Tuesday 21st October 2003
Set by Falstaff (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a The 'V' in DVD-ROM can stand for 'video', and what else?
Versatile
1b Name a town or city in which a car number plate starting with the letter 'A' may be registered.
Peterborough / Norwich / Ipswich
2a Name one of the two Underground lines serving London's Euston Station.
Victoria / Northern
2b The BNP took 3 seats on which local council in the May 2002 elections?
Burnley, Lancs.
3a Which horse won the 2000 Guineas and the Irish 2000 Guineas in 2002?
Rock of Gibraltar
3b In the Harry Potter books, how are new pupils allocated their houses?
By the Sorting Hat
49 Which plant, with spiky, variegated leaves, has the scientific name 'chlorophytum comosum'?
Spider plant
4b What is the parent company of the internet bank 'Intelligent Finance'?
Halifax (HBOS)

Round Two
1a Chiang Kai?shek International Airport serves which Asian capital city?
Taipei
1b Singer Robert Allen Zimmerman is better known as who?
Bob Dylan
2a A 'boston crab' is a term used in which sport?
Wrestling
2b Who created the sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy?
Louisa May Alcott
3a What are a mammal's vibrissae?
Its whiskers
3b In which English county is the Prime Minister's country house, Chequers?
Buckinghamshire
4a Who were the auditors of failed energy giant Enron?
Arthur Andersen
4b Which country was the first to have a national airline?
Netherlands (KLM)

Round Three
1a Who is the lead singer of the Welsh band Catatonia?
Cerys Matthews
1b The Twenty-third Amendment (1961) to the Constitution gave the citizens of Washington, DC, the right to do what for the first time?
Vote in a Presidential election
2a To within two years when was the first "Pinocchio" film made?
1940 (accept 1938-1942)
2b Who played Fleur in the original BBC TV series of "The Forsyte Saga"?
Susan Hampshire
3a Prince Andrew lived where prior to the death of the Queen Mother?
Sunningdale
3b Which company uses the advertising slogan 'food you can trust'?
Iceland
4a Which South Asian country has the most universities?
India (Bharat)
4b Which 1903 Nobel Prize winner was the discoverer of radioactivity?
Antoine Henri Becquerel

Round Four
1a What does a sphygomanometer measure?
Arterial Blood Pressure
1b Name either the Kings of England in the year AD 1100?
William II / Henry I
2a The Colorado River, USA, runs into which body of water?
Gulf of California
2b Which aide to Stephen Byers was forced to resign in September, 2001?
Jo Moore
3a Where is the children's TV programme "Postman Pat" set?
Greendale
3b Which type of acid is found in nettle stings and insect bites?
Formic
4a What is the name of Gandalf's sword in "The Lord of the Rings"?
Glamdring
4b What title did Harold Wilson take on his ennoblement?
Lord Wilson of Rievaulx

Round Five
1a In internet terminology, what does the 'L' stand for in 'URL'?
(Uniform Resource) Locator
1b Name a town or city in which a car number plate starting with the letter 'C' may be registered.
Swansea / Cardiff / Bangor
2a Apart from District and Circle lines, name one of the other two London Underground lines serving Paddington Station.
Hammersmith and City / Bakerloo
2b Which Opposition front bencher was sacked in May 2002 following a racist joke at a rugby club dinner?
Ann Winterton
3a Which jockey won both the 2002 Aintree Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
Jim Culloty
3b In the Harry Potter books, on which street is the HQ of Gringott's Bank?
Diagon Alley
4a Which decidious catkin-bearing tree has the Latin name 'juglans regia'?
Walnut
4b What is the parent company of the internet bank Cahoot?
Abbey National

Round Six
1a Sheremetyveo International Airport serves which European capital city?
Moscow
1b Marion Michael Morrison was the real name of which US film star?
John Wayne
2a An 'eskimo roll' is a term used in which sport?
Canoeing
2b Who created the fictional detective Sergeant Cuff?
Wilkie Collins
3a What is the largest bird of prey in the world?
Andean or South American Condor
3b What is the name of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's country residence?
Dorneywood
4a Granada, and which other company, had a stake in ITV Digital?
Carlton
4b In what year did two aircraft collide on the tarmac in Tenerife?
1977

Round Seven
1a Which singer, best-selling album "No Angel", and hits such as "Breathe", won the 2002 Brit Award for Best Newcomer?
Dido
1b In August 1974, why did Richard Nixon's aeroplane change its call-sign mid-flight over Texas?
Ceased to be President (No longer Air Force One)
2a To within two years when was the animated film 'Jungle Book" made?
1967 (accept 1965?1969)
2b In the "Forsyte Saga", name the house commissioned by Soames Forsyte, and eventually bought by Jolyon Forsyte.
Robin Hill
3a In May 2002, whose 21st birthday rocked the dungeons of Windsor Castle?
Zara Phillips
3b Which car is advertised with the slogan 'the safest place to be'?
Ford Mondeo
4a Which European country has the highest proportion of women MP's?
Sweden
4b Name either of the gases making up Brown's Gas.
Hydrogen / Oxygen

Round Eight
1a What does an anemometer measure?
Wind Speed
1b Who was King of England in AD 1200?
John
2a Into which body of water does the Yangtze-kiang River flow?
East China Sea
2b Which British destroyer hit rocks off Lord Howe Island in July 2002?
HMS Nottingham
3a Where is the children's TV programme "Fireman Sam" set?
Pontypandy
3b Which acid is found in vinegar?
Acetic (or Ethanoic)
4a Name the inn run by Barliman Butterbur in "The Lord of the Rings"
The Prancing Pony
4b What title did Harold McMillan take on his ennoblement?
Lord Stockton

Spare Questions
1 Who was the 2002 BBC TV 'Sports Personality of the Year'?
Paula Radcliffe
2 Which right wing Dutch politician was assassinated in 2002?
Pim Fortuyn
3 Who sponsored Ellen McArthur's 2001-2002 round the world trip?
Kingfisher