ROUND ONE – INDIVIDUAL.

1. In Roman numerals, what is MD plus MDI? (Answer in Roman numerals.) MMMI2. Sir Edward Elgar was born just outside which English city? WORCESTER3. What nickname did ‘Private Eye’ give to Queen Elizabeth II? BRENDA4. Who wrote the 1886 novel ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’? Thomas HARDY5. Alphabetically, what is the last sign of the zodiac? VIRGO6. In April 2010, who got into a spot of bother after meeting Gillian Duffy? GORDON BROWN7. What is the third-largest state of the USA by land area? CALIFORNIA8. Cricket. What does the word ‘silly’ mean when referring to fielding positions? CLOSE TO BAT9. Give any year in the duration of the Crimean War. 1853-5610. In the film ‘Midnight Express’, Billy Hayes was imprisoned in which country? TURKEY

ROUND TWO – TEAM (LIST OF SUBJECTS INCLUDED - TEAMS CHOOSE BY SUBJECT).

1. FEMALE COMEDIANS. Identify the comedian from the following clues.(a) Wrote an autobiography entitled ‘Dear Fatty’, published in 2008. DAWN FRENCH(b) Has made three films, performed with the RSC, and played thefemale lead in a series of ‘Dr. Who’ (also 2008). CATHERINE TATE(c) Her father was captain of HMS Coventry when it was sunk during the Falklands War; Claire Balding was head girl at her school; has cycled from John O’Groats to Land’s End. MIRANDA HART

2. SCIENCE – DEFINITIONS. What scientific terms are being defined here?(a) “A compound whose molecule is formed from a large number of repeated unitsof one or more compounds of low molecular weight.” POLYMER(b) “Substance that aids a chemical change in other substances, without itself changing.” CATALYST(c) “Blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and the venules.” CAPILLARIES

3. TV – REALITY SHOW WINNERS.(a) Who was the winner of ‘Ultimate Big Brother’ last year? BRIAN DOWLING(b) On what show was Stella English the winner, also in 2010? THE APPRENTICE(c) In 2007, singer Paul Potts won the first series of what? BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT

4. CLASSICAL MUSIC.(a) Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos in the early part of the 18th century? J.S. BACH(b) Who composed the symphonic suite ‘Scheherazade’ in 1888? RIMSKY-KORSAKOV(c) Give any complete decade in the life of AntonioVivaldi. 1680 – 1740 (1678 to 1741)

5. LITERATURE.(a) In Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’, what was the original name of the farm? MANOR FARM(b) Who fell asleep in a barrel on deck, and overheard crew members plotting? JIM HAWKINS(c) Who wrote the 1960 novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’? HARPER LEE

6. THE SHIPPING FORECAST.(a) Which is the only shipping forecast area whose name starts with an ‘L’? LUNDY(b) How many times each day does BBC radio broadcast the forecasts? FOUR(c) In 2002, the Finisterre shipping area had its name changed to what? FITZROY

7. GEOGRAPHY – ENGLISH TOWNS. In which counties are these towns situated? (a) Saffron Walden. ESSEX(b) Ludlow. SHROPSHIRE(c) Pershore. WORCESTERSHIRE

8. SPORT – ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.On the last weekend of the Premiership season 2010-11, West Ham were already relegated. Other than Blackpool, name any BLACKBURN, WOLVES,three of the other four sides who were facing the drop. BIRMINGHAM and WIGAN

ROUND THREE – INDIVIDUAL.AC/DC – part one, AC. All answers are of two words, and start with the letters A and C. Simples!

1. The title character of which J.M. Barrie play is butler to Lord Loam? ADMIRABLE CRICHTON2. What is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus? ALPHA CENTAURI3. What were the main first names of the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories? ARTHUR CONAN4. Alan Shearer is the Premiership’s top goalscorer. Who is second? ANDY COLE5. Which Scottish-American millionaire, 1835-1919, established manylibraries, schools and universities? ANDREW CARNEGIE6. Which French novelist wrote ‘The Stranger’ and ‘The Fall’? ALBERT CAMUS7. Who was Tony Blair’s chief press secretary until 2000? ALASTAIR CAMPBELL8. Who was born in 1899, died 1947, and was indicted for tax evasion in 1931? AL CAPONE9. What was the name of Rod Stewart’s sixth LP, released in 1975? ATLANTIC CROSSING10. Who famously went missing for eleven days in 1926? AGATHA CHRISTIE

ROUND FOUR – TEAM.

