Tuesday 3rd September 2002
Question set by Foreign Legion (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. On the South Coast, which county lies between Hampshire and Devon?
DORSET
1b. Who created a record in 1955 by having five records in the top twenty at the same time?
RUBY MURRAY
2a. Who was the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
MARTIN LUTHER KING
2b. How was Frank Pakenham better known?
LORD LONGFORD
3a. Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak?
BUDDHIST
3b. Give a year in the life of Henry Fielding?
1707-1754
4a. In American football. How many players per side when the game is in play?
11 ASIDE
4b. Which character did Helen Mirren play in Prime Suspect?
JANE TENNISON

ROUND TWO
1a. In Horse Racing what is the shortest distance over which a national hunt race is run in the UK?
TWO MILES
1b. In the game of scrabble how many points are awarded for the letter J?
EIGHT POINTS
2a. After whom is the International Airport at Genoa named?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
2b. Who created the girls school St Trinians?
RONALD SEARLE
3a. What type of meat is traditionally used in Moussaka?
LAMB
3b. Name the dragon who guarded the treasure in the Hobbit?
SMAUG
4a. Which TV Police Detective drives a Peugot 403 Cabriolet?
COLUMBO
4b. Which planet has Satellites that include Miranda, Ariel and Titania?
URANUS

ROUND THREE
1a. In which film does Clint Eastwood sing 'I Talk to the Trees'?
PAINT YOUR WAGON
1b. In the phonetic alphabet which word represents the letter M?
MIKE
2a. Which sport is featured in the film "Slap Shot"?
ICE HOCKEY
2b. If you were celebrating your "Tin" Wedding Anniversary. How many years are you married?
10
3a. Which American State has the nickname "The Beaver State"?
OREGON
3b. Which country's flag is a blue cross on a white background?
FINLAND
4a. In English law what do you call the offence of corruptly seeking to influence a jury?
EMBRACERY
4b. Who said "Marriage has many pains but celibacy has no pleasures"?
DR SAMUEL JOHNSON

ROUND FOUR
1a. Which car company produces a model called the "Charade"?
DAIHATSU
1b. What is the London Mainline Terminus for Wales and the West?
PADDINGTON
2a. Who wrote the play Lady Windermere's Fan?
OSCAR WILDE
2b. Who was on the British Throne 1377-99?
RICHARD II
3a. In which city were the Summer Olympic Games of 1956 held?
MELBOURNE
3b. Who composed the music for Show Boat?
JEROME KERN
4a. If you suffered from 'Taphophobia'? what would you fear?
BURIAL ALIVE
4b. Miracle, Kelvedon Wonder, and Meteor are all types of which vegetable?
PEA

ROUND FIVE
1a. Which stretch of water separates Scotland from the North West Coast of Cumbria?
SOLWAY FIRTH
1b. Allanah Clarke was a singer with which 1980s group?
THE THOMPSON TWINS
2a. What have Elvis Presley, Henry Cooper and Mark Thatcher in common?
THEY ARE ALL TWINS
2b. By what better known name do we know Lawrence John Bingham?
LORD LUCAN
3a. What is the Hindu Festival of light called?
DIVALI
3b. Give a year in the life Robert Burns?
1759-1796
4a. How many players per side in Australian Rules Football?
18 ASIDE
4b. Which character did Nyree Dawn Porter play in the Forsythe Saga?
IRENE

ROUND SIX
1a. In horse racing what is the shortest distance over which a flat race is run in the UK?
5 FURLONGS (5/8 OF A MILE)
1b. In the game of scrabble how many points are awarded for the letter K?
FIVE POINTS
2a. After whom is the International Airport at Venice named?
MARCO POLO
2b. In which city would you find Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara?
GOTHAM CITY
3a. Which spice gives Hungarian Goulash its distinctive flavour?
PAPRIKA
3b. Name the creature described by Lewis Carol as having "Jaws that bite and claws that catch"?
THE JABBERWOCKY
4a. Which TV Detective was a reluctant George Cross recipient?
JACK FROST
4b. Which planet is known as the Horned Planet?
VENUS

ROUND SEVEN
1a. In which film does Sean Connery sing "A Pretty Irish Girl"?
DARBY O'GILL & THE LITTLE PEOPLE
1b. In the phonetic alphabet which word represents the letter S?
SIERRA
2a. In the film "Man's Favourite Sport" what was the sport?
FISHING
2b. If you were celebrating your "Coral" anniversary. How many years are you married?
35
3a. Which American State has the nickname The Volunteer State?
TENNESSEE
3b. Which country's flag is a yellow cross on a blue background?
SWEDEN
4a. What do Americans call an Estate Agent?
REALTOR
4b. In which modern country would you find Nazareth?
ISRAEL

ROUND EIGHT
1a. Which Car Company produces a car called the "Sonata"?
HYUNDAI
lb. Which is the London Mainline Terminus for East Anglia?
LIVERPOOL STREET
2a. Who wrote the book 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil'?
FAY WELDON
2b. Who was on the British throne 1272-1307?
EDWARD I
3a. In which city were the Summer Olympic games of 1968 held?
MEXICO CITY
3b. Who composed the music for Annie Get Your Gun?
IRVING BERLIN
4a. If you suffered from triskaidekaphobia, what would you fear?
NUMBER THIRTEEN
4b. Marmande, Tiny Tim, Harbinger and Delicante are all types of what?
TOMATO

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. In the world of insurance and law what is meant by a Force Majeure?
AN ACT OF GOD
2. According to the song "Second Hand Rose" what was the occupation of the man she adores?
JAKE THE PLUMBER
3. Who was Captain Hook's first mate in Peter Pan?
SMEE
4. Who wrote the play "The Winslow Boy"?
TERENCE RATTIGAN
5. What was Buddy Holly's only No. 1 British Hit Single?
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE