Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: February 2011 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League 22nd Feb–Cup/Plate Semi Finals Questions set by Plough Horntails and the Dolphin 1. How many hoops are used in the standard game of Croquet? A, 6. 2. Which African kingdom was known as Basutoland before it gained independence in 1966? A. Lesotho. 3. The work "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is the textbook of which religious movement founded in 1879? A. Christian Science. 4. What is the fruit of the Blackthorn called? A. The Sloe. 5. How many countries sit on the full United Nations Security Council? A. 15. 6. According to the book of Genesis, which land lay to the "east of Eden"? A. The Land of Nod. 7. What is the name of the southernmost point of Africa? A. Cape Agulhas (note: The Cape of Good Hope is just south of Cape Town and is NOT correct). 8.

Responding to a pressing issue in year 1095, what appeal did Pope Urban II make to Kings, Nobles and Knights in a sermon at the Council of Clermont? A. Please help to regain the Holy Lands… the First Crusade. (Accept any answer relating to freeing Jerusalem from Moslems/ Mohammadens / Turks/ Saracens) 9. Who holds the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union? A. Baroness Ashton (Accept Catherine Ashton). 10. Which city was awarded the 1944 Summer Olympic Games? A. London. 11. In which country did the Maoist organization the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) operate? A. Peru. 12. Which major city’s name translates into English as Fragrant Harbour? A. Hong Kong. 13. In which country was the Granny Smith apple first grown? A. Australia (in 1868) 15. Who was the architect of Coventry Cathedral? A. Basil Spence. 16.

Who opened an historic address to his people with the following, “In this grave hour, perhaps the most fateful in our history, I send to every household of my peoples, both at home and overseas, this message, spoken with the same depth of feeling for each one of you as if I were able to cross your threshold and speak to you myself.” A. King George VI (as taken from the King’s Speech) 17. Which car company makes the Alhambra model? A. Seat. 18. Which car company makes a model called the Sirion? A. Diahatsu 19. What is the Nationality of Stefaan Engels who set a World record on Saturday 5th February in Barcelona by completing a marathon every day for a year, a total of 9,569 miles? A. Belgian. 20. Who wrote Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, as well as collections of poetry? A. Siegfried Sassoon. 21. Approximately what percentage of the planet’s surface is covered by Tropical rainforests? A. 2% (but they are home to more than 50% species on Earth).

Accept any figure less than 5%. 22. What is the name of the point on the Celestial sphere directly below an observer or a given position? A. Nadir. (Note this is the opposite of zenith). 23. What is the term, of French origin, loosely translated 'into mouth', for using facial muscles and shaping the lips for the mouthpiece to play a woodwind or brass musical instrument? A. Embouchure (origin, em = into, bouche = mouth) also accept embrasure. 24. In his 2011 memoir, ‘Known and Unknown’, which US ex-politician tries to deflect blame onto others including Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice, for Iraq War mistakes? A. Donald Rumsfeld. (The book title alludes to Rumsfeld's famous statement: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.

But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don't know we don't know..." The statement was made by Rumsfeld on February 12, 2002 at a press briefing addressing the absence of evidence linking the Iraq government with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups.) 25. How many vertices (corners) has a regular dodecahedron (a dodecahedron is a 3D form with 12 faces)? A. 20. 26. The Salmon River in Idaho, USA is known by what nickname, It is also the name of a 1954 film, whose title soundtrack was recorded by each of its stars, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum? A. The River of No Return (the Salmon River is only navigable downstream). 27. The reproduction method serigraphy, said to be based on the Japanese art of katazome, is better known by what name? A. Silk-screen printing (or screen-printing). 28. British photographer Carl Warner's collection of landscapes went on display in London in October 2010. What did he use to create the landscapes? A. Food. 29.

Discovered by Ben Corson and Roger Stoughton in 1928, 2-chloro benzal malono nitrile is more commonly called what sort of gas? A. C S Gas (from the names of its discoverers) Accept Tear Gas. 30. Which World War II leader was captured in April 1945 trying to flee to Switzerland with gold and looted Ethiopian sovereigns which became known as The Treasure of Dongo? A. Mussolini (Benito Mussolini). 31. What were either of the first names of retailer F W Woolworth ? A. Frank Winfield (the second was used as a brand name for this store). 32. Whisky, honey, oatmeal, cream and egg are the ingredients for which Scottish drink? A. Atholl Brose. 33. Which British high street retailer started selling DNA / paternity tests over the counter in January 2011? A. Boots. 34. The Bolton and England footballer Nat Lofthouse, who died age 85 in 2011, earned what nickname after his courageous match-winning performance in 1952? A.

The Lion of Vienna (the game was against Austria). 35. What was the name of the cyclone that struck Queensland Australia in early February 2011? A. Yasi. 36. Which sea area is the most northerly of those used in the BBC radio shipping forecast? A. South East Iceland. 37. In the TV series ‘Father Ted’, Mrs Doyle was the housekeeper and her role was described as ‘violently hospitable’. Her catchphrase was ‘Ah Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on, Go on…..’ etc’. Which actress played the part? A. Pauline McLynn. 38. In the TV series ‘The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin’ which actor played the role of CJ whose catchphrase was ‘I didn’t get where I am today without ….. ? A. John Barron. 39. Who was the Vice President of the USA for the whole of the period when Ronald Reagan was President? A. George Bush (senior). 40. As of February 7th 2011, who is the UK Secretary of State for Defence? A. Liam Fox 41.

In the 1959 film ‘Some like it Hot’, what was the name of the character played by Marilyn Monroe? A. Sugar Kane. 42. Also In the 1959 film ‘Some like it Hot’, which actor plays the part of the gangster ‘Spats’ Columbo? A. George Raft. 43. Which county won the Clydesdale Bank 40 trophy, for UK 40-over cricket that was first held in the 2010 season? A. Warwickshire Bears. 44. In which city of the USA is the sports ground called Wrigley Field? A. Chicago (it is the home ground of the Chicago Cubs). 45. Which famous engineer’s factory is mentioned in ‘The Blaydon Races’ A. (William George) Armstrong. 46. A legacy of money from which engineer started Owen’s Park educational establishment in Manchester which ultimately became Manchester University? A. Joseph Whitworth. 47. What’s the current name of the sea area that was called Heligoland up till 1956? A. German Bight. 48.