1. TROPHIES.(a) Which now-defunct brewery produced Trophy bitter in the 60s and 70s? WHITBREAD(b) What was secretary Margaret Herrick seeing for the first time, when she is alleged to have claimed that it looked just like her uncle? ACADEMY AWARD/OSCAR(c) What rugby trophy goes to the winners when Italy play France in the Six Nations? GARIBALDI

2. RIOTS.(a) Charlie Gilmour was arrested at the student fees riot in London, in December 2010. His father, a veteran pop musician, achieved fame with which band? PINK FLOYD(b) The 1714 Riot Act would have been read to a minimum of how many people? TWELVE(c) ‘Barnaby Rudge’ features which anti-Catholic riots of 1780? GORDON Riots

3. BIBLICAL NAMES.(a) The British group who got to no.7 in the charts in 2008 with ‘Five Years’ Time’ is called ‘X and the Whale’. What name is missing at X? NOAH(b) Who played the part of Frodo Baggins in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie trilogy? ELIJAH WOOD(c) What was the first name of the Dutch explorer Mr. Tasman? ABEL

4. TELEVISION CHANNELS – NOT THE ‘BIG FIVE’.(a) “Where the past is always present.” Which channel describes itself thus? YESTERDAY(b) On which number Freeview channel can you watch repeats on ‘Dave’? NINETEEN(c) ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’ and ‘Family Guy’ can both be found on which channel? BBC 3

5. EDGE.(a) According to the ads, which bottled drink (two words) “gives you the edge”? LUCOZADE SPORT(b) What is the real name of U2’s The Edge? DAVID EVANS(c) What links Helvellyn’s summit to the summit ridge of Birkhouse Moor? STRIDING EDGE

6. COHEN.(a) What relation, if any, is soccer’s George Cohen to former rugby union international Ben? UNCLE(b) What nationality is singer-songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen? CANADIAN(c) The successful partnership of Albert Cohen and T.E. Stockwell, about ahundred years ago, lives on under what famous brand name? TESCO

7. PINK FLOYD – THE UK SINGLES.Only three of their songs have made the Top 20. Name them. ARNOLD LAYNE (20), SEE EMILY

PLAY (6), and ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (1)

8. ANNIVERSARIES.(a) Which wedding anniversary is traditionally accompanied with a sapphire gift? 45TH

(b) What anniversary did Coca Cola celebrate in May this year? 125TH

(c) “Let this be the answer to our future years. / Through millionsof smiles and a few little tears …”. Lyrics from which song? THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ

ROUND FIVE – INDIVIDUAL. AC/DC – part two, DC.

1. In the UK, with what do we associate the date 15th February, 1971? DECIMAL CURRENCY2. Tommy Traddles and Betsey Trotwood are characters in which novel? DAVID COPPERFIELD3. Apparently, he had three ears – a right ear, a left ear, and a wild, front ear! DAVY CROCKETT4. In 2002, she became Mrs. Branning. DOT COTTON5. What English phrase translates as ‘vice-president’ in French? DEPUTY CHAIRMAN6. The 1982 film directed by puppeteers Jim Henson and Frank Ozwas called ‘The ..’ what? DARK CRYSTAL7. Who is the only person to have set both world land and water speed records in the same year? DONALD CAMPBELL8. What is John Le Carre’s real name? DAVID CORNWELL9. In the phrase ‘Washington D.C.’, what do the initials represent? DISTRICT of COLUMBIA10. Born in 1968, who became the sixth actor to play James Bond in films? DANIEL CRAIG

ROUND SIX – TEAM (LIST OF SUBJECTS INCLUDED - TEAMS CHOOSE BY SUBJECT).

1. POLITICS – PARTY LEADERS.(a) Who was the leader of the Liberals from 1967 to 1976? JEREMY THORPE(b) Who is/was the longest-serving party leader in British history? (Screaming) LORD SUTCH(c) Which Plaid Cymru leader became their first MP in 1966? GWYNFOR EVANS

2. IN THE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2011.(a) Which medium/psychic was alleged to have been overheard receiving information from a member of the stage crew? SALLY MORGAN(b) Which famous member of the horse-racing fraternity died, aged 80? (Donald) GINGER McCAIN(c) A special tv documentary celebrated 50 years of which BBC programme? SONGS OF PRAISE

3. PILOTS.(a) In May 1987, pilot Mathias Rust landed his plane 100m from which thoroughfare? RED SQUARE(b) Which famous plane was named after the mother of the pilot, Paul Tibbets? ENOLA GAY(c) Which English professional snooker player holds a pilot’s licence? Allister CARTER

4. HIGH ST. CASH POINTS.(a) What do the letters A.T.M. represent? AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE(S)(b) What connects them with Kid Curry, Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, Elzy Lay, and others?

HOLE IN THE WALL(c) Which comic actor, 1916-2008, was the first to use a cash machine in the UK? REG VARNEY

5. THE 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP.(a) Whom did the All Blacks beat in their semi-final? AUSTRALIA(b) This was the second time that New Zealand won the trophy. When was the first? 1987(c) What was the name of the referee who controversially sent off Welsh captainSam Warburton early in the semi-final? Alain ROLLAND

6. ASTRONOMY – MOONS.(a) Which planet has 27 moons, mostly named after Shakespearian characters? URANUS(b) Charon, Hydra and Nix are the three moons of where? PLUTO (c) What is the Latin name for the Earth’s moon? LUNA

7. POP MUSIC – GETTING COLD!(a) Robert Van Winkle is the real name of which rapper? VANILLA ICE(b) Who topped the charts in 1974 with ‘When Will I See You Again’? THREE DEGREES(c) ‘Take Back the City’ got to no.6 in 2008 for which group? SNOW PATROL

8. THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.(a) How many emirates are there? SEVEN(b) Prior to becoming the UAE in 1971, how were they known in the west? TRUCIAL STATES(c) They share borders with five countries, including Bahrain, Iran and Iraq. Name either of the other two. QATAR or KUWAIT

ROUND SEVEN – INDIVIDUAL.

1. Which professionals would use a Snellen Chart? OPTICIAN’S2. On which river does Leicester stand? SOAR3. Which two pieces flank the queen at the start of a game of chess? KING + BISHOP4. Although distinguishing between genders is falling out of fashion, what is the female form of the word ‘testator’? TESTATRIX 5. In the phrase ‘Hobson’s Choice’, what were Hobson’s customers seeking? HORSES6. What was the name of Queen Isabella I’s husband, who was also her cousin? FERDINAND7. Baja, Alta and Alavesa together make up which wine-growing region? RIOJA8. Who played the part of Norman Bates in the film ‘Psycho’? TONY PERKINS9. Dunwich used to be a town in Suffolk. Where is most of it now? ON THE SEA BED10. In Greek mythology, who was the mother of Eros? APHRODITE

ROUND EIGHT – TEAM.

1. FUNERALS.(a) Who starred as Harry Palmer in the 1966 film version of ‘Funeral in Berlin’? MICHAEL CAINE(b) “Silence the pianos and with muffled drum / Bring out the coffin, let themourners come.” The third and fourth lines of ‘Funeral Blues’. Who was the poet? (W. H.) AUDEN(c) In 2002, in which popular tv series did one of the central characters orchestratehis own ‘funeral’, in order to get the others together to hear his new idea? AUF WIEDERSEHEN, PET

2. MIND YOUR LANGUAGE.(a) Donnerstag is German for which day of the week? THURSDAY(b) Often heard in law courts, what is the Latin word for ‘unless’? NISI(c) “Strc prst skrz krk” means “Put your finger through your throat” in which language? CZECH

3. WORDS AND MEANINGS.(a) If a creature is demersal, where does it live? BOTTOM OF THE SEA(b) Which profession derives its name from the fact that it originated in Milan? MILLINER(c) “Splendid display, splendour; specious glory” – a definition of which short word? POMP

