Tuesday 21st January 2014
Set by Puzzlers (Northern)

Round 1
1a Which Russian revolutionary and Marxist theorist led the Red Army to victory during the Civil War from 1918 to 1920?
LEON TROTSKY
1b Who succeeded Richard Nixon as US President?
GERALD FORD
2a The coral island of Niue is a self-governing state in free association with which country?
NEW ZEALAND
2b To which family of animals does the okapi belong?
GIRAFFES
3a Which British dramatist wrote 'The Second Mrs Tanqueray?
SIR ARTHUR WING PINERO
3b With which French King were Mme de Pompadour and Mme Du Barry associated?
LOUIS XV
4a Which Benedictine monk wrote 'Chronica Majora', a history of the world from the creation to 1959?
MATTHEW PARIS
4b Who wrote 'The Hunting of the Snark'?
LEWIS CARROLL

Round 2
1a What sort of a creature is a drongo?
A BIRD
1b Which 1957 treaty paved the way for the European Union?
THE TREATY OF ROME
2a What is the staple diet of the leopard seal?
PENGUINS
2b On which river does Marlborough stand?
RIVER KENNET
3a What was the first battle in the American Revolution?
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
3b What was the profession of Louis Le Vau?
ARCHITECT
4a What sort of a creature is a pinto?
A HORSE
4b Who was the lyre-playing muse of tragedy in Greek mythology?
MELPOMENE

Round 3
1a Which Greek village was the principal sanctuary and oracle of Apollo?
DELPHI
1b Which Indian novelist wrote 'The Man-Eater of Malgudi'?
R. K. NARAYAN
2a Founded in 1636 which university claims to be the oldest in the USA?
HARVARD
2b Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms?
JOHN NAPIER
3a Who was King of England from 1272 to 1307?
EDWARD I
3b Which US actor starred in the film 'The Public Enemy' and 'The Roaring Twenties'?
JAMES CAGNEY
4a Which US President pursued a programme of social reform called the 'Fair Deal'?
HARRY S TRUMAN
4b In which state of the USA can the city of Omaha be found?
NEBRASKA

Round 4
1a How many tricks must a bridge pair win to obtain a grand slam?
THIRTEEN
1b What is the smallest of the Greater Sunda Islands?
JAVA
2a Which member of the Beatles released a solo album entitled 'Extra Texture'?
GEORGE HARRISON
2b Which film musical starred Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
3a By what name is anarchic comic Jim Moir better known?
VIC REEVES
3b What is the fastest selling single in pop history?
CANDLE IN THE WIND (Elton John)
4a Which legendary King of Mycenae was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus?
AGAMEMNON
4b After which Austrian physicist is the ratio of the velocity of a body in a medium to the velocity of sound in that medium named?
ERNST MACH

Round 5
1a Who was the King of Albania from 1928 to 1939?
ZOG I
1b Which British composer wrote the opera Troilus and Cressida?
SIR WILLIAM WALTON
2a Which arm of the Indian Ocean is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal?
THE RED SEA
2b Which sugary solution produced by flowers attracts insects, birds or bats and encourages pollination?
NECTAR
3a Which US novelist wrote 'Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings'?
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
3b What sort of creature is a gallinule?
A TYPE OF FOWL (MOORHEN)
4a Which scientist half-cousin of Charles Darwin coined the term 'eugenics'?
SIR FRANCIS GALTON
4b Which English general led the New Model Army to victory over Charles I at Naseby?
THOMAS FAIRFAX

Round 6
1a Which Royal Gardens near Richmond were established in the 18th Century?
KEW GARDENS
1b On which tributary of the Great Ouse does Cambridge lie?
THE RIVER CAM
2a Which US novelist wrote 'Big Sur'?
JACK KEROUAC
2b Which Argentinean motor-racing driver was World Champion a record five times during the 1950's?
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO
3a Of which state of the USA is Dover the capital?
DELAWARE
3b Which Jewish religious movement was founded by Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov?
HASIDISM
4a Which avant-garde US composer wrote the piece 4'33"?
JOHN CAGE
4b Which king of England married Isabella of France?
EDWARD II

Round 7
1a Of which Caribbean country is Castries the capital?
ST LUCIA
1b What was Capability Brown's first name?
LANCELOT
2a What is the name of the comedian behind the irrepressible Alan Partridge?
STEVE COOGAN
2b Where was the eventual destination of the borrowed London bus in the UK film 'Summer Holiday'?
ATHENS (original plan was to South of France)
3a Which German composer wrote the oratorio 'Carmina Burana'?
CARL ORFF
3b How is milk sugar otherwise known?
LACTOSE
4a Which incompetent police force featured in the silent film comedies produced by Mack Sennett?
THE KEYSTONE COPS
4b Near which English City is Bourneville, the site of a garden village by George Cadbury?
BIRMINGHAM

Round 8
1a To which genus of trees does the maple belong?
ACER
1b Which unit of power is represented by the symbol W?
WATT
2a According to Greek legend, who was the father of Telemachus?
ODYSSEUS
2b Which Swiss resort is famous for its Cresta Run?
ST MORITZ
3a Which actress starred in the films Cabaret and Arthur?
LIZA MINNELLI
3b Which British novelist wrote 'Brideshead Revisited'?
EVELYN WAUGH
4a What is the largest lake in the British Isles?
LOUGH NEAGH
4b Which British scientist discovered benzene?
MICHAEL FARADAY

Spare Questions
1 Which British novelist wrote 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'?
BARONESS ORCZY
2 How is the Christian feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary commonly known?
LADY DAY
3 Which Armenian composer wrote the ballets Gayaneh and Spartacus?
KHACHATURIAN
4 How many letters are there in the Hebrew alphabet?
22
5 Of which country is the Glomma the longest river?
NORWAY