Monday 9th November 2015
Set by Legionnaires (Wirral)


Round 1
1a Highciere Castle is the main exterior location of which ITV TV series?
DOWNTON ABBEY
1b Which racecourse hosts the Midlands Grand National in March each year?
UTTOXETER
2a 100 kobo equalling 1 naira are the units of currency of which African country?
NIGERIA
2b Name the author of the 1982 Booker Prize-winning novel 'Schindlers Ark'.
THOMAS KENEALLY
3a Catherine of Braganza was the wife of which English king?
CHARLES II
3b Of which band was Lionel Richie a member until 1982?
THE COMMODORES
4a Who played the male lead with Goldie Hawn in the 1987 film comedy?
KURT RUSSELL
4b Cristina Kirchner has been the President of which country since 2007?
ARGENTINA

Round 2
1a Which racecourse hosts the Scottish Grand National in April each year?
AYR
1b Which North Yorkshire stately home was used in the making of the Granada TV serial 'Brideshead Revisited'?
CASTLE HOWARD
2a Name the author of the 1993 Booker prize-winning novel `Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha'.
RODDY DOYLE
2b 100 pesewas equalling 1 cedi are the units of currency of which African country?
GHANA
3a Of which band was Feargal Sharkey the lead singer until 1983?
THE UNDERTONES
3b Caroline of Brunswick was married to which British king?
GEORGE IV
4a Daniel Ortega has been the President of which country since 2007?
NICARAGUA
4b Who played the male lead with Goldie Hawn in the 1990 film comedy 'Bird on the Wire'?
MEL GIBSON

Round 3
1a Who wrote the 1957 play 'The Entertainer'?
JOHN OSBORNE
1b Which city, located 7 miles to the southwest, serves as the port of Athens?
PIRAEUS
2a In Roman mythology who was the Queen of the Gods - also the sister and wife of Jupiter?
JUNO
2b Which golf course was the first Scottish venue to host the Ryder Cup in 1973?
MUIRFIELD
3a In the eponymous Channel 4 TV comedy what was the surname of Father Ted?
CRILLY
3b Who won the 1951 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Blanche du Bois in the film 'A Streetcar Named Desire'?
VIVIEN LEIGH
4a In what year did Mussolini become Prime Minister of Italy?
1922
4b Which duo had a UK No.1 hit in 1987 with the song ‘Respectable'?
MEL AND KIM

Round 4
1a Which town, located 50 miles to the northwest, serves as the modern day port for Rome?
CIVITAVECCHIA
1b Who wrote the 1964 play 'Entertaining Mr Sloane'?
JOE ORTON
2a At which golf course did Europe win the Ryder Cup for the first time in 1985?
THE BELFRY
2b In Greek mythology who was the Queen of the Gods, also the wife and sister of Zeus?
HERA
3a Who won the .1995 Best Actress Oscar for her role as Sister Helen Prejean in the film `Dead Man Walking'?
SUSAN SARANDON
3b In the animated children's TV series, what is the surname of the character Postman Pat?
CLIFTON
4a Which duo had a UK No.1 hit in 1982 with the song 'Save Your Love'?
RENEE & RENATA
4b Give any year in which Golda Meir was Prime Minister of Israel.
1969-1974

Round 5
1a Rayne Woods is the son of which Radio and TV presenter?
FEARNE COTTON
1b Which American President was in office 1869-1877?
ULYSSES S GRANT
2a In the TV Comedy series 'Dad's Army' what was the rank and surname of the butcher played by Clive Dunn?
CORPORAL JONES
2b Which 1989 film set during the American Civil War starred Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick?
GLORY
3a What was Somerset Maugham's first Christian name?
WILLIAM
3b In which American state is Cape Fear?
NORTH CAROLINA
4a Jose Mourinho was appointed manager of which football club September to December 2000 - his first managerial post?
BENFICA
4b Name the constellation in the Northern hemisphere that contains the very bright star Vega, a part of the summer triangle?
LYRA

Round 6
1a Which American President was in office 1901-1909?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
1b Jett Riviera is the son of which model and TV personality?
KATIE PRICE (accept JORDAN)
2a Who directed the 2009 World War 2 film "lnglourious Bastards"?
QUENTIN TARANTINO
2b In the TV comedy "Dad's Army" what was the rank and surname of the undertaker played by John Laurie?
PRIVATE FRASER
3a In which Canadian province or state is Cape Race?
NEWFOUNDLAND (accept LABRADOR)
3b What was the middle name of the author William Thackeray?
MAKEPEACE
4a in the autumn sky of the Northern hemisphere, which constellation is shaped like a W or an inverted M?
CASSIOPEIA
4b Which team did Jose Mourinho manage to win the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final - beating Monaco 3-0?
PORTO

Round 7
1a Dwayne Douglas Johnson is the real name of which actor and professional wrestler?
THE ROCK
1b Which Manchester pop group had a 1978 Noel single hit with "Dreadlock Holiday'?
10cc
2a Which Roman Emperor who ruled from 300-377 AD was the first to be converted to Christianity?
CONSTANTINE
2b Discovered by the Curies in 1898, what is the chemical symbol of the element polonium?
Po
3a Name either the year or the city in which the inaugural IAAF World Championship 1 athletics took place?
1983/HELSINKI
3b In Greek Mythology which boastful hunter was killed by the sting of a scorpion – both being turned into constellations?
ORION
4a Professor Wallofski was a comic creation of which English comedian and actor?
MAX WALL
4b By what name was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known between 1971 and 1997?
ZAIRE

Round 8
1a Which US pop group had a 1979 UK No.1 single hit with "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"?
DR HOOK
1b Terry Gene Bollea is the real name of which actor and professional wrestler?
HULK HOGAN
2a First artificially synthesised in 1944 - what is the chemical symbol of the element Curium?
Cm
2b In 43AD which Roman Emperor personally took part in the invasion of Britain?
CLAUDIUS
3a Who according to the Book of Genesis was described as "A mighty hunter before the Lord"?
NIMROD
3b In the inaugural IAAF World Athletics Championship in 1983 Great Britain won 2 gold medals - name either of the athletes who achieved this distinction?
STEVE CRAM (1500m)/DALEY THOMPSON (Decathlon)
4a Until 1984 by what name was Burkino Faso known?
UPPER VOLTA (accept Haute Volta)
4b Basildon Bond and C U Jimmy were the comic creations of which stage and TV comedian?
RUSS ABBOT

Spare Questions
1 Who composed the works "The Fountains of Rome" and "The Pines of Rome" in 1916 and 1924 respectively?
Ottorino RESPIGHI
2 Which European country's flag displays an image of its highest peak Mount Triglav?
SLOVENIA
3 Singer Leslie Sebastian Charles has had 6 Top Ten solo single entries in the UK charts to date — one of which made number one — as well as 3 number one singles in the US — under what name does he record?
BILLY OCEAN
4 Which Asian capital city stands on the Bagmati river?
KATHMANDU