On March 17th 2003, what was the cause of the first ever standing ovation given by MPs in the House of Commons? A. Robin Cook’s resignation speech (he opposed the invasion of Iraq). 49. In 2005, what caused Cherie Blair to say … ‘Honestly, what a load of fuss about trivia. It would be nice to be judged for who you are’? A. The alleged £7,700 cost of her hairdos for the general election. 50. What is the name of the woman presenter who won her employment tribunal case against the BBC in January 2011 for wrongful dismissal based on ‘ageist’ reasons? A. Miriam O’Reilly. 51. Which radio broadcaster has recently employed Andy Gray and Richard Keys after their removals from Sky Sports after their sexist comments about Sian Massey? A. TalkSport. 52. The game in which Sian Massey was officiating on January 22nd 2011 was between Liverpool and which other football team? A. Wolverhampton Wanderers. 53. In particular, what happened on Wall Street on at 2.45 p.m.

on 6 May 2010? A. The “Flash Crash” or the “2010 Flash Crash”. (Around 2:45pm the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged about 900 points only to recover those losses within minutes. It was the second largest point swing, 1,010.14 points and the biggest one-day point decline, 998.5 points, on an intraday basis in Dow Jones Industrial Average history. There are several possible reasons for the crash, one of which is the “fat-finger theory”). 54. What is considered the prime target of the Stuxnet Worm? A. Centrifuges used in Iran for uranium enrichment. (Also accept: uranium enrichment, centrifuges, industrial control systems). 55. Howard Devoto and John McGeoch were members of which seminal Manchester band? A. Magazine. 56. Which actress and singer starred in Derek Jarman’s film of “The Tempest”? A. Toyah Wilcox (also accept Elisabeth Welch). 57. Which poet died and was buried at Skyros en route to battle in Gallipoli in 1915? A. Rupert Brooke. 58.

Where did Lord Elgin loot and destroy the Summer Palace? A. Beijing (Peking). (Lord Elgin was the son of the 7th Earl of Elgin who had obtained the Parthenon (Elgin) Marbles from the Ottoman authorities.) 59. Who is the current (as of 7th February 2011), Shadow Home Secretary? A. Yvette Cooper. 60. Who wrote the Regeneration Trilogy of novels. (“Regeneration”, “The Eye in the Door” and “The Ghost Road”)? A. Pat Barker. 61. By what name is Beethoven’s 5th Piano concerto popularly known in this country? (Though the name was not Beethoven’s). A. The Emperor. 62. Complete this quotation, attributed (dubiously) to Oscar Wilde: “We have everything in common with America nowadays except, of course,.......” A. The language. 63. In the past Penguin Books used to publish whole ranges of similar books under the name of a different bird. What bird gave its name to Penguin’s academic books, always published in blue cover? A. Pelican. 64.

What type of art form is made up of tesserae? A. A mosaic. 65. In Greek mythology, what form did the god Zeus adopt in order to seduce Europa? A. A bull. 66. During the war, “Operation Crucible” was the German code name for the bombing of which British city? A. Sheffield. (Crucible – steel industry). 67. In which geological period did trilobites first appear? A. Cambrian. (Also accept Atdabanian). 68. Which anti-art movement, which emerged during the First World War, took its name from a French childish word for hobbyhorse? A. Dada, or Dadaism. 69. What do the following Shakespeare characters, who all appear in different plays, have in common? Feste, Touchstone, Trinculo, Costard, and Launcelot Gobbo. A. They are all clowns, fools or jesters. 70. When a person or event has a brief moment of fame it may be described as “a flash in the pan”. To what activity does this metaphor refer? A. Firing a musket. (Or, more precisely, mis-firing!).

71. The width of a ship at its widest point is known as what? A. Beam. 72. Which was the last Scottish football club other than Rangers or Celtic to win the Scottish Premier League? A. Aberdeen. (1984-85). 73. Who is the star of the Legally Blonde series of films? A. Reece Witherspoon. 74. In terms of residence, what do Peru, Nutwood and the 100 Acre Wood have in common? A. They are all home to fictional bears, respectively Paddington, Rupert and Winnie the Pooh. 75. What nickname was shared by the creator of Jeeves and Wooster, and the man who gave his name to the Warner stand at Lords Cricket Ground? A. Plum. (For Pelham). 76. Why was Mark Kennedy in the national news lately? A. The undercover policeman who infiltrated climate change protesters and then appeared to change sides. 77. In cooking what would beurre manié be used for? A. Thickening stews or casseroles. (A mixture of butter and flour). 78.

Who, in 1932, received the Nobel Prize for Physics for “the indeterminancy principle of quantum mechanics”. A. Werner Heisenberg. (Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle). 79. Which actor appeared in all 295 episodes of the BBC sitcom The Last of the Summer Wine, from the first in 1973 to the last in 2010? A. Peter Sallis. (Norman Clegg). 80. In which geological period did dinosaurs first appear? A. Triassic. 81. Which former West Indian fast bowler had the nickname “the Whispering Death”? A. Michael Holding. (Immortalised in the commentary “the bowler’s Holding the Batsman’s Willey”). 82. At which battle did Horatio Nelson put the telescope to his blind eye? A. Copenhagen. 83. In a famous play, what are the characters Vladimir and Estragon doing? A. Waiting for Godot. 84. In the acronym SIM, as in SIM card, what does the S stand for? A. Subscriber. 85. What did the philosopher Sartre consider Hell to be? A. Other people. 86.

A character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice shares a name with a character in Julius Caesar. What name? A. Portia. 87. Who fell to an untimely death from the roof of his stately home in Ambridge on 6th January this year? A. Nigel Pargeter. 88. The music hall entertainers Wilson, Keppel and Betty were famous for what act? A. The Sand Dance. 89. Alyson Krauss, who recently released a joint album with Robert Plant, is better known for performing with her own band. What is it called? A. Union Station. 90. Sue Ryder is a prominent name in the field of palliative health care, but who was her husband, also famous in the charity field and for other reasons? A. Leonard Cheshire. 91. Which Commonwealth country is divided administratively into three counties, Cornwall, Surrey and Middlesex? A. Jamaica. 92. Who plays Rooster Cogburn in the Coen Brothers 2011 remake of the film True Grit? A. Jeff Bridges. 93. Which actress, who played Superman’s mother in film, died recently? A.

