Monday 1st September 2014
Set by NormaN and the NoDDies (Wirral 1)

Round 1
1a What festival marks the end of Ramadan in the Muslim religion?
Eid (Eid al-Fitr)
1b What name was shared by the wives of the English kings Edward IV and Henry VII?
Elizabeth
2a Cricket. Who was the batsman when Shane Warne bowled the so-called "ball of the century" on 4th June 1993?
Mike Gatting
2b What creature appears on the logo of Alfa Romeo cars?
A snake
3a Which book written by Ian Fleming in 1964 is subtitled "The Magical Car?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
3b Which city's name is given to symphonies 82 to 87 inclusive by Haydn?
Paris
4a Which country has the largest Spanish speaking population in the world?
Mexico
4b "In order to make ice, fill the trays with water was one of many party tips in the much ridiculed 2013 book "Celebrate". by which "celebrity" author?
Pippa Middleton

Round 2
1a Newmarket racecourse straddles the border of Suffolk and which other county?
Cambridgeshire
1b In a famous 1813 novel, what was the surname of sisters Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia?
Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
2a Genesis Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 9 are devoted to what story?
Noah's Flood
2b Which Shakespeare play of 1591 opens with the funeral of King Henry V?
Henry VI Part 1)
3a In which language was the Communist Manifesto by Marx/Engels first published, in 1848?
German
3b In 2002, what two words were added to the name of Battersea Dogs Home?
And Cats (Battersea Dogs and Cats Home)
4a The present building opened in 1937-which London venue was used to stage the 2012 Olympic volleyball competition?
Earls Court
4b At the Academy Awards, what was the first British film ever to win the Oscar for Best Film?
Hamlet (1948)

Round 3
1a In the 1994 film Speed, what is the minimum speed at which the bus must travel before the bomb on board is detonated?
50 mph (80km per hour)
1b A top twenty hit in 1979, which rock song begins 'The sirens are screaming and fires are howlin' way down in the valley tonight'?
Bat Out of Hell (Meatloaf)
2a How many time zones are there in China?
One
2b Popular with young British people, on which Mediterranean island is the resort of Faliraki located?
Rhodes
3a Which surrealist artist, 1898-1967, featured bowler hats in many of his paintings?
Rene Magritte
3b Custer's Last Stand is more accurately called the Battle of Little Big Horn, but what is Little Big Horn?
A river
4a Give any one year in the era known in British history as The Regency?
1811-1820
4b Which is the most easterly town in Britain directly connected to the motorway network?
Folkestone (M20)

Round 4
1a What is the former name of the shipping forecast area now called Fitzroy since 2002?
Finisterre
1b Barry and Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves were resident ballroom dancing instructors in which television sitcom?
Hi-de-Hi
2a Which TV cartoon character had the catchphrase "Drat and double drat"?
Dick Dastardly
2b What is the minimum age you must be if you wish to stand for the office of President of the United States?
35
3a Which classic 1941 film features the characters Joel Cairo, Kasper Gutman and Brigid O'Shaughnessy?
The Maltese Falcon
3b In the game of cricket, what does the D stand for in the abbreviation DRS?
Decision (Decision Review System)
4a The Rock of Gibraltar is made of what type of rock?
Limestone (also accept shale)
4b 1 Which cocktail consisting of tequila and triple sac and lemon or lime juice has a name which means "daisy" in Spanish?
Margarita

Round 5
1a Which Cheshire town is thought to take its name from the fact if was considered a suitable location for crossing a river there by King Canute in 1017?
Knutsford
1b Nomophobia is the fear of being without or losing what?
Mobile phone
2a "Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me" is a famous line from what 1964 film?
Carry On Cleo
2b What name was shared by the wives of the English kings Henry II, Henry III and Edward I?
Eleanor
3a What is the longest and strongest bone in the human body?
Femur
3b Which country's national anthem has verses sung{ in five different languages?
South Africa
4a According to the 1975 hit Paul Simon song, how many different ways are there to leave your lover?
50 (50 ways to leave your lover)
4b EDF is one of the six big energy companies in the United Kingdom. What does the F stand for in EDF?
France (Electricite de France]

Round 6
1a Widely promoted on Radio Luxembourg in the late '50s and early 1960s, what was the name of the system, devised by Horace Batchelor, which increased your chances. of winning large sums of money on the football pools?
Infra-Draw (method)
1b A word meaning "sea battler", what is the most common surname in Ireland?
Murphy
2a Shipping forecast areas North Utsire and South Utsire were formerly part of which still existing North Sea forecast area?
Viking
2b In a famous novel of 1868- what is the surname of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and March (Little Women)
Amy?
3a In terms of both population and area, which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
Tenerife
3b In Formula One motor racing, what does the D stand for in the abbreviation DRS?
Drag (Drag Reduction System)
4a Give any one year covered in the diary of Samuel Pepys.
1660-1669
4b At the Academy Awards, who was the first British woman to win the Best Actress Oscar?
Vivien Leigh (Gone With the Wind - 1939)

Round 7
1a What metal is mined in a stannary?
Tin
1b "Neither a borrower nor a lender be' is a line from which of Shakespeare's plays?
Hamlet
2a An athlete wearing the initials KSA on his vest is representing which country?
Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
2b Popular with young British. people, on. which. Mediterranean island is the. resort of Malia located?
Crete
3a In which language did Samuel Beckett originally write and publish the play 'Waiting for Godot'?
French (En attendant Godot)
3b A second full moon in a single calendar month is now commonly given what name?
Blue Moon
4a In a Modem Pentathlon, which event comes first?
Fencing
4b What anatomically is your minimus?
Little finger (or toe)

Round 8
1a Which London park staged the 2012 Olympic equestrian events?
Greenwich Park
1b Which is the most northerly town in Britain directly connected to the national rail network?
Thurso
2a Anton Chekhov's play "The Three Sisters" is said to have been inspired by which real life siblings?
The Bronte sisters
2b Shark Tank is the US version of which reality TV series?
Dragons Den
3a Who, in 2009, became the first cartoon character to be Playboy Magazine's cover star?
Marge Simpson
3b Which city links Haydn's symphony number 104 and Vaughan Williams' symphony number 2?
London
4a Ayers Rock (Uluru) in Australia is made of what type of rock?
Sandstone
4b What single word completes the title of Marie Lloyd's famous music hall song "She sits among the cabbages and . . . "?
Peas

Spare Questions
1 Which clothing firm shares its name with a 1971 Academy Award winning film starring Gene Hackman?
French Connection
2 Who won the Best Supporting Actress in 1991 for the film 'Ghost'?
Whoopi Goldberg
3 Which Cambridgeshire town shares its name with a month of the year?
March
4 Which member of the Royal Family appeared on The Archers radio programme in February 2011?
Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Parker-Bowles)