Tuesday 7th October 2003
Set by Ovalteenies (Wirral)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a What did Sir Robert Peel, Max Miller, Bob Dylan and Albert Stubbins all have in common in 1967?
THEY ALL APPEARED ON THE SGT. PEPPER ALBUM COVER
1b Name the leader of the jazz group responsible for the "Play Bach" album in the 1950's.
JACQUES LOUSSIER
2a In the "E" food classification, what do the numbers 100 to 199 cover?
COLOURS
2b In the "E" food classification, what do the numbers 200 to 299 cover?
PRESERVATIVES
3a In BBC Radio's Test Match Special, who is known as "The Bearded Wonder"?
BILL FRINDALL (statistician)
3b In BBC Radio's Test Match Special, who is known as "Bumble"?
DAVID LLOYD
4a Who was the first Astronomer Royal in 1675?
JOHN FLAMSTEAD
4b Who was the first Poet Laureate in 1668?
JOHN DRYDEN

Round 2
1a In www chat rooms, what does the acronym "KISS" mean?
KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID
1b In www chat rooms, what does the acronym "RTBM" mean?
READ THE BLOODY MANUAL
2a Monrovia is the capital of which African state?
LIBERIA
2b Luanda is the capital of which African state?
ANGOLA
3a In Rugby Union, who played hooker for England against Scotland in March 2003?
STEVE THOMPSON
3b In Rugby Union, who played full-back for England against Scotland in March 2003?
JOSH LEWSEY
4a What was the name of the carnivorous plant in TV's "The Addams Family"?
CLEOPATRA
4b What was the name of Tonto's horse in "The Lone Ranger" TV series?
SCOUT

Round 3
1a Name the first British nuclear power station, which closed in March 2003?
CALDER HALL
1b Name either of Britain's rivers which rise on Mount Plynlimmon?
SEVERN or WYE
2a Who wrote the novel "Chocolat"?
JOANNE HARRIS
2b Who did Kirk Douglas portray in the film "Lust for Life"?
VINCENT VAN GOGH
3a Who played the Pianist in the film of the same name?
ADRIEN BRODY
3b Who wrote the Booker Prize winner, "Life of Pi"?
YANN MARTEL
4a The name aardvark means "earth pig", but from which language is it derived?
DUTCH (accept Afrikaans)
4b What does the name Hippopotamus mean, in its original Greek?
RIVER HORSE

Round 4
1a Which famous contemporary artist, now a resident of California, was born in Bradford in 1937?
DAVID HOCKNEY
1b Who designed the sculpture "Angel of the North"?
ANTONY GORMLEY
2a From which wine area of France do Vouvray wines come?
LOIRE VALLEY
2b From which wine area of France do Petrus wines come?
BORDEAUX (accept Medoc)
3a What is the full name of the SARS virus disease, which originated in China and Hong Kong in early 2003?
SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
3b What is the full name for the cattle disease BSE?
BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
4a In the Bible, who was the wife of King Ahab?
JEZEBEL
4b In the Bible, who was the wife of King David?
BATHSHEBA

Round 5
1a Who is the new presenter of Radio 2's "Your Hundred Best Tunes"?
RICHARD BAKER
1b On Radio 2, what type of music programmes are presented by Nick Baraclough and Bob Harris?
COUNTRY (and Western)
2a For which Formula 1 team does Olivier Panis drive?
TOYOTA (Toyota Racing)
2b For which Formula 1 team does Giancarlo Fisichella drive?
JORDAN (Jordan Ford)
3a Which dancer and choreographer founded The Royal Ballet Company?
DAME NINETTE de VALOIS
3b Who composed the opera "Norma"?
BELLINI
4a Which count is the base of the PIA Airline?
PAKISTAN
4b Which country is the base of the ANA Airline?
JAPAN

Round 6
1a With which instrument do you associate Vanessa May?
VIOLIN
1b With which instrument do you associate musician Carlo Curley?
THE ORGAN
2a Which company makes "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" for ITV?
CELADOR
2b Which TV production company is responsible for "Have I Got News For You"?
HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS
3a What is measured on the Gay-Lussac scale?
ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH
3b What is measured on the MOHS scale?
HARDNESS or SOFTNESS of minerals
4a Which US city has a baseball team nicknamed "The Astros"?
HOUSTON
4b Which US city has a baseball team nicknamed "The Brewers"?
MILWAUKEE

Round 7
1a Give a year in the life of Rob Roy.
1671 -1734
1b Give a year in the life of Dick Whittington.
1350 -1423
2a Give one of the forenames of Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts .
ROBERT STEVENSON SMYTH
2b By what name is the singer Marie Lawrie better known?
LULU
3a What was the stage name of the singer Stuart Goddard?
ADAM ANT
3b What was the middle name of Pablo Picasso?
RUIZ
4a What does the culinary term "a la broche" mean?
ON A SKEWER
4b What does the culinary term "farci" mean?
STUFFED

Round 8
1a In the film "Only Two Can Play", what was Peter Sellars' job?
LIBRARIAN
1b Who played Inspector Barlow in the TV programme "Softly, Softly"?
STRATFORD JOHNS
2a In which city would you find the Blue Mosque?
ISTANBUL
2b Where does the annual Chelsea Flower Show take place?
IN THE GROUND OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA
3a Which MP for Wallasey opened the first motorway?
ERNEST MARPLES
3b What title did Tony Benn renounce?
VISCOUNT STANSGATE
4a Which musical star was married to Al Jolson?
RUBY KEELER
4b Who wrote the opera "Emilia di Liverpool"?
GAETANO DONIZETTI

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Who wrote the novel "Bridget Jones' Diary"?
HELEN FIELDING
2. Which herb is associated with remembrance?
ROSEMARY
3. Who is the current MP for Wallasey?
ANGELA EAGLE
4. What did medieval Pilgrims wear to the Shrine of St James in Compestela?
A SCALLOP SHELL
5. Who owned "Winnie the Pooh"?
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN