Monday 8th December 2003
Set by Diomed 1870 (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a What is the name of the Japanese broad sash worn on a kimono?
Obi
1 b Who was the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury?
Reginald Pole
2a In the nursery rhyme, what happened to Solomon Grundy on Friday?
His illness got worse
2b Which US President had the motto: 'Peace through understanding'?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
3a Name either Football League ground to beat Goodison Park's match attendance record.
Maine Rd or Stamford Bridge
3b Which chemical element has the symbol Sb?
Antimony
4a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern feature in which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
4b Boston, Lincolnshire, stands on which river?
River Witham

Round Two
1a Who was the first (reluctant) Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury?
Matthew Parker
1b What is the name of a warrior's belt, or sash, for supporting a sword, etc?
Baldric (Baldrick)
2a Whose motto of the Armed Forces was 'Apres Moi le Deluge'?
617 Squadron (or The Dambusters)
2b What happened to the maid in "Sing a Song of Sixpence"?
Blackbird pecked off her nose
3a Which chemical element has the symbol Hg?
Mercury
3b Name either English club to win the FA Cup at Goodison Park, 1894 & 1910.
Notts County or Newcastle United
4a Macclesfield, Cheshire, stands on which river?
River Bollin
4b Sampson Brass, 'Honest' Kit Nubbles, and Dick Swiveller feature in which Charles Dickens' novel?
Old Curiosity Shop

Round Three
1a What is the name of the official reports of the Houses of Parliament?
Hansard
1b In which SE Asian republic is the Coromandel Coast?
India
2a In Greek mythology, who was the wife of King Priam of Troy?
Hecuba (Hecabe)
2b Give a year in the reign of King Henry III of England.
1216-1272
3a Which Kent motorway connects the M25 with the M20?
M26
3b Give either forename of Italian composer Rossini.
Gioacchino or Antonio
4a In the Army, which rank is immediately above a Major-General?
Lieutenant-General
4b In Greek mythology, who was the god of the winds?
Aeolus

Round Four
1a The ports of Cochin and Calicut (Kozhikode) lie on which coast of India?
Malabar Coast
1b The career of which MP for Meath (1875-90) was ruined in a divorce case?
Charles Stewart Parnell
2a Give a year in the reign of King George IV of Gt. Britain and Ireland.
1820-1830
2b Phuket (Puket) is a holiday resort in which country?
Thailand
3a Give either forename of Scottish writer A. J. Cronin.
Archibald / Joseph
3b Which Scottish town lies at the northern end of the M90 motorway?
Perth
4a Bodrum is a holiday resort in which country?
Turkey
4b In the RAF, which rank comes between Wing Commander and Air Commodore?
Group Captain

Round Five
1a During whose reign was the Monmouth rebellion, the 'Bloody Assize', and Sancroft, the Primate and six bishops committed to the Tower of London?
James II
1b What is the alternative title of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein"?
The Modern Prometheus
2a Which English cricketer scored 310 not out versus New Zealand at Headingley in 1965?
John Edrich (Surrey)
2b Cobh, Eire, was known as Queenstown. Which port was Kingstown?
Dun Laoghaire (Dunleary)
3a Who performed and wrote the music for the film "Ghostbusters"?
Ray Parker Junior
3b What type of fruit is a bullace?
(Wild) Plum
4a Each player receives how many pieces in the game of backgammon?
Fifteen
4b What is the main ingredient of chewing gum?
Chicle

Round Six
1a Which city was built on the Aztec capital of Tenochtilan?
Mexico City
1b Which English king's reign included a long war with France, the Jack Cade insurrection, and the start of the Wars of the Roses?
Henry VI
2a Which G&S opera had the alternative title "The Witches' Curse"?
Ruddigore
2b On which ground did Gary Sobers hit six sixes in a row off Malcolm Nash?
St. Helens (or Swansea)
3a What is a pannikin?
A small metal cup (accept a little pan or saucer)
3b Who had a 1972 No. 1 hit with the TV theme "Van der Valk"?
Simon Park Orchestra
4a What word describes a crack or split in a glacier?
Crevasse
4b On a Monopoly board, which is the only location south of the Thames?
Old Kent Road

Round Seven
1a The Latin phrase 'ad majorem Dei gloriam' (for the greater glory of God) is the motto of which religious order?
The Jesuits
1b The Greek word 'lithium' translates as what in English?
Stone
2a Which musical term means a flourish towards the end, or at some important stage, of a movement, concerto or aria?
Cadenza
2b In which English county are Cadbury Castle and the Wookey Hole caves?
Somerset
3a Which English king summoned the "Model Parliament" in 1295?
Edward I
3b What was the date of WWII's 'D-Day'?
(Tuesday), June 6th, 1944
4a As what is the Pentateuch known in Judaism?
Torah (Thorah)
4b Which Dutch scholar exposed the Vulgate Bible as a second-hand document?
(Desiderius) Erasmus

Round Eight
1a Which Czech-born composer wrote "Songs My Mother Taught Me'?
(Antonin) Dvorak
1b The Latin phrase 'ante bellum' means what?
Before the war
2a Which Wiltshire village is noted for its large neolithic structure, and Silbury Hill, the largest prehistoric structure in Britain?
Avebury
2b What Italian word, now largely applied to instrumental music, means 'joke'?
Scherzo
3a In which month is Battle of Britain celebrated?
September
3b In whose reign was the Barons' Uprising, and the Battle of Lewes?
Henry III
4a The Greek 'rhodium' translates as what in English?
Rose
4b The story of David and Goliath is in which book of the Old Testament?
(1) Samuel

Spare Questions
1 Which film star's real name was Gladys Smith?
Mary Pickford
2 In which US state did the Bretton Woods Conference take place in 1944?
New Hampshire
3 What is a 'Bath Oliver'?
An (unsweetened) biscuit
4 Which eponymous H. G. Wells character (a biologist) conducts gruesome experiments on Nobles Island?
Dr. Moreau
5 TV's "Only Fools and Horses" got its title from the old adage - "Only Fools and Horses " What?
Work