Susannah York. 94. Tschaikovsky’s 6th Symphony has the same name as Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 8, Opus 13. What is it? A. Pathétique. 95. The first volume of which writer’s autobiography was published in November, 9010, 100 years after his death, in accordance with his wishes? A. Mark Twain. 96. How many cards are required to play the game of Canasta? A. 108. (2 full decks, plus 4 Jokers). 97. In ancient Greece a small piece of broken pottery was called an ostrakon. In politics, what were they used for? A. Citizens wrote on them the name of anyone they wanted to be exiled. Hence the word “ostracism”. 98. Every Christmas The Guardian newspaper publishes the pretentiously obscure quiz set for the pupils of which Isle of Man school? A. King William’ School. 99. What is the name of the political party founded in Israel in 1973 by Menachem Begin, and currently led by Binyamin Netenyahu? A. Likud. 100.

Which US city is served by Louis Armstrong Airport? A. New Orleans. 101. Someone who puts in the maximum effort to achieve something may be said to be “pulling out all the stops”. To what activity does this metaphor refer? A. Organ playing. 102. After spending only a few weeks at Saracens, which French Rugby club has Gavin Henson recently joined? A. Toulon. 103. What name is given to the tube connection the pharynx to the middle ear? A. The Eustachian Tube. (Also accept Pharyngotympanic Tube). 104. The King Cobra has an alternative name, which it shares with the tree Nymphs of Greek mythology. What is it? A. Hamadryad. 105. The father of which TV comedienne commanded the ill-fated HMS Coventry during the Falklands War, being last to leave when it sank? A. Miranda Hart. 106. In which of G. B. Shaw’s plays is a Salvation Army officer the central character? A. Major Barbara. 107.

The prize for winning the American Football Super Bowl is named after the coach of the Green Bay Packers, who won the first two. Who was he? A. Vince Lombardi. 108. In which town do Wallace and Gromit reside? A. Wigan. 109. Who, in 1935, received the Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the Neutron? A. Sir James Chadwick. 110. Which popular garden shrub has a name derived from the Greek for water vessel? A. Hydrangea. 111. What distinctive method of painting is particularly associated with the French artist Georges Seurat? A. Pointillism. (Applying colours in lots of tiny dots on the canvas, rather than mixing them beforehand). 112. American actress Linda Gray made her name in the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in Dallas. But what contribution did she make to the 1967 film The Graduate? A. It was her seductively stocking-clad legs which appeared on the film posters. (Not those of female lead, Anne Bancroft). 113. In the wartime acronym ATS, what did the T stand for? A. Territorial.

(Auxiliary Territorial Service). 114. Which European capital city stands on the River Vltava? A. Prague. 115. Who is the fictional proprietor of the satirical magazine Private Eye? A. Lord Gnome. 116. The American writers and cousins Frederick Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee wrote crime novels under which pseudonym, which was also the name of their fictional detective? A. Ellery Queen. 117. Where did James IV of Scotland die in 1513? A. The battle of Flodden. 118. Who was the UK’s first female Foreign Secretary? A. Margaret Beckett. (2006). 119. In which Dickens novel would you hear the message “Barkis is willing”? A. David Copperfield. 120. Which former Thin Lizzie guitarist died earlier this month aged 58? A. Gary Moore. 1. Who directed the film Black Swan released in late 2010? A. Darren Aronofsky. 2. Who directed the film The King’s Speech? A. Tom Hooper. 3.

In the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall, what is Wolf Hall? A. The family home or seat of the Seymour family. (Accept the home of Jane Seymour). 4. Name one of the two authors who has won the Booker Prize twice. (Note to QMs: this is the straight Booker Prize, not the special awards like “Booker of Bookers” or “Best of Booker”). A. J. M. Coetzee or Peter Carey. 5. What was the name of the US sitcom based on Steptoe and Son? A. Sanford and Son. 6. What was the name of the UK sitcom based on the US sitcom Who’s the Boss?? A. The Upper Hand. 7. Who is the President of South Africa (as of 20th Feb.)? A. Jacob Zuma. 8. Bertha Mason was the mad wife of which of Charlotte Bronte’s characters? A. Mr. Rochester (in Jane Eyre). 9. Sagamore Hill in New York state was the home of which US President, who lived there from 1885 until his death in 1919? A. Theodore Roosevelt. 10. Which was England’s first Garden City?

A. Letchworth. Tie Breaker Question: In view of the recent thread about ‘ageism at the BBC’, carry out the following calculation: Multiply the age (as at February 7th 2011) of Miriam O’Reilly by age of Joan Bakewell by age of Arlene Phillips and then divide the result by the age of Jennie Bond multiplied by the age of Gloria Hunniford . Suggestion for question masters: Allow 2 minutes for responses and allow calculators to be used if both sides have them available. Answer: (53 x 77 x 67) ÷ (60 X 70) = 273,427 ÷ 4,200 = 65.10 The team with the closest answer to this is the winner. All ages used for this question are from the Guardian article on this topic on February 5th 2011 titled ‘Who are you calling Past it? Female Presenters fight back’. Round 7 : Arts and Entertainment Round 8 : This Green And Pleasant Land Love is in the Air (A round inspired by St Valentine’s Day) 1.

What nationality was legendary heartthrob Rudolf Valentino? A. Italian 2 The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife. It took 21 years to complete. Give one of the years in this period of construction. A 1632 to 1653 3 In which city was Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet set? A Verona 4 Who created the statue The Kiss? A Auguste Rodin 5 The St Valentine’s Day Massacre, with a distinct lack of love in the air, was an attack by Al Capone on which of his rival gang leaders? A Bugs Moran 6 Valentino Rossi, winner of 9 Motorcycle World Championships, has announced that he will ride which make of bike in 2011? A Ducati 7 In which year was Captain James Cook killed on Hawaii on February 14th? A 1779 (accept anything between 1774 and 1784) 8 Who played the female lead opposite Ryan O’Neal in the 1970 film Love Story? A Ali McGraw 1. Who was the first woman in space? A.

Valentina Tereshkova 2 Which singer married Renate Blauel in Sydney on February 14th, 1984? A Elton John 1. What did Leonard Rossiter pour over Joan Collins? CINZANO 2. Who manufactures the “Ultimate driving machine”? BMW 3. The painting, called “Bubbles”, as used in the Pears soap advert, was painted by whom ? Sir John MILLAIS 4. In relation to which product did Ian Botham cause a stir by ordering three? SHREDDED WHEAT 5. Which product is described as “Liquid engineering”? CASTROL GTX 6. Which brand of soup was depicted in a famous painting by Andy Warhol? CAMPBELL’S 7. Which was the first product to be advertised on ITV ? GIBBS SR TOOTHPASTE (accept toothpaste) 8. In which year was the first advertisement on British TV? 1955 (allow 1 year either side) Supplementaries 1. Which European football team this season has no shirt sponsorship and instead makes a donation to advertise UNICEF on its shirts ? BARCELONA 2.

