Tuesday 20th October 2015
Set by Foreign Legion (Northern)

Round One
1a What was Tom Clancy’s first published book in 1984?
The Hunt for Red October
1b What kind of shop bears an emblem attributed to the Medici family?
Pawn Shop
2a What do the Americans call a chimney?
Smokestack
2b Which German Chancellor’s surname translates to cabbage?
(Helmut) Kohl
3a What name is given to a group of things to do before you die?
Bucket List
3b in which US State is the Chambers Bay Course, the venue for the 2015 US Open Golf Championship?
Washington
4a In the Old Testament book of Judges, who is the son of Manoah?
Samson
4b The Pied Piper of Hamelin lured the rats into which river?
Weser

Round Two
1a Of which fruit is Norfolk Giant a variety?
Raspberry
1 b Who was the tallest British Prime Minister of the 20th century?
Jim Callaghan
2a Vivian Ward and Edward Lewis are the central characters in which 1990’s romantic film comedy?
Pretty Woman
2b In which country was fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger born?
America
3a Which record label is associated with a palm tree logo?
Island Records
3b Which MP is the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee?
Keith Vaz
4a Who penned his own epitaph ‘Here lies one whose name was writ in water’?
John Keats
4b Which George Gershwin opera is adapted from a novel by DuBose Heyward?
Porgy and Bess

Round Three
1a In which British city was the pharmacy chain Boots established in 1849?
Nottingham
1b Give a year in the life of Christopher Marlowe.
1564-1593
2a Which French king did Henry the Eighth meet at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520?
Francis the First
2b Devils Tower, Wyoming, featured prominently in which 1970’s sci-fi film?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
3a In which English county is the air/sea rescue station Culdrose?
Cornwall
3b In which African country is the city of Port Harcourt?
Nigeria
4a According to the nursery rhyme, where did the Muffin Man live?
In Drury Lane
4b What kind of creature is a Shrek?
Ogre

Round Four
1a In which English county is Gatwick Airport?
West Sussex
1b What nationality was Spartacus?
Thracian
2a What is Sepp Blatter’s real first name?
Joseph
2b Which American Chief was stabbed and subsequently died whilst under a flag of truce at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, in 1877?
Crazy Horse
3a Who was the beloved of Cyrano de Bergerac in Rostand’s novel?
Roxanne
3b Where in England is Brunel University?
Uxbridge
4a Who is associated with the words ‘Live long and prosper’?
Mr. Spock (Star Trek)
4b Where are the HQ of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution?
Poole (Dorset)

Round Five
1a The name of which Italian sausage is often used to describe verbal rubbish?
Baloney
1b What kind of room are you about to enter if its door has the chemical symbol for tungsten carbide written on it?
Toilet (WC)
2a Of which sculptor was it said on his gravestone to be a loss to the Cafe Royal?
Jacob Epstein
2b There are more kinds of statues around the world of which person than anyone else?
Buddha
3a What is the name of the RAF air rescue station on Anglesey?
Valley
3b To protect it from imitation, which Swiss chocolate bar was granted a patent in 1909?
Toblerone
4a Of which English city was Eric Bloodaxe the last Viking king?
York
4b In the 1976 sci-fi film “Logan’s Run”, at what age are people killed off to prevent over population?
30

Round Six
1a What did Baedeker describe, in 1860, as the finest hotel in London?
Claridges
1b What post in the House of Commons is held by Lindsay Hoyle, MP?
Deputy Speaker
2a Who is associated with the words ‘Spend, Spend, Spend’ in the 1960’s?
Vivienne Nicholson
2b In which country are the Spenser Mountains and Garvie Mountains?
New Zealand (South Island)
3a Sam Wheat and Molly Jensen are the central characters in which 1990’s romantic film?
Ghost
3b What was the name of Alfred the Great’s kingdom?
Wessex
4a In which 18th century book do we first meet the Yahoos?
Gullivers Travels
4b Give a year in the life of Hans Holbein.
1497-1543

Round Seven
1a According to the nursery rhyme, who said ‘What a good boy am I’?
Little Jack Horner
1b Which musical concerns a strike at the Sleep-Tite factory in Iowa?
The Pyjama Game
2a In the Bible, whose first husband was Uriah the Hittite?
Bathsheba
2b Who was the tallest President of the USA in the 20th century?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
3a Which former English referee was President of FIFA from 1961-1974?
Sir Stanley Rous
3b John Constable’s ‘Haywain’ depicts a scene on which river?
Stour
4a What does the R stand for in RCA Records?
Radio (Corporation of America)
4b Which real life western character had the Christian names James Butler?
Wild Bill Hickock

Round Eight
1a Of which fruit is Red Gauntlet a variety?
Strawberry
1b In which country were the 2015 European Games held?
Azerbaijan (Baku 2015)
2a What was James Herbert’s first book, published in 1974?
Rats
2b In which English town are the HQ of the Automobile Association?
Basingstoke
3a What do the Americans call what we know as a fillet steak?
Tenderloin
3b In which film did the Minions first appear?
Despicable Me
4a In which English county is Stansted Airport?
Essex
4b In which town or city is Warwick University?
Coventry

Spare Questions
1 What was the name of Sony’s first game console?
Play Station
2 What is the proper name for a large furniture removals van?
Pantechnicon
3 Which 1960/70’s TV series was set on Moon Base Alpha?
Space 1999