Monday 8th September 2014
Set by Ormskirk

Round 1
1a The Norfolk town of Cromer is particularly famed for which seafood?
CRAB
1b Which Oscar winning actress married Ned Rocknroll in December 2012?
KATE WINSLET
2a Cleeve Hill is the highest point in which English county?
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
2b What was the nickname of Arsenal and Republic of Ireland footballer Liam Brady?
CHIPPY
3a To within five years either way, in which year were the first non electric gas lit traffic lights erected outside the Houses of Parliament?
1868 (1863-1873)
3b "The knife came down, missing him by inches and he took off', is the closing line from which novel, later made into a 1970 film?
CATCH 22
4a Ruth Lee Jones was the real name of which American singer, popular in the. 1950s who died in 1963 aged 39?
DINAH WASHINGTON
4b In which decade was the Vatican State created?
1920s (1929)

Round 2
1a Which other climber disappeared with George Mallory on Mount Everest in June 1924?
ANDREW IRVINE
1b Which American singer, songwriter and actress had the real name Norma Deloris Egstrom?
PEGGY LEE
2a "An excellent year's progress" is the closing line of which 1996 novel, later made into a 2001 film?
BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY
2b To within five years either way, in which year was the Boy Scout movement founded by Robert Baden-Powell?
1907 (1902-1912)
3a Which much travelled footballer was given the nickname "The incredible sulk"?
NICOLAS ANELKA
3b Brown Clee Hill is the highest point in which English county?
SHROPSHIRE
4a What was the title of the first film that Elvis Presley appeared in?
LOVE ME TENDER
4b By what name is the heritage Mid-Hants Railway known, taken from the salad plant that used to be transported on it to London?
WATERCRESS LINE

Round 3
1a What is the only song to top the UK charts with four different artists?
UNCHAINED MELODY
1b Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams both won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in which sport?
BOXING
2a Which future king was the first Englishman to be given the title of Prince of Wales?
EDWARD II
2b Which Shakespeare comedy is set in Messina, Italy?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
3a Which country in the Pacific was also known as The Friendly Islands?
TONGA
3b Who in 1965 became the first man to walk in space?
ALEXEY LEONOV
4a What was the name of the policewoman shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in 1984?
YVONNE FLETCHER
45 Which architect designed the 87-storey Shard Building in London?
RENZO PIANO

Round 4
1a What is the title of the American adult animated sitcom, based in the fictional town of Arlen, Texas?
KING OF THE HILL
1b What is the name of the intruder found in the Queens bedroom in 1982?
MICHAEL FAGAN
2a Grant Martin and Captain Albert Berry, both claim to have achieved which aviation first in 1911 and 1912 respectively?
PARACHUTE JUMP FROM A PLANE
2b What is the least densely populated country in Europe?
ICELAND
3a Most of the action in which Shakespeare play takes place in the Forest of Arden?
AS YOU LIKE IT
3b Which English monarch founded Eton College?
HENRY VI
4a With twenty two medals to his credit, who was proclaimed as the greatest Olympian of all time at the 2012 Olympic Games?
MICHAEL PHELPS
4b Which singer was the first artist to have a posthumous UK number one single?
BUDDY HOLLY

Round 5
1a Robert Galbraith is the pen name of which famous novelist?
J K ROWLING
1b What is the name of the prize awarded for the best film at the Venice Film Festival
GOLDEN LION
2a The title of Poet Laureate as a royal office was first conferred on which poet in 1670?
JOHN DRYDEN
2b The biggest selling album in America for two consecutive years in the 1960s was the soundtrack to which film?
WEST SIDE STORY
3a Which Hollywood star's first name comes from the Hawaiian for `cool breeze over the mountains'?
kEANU REEVES
3b What was the name of the fictional ship featured in the 1953 film The Cruel Sea?
HMS COMPASS ROSE
4a Which county cricket team has its headquarters at the SWALEC Stadium in Sophia Gardens?
GLAMORGAN
4b Following the creation of South Sudan, which is now the largest country by area in Africa?
ALGERIA

Round 6
1a Batavia is the former name of which Asian capital city?
JAKARTA
1b Which county cricket club is based at Grace Road?
LEICESTERSHIRE
2a What is the name of the ship featured in the 1957 film The Yangtse Incident?
HMS AMETHYST
2b Which American actress was named after a city in Minnesota?
WINONA RYDER
3a Apart from The Beatles, which other group topped the UK singles charts on seven consecutive occasions?
WESTLIFE
3b Who was Poet Laureate throughout the Second World War?
JOHN MASEFIELD
4a What is the highest prize awarded at the Berlin International Film Festival?
THE GOLDEN BEAR
4b Richard Bachman is the pen name of which famous author?
STEPHEN KING

Round 7
1a Which internet site was founded in 1999 by Steve and Julie Pankhurst?
FRIENDS REUNITED
1b The second tallest dam in the world is in which former soviet republic?
TAJIKISTANi
2a Which actor played the title role in the ITV detective series Endeavour?
SHAUN EVANS
2b Which US state is nicknamed The Equality State?
WYOMING
3a Which Premiership referee was accused of making a racist comment during a game between Chelsea and Manchester United in October 2012?
MARK CLATTENRURG
3b What was the Christian name of Italian conductor Toscanini?
ARTURO
4a Which author created the character of Billy Bunter?
FRANK RICHARDS
4b Which fashion designer was sacked by Dior in 2011 after being found guilty of making anti-Semitic comments?
JOHN GALLIANO

Round 8
1a Seth MacFarlane is best known as the creator of which popular American animated sitcom set in Quahog, Rhode Island?
FAMILY GUY
1b 'The Colour of Magic' is the first novel in which comic fantasy book series?
DISCWORLD
2a Give either Christian name of Russian composer, pianist and conductor Rachmaninoff?
SERGEI VASILIEVICH
2b What is the name of the footballer whose heart stopped during a match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur in March 2012?
FABRICE MUAMBA
3a Which US State is nicknamed The Beaver State?
OREGON
3b Which actor played DS James Hathaway in the television
detective drama Lewis? LAURENCE FOX
4a What river, meaning 'plenty of eels', flows through Sydney, Australia?
PARRAMATTA
4b Which internet site was founded in 1995 1?y Pierre Omidyar?
EBAY

Spare Questions
1 Which comedy actor played Charlie Bind in the 1964 film Carry on Spying?
CHARLES HAWTREY
2 Romney Marsh, Suffolk and Clun Forest, are all breeds of which animal?
SHEEP
3 Which organisation was founded in Ontario, Canada in 1897 by Adelaide Hoodless?
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
4 Which number completes the dialling code for Newcastle upon Tyne - 01 1?
9
5 What is the official motto of the USA?
IN GOD WE TRUST