Which company currently sponsors both Rangers and Celtic football teams ? TENNENT’S LAGER SPORT All these events have taken place this year Which golfer was recently named as the European captain for the 2012 Ryder Cup ? Jose Maria OLAZABAL 2. To whom did Andy Murray lose in the final of the Australian Open tennis tournament ? Novak DJOKOVIC 3. In the January transfer window, which footballer was transferred from Sunderland to Aston Villa for £18 million ? Darren BENT 4. England won the 5th and final test match against Australia by an innings and 83 runs, having made their highest ever innings score on Australian soil. How many runs did England score ? There is some leeway. 644 RUNS (allow 624 to 664) 5. The winner of the 2011 Snooker Masters tournament at Wembley and the runner-up in the Australian Open women’s singles final share which nationality ? CHINESE (Ding Junhui won the snooker, Na Li was the defeated tennis player) 6. Why was Sian Massey in the news recently ?

SHE IS THE FEMALE LINESMAN/ASSISTANT REFEREE ABOUT WHOM ANDY GRAY MADE SEXIST COMMENTS, THUS GETTING HIM THE SACK FROM HIS JOB AS A FOOTBALL PUNDIT ON SKY SPORTS 7. The clear favourite to win a 5th consecutive King George VI Chase only finished 3rd in January to the winner Long Run. What was the name of that horse ? KAUTO STAR 8. On January 19th at a Romford greyhound racing meeting something happened for probably the 1st time ever in a race. What ? A THREE WAY DEAD HEAT Supplementaries S1. Which golfer was recently named as the American captain for the 2012 Ryder Cup ? DAVIES LOVE III S2. Why was footballer Jermaine Pennant’s Porsche featured in the news recently ? IT HAD BEEN ABANDONED IN A STATION CAR PARK FOR 5 MONTHS AND HE’D FORGOTTEN HE’D BOUGHT THE CAR. HE EVEN LEFT THE KEYS ON THE DASHBOARD !!! GEOGRAPHY 1. Which is the largest of the National Parks in England and Wales ? LAKE DISTRICT 2.

Which lake in the Lake District lies immediately south of Keswick ? DERWENT WATER 3. Where in Cheshire is the National Waterways Museum ? ELLESMERE PORT 4. Which city has the largest port in Europe ? ROTTERDAM 5. Rotterdam is the 2nd largest city in The Netherlands. Amsterdam is the largest. Which city was formerly known as New Amsterdam ? NEW YORK 6. York stands at the confluence of two rivers. Name either. OUSE or FOSS 7. The Fosse Way links 2 cities in England. Name either. EXETER or LINCOLN 8. Until 1974, Lincolnshire was split into 3 parts, each with their own administration. Lindsey and Holland were two. What was the third ? KESTEVEN 1. Podgorica is the capital city of which European country ? MONTENEGRO 2. Which country has the longest land border with Russia ? KAZAKHSTAN HISTORY 1. Which English king was buried next to his wife and son at Faversham Abbey, which he had founded with his wife Matilda in 1148? STEPHEN 2.

Which tax was introduced in England in 1662 to support the Royal Household of Charles II? It was abolished in 1689. HEARTH TAX 3. What was the name of the first qualified female doctor in Britain? ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON 4. After declaring war on Russia on 1st August 1914, which country did Germany invade the next day? LUXEMBOURG 5. Opened in 1863, what is the name of Britain’s oldest museum, which houses the "Alfred Jewel", a Saxon relic, possibly made for Alfred the Great? ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM 6. Who in 1768, became the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts? JOSHUA REYNOLDS 7. Buried in Rome in 1821, on whose gravestone are the words, “Here lies one whose name is writ in water”? JOHN KEATS 8.What is the name of the British political regime of 1649-60 established by Oliver Cromwell?

THE COMMONWEALTH (accept The Protectorate although this was 1653 to 1659) Supplementaries 9. Following the 'Mutiny’, which island did Fletcher Christian and his cohorts colonise? PITCAIRN 10.Whose report led to savage railway cuts in Britain in the 1960s? DR. BEECHING 1. Which product do you associate with the Gay-Lussac process? SULPHURIC ACID 2. Who first demonstrated electro-magnetic inductance to the Royal Society in 1831? Michael FARADAY 3. What drug occurs naturally in the bark of a willow tree? ASPIRIN 4. Which city is the centre of the French aeroplane industry ? TOULOUSE 5. The Spitfire aircraft was produced with 2 engines. Name either (Rolls Royce) MERLIN or (Rolls Royce) GRIFFON 6. What name is given to the process of treating rubber with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength? VULCANISATION 7. Which geological period comes between the Devonian and Permian periods?

CARBONIFEROUS 8. Rocks can be one of three types: metamorphic and sedimentary are two. What is the other? IGNEOUS 1. Bora, Brickfielder and Levanter are types of what? WINDS 2. Who was the last man to walk on the moon ? EUGENE CERNAN 1 Which classic 1994 movie had leading characters called Vincent Vega, Mia Wallace & Zed? A Pulp Fiction 2 Who were the British band whose albums in the late 1960’s included On the Threshold of a Dream and Days of Future Passed? A The Moody Blues 3 La Pieta by Michelangelo, which was damaged by a lunatic with a hammer in 1972, can be found where? A St Peter’s Basilica (in Rome) 4 In 2006 record producer and film maker David Geffen sold the painting “No 5, 1948” for $140 million, still the world’s most expensive piece of art. Who painted it?

A Jackson Pollock 5 In January 2011 who, at the British Comedy Awards, won Best Female Comedy Actress and Best New TV Comedy for her eponymous sitcom? A Miranda Hart 6 Which classic 1979 movie had leading characters called Biggus Dickus, Mandy Cohen & Pontius Pilate ? A The Life of Brian 7 Who were the British band whose 1970’s albums included Sheer Heart Attack and News of the World? A Queen 8 Who was the host of the 2011 Golden Globes who was heavily criticised for being overly offensive to many of the stars present? A Ricky Gervais Supplementaries 1 Who has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lionel Logue the voice coach in The King’s Speech? A Geoffrey Rush 2 In which field of the arts is Ansel Adams a famous exponent? A Photography This green and pleasant land (Picture Round) All of the pictures in this round are of tourist attractions in England, which feature on brown signs. If anyone is visually impaired, use the extra supplementaries. 1. Anderton boat lift 3.

