Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Set by St Francis of Assisi (Liverpool)

Round One
1A Joe Orton, Sue Townsend and the Elephant Man were all born in which English city?
Leicester
1B Which English king was the father of King John?
Edward III
2A In 1986, what was the name of the European data gathering spacecraft that intercepted the path of Halley's Comet?
Giotto
2B Which part of the human body do the French call 'la cheville'?
Ankle
3A Which pop duo were originally called Tom and Jerry?
Simon & Garfunkel
3B Colchester stands on which river? The river shares its name with a Lancashire town.
Colne
4A Which English Football League club was originally founded as Singers FC?
Coventry City
4B In the film The Full Monty to which song did the lads strip off in the final scene?
You Can Leave Your Hat On

Round Two
1A Which English dish consists of soaked and boiled split peas, usually served with ham or pork?
Pease Pudding
1B The Dandie Dinmont is a dog breed named after a character from which novel by Sir Walter Scott?
Guy Mannering
2A Which competition was won by Nadiya Hussain in 2015?
The Great British Bake-Off
2B Opened in 1965, which is the oldest of Britain's long-distance footpaths?
The Pennine Way
3A Billy the Badger is the mascot of which English football club?
Fulham
3B In which Dickens' novel do the characters Aunt Rose, Charley Bates and Toby Crackit appear?
Oliver Twist
4A In World War II, what was the allies' code name for the Anzio Landings?
Operation Shingle
4B In the Bible, who was the blind beggar that Jesus cured in Jericho?
Bartimeus (Bartimaeus)

Round Three
1A Which actress took the role originally played by Margaret Lockwood in the 1979 remake of the film The Lady Vanishes?
Cybil Shepherd
1B Where is the administrative centre of Hampshire?
Winchester
2A As of January 2015, Moya Greene is the chief executive of which UK company?
Royal Mail
2B Which English painter was born in Bury St, Edmonds, Suffolk in 1727?
Thomas Gainsborough
3A In the computer acronym HTTP, what does the P stand for?
(Hypertext Transfer) Protocol
3B Which singer was nicknamed The Velvet Fog'?
Mel Torme
4A The name of which type of beer glass is also the name of a flower?
Tulip
4B To which species of the parrot does the galah belong?
Cockatoo

Round Four
1A Who was the first woman to ride in the Grand National?
Charlotte Brew
1B What is the name of the whaleship in Melville's novel Moby Dick?
Pequod
2A Which former head of NKVD (The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs) in USSR was executed in 1953 for treason after the death of Stalin?
Lavrentiy Beria
2B Which pseudonym did Ronnie Barker adopt when writing material for The Two Ronnies?
Gerald Wiley
3A In which film of the 1930's did child star Shirley Temple sing On the Good Ship Lollipop?
Bright Eyes
3B Looking like a large grapefruit, which citrus fruit was once known as a shaddock?
Pomelo
4A Pete Sampras was the Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion every year from 1993 to 2000, except for 1996. Who won in 1996?
Richard Krajicek
4B Who is the actress mother of Melanie Griffith?
Tippi Hedren

Round Five
1A Which original surname is shared by Mel Brookes and Danny Kaye?
Kaminsky
1B Which English king was the father of Queen Anne?
James II
2A In November 2014, a European Space consortium succeeded in landing a vehicle on a comet after a 10 year journey. What was the name of the mission?
Rosetta
2B Which part of the human body do the French call 'la vessie'?
Bladder
3A What is pop singer Adele's surname?
Adkins
3B Kendal stands on a river that shares its name with which English county?
Kent
4A Shaddongate United was the original name of which English Football League club?
Carlisle United
4B Which Simon & Garfunkel song was used as the theme for the 1967 film The Graduate?
The Sound of Silence

Round Six
1A Which species of fish is used in the production of Worcester Sauce?
Anchovy
1B What was the occupation of Jack Russell, after whom a breed of dog is named?
Clergyman
2A Which competition was won by Caroline Flack in December 2014?
Strictly Come Dancing
2B Established in April 1951, which was the first National Park in England?
Peak District
3A H'Angus the Monkey is the mascot of which English football club?
Hartlepool United
3BMrs Jarley, Kit Nubbles and Dick Swiveller are characters in which Dickens' novel?
The Old Curiosity Shop
4A In World War II, what was the allies' code name for 617 Squadron's raid on the Ruhr Dams?
Operation Chastise
4B According to the Bible, who was the high priest of Judea at the time of Christ's arrest and execution?
Caiaphas

Round Seven
1A Which actress took the role originally played by Janet Leigh in the 1998 re-make of Psycho?
Anne Heche
1B Where is the administrative centre of Wiltshire?
Trowbridge
2A Who, in January 2013, became the General Secretary of the TUC?
Frances O'Grady
2B Which English painter was born in East Bergholt, Suffolk in 1776?
John Constable
3A In the computer acronym SIM, what does the S stand for?
Subscriber (Identity Module)
3B Which singer was known as 'Little Miss Dynamite'?
Brenda Lee
4A The name of which type of wine glass is also the name of a musical instrument?
Flute
4B A Brazilian Huntsman is a type of what?
Spider

Round Eight
1A Who was the first woman to ride in the Epsom Derby in 1996?
Alex Greaves
1B Who was the chief harpooner on Captain Ahab's whaleship?
Queequeg
2A The assassination of which Soviet politician in 1934 triggered Stalin's purge of the Communist Party?
Sergei Kirov
2B Who wrote the sketch The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town for The Two Ronnies TV show?
Spike Milligan
3A In which of her films did Shirley Temple sing Animal Crackers in my Soup?
Curly Top
3B Which fruit is a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine?
Tangelo
4A Stephen Hendry was the World Snooker Champion every year between 1990 and 1996 except for 1991. Who won the title in 1991?
John Parrott
4B Who is the mother of actress Kate Hudson?
Goldie Hawn

Spare Questions
1 TV's Peaky Blinders is set in which UK city?
Birmingham
2 Demophobia is fear of what?
Crowds
3 Which artist designed the sleeve for The Beatles album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?Peter Blake
4 Which is the most westerly county of Wales?
Pembrokeshire