MERSEYSIDE QUIZ LEAGUE
Questions Set by PLESSEY (Liverpool)

set 25 in 1976

 

 

ROUND 1

 

 

 1

Whom did Queen Victoria succeed to the throne
WILLIAM IV (4th)

 1a

Who wrote 'The Rights of Man'
T. PAINE

 2.

The Anapanda Pagoda is in Pagan, the ancient capital of which country
BURMA

 2a

Who was the Roman equivalent of Demeter
CERES

 3

As Del stands for Delaware, which letters stand for Kentucky
KY

 3a

In legend, on which rock did the Sirens of the Rhine live
LORELEI

 4

Which Jewish Festival celebrates the deliverance of the Israelites from Eygpt
PASSOVER

 4a

Which musical team created the 'Sound of Music.
RODGERS AND HAMERSTEIN

 

 

 

ROUND 2 : GENERAL

 

 

 1

In which country would you find the Round Mountain
AUSTRALIA

 1a

What is a caryatid in Architecture
COLUMN IN THE SHAPE OF A FEMALE FIGURE

 2

Who was the last king of Egypt
FAROUK

 2a

What is the Second longest river in Africa
CONGO

 3

Who led the expedition that became the lst to conquer Everest
SIR J. HUNT

 3a

In Roman Times, what were the Silk Routes
THE OVERLAND ROUTES FROM ROME TO THE EAST

 4

Who sculptured 'The Discus Thrower '
MYRON

 4a

Who painted 'Sunflowers'
VAN GOGH

 

 

 

ROUND 3 : MYTHOLOGY

 

 

 1

'Which Trojan hero was the founder of the Roman Nation
AENEAS

 1a

What was sought by Jason and the Argonauts
GOLDEN FLEECE

 2

Who was the mother of Oedipus
JOCASTA

 2a

Who ordered Hercules to perform the 12 Labours
EURYSTHEUS

 3

Who was the King of Troy during the Great Siege
PRIAM

 3a

Who was the Legendary Founder of Carthage
DIDO

 4

Who gave fire to the Human race
PROMETHEUS

4a

In what form did Zeus appear to Leda
SWAN

 

 

 

ROUND 4 : GENERAL

 

 

In grammar, what is the definite article
THE WORD "THE'

 1a

Of the 26 letters of the alphabet there is only one aspirate - what is it.
H

 2

What kind of book did the American Noah Webster compile
DICTIONARY

 2a

In a rowing boat, who sets the pace for the other oarsmen
THE STR0KE

 3

What number Louis was executed in the French Revolution
SIXTEENTH

 3a

What was the destination of Chaucer's Pilgrims
CANTERBURY

 4

Who was the Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany
GOEBBELS

 4a

Who was the leader of the S.S.
HIMMLER

 

 

 

ROUND .5 : GENERAL

 

 

 1

What is attached to the pelvis by the sacroiliac joint
THE SPINE

 1a

What is the main town of Guernsey
ST. PETERS PORT

 2

Which river did the Roman call Sabrina
SEVERN

 2a

What rank is a policeman wearing one crown
SUPERINTENDENT

 3

Who sponsored last years Cricket World Cup
PRUDENTIAL INS

 3a

Who led the long march of 1934-35
MAO TSE TUNG

 4

Who was called 'The Prince of Showmen'
P. BARNUM

 4a

Who invented the name Wendy
J.M.BARRIE

 

 

 

ROUND 6 : SPORT

 

 

 1

Pat Eddery is the stable jockey of which Trainer
P. WALWYN

 1a

Ron Hutchinson the stable jockey of which Trainer
J. DUNLOP

 2

With what game do you associate Patsy Fagan
SNOOKER

 2a

In boxing, who took the famous Long Count and went on to win the Heavyweight Crown
GENE TUNNEY

 3

Which team were the first to win Football's League cup twice
TOTTENHAM

 3a

With which Athletic event do you associate the American Al Oerter
DISCUS

 4

Where are the Headquarters of FIFA
ZURICH

 4a

Where are the Headquarters of the Welsh FA.
WREXHAM

 

 

 

ROUND 7

 

 

 1

What is the 'Golden Flower of the East'
CHRYSANTHEMUM

 1a

Who was the first British man to climb Mount Everest
DOUGAL HASTON

 2

Which horse won last year's 'World's richest race'
STAR APPEAL (ARC)

 2a

Caroline of Ansbach was the wife of which English King
GEORGE II

 3

Who composed the Tone Poem 'Finlandia
SIBELIUS

 3a

Who was the second daughter of King Lear
REGAN

 4

What is whin
GORSE OR FURZE

 4a

Who wrote 'Chips with Everything'
A. WESKER

 

 

 

ROUND 8 :

 

 

 1

How do ants communicate with each other
BY TOUCH WITH THEIR ATENNA

 1a

What name is given to a Camel with two humps
BACTRIAN

 2

What is a steelyard
TYPE OF WEIGHING MACHINE

 2a

What name is given to the 4 weeks before Christmas
ADVENT

 3

Who was the Father of Romulus and Remus
MARS

 3a

Which famous film-star's last picture was ''Soylent Green'
EDWARD G. ROBINSON

 4

If anything is cordate, what shape is it ?
HEART SHAPED

 4a

 What was the first name of the Musician Schubert ?
ROBERT

 

 

 

 Extra Questions

 1

Where was the first World Cup Final played ?
MONTEVIDEO 

 2

 Where is the Temple of Heaven ?
PEKING

3

In which new county is Weston Super Mare
AVON