Epstein’s St Michael and the Devil, Coventry cathedral (accept either) 4. Angel of the North, Gateshead 5. Eden Project, Cornwall 7. Mow Cop castle or folly 8. Tatton Hall 1. Cleopatra’s Needle Thames Embankment 2. Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth 1. The Monument in London is a memorial to what ? THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 2. In which Lakeland town would you find the Laurel and Hardy museum ? ULVERSTON Worth Having a Look At ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT 1/ Who wrote the children’s stories entitled PUCK OF POOK HILL? ANS RUDYARD KIPLING. 2/ Which fictional doctor lived in the village of PUDDLEBY-ON-THE-MARSH? ANS Dr DOOLITTLE. 3/ Which town, in Britain, has a brick monument called TRAIN, by David Mach, unveiled in 1997 and showing a life size brick steam train exiting a tunnel? ANS DARLINGTON. 4/ What is the name of the hotel in The Archers radio series run by Caroline Sterling? ANS GREY GABLES.

(Oliver Sterling now deceased) 5/ Which Scottish novelist is commemorated by a 61 metre high monument in Princess street, Edinburgh. ANS SIR WALTER SCOTT. 6/ What artists colour is made from the pigment gamboges? ANS YELLOW (mustard yellow) 7/ The title of which classic American cop show refers to an event that took place in America in 1959? ANS HAWAII FIVE-O (in that year Hawaii became the 50th state). 8/ Who painted the cartoon-style picture Whaam! Now in the Tate Gallery London? ANS ROY LICHTENSTEIN. SUP1 Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone, has appeared in 4 films, what is his Christian name? ANS JOHN. SUP2 Which film distribution company was formed by Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D W Griffith? ANS UNITED ARTISTS 1/ Which American sport is played under the CARTWRIGHT rules. ANS BASEBALL. 2/ Which sport generates the highest recorded ball speed of 204mph?

ANS GOLF (Jason Zuback’s drive, 2nd Pelota Jai Alai 188mph) 3/ Who was the first person to captain and manage a world cup winning team? ANS FRANZ BECKENBAUER 4/ How many laps have to be completed in the Indianapolis 500? ANS 200. 5/ Whose autobiography was entitled “Scoring at Half Time”? ANS GEORGE BEST. 7/ Name the cricket coach found dead in his hotel room during the 2007 world cup? ANS BOB WOOLMER 6/ Which famous American sports star was nicknamed “The Juice”? ANS O J SIMPSON. 8/ “Stand up Pinocchio” is an autobiography by which Liverpool footballer? ANS PHIL THOMPSON. SUP1 In darts, what is the lowest number that cannot be scored with a single dart? ANS 23. SUP2 What colour hat does a water polo goalkeeper wear? ANS RED. Space, The Final Frontier These are the questions of the Bowling Club “Pack Horse” 1. What links the Chuck Berry song Johnny B Goode with the Voyager space probe launched in 1971?

A It is included on a record of Earth sounds carried by the probe (in the event of being intercepted by Aliens) 2. Which book of the Old Testament did the Apollo 8 crew read from, on a broadcast to Earth, whilst orbiting the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968? A Genesis 3. Who was the first Briton in space? A Helen Sharman. 4. What space first was achieved by Alexei Leonov on March 18th 1965? A A space walk or E.V.A. 5. What was the name of the unsuccessful British space probe sent to Mars in 2003? A Beagle 2 (Accept Beagle) 6. In which successful film did astronaut Jim Lovell have a bit part? A Apollo 13 (he played the captain of the ship sent to pick the astronauts up. Tom Hanks played Jim Lovell, if you follow me) 7. The space centre at Kourou, French Guiana is owned by which organisation? A The European Space Agency. 8. What was the name of the spaceship Yuri Gagarin was in when he made the first space flight?

A Vostok 1 (accept Vostok). Supplementaries S1 In which year was the first Space Shuttle launched? A 1981 (accept 80-82) S2 Which Apollo 11 astronaut did not walk on the Moon? A Michael Collins 1/ Which Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced Premium Bonds in 1956? ANS HAROLD MACMILLAN. 2/ In which prison did John Bunyan write The Pilgrims Progress? ANS BEDFORD GAOL. 3/ At 64, who, up until now, was the oldest heir apparent to accede to the British throne, (Prince Charles now being in his 63rd year) ANS WILLIAM IV. 4/ What emblem was adopted by the Free French forces during WWII? ANS THE CROSS OF LORRAINE. 5/ Which King of Ireland defeated The Danes at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. ANS BRIAN BORU 6/ Dick Whittington was Mayor of London 4 times and under 3 monarchs, name one? ANS RICHARD II, HENRY IV, and HENRY V.

Mayor 1397/8 1398/9 1406/7 and 1419/20. 7/ Which king was threatened by the Rye House plot? ANS CHARLES II 8/ “He is not a great man” said Herbert Asquith “he is a great poster”. Who? ANS LORD KITCHENER. SUP1 Which battle of the Spanish Civil War marked the final defeat and demise of the International Brigades? ANS The BATTLE of the EBRO. SUP2 Which British monarch was only crowned 11 years after becoming king? ANS CHARLES II 1/ Where would you find an ABYSSAL PLAIN? ANS. On the SEAFLOOR. (Adjacent to a continent 10 to 20,000ft deep.) 2/ Infamously known as STALINGRAD during the war, what is it’s current name? 3/ In which body of water would you find The LEVANTINE basin? ANS. The MEDITERRANEAN Sea. (Just off Cyprus.) 4/ If you travelled from Berkeley to Fort Bragg to Eureka, in which American state would you be in? ANS.

CALIFORNIA. 5/ If you travelled from St Petersburg to Clearwater to Tallahassee, in which American state would you be in? ANS. FLORIDA 6/ On which parallel is a significant part of the American, Canadian border? ANS. 49th. 7/ Which island is divided into six administrive regions called SHEADINGS ANS THE ISLE OF MAN 8/ On the shores of which sea is the Pakistani port of Karachi? ANS The ARABIAN SEA SUP1 The Union Jack flag appears in the top left corner of the flag of which US state? ANS HAWAII (the flag is one of the oldest in the world in continuous use) SUP2 Which Arab country had a capital city known as Philadelphia up to the Byzantine period. ANS JORDON (Amman) COMICAL CHARACTERS In this round you will be given the years of publication and 3 characters / story lines from a comic. All I need is the name of the comic concerned. 1/ 1937 – present. Korky the cat, Harry Hill, Tin Lizzie. Ans. THE DANDY.

