Monday 4th November 2002
Questions set by Black Horse (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Who was British Prime Minister on the accession of Queen Victoria?
Viscount Melbourne
1b Salem is the capital city of which American state?
Oregon
2a Ring, Open, and Box are all types of what?
Spanners
2b The 1856 Treaty of Paris ended which conflict?
The Crimean War
3a Musophobia is a fear of what?
Mice
3b In which year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
1948
4a Which comedian appeared in the advert for ITV Digital?
Johnny Vegas
4b Liver-worts, butter-fat, green leaves, etc, contain which vitamin?
Vitamin A

Round Two
1a The first FA Cup Final took place in which year?
1872
1b What type of foodstuff are Shropshire Blue and Limburger?
Cheeses
2a Which is the only city in Cornwall, England?
Truro
2b Which Hungarian-born actor played the leading role in the 1931 film "Dracula"?
Bela Lugosi
3a The Ringitt is the currency of which Asian country?
Malaysia
3b An 'aficionado' originally referred to a fan of which sport?
Bullfighting
4a What colour is lapis lazuli?
Blue (Stone of Azure)
4b What, in the Jewish religion, is the scroll of Mosaic Law called?
The Torah

Round Three
1a With which car is Professor Caractacus Potts associated?
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1b What is the proprietary name for the drug diazepam?
Valium
2a Which car manufacturer produces the model called 'Persona'?
Proton
2b What is the English translation of the Latin phrase 'facta non verba'?
Deeds, Not Words
3a Which major English river has its source 3 miles SW of Cirencester?
River Thames
3b Known in the USA as 'suspenders', how are they known in the UK?
Braces
4a At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Jason Queally won Gold in which particular cycling event?
One Km Time Trial
4b Which Englishman designed the steam turbine engine in 1884?
Sir Charles Parsons

Round Four
1a Which bluish-white metallic element has the atomic number 30?
Zinc
1b Polly Sherman was a character in which TV comedy series?
Fawlty Towers
2a Castaways on "Desert Island Discs" receive the Bible and the Complete Works of Shakespeare, but what is the most requested book chosen?
Encyclopedia Britannica
2b What is the distinctive feature of birds of the class 'ratites'?
Flightless
3a Who wrote the 1999 best-seller "Tara Road"?
Maeve Binchy
3b What was the occupation of the character played by Patrick Swayze in the film "Ghost"?
Moneybroker
4a Queen's County is the former name of which Irish county?
Co. Leix or Laoish (leash)
4b From which football club did Liverpool FC sign Emlyn Hughes?
Blackpool

Round Five
1a Which song from the film "Mary Poppins" won an Oscar?
Chim Chiminy
1b Which crystalline substance is prepared from the hydrocarbon toluene?
Saccharine
2a Which car manufacturer produces the model called the 'Forester'?
Subaru
2b What is the English translation of the Latin phrase 'cogito ergo sum'?
I think, therefore I am
3a At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Audley Harrison won Gold at which particular boxing event?
Super-Heavyweight
3b Known in the USA as a 'faucet', how is it known in the UK?
A Tap
4a Which major British river has its source at Plynlimmon, Powys?
River Severn
4b During the Napoleonic Wars, which American experimented with a naval mine and called it a torpedo?
Robert Fulton

Round Six
1a Which element, of pale greenish-yellow colour, has the atomic number 9?
Fluorine
1b Which TV series featured a character called Siegfried Farnon?
All Creatures Great and Small
2a Which inanimate object is the most requested on "Desert Island Discs"?
A Piano
2b Which type of birds are classed as 'raptors'?
Birds of Prey
3a Who wrote the 1999 best-seller "Angela's Ashes"?
Frank McCourt
3b Which film was based on the life of Cynthia Payne?
Personal Services
4a Kings County is the former name of which Irish county?
Co. Offaly
4b From which football club did Everton FC sign Bob Latchford?
Birmingham City

Round Seven
1a In which year was the European Footballer of the Year award instituted?
1956
1b Gravadlax (gravlax) is what type of pickled foodstuff?
Salmon
2a What is the smallest city in East Anglia?
Ely
2b Film star, later cabaret artiste, Maria Magdalena von Losch, was better known as whom?
Marlene Dietrich
3a What is the monetary unit of Morocco?
Dirham
3b What is the Spanish word for a bull fight?
Corrilda
4a What colour is malachite?
Bright green
4b The Five Pillars of Faith are part of which major religion?
Islam (Muslim)

Round Eight
1a Who was British Prime Minister when Queen Victoria died?
Marquis of Salisbury
1b What is the capital city of Nevada, USA?
Carson City
2a Highland Dirks, Kidney, and Poniards (or Stiletto) are types of what?
Daggers (accept Knives)
2b Which country was recognised by Britain in the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
America
3a Androphobia is the fear of what?
The Male Species
3b Indira Gandhi was assassinated in which year?
1984
4a Which company are the sponsors of ITV's "Coronation Street"?
Cadburys
4b Fish-liver oils, egg-yolk, etc., contain which vitamin?
Vitamin D

Spare Questions
1 Who autobiography was entitled "From Drags to Riches"?
Danny La Rue
2 Which is the oldest walled city in the world?
Jericho
3 Claudia Schiffer appears in adverts for which car company?
Citroen
4 Which pop star got his nickname from a black and yellow striped T-shirt he often wore as a teenager?
Sting
5 Which country has the longest uninterrupted royal line?
Japan
6 In "Alice in Wonderland", the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse had what type of celebration?
An Unbirthday Party