Tuesday 18th November 2003
Set by Taxes (Wirral)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a A common format for pictures stored on a computer is BMP. What is this an abbreviation of?
BITMAP
1b Which well-known group has released albums entitled "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" and "The Division Bell"?
PINK FLOYD
2a Which UK town or city is served by Dyce Airport?
ABERDEEN
2b Which 19th century essayist and historian was known as "The Sage of Chelsea"?
THOMAS CARLYLE
3a From the Latin meaning "crumbling", which adjective denotes any substance which is easily reduced to powder?
FRIABLE
3b Who wrote the novel "Scarlett" as a sequel to "Gone With the Wind"?
ALEXANDRA RIPLEY
4a in an orchestra, which is the largest instrument of the Woodwind Section?
(DOUBLE) BASSOON
4b Who is the editor of the "Daily Mirror" newspaper?
PIERS MORGAN

Round 2
1a Which characters found themselves at the following places, according to the titles of some of their stories: "Smuggler's Top", "Mystery Moor" and "Billycock Hill"?
THE FAMOUS FIVE
1b Which cartoon strip is the best known work of cartoonist Gary Larson?
THE FAR SIDE
2a What is the name of Northampton Town's football ground?
SIXFIELDS Stadium
2b What is TV personality's Ant's (of Ant and Dec) surname?
McPARTLIN
3a In which year was Lady Jane Grey the "Nine Days Queen"?
1553
3b Who wrote a set of three one-act operas," II Tabarro", "Suor Ange!ica" and "Gianni Schicchi", which were collectively known as "II Trittico"?
PUCCINI
4a To what does Bode's Law relate?
THE DISTANCES OF PLANETS FROM THE SUN (accept Astronomy or similar)
4b What is the name of the lion in the novel "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"?
ASLAN

Round 3
1a Who is the editor of the "Sun" newspaper?
REBEKAH WADE
1b From the Latin meaning "to lead", which adjective describes any metal which is capable of being drawn into wire?
DUCTILE
2a Which group released albums entitled "In Through the Out Door" and "Presence"?
LED ZEPPELIN
2b In an orchestra, which is the largest member of the Brass Section?
TUBA (accept Euphonium)
3a Which 18th century poet and satirist was known as "The Bard of Twickenham"?
ALEXANDER POPE
3b In computing, what name is given to the highlighted words and phrases which allow the user to move instantly from subject to subject or between documents?
HYPERTEXT
4a Who created the fictional character of pathologist Dr Kay Scarpetta?
PATRICIA CORNWELL
4b Which UK town or city is served by Rhoose Airport?
CARDIFF

Round 4
1a In which Puccini opera is the hero Dick Johnson also known as Ramerrez?
THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST
1b Which Nationwide League football team play home matches at Causeway Stadium/Adams Park?
WYCOMBE WANDERERS
2a Which unit of measurement is equal to 3.26 light years?
A PARSEC
2b In literature, what kind of creatures were Sam Gamgee, Merry and Pippin?
HOBBITS
3a Who did Frankie Dettori replace as Team Captain on BBC's "A Question of Sport"?
JOHN PARROTT
3b In the "Beano" comic, who has a baby sister called Bea?
DENNIS THE MENACE
4a Which cartoon strip is the best known work of Scott Adams?
DILBERT
4b In which year did Edward the Confessor become King?
1042

Round 5
1a In which English count is Porton Down Research Centre?
WILTSHIRE
1b By what name did the Romans know the River Thames?
ISIS (accept also THAMESIS)
2a Which car company produces a model called "Avensis"?
TOYOTA
2b Which vegetable is also known as "Ladies' Fingers"?
OKRA (accept Bhindi or Gumbo)
3a What name is given to the spiked revolving wheel at the rear of a spur (as worn by a horseman)?
A ROWEL
3b The composers Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst and Frederick Delius all died in the same year - which year?
1934
4a Which European people are known as "Sami" in their own language?
LAPPS
4b Tralee is the county town of which Irish county?
KERRY

Round 6
1a Which US city lies approximate 30 kilometres north-west of the Hoover Dam?
LAS VEGAS
1b Which company made the original "Coal Tar" soap?
WRIGHT 's
2a In the Peter Jackson "Lord of the Rings" films, which character is played by Orlando Bloom?
LEGOLAS
2b Who wrote the famous 1934 novel "Goodbye Mr Chips"?
JAMES HILTON
3a Who had a 1994 UK No. 1 hit with "Cotton Eye Joe"?
REDNEX
3b Who was the Chilean President overthrown by the military under General Pinochet in 1974?
SALVADOR ALLENDE
4a Give any one year in the life of Genghis Khan.
1162 -1227
4b January King, Primo and Greyhound are varieties of which common vegetable?
CABBAGE

Round 7
1a What is the better-known name for Nacre?
MOTHER OF PEARL
1b Which European people speak a language called "Euskara"?
BASQUES
2a Ennis is the county town of which Irish county?
CLARE
2b What name is given to the knob at the front of a saddle?
A POMMEL
3a Which river was known to the Romans as Sabrina?
THE SEVERN
3b In which English county is Whipsnade Zoo?
BEDFORDSHIRE
4a Two British comedians died on Easter Sunday 1992. One was Benny Hill, who was the other?
FRANKIE HOWERD
4b Which car company makes a model called the "Lanos"?
DAEWOO

Round 8
1a Who wrote the novel "The Admirable Chrichton"?
J M BARRIE
1b Give any one year in the life of Ivan the Terrible.
1530 -1584
2a Whose capture was the objective of Operation Just Cause in 1989?
GENERAL NORIEGA
2b Which US state lies immediately west of Ohio and east of Illinois?
INDIANA
3a Which company makes "Red Mountain" coffee?
BROOKE BOND
3b In the Harry Potter films, which character is played by Tom Felton?
DRACO MALFOY
4a Desiree and Home Guard are both varieties of which vegetable?
POTATO
4b Which pop singer's autobiography is entitled "Just for the Record"?
GERI HALLIWELL

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. What did the "B" stand for in J B Priestley?
BOYNTON
2. What kind of fruit is a Mirabelle?
A PLUM
3. Which US city is known as the "crescent city"?
NEW ORLEANS
4. In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera do the characters Casilda, Gianetta and Marco Palmieri appear?
THE GONDOLIERS