2/ 53 – 90 Beryl the Peril, Mickey the Monkey, Tricky Dicky. Ans. THE TOPPER 3/ 19 – 29 and 50 – 65 The Silent 3, Bessie Bunter, The Storyteller. Ans. SCHOOL FRIEND 4/ 38 – Present. Biffo the Bear, Ivy the Terrible, Roger the Dodger. Ans. THE BEANO 5/ 56 – 90 Baby Crockett, Little Mo, The Banana Bunch. Ans. THE BEEZER 6/ 58 – 2001 The 4 Mary’s, Little Miss Lonely, Ernie’s Girl. Ans. BUNTY. 7/ 61 – 92 Alf Tupper, I Flew with Braddock, Gorgeous Gus. Ans. THE VICTOR. 8/ 22 – 63 Wilson – Wonder Athlete, Wolf of Kabul, Limp along Leslie. Ans. THE WIZARD. Sup1/ 52 – 74 Paddy Payne, Robot Archie, Danger Man. Ans. THE LION.

Sup 2/ 54 – 85 Roy of the Rovers, Bulldog Bryant, Dodger Caine. Ans. THE TIGER. Sup 3/ 50 – 69 PC49, Storm Nelson, Dan Dare ! Ans. THE EAGLE. 1/ What process is used to harden fats and oils in the manufacture of margarine? ANS HYDROGENATION. 2/ Which cluster of blue stars is also known as the SEVEN SISTERS? ANS THE PLEIADES. 3/ What metallic element is obtained from the ore Cassiterite? ANS TIN. 4/ The use of which dangerous gas, known to kill white blood cells, was instrumental in pioneering chemotherapy in the 1940’s? ANS MUSTARD GAS. 5/ What is Neptune’s largest moon? ANS TRITON. 6/ What name did the Romans give to the hottest days of the year – July 3rd to August 15th – when the star Sirius is rising? ANS DOG DAYS. (DIES CANIS) 7/ What name is given to the sugary substance exuded by aphids feeding on sap? ANS HONEYDEW.

8/ What is the more common name for 2H2O or D2O. ANS HEAVY WATER SUP 1/ What does a Limnologist study? ANS LAKES SUP2/ What did the word Astronaut originally mean? ANS STAR SAILOR SUP3 What is the densest element? ANS OSMIUM (followed by Iridium 0.1% lower) Worth Having a Look At You will be given the name of a well known artefact which has artistic or historical importance and you have to name the Museum, Gallery or Institution where you would have to go in the UK or beyond to see it (but don’t touch anything). Q1. The Venus de Milo. A The Louvre Q3. The “Spirit of St Louis” aeroplane A The Smithsonian (Institute or Museum) Q4. Stephenson’s Original Rocket A The Science Museum London Q5. The Book of Kells. A Trinity College Library Dublin (accept Trinity College) Q6. The Mary Rose Q7. A painting entitled “Going to Work”. A The Lowry (Manchester) Q8. The earliest surviving version of “Alice’s Adventures Underground” A The British Library S1.

An item of clothing simply labelled “Mary Quant Mini Dress 1967” A The Victoria and Albert Museum, or V &A. S2. The original Prime Meridian. A Greenwich Royal Observatory (accept Greenwich) set by The Cock Inn Henbury 1. Which nation first gave women the vote? NEW ZEALAND 2. Who played Mrs Peel in The Avengers? DIANA RIGG 3. Who played Steed in The Avengers? PATRICK McNEE 4. Which singer is known as The Queen of Soul? ARETHA FRANKLIN 5. What was Lady Chatterley's first name? CONSTANCE 6. What is the Star of India? THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST BLUE STAR SAPPHIRE 7. Which is the most common non-contagious disease in the world? TOOTH DECAY 8. What, in feet, is the stopping distance of a car travelling at 50mph? 175 9. What is the currency of Chile? THE PESO 10. What is the chemical symbol for potassium? K 11. Groucho, Harpo And Zeppo were three of the Marx Brothers, who was the fourth?

12. Which year did the pound note cease to be legal tender? 1983 13. What year did the first public library open in Britain? 1847 (allow 1845-1850) 14. What did the F stand for in JFK? FITZGERALD 15. Which musical term means quickly? ALLEGRO 16. Who was Luke Skywalker's father in Star Wars? DARTHVADER 17. Which is the earth's smallest ocean? THE ARCTIC 18. How many lines are there in a Limerick? 5 19. Which tube-train line would you use to get to Heathrow? PICCADILLY 20. In which year were the Olympics held in Mexico? 1968 21. Which of the Lake Poets had a sister named Dorothy? WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 22. Which plant is used to make linen? FLAX 23. What is the maximum score possible in Ten Pin Bowling? 300 (12 strikes) 24. In which city is the Taj Mahal? AGRA 25.

What was the name of the dummy of Ray Allen ventriloquist? LORD CHARLES 26. Who was Nelson's mistress? LADY HAMILTON 27. How many cards are there in a Tarot pack? 78 28. What was a pedologist study? SOIL 29. How long is a Dog Watch when at sea? 2 hours 30. What is a Culverin? A TYPE OF GUN/CANNON 31. In which year was the formal abolition of the death penalty in Britain? 32. What was the surname of Bonnie in Bonnie and Clyde? PARKER 33. Who was the first Tory Prime minister? Earl of Bute 39. What is the name of the prisoner in The Birdman of Alcatraz? Robert Stroud 40. In which of Charles Dickens's novels does Jarndyce appear? Bleak House 41. Which is the largest National Park in Britain? Cairngorms 42. In the TV comedy Rising Damp what was Rigsby's first name? Rupert 43.

Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be banged in England, whom did she kill? David Blakeley 44. Who is the artistic director of the National Theatre? Nicholas Hytner 45. By what name is Brian Robson Rankin better known? Hank Marvin 46. . In Verdi's opera "Otello" how does Otello die? Stabs himself 47. Where is Hellenikon airport? Athens 48. . Cronus, the father of Zeus, was which Greek God? Agriculture 49. In which 1996 film does Eddie Murphy play seven parts? The Nutty Professor 50. . Who was Eric Arthur Blair? George Orwell 51. What was the name of the first Carry on film? Carry On Sergeant 52. Which creature nests in a fortress? Mole 53. Which British city had the Roman name of Noviomagus Reginorum? Chichester 54. What is the main constituent of the Earth atmosphere? Nitrogen 55. What is the last (and unfinished) Charles Dickens novel? The Mystery of Edwin Drood Earl of Bute 56.

For which monarch was Hampton Court Maze built? William III 57.. The adjective "taurine" relates to which animal? Bull 58. Who said "Wine is sunlight held together by water"? Galileo Galilei 59. Who did Alex Higgins beat to win the 1982 World Snooker Championship? Ray Reardon 60. What is the state capital of Alaska? Juno 61. What does a soldier keep in a frog? Bayonet 62. What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell? Cathode 63. Which military dictator died on August 16th 2003 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the age of 78? Idi Amin 64. In the motoring acronym OHC, what does the "C'stand for? Camshaft 65. How many teeth does an elephant have? 4 66. How many valves does a trumpet have? 3 67. How many players are there in an Australian Rules football team? 18 68. What is the opposite of oriental? Occidental 69.

For what was Operation Z the codename in World War II? The attack on Pearl Harbour 70. What is the process known by which plants make food using light? Photosynthesis 71. Sardines and pilchards belong to which family of fish? Herring 72. With which heavy metal band did Ozzy Osbourne come to fame? Black Sabbath 73. . What is a cross between a Blackberry and a Raspberry? Loganberry 74. What is a cross between an Orange, Tangerine and Grapefruit? Ugli fruit 75. How is David Robert Jones better known? David Bowie 76. How is Marie Mcdonald McLaughlin Lawrie better known? Lulu 77. Who married Constanze Weber in 1782? Mozart 78. Who married his cousin Maria in 1707? Bach 79. Who plays the Archbishop of Canterbury in "The King's Speech"? Derek Jacobi 80. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time? Cosmo Lang 91. What shape is the pasta called Farfalle? Butterfly or bow-tie shape 82.

What shape is the pasta called Conchigilette? Shell shaped 83. How is the mountain called Mont Cervin in French better known? The Mattgerhorn 84. In which country is Mount Aconcagua? Argentina ,85. In the Just William books, what is the name of William's sister? Ethel 86. In Peter Pan, Wendy Darling has two brothers, Peter is one, what is the name of the other? Michael 87. Which river flows through Carlisle? Eden 88. Which river flows through Winchester? Itchen 89. What is the name of the largest diamond ever mined? Cullinen/Star of Africa 90. What does the name of the diamond Koh I Moor mean? Mountain of Light 91. In a TV or film studio, what is a dolly? Mounting for a camera 92. In the acronym BAFT A, what does the "A" stand for? Arts 93. On which island is Mount Etna? Sicily 94. What colour is the central line on the London Underground? Red 95. Who was the Queen of the Greek gods?

Hera 96. Who was the Greek Messenger of the gods? Hermes EAST, WEST, HOME’S BEST DUPLICATES HISTORY – MURDER MOST FOUL This bloodthirsty round seeks the names of victims of some notable assassinations 1) Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated in Tel Aviv on the 4th November 1995 as he left a meeting in support of the Oslo Peace accords? YITZHAK RABIN 2) Which Tory politician was assassinated by a car bomb as he drove out of the Palace of Westminster on 30th March 1979? AIREY NEAVE 3) Which Irish soldier and politician was assassinated on the 22nd August 1922 in an ambush as he drove back to Cork City during the Irish Civil War? MICHAEL COLLINS 4) Which Swedish Prime Minister was assassinated as he walked home from a cinema in Stockholm on February 28th 1986? OLAF PALME 5) Which Egyptian President was assassinated in Cairo on 6th October 1981 as he took the salute during a military parade?

ANWAR SADAT 6) Which SS General was assassinated in Prague on the 27th May 1942? REINHARD HEYDRICH 7) Which Indian Prime Minister was assassinated by two of her bodyguards on 31st October 1984 as she was about to be interviewed by Peter Ustinov? INDIRA GANDHI 8) Which Soviet politician, soldier and revolutionary was assassinated in Mexico City in August 1940? LEON TROTSKY SUPPLEMENTARIES 9) Which crusading journalist was assassinated as she sat in her car at traffic lights near Dublin on 26th June 1996? VERONICA GUERIN 10) Which South African Prime Minister was assassinated in Parliament in Cape Town on 6th September 1966? HENDRIK VERWOERD Sport 1 In football in which decade was the first substitute called on in a Football League match = 1960s (1965) 2 Which jockey shot himself in 1886 at the age of only 29 having already won 13 successive jockey championships?

= Fred Archer 3 On which course will the 2011 Open Golf championship be held? = Royal St Georges at Sandwich (accept either) 4 The rugby union World Cup will be held in New Zealand in 2011. How many nations will compete? = 20 5 Which player won the Golden Ball award as the best player at the football World Cup tournament held in South Africa in 2010? = Diego Forlan (of Uruguay) 6 In athletics who has held the men’s 400 metres world record for over 10 years? = Michael Johnson 7 Roger Federer holds the record for the most consecutive weeks ranked men’s number one in the official tennis rankings. For how many weeks was he at number 1? = 237 (allow 217 to 257) 8 On which track did Sebastian Vettel win the 2010 world drivers championship? = Yas Marina track in Abu Dhabi (accept either) Supplementaries 1 Which team won the rugby league grand final in October 2010? = Wigan Warriors (beat St Helens) 2 Which version of the world heavyweight championship does David Haye hold?

= WBA (World Boxing Association) 1 Which African country has the capital Maseru? = Lesotho 2 The Nubian Desert lies within which modern country? = Sudan 3 Which motorway connects the M60 with Manchester and Salford city centres from the west? = M602 4 In which country is the town and holiday resort of Bodrum? = Turkey 5 Catania is a main town and airport on which island? = Sicily 6 Part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park also lies within which other county? = Cumbria 7 Which French city is the capital of the Acquitaine region? = Bordeaux 8 What is the county town of Wiltshire? = Trowbridge 1 What is a moraine? = Mound or ridge formed by a glacier 2 How long in miles is the Great Wall of China? Latest estimate (from Wikipedia) is 5,500 miles. Accept 5,200 to 5,800 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 1 Which American composer wrote the music to the 1938 ballet “Billy the Kid”?

