Monday 3rd November 2003
Set by Chat Moss Locos (Warrington)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a In an orchestra, which instruments are immediately in front of the conductor?
Violas
1b Which product do the two lizards, Frankie and Louis advertise on TV?
Budweiser beer
2a Which make of car won the 2003 Le Mans 24 hour race, its first victory in the race since 1930?
Bentley
2b In 1993, Sir Patrick Sheehy delivered a report on the pay and conditions of which group of people?
Police
3a Which three-word French expression is often seen on British road signs?
Cul de sac
3b Who wrote 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'?
Bill Bryson
4a How man feet are in a fathom?
Six
4b Which group's only UK hit was the 1970 no. l 'Woodstock'?
Matthews Southern Comfort

Round 2
1a Which Lancashire-born comedian had the catch-phrases "that's the wife from the kitchen" and "right monkey"?
Al Read
1b Orchestras tune a to a note played on which instrument?
Oboe
2a If an American recipe tells you to 'broil' a dish, how should it be cooked?
Grilled
2b Which animals belong to the family Cervidae?
Deer
3a To which philosophical movement did Diogenes belong?
Cynics
3b In which English county are the rivers Parrett and Tone?
Somerset
4a Which group's only UK chart success was the 1967 no.4 hit 'Let's Go To San Francisco'?
Flower Pot Men
4b In 1806, Louis Bonaparte was declared king of which newly formed kingdom?
Holland

Round 3
1a A TV advert for which product features Douglas, a trombone player, and a voiceover by Penelope Keith?
Lurpak butter
1b A genetically identical cell reproduced asexually from a single cell is defined as what?
A Clone
2a What was the name of the report concerning standards in British public life, i.e. concerning the behaviour of MPs, civil servants etc?
Nolan (Report)
2b Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta has the subtitle "The Town of Titipu"?
The Mikado
3a In 1986, the American DC Comics introduced the 'graphic novel' (comics in book form) with the title "The Dark Knight Returns". Who was the 'Dark Knight' in question?
Batman
3b Which three-word French expression is the name given to a form of travel sickness?
Mal de Mer
4a Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, one of Napoleon Bonaparte's commanders, became King Charles 10 of which country in 1818?
Sweden
4b Aldebaran is the brightest star in which constellation?
Taurus

Round 4
1a In which war did the Battle of Blenheim take place?
Spanish Succession
1b Which Lancashire-born comedian took his name from that of a famous golfer of the time?
Ted Ray
2a Which animals belong to the family Muridae?
Rats and mice
2b Which horse race was inaugurated in 1920 to commemorate the French dead of World War 1?
Prix de 1'Arc de Triomphe
3a In which-English count are the rivers Lugg and Teme?
Herefordshire
3b In which London thoroughfare is Her Majesty's Theatre?
Haymarket
4a Which British island group includes Brechou, Lihou and Jethou?
Channel Islands
4b How many miles are in a league?
Three

Round 5
1a What article of clothing was a Billycock?
A hat
1b Which acids are the 'building blocks' of proteins?
Amino
2a In English cookery, which word, derived from the French for 'boiling thoroughly', now means 'boiling preliminary to further cooking'?
Parboil
2b In which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta does the jailer Shadbolt appear?
Yeoman of the Guard
3a Which BBC TV comedy, written by Steven Moffatt, stars Jack Davenport and Gina Bellman amongst others?
Coupling
3b Whose autobiography is entitled 'Living History'?
Hillary Rodham Clinton
4a The Bull Inn, Rochester features in which Dickens novel?
Great Expectations
4b Which Russian was the first man to walk in space?
Alexei Leonov

Round 6
1a Following the Cabinet reshuffle in June 2003, who is the Minister for Transport and Scotland?
Alistair Darling
1b Who is the only bowler to take more than 500 wickets in one-day international cricket?
Wasim Akram
2a Which Greek warrior went mad outside Troy, slaughtering a flock of sheep then committing suicide?
Ajax
2b What is the name of the world's only sea-going paddle steamer?
Waverley
3a In the American DC Comics, what is the collective name of 'Wolverine', 'Storm', 'Cyclops', 'Magneto' and others of the same ilk?
X-Men
3b Who was the first black performer to win an Oscar (in 1939)?
Hattie McDaniel (Gone With the Wind
4a In law, what crime is being committed by seeking to corrupt a juror or jury?
Embracery
4b Regulus is the brightest star in which constellation?
Leo

Round 7
1a Who is the only footballer to win the European Cup with three different clubs, winning with Ajax, Real Madrid and in 2003 with AC Milan?
Clarence Seedorf
1b What article of clothing was a Bertha?
A collar
2a Which is the world's oldest ferry company, founded in 1830?
Isle of Man Steam Packet Co
2b Which was John Wayne's last film?
The Shootist
3a Who was the first black actor to win an Oscar in a leading role?
Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field in 1964)
3b In which London thoroughfare is the London Palladium?
Argyll Street
4a Which British island group includes Westray, Hoy and Rousay?
Orkney Islands
4b The Great White Horse Inn, Ipswich features in which Dickens novel?
Pickwick Papers

Round 8
1a In which war did the Battle of Salamanca take place?
Peninsular
1b Following the Cabinet reshuffle in June 2003, who the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport?
Tessa Jowell
2a Which was Clark Gable's last film?
The Misfits
2b In Greek Mythology, who were the children of the marriage of heaven and earth?
Titans
3a To which philosophical movement did Zeno belong?
Stoics
3b Which new TV comedy stars Huh Laurie and Anna Chancellor?
Fortysomething
4a Who was the first American to walk in space?
Ed White
4b In law, someone who brings an action on behalf of a minor is known as what?
Next Friend

Spare Questions
1 How is Whistler's painting 'An Arrangement in Grey and Black' better known?
Whistler's Mother
2 Who became famous starring in the BBC TV documentary "The Cruise"?
Jane MacDonald
3 What is the capital of Lesotho?
Maseru