Wrexham Quiz League Questions 16th October 2012 - League Week 2 
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Questions set by Pete Roberts
Round 1
1
Which famous 1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte features a character named Edward Rochester who resides at Thornfield Hall?
JANE EYRE
2
Whic famous 1814 novel by Jane Austen features a character named Fanny Price, the second eldest of nine children?
MANSFIELD PARK
3
On a standard London Monopoly board which is the most expensive of the Orange properties, costing £200 to purchase?
VINE STREET
4
By the Sleepy Lagoon is the title tune to which famous radio programme?
DESERT ISLAND DISCS
5
Which energy drink, introduced in 1987 has the advertising slogan "gives you wings"?
RED BULL
6
Which film of 1990 features a character named Paul Sheldon, an author who is rescued and then tortured by a woman named Annie Wilkes?
MISERY
7
Which football club won the old first division title for the first time in their history back in 1969 ?
LEEDS UNITED
8
Which famous crime duo were killed on May 23rd 1934 on a rural road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana?
BONNIE AND CLYDE
9
Popular mainly since the 1960s, what ten letter word is the name of the lightweight waist-length jacket made of cotton, polyester, wool or suede, usually with traditional Fraser tartan or check patterned lining?  It is said to have earned its nickname due to the fact that it was often worn by one of the lead characters of the TV show Peyton Place.
HARRINGTON
10
With an area of 1,438 square kilometres which is England's oldest National Park?  It became established on April 17th, 1951.
PEAK DISTRICT
Round 2
11
Which popular radio show, a follow up to the earlier Children's Favourites was hosted by Ed Stewart from 1968 to 1979 and had the introductory tune 'Morningtown Ride', a song made famous by The Seekers?
JUNIOR CHOICE
12
Which soft drink, described as having a unique flavour, was first nationally marketed in the USA in 1904 and has had many advertising slogans including 'what's the worst that can happen' in 2008?
DR PEPPER
13
Which film of 1988 sees the lead male character, named Dan Gallagher, terrorised by an obsessed woman named Alex Forest, an editor for a publishing company?
FATAL ATTRACTION
14
On a standard London Monopoly board, which is the most expensive of the purple properties, costing £160 to purchase?
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
15
With an area of 1,641 square kilometers, which is England's newest National Park?  It became established on April 1st 2011?
SOUTH DOWNS
16
Which football club won the old first division title for the first time in their history back in 1972 ?
DERBY COUNTY
17
Which famous female criminal was killed on January 16th 1935 along with her son Fred at Ocklawaha, Florida (Marlon County) following a shootout with federal agents?
MA BAKER
18
What was the six letter name given to the clothes shop opened by Mary Quant on London's King's Road in 1955 ?
BAZAAR
19
The Autobots and The Decepticons are the main factions of which toy line?
TRANSFORMERS
20
What was the two word name of the toy, a male, well muscled, blonde, swimming trunk wearing, gel-filled, rubber action figure that was first introduced by Kenner in 1976 ?
STRETCH ARMSTRONG
Round 3
21
What four letter word is used to describe the head of a jellyfish?
BELL
22
What was the Christian name of the Hungarian inventor of the Rubik Cube?
ERNO
23
In terms of size, which is the third largest planet in our Solar System?
URANUS
24
In terms of size, which is the third smallest planet in our Solar System (excluding Pluto)?
VENUS
25
English poet John Keats, who died in 1821, is buried in which European country?
ITALY
26
Which eight letter word is used to describe the thick, hard shield, made of chitin or bone, that covers part of the body of crabs, lobsters, tortoises etc.?
CARAPACE
27
What was the Christian name of the Irish inventor of the Beaufort Scale?
FRANCIS
28
Irish writer and poet Oscar Wilde, who died in 1900, is buried in which European country?
FRANCE
29
Which actor played the title role of architect David Vincent in the 1960's TV series The Invaders?
ROY THINNES
30
Which actor played the role of Admiral Harriman Nelson in the 1960's TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?
RICHARD BASEHART
Round 4
31
Which famous pop-star, now aged 72, despite his claim of having slept with over 250 women married his school sweetheart Melinda Trenchard in 1957, a marriage that still remains?
