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Tuesday 6th January 2015
Set by Blue Lamps (Northern)
Round 1
1a Who is the Chairman Of Radio 4's "I'm sorry I haven't
a clue"?
JACK DEE
1b In The 2014 World Cup 3 teams failed to get any
points in the group stages,
Australia was one name either of the other two?
HONDURAS, CAMEROONS
2a What is the Christian name of Ed Miliband's
wife?
JUSTINE
2b There are 2 Motor Point Arenas in the UK name either
of the cities that has one?
SHEFFIELD, CARDIFF
3a At which New Jersey Air Station did the fatal crash
of the Hindenburg occur in 1937?
LAKEHURST
3b Which Roman was proclaimed Emperor in York in AD
306?
CONSTANTINE
4a Which film and TV actor who died in June 2014 aged 87
voiced Captain Scarlett in the TV series Captain Scarlet
and the Mysterons?
FRANCIS MATHEWS
4b Which crime author wrote 'The Mermaids Singing' and
other novels featuring clinical
psychologist Tony Hill?
VAL McDERMID
Round 2
1a At which naval engagement of 1571 did Spanish author
Cervantes received the wound that rendered his left arm
useless?
BATTLE OF LEPANTO
1b In which year did the R101 Airship crash in
France?
1930
2a Which company sponsored the time keeping and their
name was displayed on the information board held by the
4th Official at the 2014 World Cup?
HUBLOT
2b Who was the voice actor and disc jockey, he hosted
America's Top 40, who provide the voice of Shaggy in the
Scooby-Doo TV Series? He died in June 2014 aged 82.
CASEY KASEM
3a Which author and civil rights activist wrote the book
'I know why the caged birds sing'?
MAYA ANGELOU
3b Which consumer programme is introduced by Paul Lewis
on Radio 4?
MONEY BOX
4a What is the Manchester Evening News Arena now
called?
PHONES 4 U
4b Helle Thoming Schmidt is the Prime Minister of which
country?
DENMARK
Round 3
1a Lingfield Park Racecourse is in which
county?
SURREY
1b Which art deco landmark in Manhattan sits at the
junction of 42hd Street and Lexington Avenue?
THE CHRYSLER BUILDING
2a Who interpreted the dreams of
Nebuchadnezzar?
DANIEL
2b Who recorded the classic 1971 Album
'Tapestry'?
CAROLE KING
3a In which country did the game of snakes and ladders
originate?
INDIA
3b Nefertiti was the consort of which ancient Egyptian
Pharaoh?
AKHENATEN
4a Which was Clint Eastwood's first film as a
director?
PLAY MISTY FOR ME
4b What was the name of the famous plane that Colonel
Paul Tibbets was the pilot of?
ENOLA GAY
Round 4
1a Queen have released 2 Albums which have the same
titles as Marx Brothers films 'A Night
at the Opera' is one what is the title of the other?
A DAY AT THE RACES
1b How many cards does a player have in a game of Gin
Rummy?
10
2a In 1978 the Balloon, Double Eagle was the first to do
what?
CROSS THE ATLANTIC
2b In the Bible what was the birthplace of
Abraham?
UR
3a Gutzon Borglum and his son Lincoln were responsible
for which iconic US Sculpture?
MOUNT RUSHMORE
3b What was John Ford's last western as a
director?
CHEYENNE AUTUMN
4a Which noble family of the Italian Renaissance
featured 3 bees on the coat of arms?
THE BARBERINI
4b Fakenham Race Course is in which
County?
NORFOLK
Round 5
1a Which US River meets the Atlantic at Boston
Massachusetts?
RIVER CHARLES
1b What was Trigger's Christian name in 'Only Fools and
Horses"?
COLIN
2a Tupamaros founded in the 1960s was a national
liberation movement in which South American country?
URUGUAY
2b The WASP system features in which
sport?
CRICKET (Win and Score Predictor?
3a Who in 1978 had an instrumental hit with John
Denver's ‘Annie's Song’?
JAMES GALWAY
3b Which cartoon character was created by Elzie Crilser
Segar and first appeared in the comic strip Thimble
Theatre in 1929?
POPEYE
4a The ancient city of Troy is now in which present day
Country?
TURKEY
4b According to T. S. Elliot's 1922 poem 'The Wasteland'
which is the cruellest month?
APRIL
Round 6
1a Agent Dale Cooper featured in which TV
Series?
TWIN PEAKS
1b Who was overthrown by General Pinochet in a coup in
Chile in 1973?
SALVADOR ALLENDE
2a Which comic strip cartoon was created by Chic Young
and first published in newspapers in 1930?
BLONDIE
2b The Guadalquivir is the longest river in which
country?
SPAIN
3a The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded in which
sport?
RUGBY LEAGUE (Man of the match award Grand Final?
3b Carthage is in which present day
country?
TUNISIA
4a Who wrote the poem Paul Revere's
Ride?
LONGFELLOW
4b Who is the Geno, referred to in the title of the
1980's number 1 hit by Dexy's Midnight Runners?
GENO WASHINGTON
Round 7
1a What political position is held by American Mathew
Barzun?
US AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
1b Who painted Flatford Mill?
JOHN CONSTABLE
2a In which country will the 2018 Winter Olympics be
held?
ITALY
2b What was the name of the bird monsters with the faces
of old women in Greek and Roman Mythology?
HARPIES
3a Who created and wrote the TV Series 'Happy
Valley'?
SALLY WAINWRIGHT
3b Who did Julie Andrews portray in the film
"Star'?
GERTRUDE LAWRENCE
4a Who wrote the Purple Plain?
H E BATES
4b Where would you fine The ArcelorMittal
Orbit?
(QUEEN ELIZABETH) OLYMPIC PARK STRATFORD
Round 8
1a In Greek Mythology whom did Apollo turn into a Laurel
Tree?
DAPHNE
1b At the 2014 Television BAFTA's who won a Best
Supporting Actor BAFTA for his role in Broadchurch?
DAVID BRADLEY
2a Who painted The Rokeby Venus?
VELASQUEZ
2b Which was the only European County to vote with the
UK against the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker in
June 2014?
HUNGARY
3a What is the name of the sculpture situated at Sutton
Manor Colliery St Helens and is visible from the M62
Motorway?
THE DREAM
3b Who wrote the book `The White
Company'?
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
4a Who did Barbara Streisand portray in the films Funny
Girl and Funny Lady?
FANNY BRICE
4b In which country will the 2018 Commonwealth Games be
held?
AUSTRALIA
Spare Questions
1 At which venue in May 2014 did Carl Froch box George
Groves?
WEMBLEY STADIUM
2 From which stage and film musical does the song 'Till
there was you' come from?
THE MUSIC MAN
3 Which professor who died in May 2014 was the driving
force behind the mission to land a vehicle Beagle 2 on
Mars?
COLIN PILLINGER
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