Tuesday 26th November 2002
Questions set by Christ the King Cavaliers (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Which actor was also a wrestler - using the pseudonym Leon Arras?
Brian Glover
1b Which radioactive isotope is used to determine the date of pre-historic material?
Carbon 14
2a Silk FM, broadcasting on 106.9, primarily serves which Cheshire town?
Macclesfield
2b Who succeeded Jeremy Thorpe as leader of the Liberal Party?
David Steel
3a Which English brewery produces a beer called 'Old Peculiar'?
Theakston's
3b What is Puck's alternative name in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
Robin Goodfellow
4a Berlin's most famous street, Unter den Linden, terminates at which Prussian monument?
Brandenburg Gate
4b Now shown on the Discovery Channel, who is the host of "Mastermind"?
Clive Anderson

Round Two
1a Touchstone, a court jester, features in which Shakespeare comedy?
As You Like it
1b Which Italian cheese is normally used on pizza toppings?
Mozzarella
2a What name is given to the College of Cardinals, or Sacred College, to elect a Pope?
A Conclave
2b Which MP, as Postmaster General, introduced the two-tier postal system?
John Stonehouse
3a Which 'local' owned the 1994 Aintree Grand National winner Minnehoma?
Freddie Starr
3b What are the sweets 'Opal Fruits' now called?
Starbursts
4a Which Egyptologist, with Lord Camarvon, discovered Tutankhamun's tomb at Karnak in 1922?
Howard Carter
4b Which song was Chuck Berry's only No. 1 UK hit?
My Ding-a-Ling

Round Three
1a In which town was the original TV series "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" set?
Tannochbrae
1b Which degenerative disease of the nervous system is also known as St. Vitus' Dance?
(Sydenham's) Chorea
2a What name is given to the darker-coloured grass due to the outward spread of a fungus, as seen in green fields?
Fairy Ring
2b What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Hedwig
3a Banjul is the capital of which African country?
The Gambia
3b Who was the large-mouthed voracious giant in Rabelais's satire?
Gargantua
4a Who was the last person to be hanged for treason in the United Kingdom?
Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce
4b Which Nationwide football team are nicknamed 'The Tractor Boys'?
Ipswich Town

Round Four
1a Who wrote the children's novel "Swallows and Amazons"?
Arthur Ransome
1b Shining Tor is the highest point in which English county?
Cheshire
2a Ross McManus, father of Elvis Costello, sang with whose orchestra?
Joe Loss
2b Where were the Royal Armouries based before moving to Leeds?
Tower of London
3a In chemistry, what is the lightest metallic element?
Lithium
3b Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies were members of which punk band?
The Damned
4a Which former Everton FC goalkeeper managed the Blue Anchor pub, Aintree, on retirement?
Ted Sagar
4b Which golden land or city was believed by the Spanish conquerors to exist in the Amazon?
El Dorado

Round Five
1a Which north-west England cathedral is dedicated to St. Werburgh?
Chester
1b Which law limits the line of royal succession only to males?
Salic Law
2a Which gas is produced during the fermentation of beer and wine?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
2b Which Government ministry has replaced the Ministry of Agriculture, Foods, and Fisheries?
Department of Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
3a Which London museum was originally called 'The Museum of Ornamental Art', founded 1852?
Victoria and Albert
3b Which brand name was registered by the Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Company in 1961?
Hush Puppies
4a Daniel Radcliff has been signed to star in which film series?
Harry Potter
4b Which bell hangs in the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, USA?
The Liberty Bell

Round Six
1a Which 1970's film was about the marathon dance crazes of the 1930's?
They Shoot Horses Don't They
1b Which five-pointed star was a former mystic symbol?
Pentagram (or Pentacle)
2a Which Derbyshire tourist site produced fluospar (used as a flux)?
Blue John Mine
2b Which 'local' published a book of poems entitled "Blackbird Singing"?
Sir Paul McCartney
3a Which deadly illness is also known as 'wool-sorter's disease'?
Anthrax
3b Which Microsoft software superseded Windows 2000?
Windows XP
4a Who was the last King of England to be beheaded?
Charles I
4b George Davis designed which range of clothes for Marks and Spencer?
Per Una

Round Seven
1a What was banned by the 1967 Marine Offences Act?
Offshore Pirate Radio
1b Which Billie Holliday song is about the lynching of black Americans?
Strange Fruit
2a In 2000, which singer released his 44th album entitled "Love and Theft"?
Bob Dylan
2b Which radio presenter's autobiography is called "The Whispering Years"?
Bob Harris
3a Which Great Train Robber became a florist outside Waterloo Station?
Buster Edwards
3b The USA has states. What is Canada divided into?
10 Provinces (& 2 Territories)
4a The aria "La Donna a Mobile" is from which Verdi opera?
Rigoletto
4b Which Spanish city is famous for sword manufacture?
Toledo

Round Eight
1a Who was President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
1b Which chief magistrate of Athens established a severe code of laws?
Draco
2a In which Spanish city are both "The Marriage of Figaro" and "Carmen" set?
Seville
2b What type of law court has replaced the assizes court?
Crown Court
3a TV's "Monarch of the Glen" is based on the works of which writer?
Sir Compton Mackenzie
3b Sir Simon Rattle is now principal conductor with which orchestra?
Berlin Philharmonic
4a Which SI unit of pressure is defined as one newton per square metre?
The Pascal
4b Which musical opens with an auction under the arches of a Paris theatre?
Phantom of the Opera

Spare Questions
1 Who invented and gave his name to the first electronic keyboard organ?
Laurens Hammond
2 Which London thoroughfare was originally a private road used by King Charles II to reach his rural retreat at Hampton?
The Kings Road
3 Which bronze emblem is awarded to members of the Armed Forces who have been mentioned in dispatches?
An Oak Leaf
4 Where is the former yacht "Royal Britannia" now moored?
Leith, near Edinburgh
5 Which writer said: "I have nothing to declare except my genius"?
Oscar Wilde