Tuesday 13th January 2015
Set by Palmy Army (Liverpool)

Round One
1A Which player won the PDC World Darts Championship in January 2014?
Michael van Gerwen
1B Which current cabinet minister represents the constituency of Maidenhead?
Theresa May
2A In the American Civil War, what name did the Union give to the two battles known to the Confederates as the Battles of Manassas?
Battles of Bull Run
2B Who wrote the 1998 novel Filth?
Irvine Welsh
3A Which musician was born with the name Declan MacManus in 1954?
Elvis Costello
3B Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend is a song from which musical?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
4A Which London Underground line is the oldest, having opened in 1863?
Metropolitan
4B What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman

Round Two
1A Tanqueray and Hendricks are brands of which alcoholic drink?
Gin
1B In which US state is Northwestern University?
Illinois
2A The Pindus mountains are in which European country?
Greece
2B What is the name of the Australian domestic 20/20 cricket league?
Big Bash League
3A Tony Stark is the alter ego of which comic book character?
Iron Man
3B The novel Of Mice And Men takes its title from a line by which poet?
Robert Burns
4A Charity Pecksmith and Mark Tapley are characters in which Dickens novel?
Martin Chuzzlewit
4B Who directed the 2012 film adaptation of Les Miserables?
Tom Hooper

Round Three
1A What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
Baku
1B Name either station which in 2009 were combined into the biggest interchange station on the London Underground, serving six different tube lines?
Kings Cross/St. Pancras
2A Razzle Dazzle is a song from which musical?
Chicago
2B Which musician was born with the name Stuart Leslie Goddard in 1954?
Adam Ant
3A Who wrote the 1990 novel L.A. Confidential?
James Eliroy
3B During the American Civil War, the initial capital of the Confederate States was Montgomery, Alabama. After a short period of time which city was it changed to, remaining so until the end of the war?
Richmond (Virginia)
4A Which current cabinet minister represents the constituency of Twickenham?
Vince Cable
4B Michael van Gerwen became the second Dutch player to win the PDC World Darts Championship with his victory in January 2014 ? who was the first Dutch player to win this tournament?
Raymond van Barneveld

Round Four
1A In 2012, who directed Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film?
Sam Mendes
1B Jerry Cruncher and Jarvis Lorry are characters in which Dickens novel?
A Tale Of Two Cities
2A The novel For Whom The Bell Tolls takes its title from a line by which poet?
John Donne
2B Bruce Banner is the alter ego of which comic book character?
The Hulk
3A Which world wide restaurant chain is the current sponsor of the Australian Big Bash cricket league?
KFC
3B The Rila mountains are in which eastern European country?
Bulgaria
4A In which US state is Auburn University?
Alabama
4B The 2018 Winter Olympic Games will be held in which city?
Pyeongchang

Round Five
1A Mark Corrigan, Sophie Chapman and Alan Johnson are characters in which TV comedy series?
Peep Show
18 Who was the first non-European player to win the European Footballer of the Year Award, doing so in 1995?
George Weah
2A Brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were founder members of which rock band?
AC/DC
2B Give a year in the life of Alexander the Great.
356BC to 3238C
3A Tony Gallagher is the editor of which British newspaper?
The Daily Telegraph
3B Castlebar is the county town of which Irish county?
Mayo
4A Who is the patron saint of postal workers?
St Gabriel
4B Which commonly used Latin phrase translates into English as ?for this purpose'?
Ad Hoc

Round Six
1A Blue Moon and Goose Island are beers originating from which country?
USA
1B Name the year?Poet Sylvia Plath commits suicide in London, ZIP codes are introduced by the US postal service, and Kenya gains independence from the UK.
1963
2A Which confectionery company was founded by the German Hans Riegel in 1920?
Haribo
2B Which element, atomic number 50, has the chemical symbol Sn?
Tin
3A The Tagus river flows through which European capital city?
Lisbon
3B Which ancient Roman character was the personification of the sun?
Sol
4A What is the largest lake in the British Isles?
Lough Neagh
4B In a standard UK game of Monopoly, how much money does each player start with?
£1,500

Round Seven
1A Which commonly used Latin word translates into English as-"elsewhere"?
Alibi
1B Who is the patron saint of tax collectors?
St Matthew
2A Naas is the-county town of which Irish county?
Kildare
2B Lloyd Embley is the editor of which British newspaper?
Daily Mirror
3A Give a year in the life of Emperor Hadrian
76-138 AD
3B Brothers Ray and Dave Davies were founder members of which band?
The Kinks
4A Who was the last defender to win the European Footballer of the Year Award, doing so in 2006?
Fabio Cannavaro
4B.Will McKenzie, Mark Donovan and Phil Gilbert are characters in which TV comedy series?
The lnbetweeners

Round Eight
1A In a standard UK game of Monopoly, how much does each railway station cost to buy?
£200
1B What is the deepest lake in the British Isles?
Loch Morar
2A Which ancient Roman character was the personification of death?
Mors
2B The River Spree flows through which European capital city?
Berlin
3A Which element, atomic number 51, has the chemical symbol Sb?
Antimony (accept Stlbium)
3B Which sportswear company was founded by the German Rudolf Dassler in 1948?
Puma
4A Name the year ? Charles de Gaulle airport opens in Paris, 21 people are killed in the Birmingham pub bombings and Ceefax is launched by the BB.
1974
4B The 2020 Olympic Games will be held in which city?
Tokyo

Spare Questions
1 Which American city has sports teams called the Eagles and the Flyers?
Philadelphia
2 Clarence Clemons, Steven van Zandt and Nils Lofgren are all current or former members of which band?
The E Street Band
3 Little Creatures and James Squire are beers originating from which country?
Australia
4 Who was the last British tennis player to win a French Open singles title?
Sue Barker
5 On July 1st 2013, which country became the 28th member of the European Union?
Croatia
6 Appleton Estate and Gosling's are brands of which alcoholic drink?
Rum