Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Set by Holy Rosary (Northern)

Round 1
1a By what name was Iva Toguri D?laquino better known during World War II?
TOKYO ROSE
1b What form of transport is also known as a Benidorm Buggy?
MOBILITY OR MOTORISED SCOOTER
2a From which planet does Doctor Who originate?
GALIFREY
2b Comic and presenter Adam Hills comes from which country?
AUSTRALIA
3a Kidney beans, runner beans and garden peas fall into which vegetable group?
PULSES
3b Which pensioner is played by Caroline Aherne?
MRS MERTON
4a Which actor provides the voice for Gru in the film Despicable Me?
STEVE CARRELL
4b Where would you fine The Happy Valley Racecourse?
HONG KONG

Round 2
1a In the song 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' what was the name of the soldier the song was about?
VIRGIL KANE
1b Who played the part of Dr Richard Kimble in the TV series The Fugitive?
DAVID JANSEN
2a Who wrote the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea?
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
2b Which song was inspired by the famous football game played at Christmas 1914?
ALL TOGETHER NOW (by The Farm)
3a Which country contains the greatest number of cable stay bridges?
CHINA
3b British Leyland and Seat have both produce a model of car with which name?
TOLEDO
4a In which sport would you use a pinfall?
WRESTLING
4b During the 2012 Olympics where did the white water event take place?
LEE VALLEY PARK

Round 3
1a What was the name of the rock that was featured in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
DEVILS TOWER
1b In which Italian town do the team Atalanta play?
BERGAMO
2a In which country was actress Audrey Hepburn born?
BELGIUM
2b In the TV series Man about the House by what phrase was any mention of sex called?
PERCY FILTH
3a During World War II in which country did the Battle of the Kasserine Pass take place?
TUNISIA
3b Which is the most famous collection of games produced by Rovio Entertainment Limits?
ANGRY BIRDS
4a What was the name of the character played by Clint Eastwood in the film Any Which Way But Loose?
PHILO BEDDOE
4b In what year were British Coal Mines nationalised?
1947

Round 4
1a World War I soldiers were called Tommies from which longer name did it originate?
TOMMY ATKINS
1b Who played David Vincent in the TV series The Invaders?
ROY THINNES
2a In which language was the book Babar The Elephant originally written?
FRENCH
2b Where would you find the Aqueduct Racecourse?
NEW YORK
3a By what nickname was DJ Alan Freeman known?
FLUFF
3b For which country did Daniel Vettori play cricket?
NEW ZEALAND
4a Who provided the voice of Master Po in the film King Fu Panda?
DUSTIN HOFFMAN
4b Which Youth Club has produced over 65 professional football players?
WALLSEND BOYS CLUB

Round 5
1a The mastodon, which was similar to the mammoth, was found on which continent?
NORTH AMERICA
1b Which is the missing name from this list Roy Jenkins, David Owen and Shirley Williams?
BILL RODGERS (they founded the SDP)
2a In which children?s cartoon series have you 'gotta catch em all'?
POKEMON
2b Which mythical creature is on the flag of Bhutan?
A DRAGON
3 a Which is the highest award in the US Military?
THE MEDAL OF HONOUR
3b Who was known as God's Banker?
ROBERTO CALVI
4a Who is the presenter of the TV series The School of Hard Sums?
DARA O'BRIAIN
4b In which TV series does Jo Frost appear?
SUPERNANNY

Round 6
1a Which African Nations football team are nicknames The Elephants?
IVORY COAST
1b Who wrote The Sharpe Series of novels?
BERNARD CORNWELL
2a From which language does the word Pukka originate?
HINDI or URDU
2b Which prototype drink recipe was formulated at Pemberton's Eagle Drug and Chemical House?
COCA COLA
3a Which car model had the same name as a ship used by pirates or privateers?
CORSAIR
3b The Wilhelm Gustloft which sank in the Baltic in 1945 was compared to which other ship because of the loss of lives?
TITANIC (It was called Hitler's Titanic)
4a In which country are the headquarters of Amazon.com?
AMERICA
4b In which year were the Liberal Democrats formed?
1988

Round 7
1a In which year was Breakfast TV first broadcast on the BBC?
1983
1b Which club team is regarded as the first to have pioneered the concept of total football?
AJAX
2a Which actress was married to both Mickey Rooney and Frank Sinatra?
AVA GARDNER
2b In which country is the world's biggest ship breaking yard?
PAKISTAN
3a In which field of the arts would you find Mario Testino?
PHOTOGRAPHY
3b In World War II, the German radar Freya was named after a god from which mythology?
NORSE
4a Who was the original presenter of Mastermind?
MAGNUS MAGNUSSON
4b Who was the author of the book The Winds of War?
HERMAN WOUK

Round 8
1a Which order of monks inhabited Bolton Priory?
AUGUSTINIAN
1b In which decade of the 20th Century did Monty Pythons Flying Circus first appear on TV?
60?S (1969)
2a From which country does the singer Bjork come?
ICELAND
2b Who wrote and starred in the TV series Q7 and Q8?
SPIKE MILLIGAN
3a Name either of the original stars of the western series Alias Smith and Jones?
PETE DUEL AND BEN MURPHY
3b Which handheld electronic toy had to be treated as a pet?
TAMAGOTCHI
4a Who wrote the Mallens series of books?
CATHERINE COOKSON
4b Which TV series was filmed in Bristol from 1986 to 2009 and Cardiff from 2011 onwards?

Spare Questions
1 In which country is the city of Mons?
BELGIUM
2 During Spain's 5-1 defeat in the 2014 World Cup, who scored the Spanish goal?
XABI ALONSO
3 In which decade of the 17th Century was the new model army created?
40's (1645)