MERSEYSIDE QUIZ LEAGUE
Questions
Set by THE ROYAL
of the Wirral League
played Monday 10th January 2000
ROUND 1
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la |
Which prefix, used in the English language, is derived
from Greek meaning "Earth"? |
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lb |
Who had No.1 hit in the UK in the 1970s with
"Sugar Baby Love"? |
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2a |
In the 1970s, in which Central American country did
the "SANDINISTA" guerrillas operate? |
|
2b |
Which novelist, born in 1917, wrote "A
Clockwork Orange"? |
|
3a |
Give a year in the life of Sir Isaac Newton |
|
3b |
In Science, what is the S.I. unit of capacitance? |
|
4a |
What, in economics, is the EMS? |
|
4b |
In the Bible, how many books constitute the Old Testament? |
ROUND 2
|
la |
Where in the human body would you find the Aqueous Humour? |
|
lb |
Which musical instrument did Sir Thomas Beecham
describe as sounding "like two skeletons copulating on a
corrugated tin roof' |
|
2a |
Which chemical has the symbol F? |
|
2b |
In law, how is someone described when dying without
leaving a will? |
|
3a |
Which queen from Greek mythology has given her name to
a famous "W"-shaped constellation? |
|
3b |
In Britain, in which decade was the Central
Electricity Board founded? |
|
4a |
Which king ruled England from 1135 to 1154? |
|
4b |
Which term describes the belief that countries which
possess nuclear weapons should abandon them of their own accord,
whether or not other countries do the same? |
ROUND 3
|
la |
Which novelist and poet, born 1922, wrote "Lucky Jim"? |
|
lb |
What, in economics, is the ERM? |
|
2a |
In Britain, in which decade did North Sea Gas replace
Coal Gas? |
|
2b |
In Greek mythology, which princess, later to give her
name to a constellation, did Perseus rescue from a sea-monster? |
|
3a |
In the Bible, how many books constitute the New Testament? |
|
3b |
Which prefix, used in the English language, is derived
from the Greek God of sleep? |
|
4a |
Who had a hit in the UK in the 1980s with "The Reflex"? |
|
4b |
From 1979-1992, in which Central American country did
the left-wing guerrillas, the FMLN, operate? |
ROUND 4
|
la |
To which British Prime Minister was Malcolm Muggeridge
referring in his remark "He was not only a bore; he bored for England"? |
|
lb |
Who was the first English King of the House of Plantagenet? |
|
2a |
Give Jeremy Bentham's term for the theory that society
should try to provide the greatest happiness of the greatest number |
|
2b |
Give a year in the life of Galileo Galilei |
|
3a |
In science, what is the S.I. unit of resistance? |
|
3b |
Where in the human body would you find the Right Atrium? |
|
4a |
The High Court of Justice has three divisions; Queen's
Bench and Family are two, which is the third? |
|
4b |
Which chemical element has the symbol B? |
ROUND 5
|
la |
In the Jewish religion, at what age does a boy come of
age, as marked by his Bar Mitzvah? |
|
lb |
How many players are there in a men's Lacrosse team? |
|
2a |
French painter Cezanne (1839-1906): give his first name |
|
2b |
In music, what is the term used to describe the lowest
range of the FEMALE singing voice? |
|
3a |
In which country is Lake Balkhash? |
|
3b |
In international soccer, who was Northern Ireland's
manager from 1980 to 1993? |
|
4a |
Who, in 1979, directed the film of Stephen King's
novel "The Shining"'? |
|
4b |
The reign ' of which English monarch is most
associated with the French era "La belle Epoch and its Art Nouveau? |
ROUND 6
|
la |
Which language, related to Hindi, is used by gypsies? |
|
1b |
The meaning of which standard Latin abbreviation can
be translated into English as "that which is demonstrated or proved"? |
|
2a |
Give the architectural term for a large open space
inside a building, usually topped by a glass roof to provide light? |
|
2b |
Which female movie star directed the film "Little
Man Tate" (1991)? |
|
3a |
In which year did the pro-Soviet spy Kim Philby die? |
|
3b |
Which Motown group were originally called "The Primes" |
|
4a |
Give the nationality by birth of Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) |
|
4b |
Which English soccer club's nickname is "The Foxes" |
ROUND7
|
la |
In music, which term is applied to the elaborate, much
ornamented style that composers used between 1600 - 1750? |
|
1b |
Lake Turkana, formerly Lake Rudolf, lies chiefly in
which country? |
|
2a |
Napolean Bonaparte, as we know, was born in Corsica.
How do modern day. French speakers refer to this province? |
|
2b |
In the Catholic faith, at what age is a child said to
attain the "age of reason"? |
|
3a |
How many players are there on each side on a game of
Australian Rules Football? |
|
3b |
French painter Manet (1 832-1883): give his first name |
|
4a |
In international soccer, who went as manager from
Millwall to the Republic of Ireland? |
|
4b |
Give the usual name of the traditional breakfast dish
of flaked fish - usually smoked haddock, etc. |
ROUND 8
|
la |
Who collaborated with brothers Eddie and Brian Holland
on many Motown hit singles in the 1960's and 1970's ? |
|
lb |
In which year did former Labour Foreign Secretary
(1966-1968) George Brown die? |
|
2a |
Which abbreviation, seen on Roman army standards,
stood for "the Senate and the people of Rome"? |
|
2b |
Give the nationality of the controversial psychiatrist
R D Laing |
|
3a |
How is any dish made, served or garnished with spinach described? |
|
3b |
Which group of related languages is spoken widely in
Africa and includes Swahili, Xhosa and Zulu? |
|
4a |
Which 2nd division English soccer club has the
nickname "The Cherries"? |
|
4b |
Which architectural term is defined as "an
ornamental building or structure built purely for decoration"? |
SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Who wrote the novel "Silas Marner"?
GEORGE ELIOT
2. Name Odysseus long-suffering and faithful wife
PENELOPE
3. Complete the missing Christian name: James Ivory
and ? Merchant
ISMAIL
4. Brazil has borders with every South American
country except two. Name either.
ECUADOR AND CHILE
5. What Football League "first" took place
during the Portsmouth v Newcastle match on 22nd February 1956?
(USE OF) FLOODLIGHTS