Monday 17th November 2014
Set by Browns (Wirral)

Round 1
1a What event of August 1969 was originally billed as 'An Aquarian Exposition: 3 days of peace and music'?
Woodstock
1b Who was assassinated by her own bodyguards on 31st October 1984?
Indira Gandhi
2a Who was the first and so far only boxer to receive a knighthood?
Henry Cooper
2b Who was the Republican candidate who lost the Presidential election to Barack Obama in 2012?
Mitt Romney
3a Who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2014 for her role in 'Blue Jasmine'?
Cate Blanchett
3b What is the name of the river that runs through Madrid?
Manzanares
4a What is the national flower of Spain?
(Red) Carnation
4b Who won the Scottish FA Cup in 2014?
St Johnstone

Round 2
1a In the acronym NASA what does the first 'A' stand for?
Aeronautics
1b Which 1595 play by Shakespeare is his shortest?
A Comedy of Errors
2a In which year did the National Lottery start in the UK?
1994
2b In which 1953 book by Ian Fleming did James Bond first appear?
Casino Royale
3a In Greek Mythology who is the Greek god of wine?
Dionysus
3b Which city is served by Chopin Airport?
Warsaw
4a Which UK prime minister was born in Edinburgh in 1953?
Tony Blair
4b In which city was the Rugby League Cup Final played in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005?
Cardiff (Millennium Stadium)

Round 3
1a "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" is a famous line from which 1987 US film?
Dirty Dancing
1b Which sea separates Australia and Indonesian New Guinea?
Arafura
2a What car company manufactures the Venga model of saloon car?
Kia
2b In Fawlty Towers what was the name of Manuel's pet hamster/rat?
Basil
3a Which TV chef's 2007 autobiography is entitled 'Humble Pie'?
Gordon Ramsay
3b Give a year in the life of abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky.
1866-1944
4a In which country is Fjordland National Park?
New Zealand
4b Which author's first book was the 1964 novel 'When The Lion Feeds', featuring the ex-SAS officer Hector Cross? His latest (2013) is 'Vicious Circle'.
Wilbur Smith

Round 4
1a What is the capital city of The Maldives?
Mali
1b Name the swimmer who won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Michael Phelps
2a Which London building was adapted to become the Tate Modem which opened in 2000?
Bankside (Power Station)
2b Which pottery designer created a range called Bizarre in 1928?
Clarice Cliffe
3a Name the year: The Maastricht Treaty is signed, riots in Los Angeles following the beating of Rodney King by police officers, Denmark wins the UEFA European Football Championships.
1992
3b What nationality was Charles Richter who devised the seismic scale named after him?
American (born in Ohio)
4a Which evergreen trees belong to the genus Picea?
Spruce
4b Which football ground is the highest in English league football at 551 feet above sea level?
The Hawthorns (WBA)

Round 5
1a Which rock band opened the Live Aid concert at Wembley in July 1985?
Status Quo
1b Which soul singer was shot and killed by his own father on 1 April 1984 in Los Angeles?
Marvin Gaye
2a What nickname, meaning 'The Boys, The Boys', is given to the South African national football team?
Bafana Bafana
2b The Nuevo Sol has been the currency of which country since 1991?
Peru
3a Which film directed by and starring Ben Affleck won the Best Picture Oscar in 2013?
Argo
3b At 1560 miles, what is the longest river in Australia?
The Murray
4a Which is the national flower of India?
Lotus
4b Which country will host the EUFA European Football Championships in 2016?
France

Round 6
1a Claudio, Isabella and Mistress Overdone are characters in which Shakespeare play?
Measure for Measure
1b In computing what does the 'R.' stand for in the acronym RAM?
Random
2a Who wrote the 1990 novel 'Jurassic Park'?
Michael Crichton
2b In which year were the FIFA World Cup Soccer Finals held in Chile?
1962
3a In Greek mythology who is the God of War?
Ares
3b Which capital city is served by Simon Bolivar International Airport?
Caracas
4a Who did Michelle LaVaughn Robinson marry in October 1992?
Barack Obama
4b In which city will the 2020 summer Olympics be held?
Tokyo

Round 7
1a The quotation "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" occurs in which 1979 US film?
Apocalypse Now
1b Which major city is situated at the mouth of the Yangtze River in China?
Shanghai
2a Which car manufacturer makes the Kuga model?
Ford
2b In the TV cartoon series, what is the name of Captain Pugwash's ship?
The Black Pig
3a Who was the original drummer/singer with the Monkees pop group?
Mickey Dolenz
3b Give a year in the life of Raphael.
1483-1520
4a The Malham area of North Yorkshire is famous for its formations of which rock?
Limestone
4b Which science fiction writer wrote novels for younger readers under the pseudonym Paul French?
Isaac Asimov

Round 8
1a What is the capital of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan?
Baku
1b Which city has underground stations called Dinamo and Lubyanka?
Moscow
2a Which architect (1752-1835) was responsible for the design of the present Royal Pavilion in Brighton?
John Nash
2b In 1919 which Dadaist artist famously painted a moustache and goatee on a reproduction of the Mona Lisa?
Marcel Duchamp
3a Name the year: the Winter Olympics are held in Sarajevo, Space shuttle Discovery makes its maiden voyage, Fernando Torres is born.
1984
3b According to the World Meteorological Organisation and the UK Met Office, what is the highest number on the Beaufort scale, representing hurricane force?
12
4a Which birds belong to the family Columbidae?
Doves or Pigeons
4b Who married Bond actor Daniel Craig in June 2012?
Rachel Weisz

Spare Questions
1 The MP for Leeds Central is the famous son of which famous politician?
Tony Benn (Hilary Benn)
2 In World War 2 Operation Husky was the code name for the Allied invasion of which island?
Sicily
3 Who partnered Andy Murray to win the silver medal in the final of the mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics?
Laura Robson