Tuesday 9th February 2016
Set by SMOB (Northern)

Round 1
1a Who wrote the 1902 poem Sea Fever?
JOHN MASEFIELD
1b Who was the first Chancellor of the re-united Germany in 1990?
HELMUT KOHL
2a In which UK town or City is the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts?
GATESHEAD
2b What was the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in the 1991 film “Silence of the Lambs”?
CLARICE STARLING
3a Which premiership Football team have the nickname “The Cherries”?
BOURNEMOUTH
3b In which City is the Musical “The Flower Drum Song” set ?
SANFRANCISCO
4a Which composer’s music is featured in the 1979 Woody Allen “Manhattan”?
GEORGE GERSHWIN
4b What does the C stand for in the furniture store “SCS”?
CARPET

Round 2
1a How was Nigel Pargetter controversially killed off in the Archers in 2011?
FELL OFF A ROOF
1b Of which Canadian Province is Winnipeg the capital city?
MANITOBA
2a In which town or city is the oldest purpose built casino, being built in 1638?
VENICE (CASINO DE VENEZIA)
2b Who was the architect of Marble Arch?
JOHN NASH
3a Which Shakespeare play is set in Illyria?
TWELFTH NIGHT (WHAT YOU WILL)
3b With which sport is Dan Topolski (1945-2015) associated?
ROWING
4a Which ladies retail chain has Jacqueline Gold as its Chief Executive?
ANNE SUMMERS (ALSO ACCEPT KNICKERBOX)
4b Who plays the title character in Foyle’s War?
MICHAEL KITCHEN

Round 3
1a Who directed the 2004 film The Aviator?
MARTIN SCORCESE
1b Who plays the title role in the TV sitcom “Uncle”?
NICK HELM
2a Name the oil tanker which ran aground off the Cornish Coast in 1967.
THE TORREY CANYON
2b What is the chief ore used to make aluminium?
BAUXITE
3a Which European Politician was associated with “Ruby the Heart Stealer”?
SILVIO BERLUSCONI
3b Name the first French Formula One World Champion in 1985.
ALAIN PROST
4a Of which country did Christina Kirchner become President in 2007?
ARGENTINA
4b In Greek Mythology who was the son of Thetis?
ACHILLES.

Round 4
1a Who wrote the 1987 Booker Prize Winner “Tiger Moon”?
PENELOPE LIVELY
1b In which UK County is Lydd Airport?
KENT
2a Jay McGuiness who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 was a member of which Pop Group that took a “hiatus” in 2014?
THE WANTED
2b Who was the last King of France 1830 – 1848?
LOUIS PHlLlPPE
3a What was created by the Lateran Treaty of 1929?
THE VATICAN STATE
3b Who held the Government Post of Chancellor of the Exchequer during the 1926 General Strike?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
4a Who was killed by John Bellingham?
SPENCER PERCIVAL (1812)
4b What kind of creature is a Kentish Glory?
MOTH

Round 5
1a Who wrote the poem Ozymandias in 1818?
SHELLEY
1b Who was the first female President of the Irish Republic in 1990?
MARY ROBINSON
2a The Bees is the nickname of which Football League Club?
BRENTORD
2b What was the nickname of Major Houlihan in the film and TV series MASH?
HOTLIPS
3a The River Tigris rises in which country ?
TURKEY
3b Which stage musical based on a 1950 Oscar winning film was first staged in 1993?
SUNSET BOULEVARD
4a Who wrote the original music score for the 2015 film the Hateful Eight his first complete western score for 35 years, winning a Golden Globe ?
ENNIO MORRICONE
4b Which is the largest coffeehouse chain in Britain?
COSTA COFFEE

Round 6
1a Which former Pirate Disc Jockey presents Sounds of the 70’s on Radio 2?
JOHNNIE WALKER
1b Name the capital city of the Canadian Province of British Columbia?
VICTORIA
2a In which town or City' is the Worlds oldest Zoo?
VIENNA (TIERGARTEN SCHONBRUN)
2b Who was the architect of the United Nations Building in New York City?
LE CORBUSIER
3a The Forest of Arden is the setting for which Shakespeare Play?
AS YOU LIKE IT
3b Major Walter Wingfield is associated with which sport?
LAWN TENNIS
4a Andy Street is the Managing Director of which major retailer?
JOHN LEWIS
4b Who played Nessa in the TV Series Gavin and Stacey?
RUTH JONES

Round 7
1a Who directed the 1948 film Oliver Twist?
DAVID LEAN
1b Who created the radio/TV character Count Arthur Strong?
STEVE DELANEY
2a Which cruise liner capsized off the island of Giglio in 2012?
COSTA CONCORDIA
2b Which metal is produced from the ore cinnabar?
MERCURY
3a Who wrote the memoir Path to Power in 1995?
MARGARET THATCHER
3b Which driver won the Formula One World Championship in 1964?\
JOHN SURTEES
4a Who was the Republican Vice Presidential Candidate in the USA 2008 Elections?
SARAH PALIN
4b Which goddess in Greek Mythology did the Romans identify with Diana?
ARTEMIS

Round 8
1a Who wrote the 1993 novel “The Joy Luck Club”?
AMY TAN
1b In which UK County is the village of Stilton?
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
2a Which pop group did Zayn Malik leave in March 2015?
ONE DIRECTION
2b Who became the first King of a unified Italy in 1861?
VICTOR EMMANUEL (II)
3a What was the treaty which concluded the War of Spanish Succession in 1713?
THE TREATY OF UTRECHT
3b Whom did Idi Amin depose in the 1971 coup in Uganda?
MILTON OBOTE
4a Who was killed in Mexico by Ramon Mercador in 1940?
LEON TROTSKY
4b What kind of animal is a dark Cornish?
CHICKEN

Spare Questions
1 A statue of whom was unveiled in Parliament Square London in 2015?
GHANDI
2 Who presented Police Five on television?
SHAW TAYLOR
3 In which UK county is Corfe Castle?
DORSET