4. PROFESSORS.(a) The surname of the brainy woodpecker in ‘Bagpuss’ is Professor what? YAFFLE(b) What sort of Professor has retired from university life, but has been allowed toretain his/her title as an honour? EMERITUS (c) Which ‘Professor’, 1911-2002, was an entertainer who deliberately spoke a mangled form of English, as in “the sunniglow and purimost” ad for Gales honey? Stanley UNWIN

5. HISTORY.(a) Whose missing ear ostensibly led to our war with Spain in 1739? Robert JENKINS (b) Born in 63 BC, who became the first Roman emperor? AUGUSTUS(c) Whom did Queen Anne marry in 1683? Prince GEORGE OF DENMARK

6. THE FILM OF THE BOOK. (a) ‘My Fair Lady’ (1956) was based on which 1912 literary work? PYGMALION(b) Who wrote the book on which ‘101 Dalmatians’ was based? DODIE SMITH(c) Winston Groom’s 1986 novel was developed into which 1994 Oscar winner? FORREST GUMP

7. COOKERY.(a) What is the name of Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant in Bray, Berkshire? THE FAT DUCK(b) What gas mark is the equivalent of 400 degrees F., 204 degrees C.? SIX(c) What was Mrs. Beeton’s first name? ISABELLA

8. MATHEMATICS.(a) What is the lower number in a fraction called? DENOMINATOR(b) Born in 1550, who is generally credited with the invention of logarithms? John NAPIER(c) What is one traditional UK billion take away one US billion? 999 THOUSAND MILLION

Topics: unusual facts about authors; initials; ‘Cluedo’ secret passages.

SET ‘A’ –(a) Which English novelist, born 1857, couldn’t speak English until he was 19? Joseph CONRAD (b) On the M42, what is meant by ATM? ACTIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT(c) To which room does the passage from the lounge lead? CONSERVATORY

SET ‘B’ – (a) Which author, born 1840, had his heart stolen by a cat? Thomas HARDY(b) In a library, what is meant by ISBN? INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER(c) To which room does the passage from the study lead? KITCHEN

RESERVE QUESTIONS – in case something goes wrong! Pick a number 1 to 5.

1. Specifically, a Bordelaise sauce is flavoured with which vegetable? SHALLOT2. In which European country can you find the Pindus Mountains? GREECE 3. Which author recited a poem at JFK’s inauguration? ROBERT FROST 4. Cork is produced mainly from which species of tree? OAK5. How is Vitamin B2 otherwise known? RIBOFLAVIN

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List of Subjects for Rounds 2 and 6

ROUND TWO

FEMALE COMEDIANS SCIENCE – DEFINITIONSTV – REALITY SHOW WINNERS CLASSICAL MUSICLITERATURE THE SHIPPING FORECASTGEOGRAPHY – ENGLISH TOWNS SPORT – ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

ROUND SIX

POLITICS – PARTY LEADERS IN THE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2011.PILOTS HIGH STREET CASH POINTS.THE 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP ASTRONOMY – MOONS.POP MUSIC – GETTING COLD! THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

Charity Quiz Night18th January at 8:00pm

Please come and support our annual charity fund-raising quiz.The venues this year are the Royal Oak, Ockbrook and the Plough Inn,

Two Dales.If you have any suggestions for charities which might be considered as

recipients this year then please let us know.

QUESTION READER – Please give one of these sheets to each team

List of Subjects for Rounds 2 and 6

ROUND TWO

FEMALE COMEDIANS SCIENCE – DEFINITIONSTV – REALITY SHOW WINNERS CLASSICAL MUSICLITERATURE THE SHIPPING FORECASTGEOGRAPHY – ENGLISH TOWNS SPORT – ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

ROUND SIX

POLITICS – PARTY LEADERS IN THE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2011.PILOTS HIGH ST. CASH POINTS.THE 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP ASTRONOMY – MOONS.POP MUSIC – GETTING COLD! THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

Charity Quiz Night18th January at 8:00pm

Please come and support our annual charity fund-raising quiz.The venues this year are the Royal Oak, Ockbrook and the Plough Inn,

Two Dales.If you have any suggestions for charities which might be considered as

recipients this year then please let us know.