Tuesday 1st March 2022

Ormskirk Set Seven - Correct as at August 2021

Round 1
1a Who was Governor of the Bahamas between 1940 and 1945?
DUKE OF WINDSOR
1b What is the highest point in Cornwall?
BROWN WILLY
2a Struthio camelus and Struthio molybdophanes are the only two living species of which bird?
OSTRICH
2b Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson were members of which trio?
THE SUPREMES
3a Le Gavroche restaurant in London was opened in 1967 by which brothers?
ROUX
3b During the 1970s which championship football team had World Cup winners Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles as their manager?
PRESTON NORTH END
4a Who is the author of the Jack Reacher series of books?
LEE CHILD (accept JAMES GRANT)
4b Which current BBC Radio 2 broadcaster was born in Bolton in 1974?
SARA COX

Round 2
1a Which transition metal, atomic number 75, is named after the Latin for a famous European river?
RHENIUM
1b Which actor/director was born Melvin Kaminsky?
MEL BROOKS
2a Apart from Anne Boleyn which of Henry VIII's wives was executed?
CATHERINE HOWARD
2b What is the International registration mark for cars from Iceland?
IS
3a Who was appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in May 2021?
RACHEL REEVES
3b Whose orchestral composition Spitfire Prelude and Fugue was adapted from the music he wrote for the film The First of the Few?
WILLIAM WALTON
4a Between 1775 and 1783 who was in command of the American Continental Army?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
4b Malawi was a former British colony known by what name?
NYASALAND

Round 3
1a From which country does the cheese asiago come?
ITALY
1b In 1960 which Soviet athletes became the first sisters to win gold medals in the same Olympic Games?
PRESS (TAMARA AND IRINA)
2a Who wrote the play Endgame?
SAMUEL BECKETT
2b In Game of Thrones to which House (family) do brothers Jamie and Tyrion belong?
LANNISTER
3a Who jointly published Lyrical Ballads in 1798 with William Wordsworth?
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
3b Which actress was married three times - to Mickie Rooney, Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra?
AVA GARDNER
4a The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print by which artist?
HOKUSAI
4b Which cricketer who captained Australia in 28 tests became, in 1963, the first player to complete 2000 runs and 200 wickets in tests?
RICHIE BENAUD

Round 4
1a Three Booker Prize winning books since 1995 have a one-word title. Name any.
AMSTERDAM, DISGRACE or MILKMAN
1b Which American voice actor (1908-1989) was known as “The Man of 1000 Voices”?
MEL BLANC
2a Who was the Greek goddess of the moon?
SELENE
2b Which word completes the title of one of the governing bodies of boxing, the World Boxing C________?
COUNCIL
3a The Battle of Çanakkale had which other title in World War One?
GALLIPOLI
3b In which Asian country is the port of Trincomalee found?
SRI LANKA
4a Which MP is the wife of fellow MP Jack Dromey?
HARRIET HARMAN
4b With which song did Brotherhood of Man win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976?
SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME

Round 5
1a Margaret Atwood won her second Booker Prize in 2019 (albeit jointly). Who was the last author to achieve their second win?
HILARY MANTEL
1b Mayor Joseph Fitzgerald O'Malley Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge Quimby is a character in which animated TV series?
THE SIMPSONS
2a Which Norse goddess rides in a chariot pulled by two cats?
FREYA
2b Which sisters competed in the women’s individual golf event at the 2020 Olympics - Nelly won gold - Jessica finished tied for 15th?
KORDA
3a By what name was Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle) better known during World War One?
MATA HARI
3b Guayaquil is the second largest city and chief port of which South American country?
ECUADOR
4a Yvette Cooper MP is the wife of which former MP?
ED BALLS
4b When Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 who came joint fourth for Spain?
JULIO IGLESIAS

Round 6
1a Which actinide metal, atomic number 93, was given its name as it comes just after Uranium in the periodic table?
NEPTUNIUM
1b “Springtime for Hitler” is a song from which stage play and film?
THE PRODUCERS
2a What was the name of Henry VIII's mother?
ELIZABETH OF YORK
2b HR is the international car registration for which country?
CROATIA
3a “Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky;” are lines from which sonnet by Wordsworth?
(COMPOSED) UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
3b Which actress was Miss Hungary in 1936?
ZSA ZSA GABOR
4a Give a year in the life of Japanese artist Hokusai.
1760-1849
4b Which fast bowler who played 48 tests between 1958 and 1969 was appointed Minister for Tourism and Sports in Barbados in 1987?
WES HALL

Round 7
1a From which country does the cheese oaxaca come?
MEXICO
1b What was the nickname of the baseball player Lawrence Peter Berra?
YOGI
2a Who wrote the play The Dumb Waiter?
HAROLD PINTER
2b In Game of Thrones by what nickname is the character Petyr Baelish, played by Aidan Gillen, known?
LITTLEFINGER
3a Who has been Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons since 2017?
IAN BLACKFORD
3b Malcolm Arnold won an Oscar for composing the music for which film released in 1957?
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
4a Who was the first US President to be born after the American Revolution?
MARTIN VAN BUREN
4b The former British colony of Northern Rhodesia is now known by what name?
ZAMBIA

Round 8
1a Jennie Jerome was born in Brooklyn in 1854. She had two sons. Who was the elder?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
1b What is the highest point in the Peak District National Park?
KINDER SCOUT
2a What is the common name for the bird Dromaius novaehollandiae?
EMU
2b Which pop duo was founded by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield in the 1960s?
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
3a Which chef owns the Hind's Head gastropub in Bray, Berkshire?
HESTON BLUMENTHAL
3b Before the formation of the Premier League, which Football Club was the last to win the old First Division?
LEEDS UNITED
4a Who is the author of the first three in the Jason Bourne series of books?
ROBERT LUDLUM
4b How is broadcaster born Graham William Walker near Dublin in 1963 known professionally?
GRAHAM NORTON

Spare Questions
1 Frankley services are situated on which motorway?
M5
2 Dan Dare’s arch enemy The Mekon was from which planet?
VENUS
3 What is the wire cage that holds a champagne cork called?
A MUSELET