Castle, what are the Honours of Scotland?
(SCOTTISH) CROWN JEWELS
3b Which fashion house designed the costumes for Kylie Minogue's 'Aphrodite Les Folies' world tour?
DOLCE & GABBANA
4a N'Djamena is the capital of which land-locked African state?
CHAD
4b In 2002 what two words were added to the name of Battersea Dogs Home?
AND CATS

ROUND 5
1a The Gibson Desert is in the central area of which Australian state?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
1b 'Blue-ringed' is a venomous species of which sea creature?
OCTOPUS
2a What was the connection between the 22nd and the 24th US Presidents?
THE SAME PERSON (GROVER CLEVELAND)
2b According to Spike Milligan, 'Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented...' which food?
CUSTARD
3a Who, in 1792, wrote the book 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
3b Who was the star name behind the founding of Rocket Records?
ELTON JOHN
4a The space station 'Deep Space Nine' is encountered in which TV series?
STAR TREK
4b Which NFL American Football team play their home games at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome?
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

ROUND 6
1a The Dickens novel 'Hard Times' is set in which fictional town, partly based on Preston?
COKETOWN
1b Who composed the opera 'Dido and Aeneas'?
HENRY PURCELL
2a What was the name of the scarecrow in 'Bob the Builder'?
SPUD
2b Which trophy is awarded to the Man of the Match in the Rugby League Super League Grand Final?
HARRY SUNDERLAND TROPHY
3a The oldest surviving building at Edinburgh Castle is a chapel dedicated to which saint?
ST MARGARET
3b Which female fashion designer founded The Fashion and Textile Museum in London?
ZANDRA RHODES
4a What is the capital of the Yukon territory of Canada?
WHITEHORSE
4b In 1994 the National Children's Home charity NCH added what three words to its name before dropping the NCH part in 2008 to set its current title?
ACTION FOR CHILDREN

ROUND 7
1a In which 1957 film did Alec Guinness win an Oscar for his portrayal of an English officer?
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
1b On the London Monopoly board which is the only property south of the River Thames?
OLD KENT ROAD
2a Private Eye refers to which member of the Royal Family as Keith?
DUKE OF EDINBURGH / PRINCE PHILIP
2b 'The Walthamstow Tapestry', measuring 15 metres by 3 metres, is a 2009 work by which Turner Prize winner?
GRAYSON PERRY
3a Which modern day country's name comes from the Latin for Black Mountain?
MONTENEGRO
3b To the nearest whole number what is the normal body temperature of a human on the Celsius scale?
37
4a Who is the only man in the 20th century to have held the offices of Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary before becoming Prime Minister?
JAMES CALLAGHAN
4b The origin of which religious order can be traced to a mountain in Palestine where it was established near the fountain of Elijah in the 12th century?
CARMELITE

ROUND 8
1a Which English queen consort was mother to two queens - Mary II and Anne?
ANNE HYDE
1b What is the name for the fruit cherry in German?
KIRSCHE
2a Name one shipping forecast sea area which lies along the Norwegian coast.
NORTH UTSIRE or SOUTH UTSIRE
2b John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, was born in 1949 in which country?
UGANDA
3a On television which actor played Neville Hope in 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' and Robbie Lewis in 'Morse'?
KEVIN WHATELY
3b What score in cricket is considered unlucky by Australians?
87
4a Which 1953 play by Arthur Miller is based on the Salem witch trials?
THE CRUCIBLE
4b Which country's national anthem is known in English as 'The March of the Volunteers'?
CHINA

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 In art, Saint Jerome is often shown with which animal?
LION
2 Which country in South America is the eighth largest in the world in terms of land area? ARGENTINA
3 Who played the title role in the 1970 film 'Ned Kelly'?
MICK JAGGER
4 Who announced the death of President Kennedy on American TV?
WALTER CRONKITE