= Aaron Copland 2 John Hamm is the star, and Matthew Weiner the creator of which recent TV series set in 1960’s America? = Mad Men 3 Which Verdi opera is based on Dumas’ novel “La Dame Aux Camellias”? = La Traviata 4 Which music did Tchaikovsky write to commemorate the battle of Borodino? = The 1812 Overture 5 Who wrote the novel “Birdsong”, set in World War I, and the recent best seller “A Week in December”? = Sebastian Faulks 6 Which artist painted “The Light of the World”? = Holman Hunt 7 Highclere Castle featured as what, in a TV series shown in 2010? = Downton Abbey 8 Who wrote the poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade?” = Alfred Lord Tennyson 9 What is the name of the title music/theme tune to “The Archers”? = Barwick Green 10 Give the next line in this song: “Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low, Down the street in ma’ kilt I’ll go! All the lassies shout, “Hello!” ………………..

= “Donald! Where’s your troosers?” SCIENCE & NATURE 1 What is a gecko? = A Lizard 2 What is a young beaver called? = Kit 3 What ancient scent comes from the bark of the commiphora tree? = Myrrh 4 Which astronomer coined the term “Big Bang”? = Fred Hoyle (1915-2001) 5 What is the chemical symbol for silver? = Ag 6 Which of the senses is missing if you suffer from anosmia? = Smell 7 What is the average resting heart rate per minute in men? = 68 (Accept 65 to 70) 8 In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear power station incident occur? = 1986 (Accept 1985 to 1987) SUPPLEMENTARIES 9 What is the PV system of converting solar energy into electrical energy? = Photo-voltaic 10 The kittiwake is a species of which family of birds? = The Gulls GOING TO THE MOVIES From the details given, name the famous film.

1 Comedy directed by Robert Hamer in 1949 starring Dennis Price as a homicidal social outcast, and Alec Guiness as the aristocratic relatives who stand between Price and his seat in the House of Lords. = Kind Hearts and Coronets 2 World War II story directed by Robert Aldrich in 1967 about a bunch of psychos and misfits, assembled to kill senior German officers on the eve of D-Day. Donald Sutherland, Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson star. = The Dirty Dozen 3 Thriller directed by Joel Coen in 1996 in which a car dealer hires a pair of inept criminals to kidnap his own wife. When things go wrong, Francis McDormand (as the Sherriff) investigates. = Fargo 4 Horror/sci-fi directed by Ridley Scott in 1979. Sigourney Weaver plays Ripley, who is the only survivor of the crew of the “Nostromo” after it picks up an unwelcome passenger on its return to Earth.

= Alien 5 Directed by Barry Sonnenfield in 1997, this comedy thriller stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as members of a top secret US Government agency which polices extra-terrestrials in USA = Men in Black 6 Directed by Mike Hodges in 1971, in which Michael Caine plays a London gangster who travels to Newcastle to investigate his brother’s death, and confront a Tyneside racketeer played by John Osborne. There is also a memorable cameo appearance by Britt Ekland. = Get Carter 7 A musical version of the Collette play about the making of a Parisienne courtesan played by Leslie Caron. Directed by Vincente Minnelli in 1958, with script and score by Lerner and Lowe. = Gigi 8 Musical directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly in 1952.

Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor dance and sing in a story about the coming of sound to Hollywood = Singing in the Rain SUPPLEMENTARIES 9 Directed by Robert Neame and Irwin Allen in 1972, Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine and Shelley winters fight for survival in a luxury liner submerged upside down in the Mediterranean. = The Poseidon Adventure 10 Russell Crowe stars in an historical epic directed by Ridley Scott in 2000, as a Roman general betrayed by the vicious emperor Joachin Phoenix. Sold into slavery, he returns in triumph before his inevitable death. = Gladiator EAST, WEST HOME’S BEST; A “POT POURRI” of LOCAL INTEREST 1 How many miles is it necessary to sail to complete the Cheshire Ring (of canals)? = 97 (Accept 95 to 99. Do not accept 100.) 2 According to the 2010 handbook, how many National Trust locations are in Cheshire (East and West)? (NB.

Where places have multiple attractions such as Quarry Bank Mill, count these as a total of ONE for this question.) = 13 (Accept 12-14) (Alderley Edge, Bickerton Hill, Bulkeley, Hare Hill, Helsby, Little Moreton Hall, Lyme Park, Maiden Castle, Nether Alderley Mill, Oakmere Hill Fort, Peckforton Hills, Quarry Bank Mill, Tatton) 3 There is a town called Macclesfield in Australia. In which state does it lie? = South Australia (Pop. 350!) 4 There are 2 National Nature Reserves in Cheshire. Wybunbury Moss is one. What is the other? = Rostherne Mere 5 Which number junction of the M56 is the most common to use for Manchester Airport? = Junction 5 6 In which year did The RHS have its first show at Tatton Park? = 1999 (Accept 1998-2000) 7 Near which local town would you find Prince’s Incline and Lady’s Incline?

= Poynton 8 What is the number of the Macclesfield to Buxton (Cat & Fiddle) road? = A537 9 Which is the highest peak in Cheshire? = Shining Tor 10 Which metal was mined at Alderley Edge?

= Copper DUPLICATES This round involves words that have two meanings, e.g.: NOGGIN: a small tot of spirits and a slang word for your head 1) This word can describe both a the nickname of a swashbuckling movie character and a US state = INDIANA 2) This word can describe both a type of cabbage and a famous London hotel = SAVOY 3) This word can describe both a high Chinese official and a type of fruit = MANDARIN 4) This word can describe both a type of loaf and a mistake = BLOOMER 5) This word can describe both a Turkish dynasty and a type of upholstered bench or stool = OTTOMAN 6) This word can describe both a wise man and a variety of herb = SAGE 7) This word can describe both a kitchen utensil and an exclusive news story = SCOOP 8) This word can describe both part of a human foot and a fish = SOLE 9) This word can describe both a suit of cards and a type of weapon = CLUB 10) This word can describe both a military vehicle and a receptacle for holding fish = TANK SET BY THE KNOT KNOW-

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Question: The England footballer Nat Lofthouse, who died age 85 in 2011, earned what nickname (an animal of a city) after his courageous match-winning performance against Austria in 1952?
Answer: The Lion of Vienna