Monday 15th December 2003
Set by Dunbabin SPB (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a On which of the Spanish 'costas' are Alicante and Benidorm?
Costa Blanca
1b Which English king, crowned on Christmas Day at Westminster Abbey, was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert the Devil of Normandy?
William I (The Conqueror)
2a Who narrates the "War Walks" programmes?
Richard Holmes
2b Viscount Montgomery of Alemein commanded which unit in the North Africa campaign from 1943?
The Eighth Army
3a In the Bible, which brother of Martha and Mary was raised from the dead?
Lazarus
3b What does the 'S' stand for in Ulysses S. Grant?
Simpson
4a Who plays President Bartlett in TV's "West Wing"?
Martin Sheen
4b Name either presenter of BBC TV's "Crimewatch"?
Nick Ross or Fiona Bruce

Round Two
1a What type of mammal is a dik-dik?
Antelope
1b Which football club was managed by both Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson?
Ipswich Town
2a In which European country is Gdansk (formerly Danzig)?
Poland
2b Who was the spymaster at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, responsible for the downfall of Mary Queen of Scots?
Sir Francis Walsingham
3a Which landform was voted the most important to be seen in the BBC TV programme "50 places to see before you die"?
Grand Canyon, Arizona
3b Who plays the US President, and his double, in the film "Dave"?
Kevin Kline
4a Who designed Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, seat of the Dukes of Marlborough?
Sir John Vanburgh
4b Eddie Eagan (USA) is the only person in Olympic history to win gold medals in both Summer and Winter Games. Name either of the sports in which he achieved this feat?
Boxing or Bobsleigh

Round Three
1a Which children's charity has been named after the "Peanuts" character who is Lucy's brother, and who is always needing a comfort blanket?
(Project) Linus
1b Which pioneer in the use of chloroform is commemorated by a statue in Princes Street, Edinburgh?
Sir James Young Simpson
2a In the "Lord of the Rings", who is the father of the dwarf Gimli?
Gloin
2b What does the 'S' stand for in George S Patton?
Smith
3a What is the commercial name for borosilicate glass?
Pyrex
3b Which British organisation, established 1927, has as its motto "Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation"?
The BBC
4a Whose TV programme "A History of Britain" was published in book form?
Simon Schama
4b Who played Yorick in the Kenneth Branagh production of the film "Hamlet"?
Ken Dodd

Round Four
1a Who won the 2002 Women's Chicago marathon in a world record time?
Paula Radcliffe
1b Which is the largest of the Balearic Islands?
Majorca (Mallorca)
2a Which British pop group produced the album "Forty Licks"?
The Rolling Stones
2b Which area of London did Pip describe in "Great Expectations" as a 'shameful place, being all a smear with filth and tat and blood and foam'?
Smithfield Market
3a Which sporting almanac has been published annually since 1864?
Wisden
3b The prefix 'xantho' denotes which colour?
Yellow
4a Which newspaper in the 1950's used the slogan 'all human life is here'?
News of the World
4b Which politician, during the 2001 General Election, said: "I applaud strong government, but not over-weening government sustained by cronies, ciphers, and a personality cult"?
Margaret Thatcher

Round Five
1a The Adirondack and Catskill Mountains are in which US state?
New York
1b The oxter is another name for which part of the human body?
Armpit
2a Who is the Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green?
Iain Duncan Smith
2b Which (French) Saint's Feast Day is celebrated on April 16th?
St. Bernadette (of Lourdes)
3a Which strong, lightweight, silver-grey metallic element, atomic no. 22, replaced white lead in paint in the 1930's?
Titanium
3b The prefix 'erythro' denotes which colour?
Red
4a What is the fourth book of the Old Testament?
Numbers
4b How many medals did Team GB win in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics?
Four

Round Six
1a Found in New Zealand, what type of bird is a kea?
Parrot
1b A statue in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne pays tribute to the celebrated originator of which drink?
Earl Grey Tea
2a The last epistle of the New Testament is traditionally ascribed to which Saint?
St. Jude
2b In which 'novel without a hero' do the characters visit Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens?
Vanity Fair
3a Who designed the Crystal Palace for the 1851 Exhibition?
Sir Joseph Paxton
3b Britain joined the EU on its third attempt in 1973 - but when was its first?
1961
4a Which British Prime Minister granted Jamaica full independence?
Harold McMillan
4b Who played the melancholic lead in "Hamlet" 500 times over a 23 year period?
John Gielgud

Round Seven
1a The weasand is an archaic name for what part of the human body?
Throat / Gullet / Windpipe
1b Excluding The Beatles, which actor appeared in three Beatles' films?
Victor Spinetti
2a Which two Rugby Union nations play for the Bledisloe Cup?
Australia and New Zealand
2b Who was the head of the UN arms inspectors when they returned to Iraq in November 2002?
Hans Blix
3a Where was the treaty signed that created the European Economic Community - forerunner of the EU? Rome
3b What is 'triskaidekaphobia'?
Fear of the number 13
4a In TV's "The Simpsons", what is the first name of Springfield's founder?
Jebediah
4b During the 2001 General Election, who said: "Men with high earning wives, like myself, certainly don't forget the importance of independent working women"?
Michael Portillo

Round Eight
1a Whose autobiography was entitled "A Cellarful of Noise"?
Brian Epstein
1b Which battle of the American War of Independence took place in Charlestown (now part of Boston), in June 1775?
Bunker Hill
2a In which modern day country is the ancient city of Troy?
Turkey
2b Who made his son the first-ever Prince of Wales; and Charing Cross was so-named because it was one of the 12 resting places of his wife Eleanor?
Edward I
3a Who directed the 1980 disaster movie "Friday the 13th"?
Sean S. Cunningham
3b Which British Foreign Secretary resigned following the invasion of the Falkland Islands?
Lord Carrington
4a The BBC radio programme "ITMA" ran from 1939-49. "ITMA" stood for 'it's that man again' - referring to whom?
Adolf Hitler
4b In TV's "The Simpsons", what is the name of Springfield's neighbouring rival town?
Shelbyville

Spare Questions
1 Complete the Monopoly set - Euston Road, Pentonville Road and …..
The Angel, Islington
2 Which physicist's important work led to the first artificial splitting of the atom?
Ernest Rutherford
3 What name is given to a framework for climbing plants, trained over trellis-work?
Pergola
4 The Trans-Australian Railway is 297 miles long, on which arid area?
Nullarbor Plain