Monday 13th January 2014
Set by Wallasey Cricket Club (Wirral)

Round One
1a Which western European country joined the UN as late as September 2002?
Switzerland
1b Which successful 'boy band includes Harry Styles and Zayn Malik amongst its members?
One Direction
2a Which actress played Hazel the Witch in the children's TV programme "Rentaghost"?
Molly Weir
2b In the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", what is Charlie's surname?
Bucket
3a Which fashion designer created the uniforms for the 2012 Olympic Team GB?
Stella McCartney
3b Shirley Bassey has sung three Bond themes: "Goldfinger", "Diamonds are Forever", and what other?
Moonraker
4a Under current legislation, General Elections in the UK are held on Thursdays, but at what time do polling stations close?
10 pm
4b In what year of WW2 was the German battleship 'Bismarck' sunk?
1941 (May 27)

Round Two
1a Who is the mother of TV presenter and model Chloe Madeley?
Judy Finnigan
1b In the US animated cartoon series "Rocky and Bullwinkle" what type of animal was Rocky?
(Flying) Squirrel
2a At the beginning of the 2013-14 season, which former international player is manager of Championship team Blackpool FC?
Paul Ince
2b Which two-word French phrase, used in English to mean a controversial issue, literally translates as 'famous case'?
Cause Celebre
3a Pieter van Musschenbroek received the first recorded electric shock in 1746 whilst inventing which electrical storage device?
The Leiden Jar
3b Which poet's house at 24 Hollies Street, London, was commemorated by the first Blue Plaque, unveiled in 1867?
Lord Byron
4a Whose portrait (other than the Queen) is depicted on the current £20 note?
Adam Smith
4b In Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", which character tells the first tale?
The Knight

Round Three
1a On a WW2 poster, what three words followed 'Lend a Hand'?
On the Land
1b In which country was Arnold Schwarzenegger born?
Austria
2a What is the name of the cafe/tea room, founded by Frederick Belmont in 1919 in Harrogate, and now a tourist attraction?
Betty's
2b What is the name of the cat that has lived at 10 Downing Street since 2011. He has the official title Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office?
Larry
3a Which comedian's TV characters include Bubbles Devere and Vicky Pollard?
Matt Lucas
3b The theme tune to the long-running TV series "The Sky at Night" is called "At the Castle Gate". It is from the incidental music to "Pelleas and Melisande" by which composer?
Jan Sibelius
4a Tchiakovsky's "1812 Overture" was written to commemorate which battle, fought around 60 miles west of Moscow?
Borodino
4b In mobile communications, what does the 'S' stand for in the integrated circuit SIM, as in SIM card?
Subscriber (Identity Module)

Round Four
1a Which English film actor and comedian starred in such films as "Trouble in Store" (1953) and "The Square Peg" (1958)?
Norman Wisdom
1b Who replaced George Entwistle to become the present Director General of the BBC in April 2013?
Tony Hall (Lord Hall of Birkenhead)
2a The dish gumbo originated in which US state?
Louisiana
2b Which country was the first to experience civil uprisings in 'The Arab Spring', the then existing government being overthrown in January 2011 after 23 years in power?
Tunisia
3a Give either of the forenames of E. M. Forster
Edward / Morgan
3b Which organic compound has the formula C4H10?
Butane
4a The 2012 release "GRRR!" is the latest compilation from which band?
The Rolling Stones
4b The artificial language Esperanto was devised in 1887 by Lazarus Ludwig who?
Zamenhof

Round Five
la Which African country is the most recent state to join the United Nations, doing so on14thJuly 2011?
South Sudan
1b With which girl group were Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin associated?
Bananarama
2a Actor Michael Sheard played which feared teacher in "Grange Hill"?
Mr. Bronson
2b Which character in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" has two heads and three arms?
Zaphod Beeblebrox
3a Which fashion designer created uniforms for the American 2012 Olympic team?
Ralph Lauren
3b Which group released the soundtrack for the 1980 film "Flash Gordon"?
Queen
4a How much money is forfeited in a UK General Election 'lost deposit'?
£500
4b In what year of WW2 did the German forces surrender at Stalingrad?
1943 (Feb. 2)

Round Six
1a Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle are among the children of which Hollywood actor, formerly married to Demi Moore?
Bruce Willis
1b What type of animal is Hobbes in the syndicated cartoon strip "Calvin and Hobbes"?
Tiger
2a At the beginning of the 2013-14 season, which former international player is manager of Championship side Watford FC?
Gianfranco Zola
2b Which two-word French phrase, used in English to mean love letter, literally translates as 'sweet note'?
Billet Doux
3a In 1785 who confirmed the inverse square law for electrical forces. He has a scientific law and a unit named after him?
Charles Coulomb
3b Which English poet died in a house at the foot of the Spanish Steps in Rome. It is now a museum dedicated to his memory?
John Keats
4a Who is to replace Charles Dickens on the UK £10 note in 2017?
Jane Austen
4b How many stories make up Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales"?
Twenty Four

Round Seven
1a On a WW2 poster, what two words followed 'Look out in ...'?
The Blackout
1b In which country was Jean-Claude Van Damme born?
Belgium
2a After China and India, which African country is the world's largest tea producing nation?
Kenya
2b What is the first name of the diplomat after whom Downing Street is named?
(Sir) George (Downing, Bt)
3a Which TV presenter's 2004 autobiography is called "The Duke: What a Bobby Dazzler"?
David Dickinson
3b The TV presenter Sir Patrick Moore, CBE, was a keen amateur musician, composing and playing pieces for which instrument?
Xylophone
4a Who was murdered by John Bellingham in 1812?
Spencer Percival
4b For what does the first 'S' stand in SMS?
Short (Messaging Service)

Round Eight
1a Which American film actor and comedian starred in such films as It's a Gift (1934) and 'What a Man" (1941)
W. C. Fields
1b Who replaced Rowan Williams to become the new Archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013?
Justin Welby
2a Which fast food chain was founded by Harland Saunders in 1930?
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
2b Who was elected to replace Hosni Mubarak as President of Egypt in 2012, but was later deposed in July 2013?
Mohammed Mursi (Morsi)
3a Give either of the forenames of P. D. James
Phyllis / Dorothy
3b Which (liquid) foodstuff has the chemical formula CH3COOH?
Vinegar
4a What was the title of the debut single by the Rolling Stones. It reached No. 21 in the UK pop charts in 1963?
Come On
4b Which is the only place in the UK to have a post code beginning with the letter 'Z'?
Shetland (accept Lerwick)

Spare Questions
1 Which ubiquitous traffic aid was invented by Charles P. Rudebaker in 1914, in New York City?
Traffic Cone
2 Whose first husband was Conrad Hilton Jnr., heir to the hotel empire?
Elizabeth Taylor
3 Who won the 1960 Best Actress Oscar for her part in the film "Two Women"?
Sophia Loren