Tuesday 9th December 2003
Set by Falcon (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a What relic of the ship "Great Eastern" can be seen at Liverpool FC?
Mast (used as a flagpole)
1b Hairstreaks and fritillaries are types of what insect?
Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
2a What, botanically, is a samara?
Winged seed of a tree
2b In art, what is a limner?
(Portrait) Painter
3a In which English county is High Wycombe?
Buckinghamshire
3b In which country would you find mariachi musicians?
Mexico
4a In which book is the murderer and later lunatic, Farmer Boldwood?
Far from the madding crowd
4b Which Russian composer wrote a piece of music called "Football"?
Dmitri Shostakovich

Round Two
1a Henry II was father of how many subsequent English monarchs?
Two (Richard I and John)
1b What is the name of the breakwater at Lyme Regis, Dorset?
The Cobb
2a Which British artist painted "Derby Day" and "Ramsgate Sands"?
William Powell Frith
2b In Greek mythology, who collectively were Euphrosyne, Aglaia and Thalia?
The Graces
3a The Government first published the British Gazette in which year?
1926 (during General Strike)
3b What plant has varieties Ernest Markham, Niobe, and Hagley Hybrid?
Clematis
4a Which French writer, born in Algeria, said: "All that I know most surely about morality and obligation, I owe to football"?
Albert Camus
4b In IT, what is the term for joining two or more documents?
Merge (Merging)

Round Three
1a In C4's "Enterprise", who is captain of the spaceship USS Enterprise?
(Jonathan) Archer
1b Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of which 15th century English king?
Edward IV
2a Which bandleader was the Royal family's favourite choice to play at private parties at Windsor or Buckingham Palace?
Joe Loss
2b What is the main ingredient of the foodstuff creme du barry?
Cauliflower
3a In mathematics, what symbol is used to denote the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?
Pi
3b Which former Bishop of Geneva is the Patron Saint of journalists?
St. Francis de Sales
4a Who now introduces BBC TV's "The Antiques Roadshow"?
Michael Aspel
4b Which UK bank uses an eagle as its symbol?
Barclays

Round Four
1a The 14th century Levens Hall, some 15 miles north of Lancaster, is noted for what traditional art in its garden?
Topiary
1b The Magny-Cours circuit hosts which country's F1 Grand Prix?
France
2a Which Spanish city holds a bull-running event on the Feast of St. Fermin?
Pamplona (Pampeluna)
2b Which Yann Martell book won the 2002 Mann Booker Prize?
Life of Pi
3a The River Medway flows through which range of hills?
The North Downs
3b In which Asian town or city is the Jericho Gate?
Jerusalem
4a Which fashion designer was dressmaker to the Queen Mother and the Queen?
Norman Hartnell
4b According to the poem "When I am old I shall wear…" What?
Purple

Round Five
1a Which French female had a hit with the song "Non, Je ne Regrette Rien"?
Edith Piaf
1b Which British bank has a cross and four spots as a symbol?
Bank of Scotland
2a King Henry VIII was the father of how many subsequent monarchs?
Three (Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I)
2b What is the main ingredient of the foodstuff 'Johnson's Temptation'?
Potatoes
3a In "The Archers" which character has an affair with Siobhan?
Brian Aldridge
3b Ann Robinson, John Sergeant, and Boris Johnson have introduced which BBC TV programme?
Have I Got News For You
4a Which British ceramics factory used an anchor mark?
Chelsea
4b Wookey Hole, Somerset, is in which range of hills?
The Mendips

Round Six
1a In C4's "Andromeda", who is captain of the spaceship Andromeda Ascent?
(Dylan) Hunt
1b In the poem "Daffodils", how many daffodils did the poet see?
10,000
2a Which golfer won the 2002 British Open Championship?
Ernie Els
2b Which mystery writer's books has Inspector Lynley as the main character?
Elizabeth George
3a Which fashion designer's 'New Look' was introduced in 1947?
Christian Dior
3b In which European capital city is St. Stephen's Green?
Dublin, Eire
4a The historic horse race the 'Patio' (banner) is held annually in the Piazza del Campo in which Italian city?
Siena
4b Hawkers and darters are types of which insect?
Dragonflies (Odonata)

Round Seven
1a In which Dickens' book is the skillful Old Bailey lawyer Mr. Jaggers?
Great Expectations
1b The Monza circuit hosts which country's F1 Grand Prix?
Italy
2a What connects French knot, fly, and chain?
Embroidery Stitches
2b Elizabeth Bourchier was married to which 17th century British ruler?
Oliver Cromwell
3a What is the name of the church in one corner of Everton FC's ground?
St Luke (the Evangelist)
3b Who wrote the prize-winning trilogy "His Dark Materials"?
Philip Pullman
4a Which French existentialist philosopher said, "in football, everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team"?
Jean Paul Sartre
4b Which football team won the 2001-2002 English Premier League title?
Arsenal

Round Eight
1a In cookery, what is a 'chinaman'?
A conical sieve
lb Who is the Patron Saint of beggars and tavern keepers?
St. Martin de Tours
2a In mathematical notation, what symbol is used to indicate summation of the numbers or quantities given?
Sigma
2b What has been suggested that the 'I' stands for in the Information Technology term 'TWAIN'?
(Technology Without An) Interesting (Name)
3a In which English county is Witney, famous for blankets and woollens?
Oxfordshire
3b In Greek mythology, who or what were the naiads?
Water Nymphs
4a The General Strike began with a lock-out of which group of workers?
Miners
4b Which French-born composer, of Swiss parentage, wrote a piece of music called "Rugby"?
(Arthur) Honneger

Spare Questions
1 Who played the part of Herr Flick in BBC TV's "Alto, Allo"?
Richard Gibson
2 "A New Flame" was a 1989 hit album for which British pop group?
Simply Red
3 What is the monetary unit of Romania?
The Leu
4 John Spilbury, in 1760, invented which home recreational item?
The Jigsaw Puzzle