12/10/11 ROUND ONE – INDIVIDUAL. 1. Ketevan is the real first name of which Georgian-British singer/songwriter? KATIE MELUA 2. What is the plural form of the word ‘mongoose’? MONGOOSES 3. Douwe-Egberts are associated with which commodity? COFFEE 4. What colour are gorse flowers? YELLOW 5. Sunderland lies at the mouth of which river? WEAR 6. The adjective uxorial means of, or pertaining to, a … what? WIFE 7. Which is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone? CHINA 8. Who wrote the 1958 novel ‘Our Man in Havana’? GRAHAM GREENE 9. In the book and the film, who, or what, was ‘The African Queen’? A BOAT 10. What is the Australian version of Marmite (as in the pop song ‘Down Under’)? VEGEMITE ROUND TWO – TEAM. 1. SHERLOCK HOLMES. (a) What was the ‘Speckled Band’, in the story of that name? SNAKE (b) At which waterfall was Holmes (with Moriarty) supposed to have fallen to his death, until pressure from fans made Doyle bring him back to life? REICHENBACH Falls (c) Where in his rooms did he keep his cigars? In the COAL SCUTTLE 2. RUGBY UNION – THE SIX NATIONS. (a) Where in Rome do Italy play their home games? STADIO FLAMINIO (b) Who are the main sponsors of the competition? R.B.S./ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND (c) How many of the six teams cannot win the Calcutta Cup? FOUR 3. HISTORY. WHO RULED BRITAIN WHEN …. (a) … the Poor Law was updated, and the 1832 Reform Act passed? WILLIAM IV (b) … the Great Fire of London took place? CHARLES II (c) … Dick Turpin was hanged at York? GEORGE II 4. ASHBOURNE SHROVETIDE FOOTBALL. (a) Being born north or south of which river determines the team for which you play? HENMORE (b) Other than ‘God Save the Queen’, what else is sung before the game starts? AULD LANG SYNE (c) To the nearest mile, how far apart are the goals? THREE 5. LITERARY VILLAINS. (a) In which 1954 novel was Jack Merridew the chief villain? LORD OF THE FLIES (b) Who is the ruthless villain in Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast novels? STEERPIKE (c) Which Shakespearean villain was the first to refer to jealousy as a “green-eyed monster”? IAGO 6. THE M25. This motorway has junctions with nine other motorways. Five of them are the M1, M2, M3, M20 and M26. Name any three of the remaining four. (Not A1M) M4/ M11/M23/M40 7. FILMS. (a) Who co-starred with Morgan Freeman in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’? Tim ROBBINS (b) ‘On Stranger Tides’ is the fourth in which series of films? PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (c) What is the name of the animal who has a wicked uncle called Scar in a 1994 film? SIMBA 8. RETRO POP MUSIC – AIR. (All three acts had only one Top 40 hit record.) (a) With which song did Thunderclap Newman top the charts in 1969? SOMETHING IN THE AIR (b) In 1971, ‘Back Street Luv’ got to no.4 for which group? CURVED AIR (c) In 1980, which group took ‘All Out of Love’ to no.11 in the charts? AIR SUPPLY ROUND THREE – INDIVIDUAL. 1. How many Golden Tickets in total did Willy Wonka conceal inside his Wonka bars? FIVE 2. Which 2009 film was nominated for nine Oscars in 2010, and won six? THE HURT LOCKER 3. The three much smaller countries to the north of Brazil are Guyana, French Guiana, and which other? SURINAM 4. Which country won the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest? AZERBAIJAN 5. The Great Train Robbers hid out at which Buckinghamshire farm? LEATHERSLADE 6. In what year was the Battle of Trafalgar? 1805 7. What title did Kate Middleton take after marrying Prince William? DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE 8. In Cambodia, what two-word phrase was/is used to refer to1975? YEAR ZERO 9. What is the cube root of 1,331? ELEVEN 10. Which of the characters goes first in a game of ‘Cluedo’? MISS SCARLET ROUND FOUR – TEAM. 1. VERSATILITY. Identify these British men who achieved fame in several different fields. (a) 1889-1982. M.P., diplomat, academic, athlete, Nobel Peace Prize winner. Philip NOEL-BAKER (b) 1872-1956. International cricketer, footballer and athlete, politician, and academic. C.B. FRY (c) 1872-1970. Philosopher, logician, historian, social critic, and pacifist. Bertrand RUSSELL 2. REPETITION OF FIRST LETTERS. (a) Walter de la Mare: “And his horse in the silence champed the grasses / Of the forest’s ferny floor.” What is the name of the poem? THE LISTENERS (b) In English grammar, what is this device called? ALLITERATION (c) “ Sittin’ in a sleazy snack-bar / Sucking sickly sausage rolls.” The song? FOG ON THE TYNE 3. ONE SISTER, ONE BROTHER. A set on mixed-gender siblings. (a) Who is Warren Beatty’s famous older sister? SHIRLEY MacLAINE (b) Born in 2007, what is the first name of Viscount Severn, brother of Lady Louise