Monday 1st December 2014
Set by Legionnaires (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Name the actress who played the title role in the 1998 film 'There's Something about Mary'.
Cameron Diaz
1b In which Scandinavian city are the headquarters of the Volvo manufacturing company?
Gothenburg
2a Which 1969 Elvis Presley hit was also a hit for the group Fine Young Cannibals in 1985?
Suspicious Minds
2b Which Greek god is the son of Zeus and Leto and twin brother of Artemis?
Apollo
3a The Sultanate of Brunei forms part of which island?
Borneo
3b Deposed in 1969, of which country was Idris the first and so far only king?
Libya
4a Give either year or venue when Ingemar Stenmark won Slalom and Giant Slalom Olympic Gold medals.
1980, Lake Placid
4b What was the name of the son in the TV series 'The Munsters' played by Butch Patrick?
Eddie

Round 2
1a In which European city are the headquarters of the Fiat manufacturing company?
Turin
1b Name the actress who played the title role in the 1976 film 'Carrie'.
Sissy Spacek
2a Who is the Roman god of gates, doors and beginnings, represented with a two-faced head?
Janus
2b Who wrote and recorded the original version of the song Blue Suede Shoes which was a hit single for Elvis Presley in 1955?
Carl Perkins
3a Which King of Greece flew to Rome in exile following a 1967 military coup?
Constantine (2nd)
3b Which island comprises the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Hispaniola
4a What was the name of the son in the TV series 'The Addams Family' played by Ken Weatherwax?
Pugsley
4b Give either the year or the venue when Jean Claude Killy won 3 Olympic Alpine Skiing Gold medals.
1968 Grenoble

Round 3
1a Native to Australia, what type of creature is a pademelon?
Marsupial (accept Wallaby or Kangaroo)
1b Name either of the creators of the 1958 musical 'Gigi'.
Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe
2a In which county is Fakenham racecourse?
Norfolk
2b On TV who plays Inspector George Gently?
Martin Shaw
3a According to an advertising campaign in the 1990s, what beer was "The cream of Manchester"?
Boddingtons
3b Ackee and saltfish is widely considered as the national dish of which island?
Jamaica
4a In Arthurian legend Lancelot was the father of Galahad - but who was his mother?
Elaine
4b Which European capital city is built on 14 islands joined together by over 50 bridges?
Stockholm

Round 4
1a Leonard Bernstein wrote the music for the musical 'West Side Story'. Who wrote the lyrics?
Stephen Sondheim
1b Native to Australia, what type of creature is a bandy-bandy?
Snake
2a, On TV who played Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby from 1997 until 2011?
John Nettles
2b In which county is Plumpton racecourse?
(East) Sussex
3a A Luau is a traditional feast or party celebrated on which islands?
Hawaii
3b According to an adverting campaign in the 1980's and 1990's which beer was advertised as "The amber nectar"?
Fosters (lager)
4a Which city, a national capital until 1922, is the only major city to span two continents?
Istanbul
4b In Arthurian legend who threw the sword Excalibur into the lake, at Arthur's request, after his death?
Bedivere

Round 5
1a Which 1980s TV sitcom starred Keith Barron and Gwen Taylor as a couple on holiday with friends in Spain?
Duty Free
1b Give a year when Lord Liverpool was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1812-1827
2a Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1984 film 'Amadeus'?
F Murray Abraham
2b Which is the largest Canadian province in terms of area?
Quebec
3a Which word means a device to aid memory e.g. "Richard of York gave battle in vain"?
Mnemonic
3b Which England cricketer holds the record for the highest individual score for his country - 364 versus Australia in 1938?
Sir Len Hutton
4a Buster Bloodvessel was the lead singer of which pop group - popular in the early 1980s?
Bad Manners
4b Which cocktail allegedly gets its name from the practice of 1950's American engineers stirring vodka into their cans of orange juice with this tool?
Screwdriver

Round 6
1a Give a year when Lord John Russell (the Earl Russell) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1846-1852 and 1865-1866
1b Which late 1970s/early 1980s TV sitcom revolved around a house and estate called 'Grantleigh'?
To the Manor Born
2a Which is the smallest Canadian province in terms of area?
Prince Edward Island
2b Who won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 2008 film 'Milk'?
Sean Penn
3a With 133 appearances who is England's most capped cricket player?
Alec Stewart
3b What name is given to a word formed from the initial letters of a series of words e.g. AIDS?
Acronym
4a Scotch, Drambuie, ice and a lemon twist are the traditional ingredients of which cocktail?
Rusty Nail
4b Which singer was lead singer with band Frankie Goes to Hollywood in the mid 1980s?
Holly Johnson

Round 7
1a Give a year in the life of the Belgian artist Rene Magritte.
1898-1967
1b Who was the Arsenal captain when they won the 2005 FA Cup -on penalties against Manchester United?
Patrick Viera
2a Arundel Castle in Sussex is the family seat of which Dukes?
Dukes of Norfolk
2b The ballerina born Margaret Evelyn Hookham became famous under what name?
(Dame) Margot Fonteyn (de Arias)
3a Kyle MacLachlan played agent Dale Cooper in which early 1990s US TV series?
Twin Peaks
3b Which town, located in present day S.E. Turkey was the birthplace of St Paul?
Tarsus
4a Name the author of the novel 'Shame', shortlisted for the 1983 Booker Prize.
Salman Rushdie
4b Which naturalised American electrical/mechanical engineer and inventor (1856-1943) has given his name to the SI unit of magnetic flux density?
Nikola Tesla

Round 8
1a Who was the Arsenal captain when they won the 2003 FA Cup - beating Southampton 1-0?
David Seaman
1b Give a year in the life of the artist Piet Mondrian.
1872-1944
2a The ballerina born Lillian Marks became better known under what name?
(Dame) Alicia Markova
2b Name the family seat of the Dukes of Marlborough.
Blenheim Palace
3a In the Bible, which Philistine city was the home of Goliath?
Gath
3b Steve Pemberton played shopkeeper Tulip 'Tubbs' Tattsyrup in which British TV series which ended in 2002?
The League of Gentlemen
4a Which French physicist (1852-1908) shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with the Curies in 1903 and has the SI unit of radioactivity named after him?
Antoine Becquerel
4b Name the author of the novel 'The Van', shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize.
Roddy Doyle

Spare Questions
1 Which island is referred to by its inhabitants as Kalaalit Nunaat?
Greenland
2 After how many years is a Ruby wedding anniversary celebrated?
40
3 If it is 12 noon in London what time is it in Alaska?
3am