Tuesday 21st October 2014
Set by St Francis of Assisi (Liverpool)

Round One
1A In the Disney story of Snow White, who is the only beardless dwarf?
DOPEY
1B In feet, how wide is a singles tennis court?
27 feet
2A Which German City is home to the headquarters of the Volkswagen car manufacturer?
WOLFSBURG
2B Stokes' Law describes the force on objects passing through a fluid. It includes which property of the fluid usually represented by the Greek letter eta?
VISCOCITY
3A Alice Arnold is the lifetime partner of which other broadcaster?
CLARE BALDING
3B In France, with what occupation would you associate the nickname 'une aubergine'?
TRAFFIC WARDEN
4A Which U.S. President's face is depicted on the $20 dollar bill?
ANDREW JACKSON
4B In the world of professional darts, which player is nicknamed 'The Silverback'?
TONY O'SHEA

Round Two
1A What first appeared on the streets of St Helier (Jersey) in November 1852?
POST BOXES
1B Who designed the Mount Rushmore monument in the U.S.A. to four presidents?
GUTZON BORGLUM
2A The image of which boxer appears on the cover of the Beatles 'Sergeant Pepper' album?
SONNY LISTON
2B Which top National Hunt trainer's establishment is based at Seven Barrows?
NICKY HENDERSON
3A Who in 1588, commanded the English fleet that confronted the Spanish Armada?
LORD HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM
3B Who played the role of U.S. Vaudeville artist Eddie Foy in the 1955 biographical movie "The Seven Little Foys"?
BOB HOPE
4A Which Old Testament prophet of the 9th century B.C. denounced Ahab and Jezebel?
ELIJAH
4B In Britain, what name is given to a trader who deals in buttons, thread, ribbon and other small articles used in the making of clothes?
HABERDASHER

Round Three
1A Which group sharing its name with a military aircraft had hits with 'Rock Lobster and 'The Love Shack'?
THE B52's
1B On children's television, which character lives in the fictional town of Pontypandy?
FIREMAN SAM (SAM TAN)
2A According to legend Romulus and Remus, founders of the city of Rome, were raised by a she-wolf and fed by what bird?
A WOODPECKER
2B In Greek Mythology, who is the father of Odysseus?
LAERTES
3A On which river in Germany does Heidelberg stand?
NECKAR
38 Of the original Cinque Ports, which was the only one not in Kent?
HASTINGS
4A Mary Todd became the wife of which President of the U.S.A.?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
4B In the Bible, Daniel was thrown to the lions for refusing to worship which king?
DARIUS

Round Four
1A Which English monarch was on the throne at the beginning of the Hundred Years War?
EDWARD III
1B Which brand of foodstuff still bears the slogan 'Original and Best'?
KELLOGG'S CORNFLAKES
2A Name the year Russia shoots down U2 spy plane; France becomes the world's 4th nuclear power and Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Israelis in Buenos Aires.
1960
2B Which famous London Building was completed in 1951 from a design by Hugh Casson?
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
3A Which English composer produced the operas 'Artaxerxes', 'Love in a Village' and the 'Fairy Prince' in the decade 1761 to 1771?
THOMAS ARNE
3B Marcus Bentley provides the voice-over for which TV show?
BIG BROTHER
4A In which Charles Dickens' novel does Sir Mulbery Hawk appear?
NICHOLAS Ni-CKELBY
4B Who is the current president of the Irish Republic?
MICHAEL D. HIGGINS

Round Five
1A Which boxer's image appeared on the cover of the Band on the Run album?
JOHN CONTEH
1B Which Marx Brother didn't appear in any of their films?
GUMMO
2A What was the name of the flagship of the English Commander, Lord Howard of Effingham, which faced the Spanish Armada?
ARK ROYAL
2B Specifically, in what commodities does a fellmonger deal?
ANIMAL SKINS
3A Which English author and postal service employee was responsible for the introduction of post boxes to the British Isles?
ANTHONY TROLLOPE
3B Name the citizen, whose 'home movie' is regarded as the most accurate record of J.F.K's assassination?
ABRAHAM ZAPRUDER
4A In religion, by what name is the Decalogue better known?
TEN COMMANDMENTS
4B Jackdaw's Castle is the headquarters of which renowned National Hunt Trainer?
JONJO O'NEILL

Round Six
1A Bella Wilfer is a character in which of Charles Dickens' books?
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
1B Which London building was completed in 1977 from a design by Denys Lasdun?
The NATIONAL THEATRE
2A Which English composer wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas, whose first public performance was in 1684?
HENRY PURCELL
2B Peter Dixon provides the voice-over for which T.V. show?
THE X FACTOR
3A Name the year: the U.S. Draft Board refuses Muhammed Ali's exemption, the Boston Strangler is sentenced to life imprisonment and three astronauts perish in the Apollo I fire.
1967
3B Which beverage has used the slogan 'Good to the last drop' since 1917?
MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE
4A Who was the ruler of England when the War of the Spanish Succession began in 1701?
WILLIAM III
48 Succeeding Kevin Rudd in 2013, who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?
TONY ABBOTT

Round Seven
1A Two of Radio 4's long standing female news broadcasters retired in 2012 as a result of BBC cutbacks. Name either of or them.
HARRIET CASS or CHARLOTTE GREEN
18 In professional darts, which player is nicknamed 'The Artist'?
KEVIN PAINTER
2A Whose image was depicted on the first U.S. postage stamp?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
2B In France, what service does 'un fossoyeur' provide?
HE DIGS GRAVES
3A Who is the only dwarf in the Disney tale of Snow White who wears spectacles?
DOC
3B Usually represented by lower case n, which optical property is the ratio of the velocities of light in two adjacent media?
REFRACTIVE INDEX
4A Which U.S. city saw the foundation in 1903 of the Harley-Davidson motor cycle manufacturer?
MILWAUKEE
4B In feet, what is the length of a tennis court?
78 feet

Round Eight
1A Martha Dandridge was the 1st lady of which American President?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
1B Which town in Surrey gives its name to the common form of Hydrated Magnesium Sulphate?
EPSOM (salts)
2A In Roman legend, who was the mother of Romulus and Remus?
ILIA
2B Name the only Irish character to appear in a Shakespeare play.
McMORRIS (HENRY V)
3A The military aircraft, the B29, was better known by what name?
SUPER FORTRESS
3B Which B.B.C. children's television programme featured the dolls Hamble and Jemima?
PLAYSCHOOL
4A Which river of Germany flows to the North Sea at Bremerhaven?
WESER
4B According to Greek legend, who was the wife of Odysseus?
PENELOPE

Spare Questions
1 Who was the first Prime Minister to give birth while in office?
BENAZIR BHUTTO
2 In which English town will you find the headquarters of McCain foods?
SCARBOROUGH
3 What is the shortest name in the Bible?
UZ
4 Mocha, a blend of chocolate and coffee made into a drink, originated in which country?
YEMEN