Tuesday 11th November 2003
Set by Cressington Swans (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Margaret Thatcher represented which constituency?
Finchley (N. London)
1b Which composer's works are featured in the film "Gosford Park'"?
Ivor Novello
2a Britain's Leanda Cave became World Champion at what sport in November 2002?
The Triathlon
2b Which prolific author's last work was "A Postern of Fate" in 1978?
Agatha Christie
3a Which islands in the North Atlantic are nearest to Iceland?
The Faroe Islands
3b Which element (at. no. 28) is from the German for 'devil's copper'?
Nickel
4a Which Asian country is part of the phonetic alphabet?
India
4b The fruit of which citrus tree was given to sailors to prevent scurvy?
Lime

Round Two
1a In a well-known song, what the name coined for the aircraft in which Buddy Holly was killed?
American Pie
1b What title is taken by the rider who wears the red and white polka dot jersey in the Tour de France?
King of the Mountains
2a Where in London is Cabot Square and Columbus Courtyard?
Canary Wharf
2b Which Liverpool pop-star worked on the Mersey tugs?
Billy Fury
3a The fruit 'ribes nigrum' is better known as what?
Blackcurrant
3b Which Olympian god was also known as Phoebus?
Apollo
4a By what name is the reindeer known in North America?
Carihou
4b Which volcanic island lies off the coast of Campania at the NW entrance to the Bay of Naples?
Ischia

Round Three
1a John Stalker was involved in which 1966 murder investigation?
The Moors Murders (Brady and Hindley)
1b Which musician was killed in 1944 in an aircraft called 'Norseman'?
Glenn Miller
2a James Hoban re-built which US building in October, 1817?
The White House
2b What name is given to a female red deer?
Hind
3a The murder of which King of Mycenae was avenged by his son Orestes?
Agamemnon
3b What links Edwina Currie's semi-autobiography with the words of a Beatles song?
She's Leaving Home
4a Which Liverpool pop-star was an apprentice in the old Blackler's store?
George Harrison
4b English athlete Marion Sutton won which prestigious event two years running in the 1990's?
Chicago Marathon

Round Four
1a In which English public school did the game of squash originate?
Harrow
1b On which moor did the Moors Murderers bury their victims?
Saddleworth
2a Which children's novelist was commemorated by four stamps to mark her centenary in 2002?
Enid Blyton
2b What was Clement Attlee's parliamentary constituency?
Limehouse
3a Which element (at. no. 27) is from the German for 'goblin'?
Cobalt
3b In which English city is the Earl Grey Monument and the Laing Art Gallery?
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
4a In the film "Groundhog Day", which song is always playing on the radio when Bill Murray wakes up every morning?
I Got You Babe
4b Where, in Dublin, Eire, is the President's residence?
Phoenix Park

Round Five
1a What was the first name of the Indian nationalist leader Gandhi?
Mohandas
1b What is the name of the Mafia code of honour, requiring silence?
Omerta (Humility)
2a Which of the 'big bands' appeared in the film "Blazing Saddles"?
Count Basie
2b Which English chemist and physicist made the first dynamo and produced the basic laws of electrolysis?
Michael Faraday
3a A musical horn is the logo of which well-known continental lager?
Stella Artois
3b Which nun succeeded Mother Theresa of Calcutta in 1997?
Sister Nirmala
4a Caius Marcius is the real name of which Shakesperian eponymous hero?
Coriolanus
4b Who is the spiritual leader (Imam) of the Ismaili sect of Muslims?
The Aga Khan

Round Six
1a Which Scottish physicist's main achievement was his discovery of the electric-magnetic theory of light?
James Clerk-Maxwell
1b On which horse did Bob Champion win the Aintree Grand National?
Aldaniti
2a Who, in 1973, became the first woman Head of State in the western hemisphere?
Isabel (Martinez de) Peron
2b "A Gay Gentleman" was the original title of which Dutch painting?
The Laughing Cavalier
3a Which award ceremony precedes the 'Oscars' in the USA?
Golden Globes
3b Which creature features on the logo of Bacardi Rum?
A bat
4a Who succeeded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa?
Thabo Mbeki
4b In US cinema, which professional body has the initials ACE?
American Cinema Editors

Round Seven
1a The address No. 1 Lime Street' once housed which Liverpool building?
The Legs of Man
1b What was the first name of the murderer Dr. Crippen?
Hawley
2a What is the name of the Neapolitan secret society, similar to the Mafia?
Camorra
2b In which nation state is the largest residential palace in the world?
Brunei
3a The story of Billy Hayes, a young man jailed for drug offences, was told in which 1978 film?
Midnight Express
3b Which Canadian city, meaning 'Meeting Place' in Huron Indian, was the capital of Upper Canada from 1793 to 1834?
Toronto
4a In which building did Queen Victoria die?
Osborne House, (Isle of Wight)
4b Which French artist initiated cubism with Pablo Picasso c 1907?
George Braque

Round Eight
1a In US cinema, which professional body has the initials ASC?
American Society of Cinematographers
1b What specifically would you be doing if you did 'The Camel Walk' and 'The Stamp'?
Line Dancing
2a Which Dutch-born artist painted "Broadway Boogie Woogie"?
Piet Mondrian
2b Which church is in the comer of Everton FC's ground?
St. Luke (the Evangelist)
3a The Battle of Wounded Knee (1890) took place in which US state?
South Dakota
3b What contemptuous gift did the Dauphin of France send to Henry V in Shakespeare's play of that name?
Tennis Balls
4a Which tower is in the middle of the Tower of London?
The White Tower
4b What is the name of the palace one mile from Chichester - Roman Britain's largest domestic building and home of Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus?
Fishbourne Palace

Spare Questions
1 Calcium oxide is better known as what?
Quicklime
2 What is the medical name for the lower jaw, or jawbone?
Mandible
3 Which British river is spanned by the Erskine Bridge?
River Clyde
4 In 1993, who insured his taste buds for £250,000? Egon Ronay
5 Who was crowned at Scone Palace, near Perth, Scotland, in 1651?
Charles II
6 Where is the United Nations' University?
Tokyo, Japan