Tuesday 16th January 2018
Set by Aigburth Cricket Club (Liverpool)

Round One
1A Against which boxer did Mohammed Ali regain the world title for the last time in 1978?
Leon Spinks
1B The song Oh, what a circus comes from which musical?
Evita
2A In which year was the battle of Rorke's Drift?
1879
2B Pogonophobia is the fear of what?
Beards
3A What was the name of the chimpanzee that the Americans sent into space in 1961?
Ham
3B In which Shakespeare play do we find the "All the world's a stage" speech?
As You Like it
4A For his part in which film did Adrien Brody win the Oscar for best actor in 2003?
The Pianist
4B The 3rd of the English quarter days, Michaelmas, is celebrated on which date?
September 29th

Round Two
1A What does the Latin phrase "carpe diem" mean?
Seize the day
1B Which US state has borders with Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas?
Louisiana
2A Which country beat England in the 1991 Cricket World Cup Final?
Pakistan
2B Whose symphony No.101 is known as The Clock Symphony ?
Haydn
3A Which birds belong to the order Apteryx?
Kiwis
3B Which African country's flag has a central disc containing a depiction of the Great Crested Crane?
Uganda
4A In Dad's Army , what was Corporal Jones' first name?
Jack
4B I'll Follow the Sun is a track on which Beatles album?
Beatles for Sale

Round Three
1A In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond?
Live and Let Die
1B Give a year in the reign of Mary the First of England?
1553-1558
2A Who was the Roman goddess of the dawn?
Aurora
2B Vexillology is the study of what?
Flags
3A How many of the original 13 members of the Football League were based in London?
None
3B Who composed the opera Albert Herring in 1947?
Benjamin Britten
4A Bathsheba Everdene was the main female character in which Thomas Hardy novel?
Far from the Madding Crowd
4B The name of which Russian city translates as "possess the east"?
Vladivostok

Round Four
1A Who wrote the children's books about "The Borrowers"?
Mary Norton
1B The Desman is closely related to which other mammal?
Mole
2A Comedo is the medical term for what?
Blackhead
2B Who won the 1985 Booker Prize for The Bone People ?
Keri Hulme
3A Give a year in the life of composer Mendelssohn?
1809-1847
3B What is the traditional gift for a 5th wedding anniversary?
Wood
4A Who was National Hunt Champion Jockey for 7 consecutive years 1986-1992?
Peter Scudamore
4B In which year was Valentina Tereshkova the first woman to go into space?
1963

Round Five
1A Which British boxer did Mohammed Ali beat in Las Vegas in 1978?
Joe Bugner
1B The song I know Him So Well comes from which musical?
Chess
2A In which year was the Battle of the Little Big Horn?
1876
2B Coulophobia is the fear of what?
Clowns
3A What was the name of the dog that the Russians sent into space in 1961?
Laika
3B "If music be the food of love" is a line from which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
4A For her part in which film did Nicole Kidman win the best actress Oscar in 2003?
The Hours
4B 2017 is the Chinese year of which animal?
Rooster (Cock)

Round Six
1A What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "cum grano salis"?
With a grain of salt
1B How many US states were there in 1900?
45
2A Which England test cricketer held the world long jump record for 21 years 1892-1913?
C.B.Fry
2B Whose symphony No.7 is known as Antarctica ?
Vaughan Williams
3A Which birds belong to the order Strigiformes?
Owls
3B Which African country's flag is similar to the US flag but with 11 stripes and only one star?
Liberia
4A In Dad's Army , what was Captain Mainwaring's first name?
George
4B Eleanor Rigby is a track on which Beatles album?
Revolver

Round Seven
1A Which film saw Roger Moore's last appearance as James Bond?
A View to a Kill
1B Give a year in the reign of James the Second of England?
1685-1688
2A Who was the Roman goddess of agriculture?
Ceres
2B Pteridology is the study of what?
Ferns
3A Which team was the first to achieve football's double, FA Cup and League title in the same year?
Preston North End
3B Who composed the opera The Girl of the Golden West in 1910?
Puccini
4A Eustachia Vye is the main female character in which Thomas Hardy novel?
Return of the Native
4B Which famous conqueror's name translates as "ocean ruler"?
Genghis Khan

Round Eight
1A Who wrote the children's books A Series of Unfortunate Events ?
Lemony Snicket
1B The Sifaka is what kind of mammal?
Lemur
2A Where, in the human body, will you find the ossicles?
Ear
2B Who won the 1978 Booker Prize for The Sea, the Sea ?
Iris Murdoch
3A Give a year in the life of composer Georges Bizet?
1838-1875
3B In which year did Britain change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar? (3 years either way).
1752 accept 1749-1755
4A Which rider won a gold medal at the European Showjumping Championship in 1969 before becoming a National Hunt jockey with 1138 wins before his retirement in 1985?
John Francome
4B In which year was Yuri Gagarin the first person to orbit the earth?
1961

Spare Questions
1 In which European city is Bonnie Prince Charlie buried?
Paris
2 Who won a best actor Oscar for his part in the 1987 film "Wall Street"?
Michael Douglas
3 What year is it in the Jewish calendar, year starting October 2016? (10 years either way)
5777 accept 5767-5787
4 What is the super-hero alter-ego of Matt Murdoch?
Daredevil