TOM JONES
32
Pattie Boyd was the first wife of which famous pop-star who she married on January 21st 1966 ?
GEORGE HARRISON
33
In which country can you find Ben Gurion International Airport, the country's largest?
ISRAEL
34
Appearing in Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, what is the much more famous name of the piece of music 'The Infernal Gallop'?
THE CAN CAN
35
Screened on January 19th 2011, which actress played the title role in the one-off BBC programme Hattie which centred on the life of Carry-On actress Hattie Jacques?
RUTH JONES
36
Which play, written in 1923 by English playwright Arnold Ripley depicts a group of travellers stranded in a waiting room at a remote railway station?
THE GHOST TRAIN
37
In golf, which famous actress's name is used as a slang term for a score of ten on any particular hole?
BO DEREK
38
The city of Melbourne, in Australia, lies on which river?
YARRA
39
What was the name of the supertanker which ran aground betwen Land's End and the Scilly Isles on March 18th 1967 ? TORREY CANYON
40
Published in 1952, who was the subject of the book Diary of a Young Girl?
ANNE FRANK
Round 5
41
Which dance, said to have originated in biblical times, does the character Lisa in the 1954 Hitchcock film Rear Window remark that she'll have to move into an apartment across the way and perform the dance every hour if she is to keep her boyfriend sensually entertained and not peeping at a ballet dancer in the opposite apartment?
DANCE OF THE SEEVEN VEILS
42
Released in the year 2000 what was the title of the TV film that followed the relationship between Carry On film actors Sid James, played by Geoffrey Hutchins and Barbara Windsor, played by Samantha Spiro?
COR BLIMEY
43
Which play, written by Arthur Miller in 1949 features the lead character named Willie Loman?
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
44
In which country can you find Haneda Airport, one of its countries most important dealing with domestic flights?
JAPAN
45
Published in 1924, who was the author of the adventure book The Land That Time Forgot?
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
46
Rarely achieved, which six letter word in golf is used to describe a score of four under par on a hole, for example a hole in one on a par five or a two on a par six?
CONDOR
47
The city of Warsaw in Poland stands on which river?
VISTULA
48
On March 5th 1966 BOAC flight 911 crashed near which Asian mountain, a tragedy that resulted in the deaths of all 124 passengers on board?
MOUNT FUJI
49
Which tennis player played in four men's singles finals at Wimbledon between 1967 and 1971, winning the title on three occasions?
JOHN NEWCOMBE
50
Which tennis player played in three consecutive men's singles finals at Wimbledon between 1963 and 1965, losing on all three occasions?
FRED STOLLE
Round 6
51
The Battle of Shiloh of 1862, also known as The Battle of Pittsburg Landing was a battle that took place during which war?
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
52
The remake of which popular TV series of the 1960s saw James Caviezel in the main role and was filmed in Swakopmund in Namibia?
THE PRISONER
53
Commonly found throughout the Southern USA and the Northern half of Mexico what type of creature is a Coachwhip?
SNAKE
54
Which female singer reached number one in the UK charts in October 1979 with a record entitles One Day At A Time?
LENA MARTELL
55
The American TV series Three's A Crowd that ran from 1984 to 1985 was loosely based on which BBC series that featured Richard O'Sullivan?
ROBIN'S NEST
56
The Battle of Bomarsund of 1854 was a battle that took place during which war?
CRIMEAN WAR
57
Which male singer reached number one in the UK charts in February 1977 with a record entitled When I Need You?
LEO SAYER
58
Found mainly in the US state of Texas, what type of creature is a Tooth Cave?
SPIDER
59
'Fat Charlie' was the mascot for which famous food business?
LITTLE CHEF
60
Which British multinational drinks restaurant chain, established in 1971, is adertised by featuring three beans inside a circle?
COSTA COFFEE
SPARE QUESTIONS
1
Who was the last Englishman to score in a Champion's League Final?
WAYNE ROONEY
2
On a mobile phone keyboard the letters JKL are on which number button?
5
3
The 'Thought Police' feature in whic famous novel of 1949?
1984
4
The food dish 'Chicken Montmorency' includes which fruit?
CHERRIES