Windsor? JAMES (c) What was the name of Kathy Burke’s tv toddler character, when Harry Enfield played the unkind and devious older brother? LULU 4. NOT THE RABBIT SET. (Both names needed at (a) and (c), please.) (a) Who is the creator of ‘Coronation Street’? TONY WARREN (b) Gymnastics. The three chief pieces of vaulting apparatus are box, horse and what else? BUCK (c) In ‘Viz’ magazine, who is ‘The man on the telly’? ROGER MELLIE 5. GEOGRAPHY – LARGEST ENGLISH COUNTIES. North Yorkshire is the largest by area. Name any three of the next four, in any order. LINCOLNSHIRE, CUMBRIA, DEVON, NORFOLK 6. HANDSHAKES. (a) In July 1994, which monarch shook hands with Yitzhak Rabin and Bill Clinton? King HUSSEIN (b) In the opening scenes to last season’s ‘Match of the Day’, which player was seen shaking hands with the ref, prior to a 1969 match? BOBBY MOORE (c) ‘Shake Hands’ was a character in which 80s tv mini-series? BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF 7. ODDS. (a) ‘Burlington Bertie’ is rhyming slang for what odds? 100-30 (b) What odds are signified by ‘double carpet’? 33-1 (c) Who hosts the tv show ‘Odd One In’? BRADLEY WALSH 8. PREDICTIONS. (a) The prophetess Mother Shipton was born in which Yorkshire town? KNARESBOROUGH (b) Before the 1987 great storm, who famously predicted that it would not happen? MICHAEL FISH (c) A fortune teller who used lithomancy to predict the future would use what? STONES/GEMS ROUND FIVE – INDIVIDUAL. ARNHEM QUIZ. The first letter of each answer, when put in the right order, spells out these two words. This gives an advantage to the players at no. 4, for a change! (After each answer is given, the initial letter may be written down – but the papers are not to be looked at in the beer round!) 1. What word means a detailed list of goods or stock, especially those of a trader? INVENTORY 2. How is dogfish (sometimes also wolffish and catfish) otherwise known? ROCK SALMON 3. A letter from the Pope to his churches is known by what ten-letter word? ENCYCLICAL 4. What do we usually call the day before Good Friday? MAUNDY THURSDAY 5. You are on the most southerly beach in Brazil, facing the sea. What country is immediately to your right? URUGUAY 6. Which large breed of dogs has webbed feet and water-resistant coats? NEWFOUNDLAND 7. What word is used to refer to an uncompromising or extreme partisan, or fanatic? ZEALOT 8. The Scottish Grand National is held at which race-course? AYR 9. In association football, the ball is placed inside this shape to take a corner. QUADRANT 10. With which country do you associate Tokay (or Tokaji) wine? HUNGARY ROUND SIX – TEAM. 1. THE LIBYAN CRISIS, 2011. (a) To which island did HMS Cumberland carry British subjects to safety in February? MALTA (b) What is the first name of the dictator Col. Gaddafi? MUAMMAR (c) Which nation was the first to formally recognise the Interim Governing Council? FRANCE 2. TECHNOLOGY – INITIALS. (a) For what do the letters D.V.D. stand? DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC (b) At CERN in Switzerland, what do the initials L.H.C. represent? LARGE HADRON COLLIDER (c) The letters U.S.B. are short for what? UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS 3. CHURCH ARCHITECTURE. What name is generally given to these parts of a church? (a) Either of the two lateral arms that make the cross shape, at right angles to the nave. TRANSEPTS (b) A high wall, usually rising above adjoining roofs, with a band of many windows. CLERESTORY (c) The area around the altar for the clergy and choir, often enclosed by a lattice or railing. CHANCEL 4. EBAY . When providing feedback on eBay, there are four criteria for assessing the performance of a seller. One is how much they charge for postage and packaging. What are the other three? ITEM AS DESCRIBED (not quality of item), COMMUNICATION, DISPATCH TIME 5. COLLECTIVE NOUNS. (a) An unkindness is the collective noun for which birds? RAVENS (b) Monkeys have no fewer than five collective nouns. Although cartload , mission , tribe and wilderness are occasionally used, which noun is far more common? TROOP (c) A sloth (occasionally sleuth ) is the collective noun for which mammals? BEARS 6. ART. (Surnames only are required.) (a) Which artist retained the middle name Ruiz in the abbreviated form of his name? PICASSO (b) Who painted ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ in 1880-81? RENOIR (c) Which British artist painted ‘The Grand Canal, Venice’ in 1835? TURNER 7. SPORT. (a) Whose autobiography is simply entitled ‘Cyclone: My Story? Barry McGUIGAN (b) Which English rugby league team are known as the Wildcats? WAKEFIELD Trinity (c) Since Michael Schumacher’s return to Formula 1, what is his best finishing position? FOURTH 8.