Monday 3rd November 2014
Set by Clarence (Wirral)

Round 1
1a Orange Juice, Galliano and which spirit are mixed together to make a Harvey Wallbanger cocktail?
Vodka
1b Which hero of several Arthur Conan Doyle stories was first introduced in the novel 'The Lost World' in 1912?
Professor Challenger
2a Who had a 1974 UK/US hit record with 'Midnight at the Oasis'?
Maria Muldaur
2b In the Bible whose wife was Zipporah?
Moses
3a On which racecourse is the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe run?
Longchamps
3b In which country was Greenpeace founded?
Canada
4a What is the name of the small island that lies off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man?
Calf of Man
4b The kakapo or owl parrot is a near extinct bird living in which country?
New Zealand

Round 2
1a Which company produces the perfume Opium?
Yves St Laurent
1b In which English town is 'The Hat Works', the only museum of hats and headwear in the country?
Stockport
2a Who is the actress/novelist daughter of Debbie Reynolds?
Carrie Fisher
2b A dish cooked "a la Lyonnaise" would be garnished or prepared with which ingredient?
Onions
3a How is the flowering plant Syringa more commonly known?
Lilac
3b Which villain, played by Richard Kiel, appeared in two James Bond movies, 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker'?
Jaws
4a In which English county are the Peckforton Hills?
Cheshire
4b Which statesman, executed in 1535, has become the Patron Saint of politicians?
St Thomas More

Round 3
1a Who wrote the 1947 play 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?
Tennessee Williams
1b Athene is the Greek goddess of wisdom; who is her Roman equivalent?
Minerva
2a What is the name of the play within a play in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
Pyramus and Thisbe
2b How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win at the 1972 Olympic Games?
7
3a In the game of Poker what is a run of five cards in sequence, irrespective of suit, called?
A Straight
3b Which big band leader and clarinettist (1909-1986) was known as the King of Swing'?
Benny Goodman
4a Which entertainer was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston in 1890?
Stan Laurel
4b On which river does Leicester stand?
Soar

Round 4
1a What common British bird has the Latin name Pica Pica?
(Eurasian) Magpie
1 b Charles and Philip are two of the Prince of Wales's names; give either of the other two.
Arthur or George
2a Which town on the River Colne holds an annual Oyster Festival?
Colchester
2b Name the major Japanese Stock Exchange Index.
Nikkei (accept Topix)
3a The old boys of which public school are known as Old Carthusians?
Charterhouse
3b Which architect designed the present Royal Pavilion in Brighton, built between 1815 and 1820?
John Nash
4a Name one of the Earth signs of the Zodiac.
Taurus, Virgo or Capricorn
4b In which series of films would you find a hairless cat called Mr Bigglesworth?
Austin Powers

Round 5
1a Which fruit, in pureed form, is added to sparkling wine to make a Bellini cocktail?
Peach
1b Who wrote the lyrical drama 'Prometheus Unbound' in 1820?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
2a Who had a 1979 UK hit with the song 'Ring My Bell'?
Anita Ward
2b In the Old Testament of the Bible who was the father of David?
Jesse
3a Which race first run in 1836 at Chantilly, is sometimes known as the French Derby?
Prix du Jockey Club
3b Which organisation was founded by the lawyer Peter Benenson in London in 1961?
Amnesty International
4a Which island known as Ynys Gybi in Welsh, lies just off the west coast of Anglesey?
Holy Island
4b The Thylacine, thought to be extinct, was a carnivorous marsupial last sighted on which island?
Tasmania

Round 6
1a When in 2000 a poster advertising the perfume Opium was banned, which model appeared nearly naked on it?
Sophie Dahl
1b In which English town is the British Lawnmower Museum?
Southport
2a Who is the actress daughter of Tippi Hedren?
Melanie Griffith
2b A dish cooked "a la Crecy" would be garnished or prepared with which ingredient?
Carrots
3a How is the common shrub Ligustrum more commonly known?
Privet
3b Harold Sakata won a silver medal in Olympic weightlifting but became more famous playing which villain in a James Bond film?
Oddjob
4a In which English county is Stokesay Castle?
Shropshire
4b In 1997 St Isidore of Seville was chosen by Pope John Paul II as the patron saint of which modern phenomenon?
Internet/Computing

Round 7
1a Who wrote the 1948 play 'The Browning Version'?
Terence Rattigan
1b Saturn is the Roman god of time, who is the Greek alternative?
Chronos
2a What is the name of the play within a play in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?
The Mousetrap
2b How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
4
3a In the game of poker what is a hand consisting of three cards of one value and a pair of another value called?
A Full House
3b What style of jazz which began and was developed in the mid 1940s was pioneered by jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie?
Be-bop
4a In which town was entertainer John Eric Bartholomew born in 1926?
Morecambe
4b On which river does Northampton stand?
Nene

Round 8
1a Which British bird has the Latin name 'Troglodytes Troglodytes'?
(Eurasian) Wren
1b Anne and Elizabeth are two of the Princess Royal's names, give either of the other two.
Alice or Louise
2a The Goose Fair is held annually in which British city?
Nottingham
2b Name the major German Stock Market Index.
DAX (accept TecDAX, MDAX. SDAX)
3a The old boys of which public school are known as Old Alleynians?
Dulwich
3b Which architect designed Tom Tower and The Sheldonian Theatre, both in Oxford?
Christopher Wren
4a Name one of the fire signs of the Zodiac.
Aries, Leo or Sagittarius
4b In the Harry Potter series of films and books who has a cat called Crookshanks?
Hermione Granger

Spare Questions
1 Who shot Ronald Reagan on 30 March 1981?
John Hinckley (Jr)
2 In Greek Mythology-what was the name of Oedipus's mother?
Jocasta
3 What is Sean Connery's first Christian name?
Thomas
4 Who wrote the play 'The Cherry Orchard' in 1904?
Anton Chekhov