Monday 27th October 2003
Set by Irby (Wirral)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which Shakespearean character said "The quality of mercy is not strained"?
PORTIA (Merchant of Venice)
1b Which planet is known as Lucifer?
VENUS
2a What does the word "frangible" mean?
FRAGILE, BREAKABLE, EASILY BROKEN
2b Which singer, who died in 2002, was noted for the son "Fever"?
PEGGY LEE
3a Who was the Norse God of mischief and evil?
LOKI
3b What date in the Second World War) was known as "D" Day?
6th JUNE 1944
4a In which year was the Boston Tea Party?
1773
4b In which English county are the "Dukeries"?
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Round 2
1a The Magna Carta was signed where?
RUNNYMEDE
1b Who was the Egyptian God of the underworld?
OSIRIS
2a Which musical instrument did Tommy Dorsey play?
TROMBONE
2b What is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
MADAGASCAR
3a Which country first gave women the vote?
NEW ZEALAND
3b Which Kin gave Liverpool its charter?
KING JOHN (1207)
4a Which bird has the species Blue, Yellow and Coal?
TIT FAMILY
4b What does the word "ephemeral" mean?
FLEETING, SHORT-LIVED ((accept lasting for one day)

Round 3
1a Name the engineering firm who employed Barnes Wallis as an aeronautical engineer
during World War 2?
VICKERS
1b Name the trophy for seaplane races, staged in the late 20's, that the Spitfire designer R
J Mitchell used to develop ideas that were later incorporated in the design of the Spitfire.
THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY
2a Name the make and model of the sports car used by Patrick McGoohan's character in
the TV series "The Prisoner"
LOTUS SEVEN
2b Name the Anglo-Greek designer of the original 1959 Mini car.
SIR ALEC ISSIGONIS
3a Which English league football team play their home games at the Pulse Stadium?
BRADFORD CITY
3b Which English league football team lay their home games at the McCain Stadium? SCARBOROUGH
4a Which English kin won the battle of Agincourt?
HENRY V
4b Which English king was given the title "Defender of the Faith" by the Pope?
HENRY VIII

Round 4
1a How many sides does a rhombus have?
FOUR
1 b How man sides does a dodecahedron have?
TWENTY
2a How deep is a fathom?
6 feet
2b How many yards are there in a chain?
2
3a How was singer Mary O'Brien better known?
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
3b Which Roman Emperor sentenced St Peter to death?
NERO
4a Who was given the title "Emperor of the West" at his Coronation in AD 800?
CHARLEMAGNE
4b Which British sea-fish has one black spot on each side, which are said to represent the
finger marks of St Peter?
THE JOHN DORY

Round 5
1a In which film was the song "Raindrops are Falling on my Head" a theme tune?
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
1b Which song accompanied the film "High Noon"?
DO NOT FORSAKE ME, OH MY DARLING
2a Name either team involved in the Worthington Cup Final in March 2003.
LIVERPOOL or MANCHESTER UNITED
2b What is the length of an Olympic swimming pool?
50 metres
3a Which former pop star and actor, real name Terry Nelhams, died in March 2003?
ADAM FAITH
3b What was the pen name of Mary Ann (Marian) Evans?
GEORGE ELIOT
4a Give a year in the life of the poet William Blake.
1757 - 1827
4b Which famous woman born in 1820 in Italy, had a sister named Parthenope - a classical name for Naples?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

Round 6
1a The Duke of Monmouth (died1685) was the illegitimate son of whom?
CHARLES II
1b Who was the last Roman Catholic King of England?
JAMES II
2a In which city was Handel's Messiah first performed?
DUBLIN
2b The River Foyle flows through which city?
LONDONDERRY (DERRY)
3a What is the chemical symbol for copper?
Cu
3b In chemistry, what is H20S04?
SULPHURIC ACID
4a Who wrote the novel, "The Water Babies"?
CHARLES KINGSLEY
4b Captain Frederick Marryat wrote a book set during the English Civil War; what is its title?
THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST

Round 7
1a According to the proverb, what is "the mother of invention"?
NECESSITY
1b What is another name for the Honey Badger?
RATEL
2a Near which city is Marco Polo Airport?
VENICE
2b Which famous explorer was born in Genoa in 1451, the son of a wool merchant?
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (Cristobal Colon)
3a What is the main constituent of Sauce Lyonnaise?
ONIONS (accept white wine)
3b In the early 19th century, Bernadotte, a French officer, became King of which country?
SWEDEN
4a Which was the last battle in the War of the Roses?
BOSWORTH FIELD 1485
4b The Tivoli Gardens are in which city?
COPENHAGEN (accept Rome)

Round 8
1a Who is this person? He was a cobbler in Odense, portrayed by Danny Kaye in a well-known film. He also wrote some famous stories.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
1b Who is this person? She was a nurse working in Belgium during a war. She was arrested and charged with assisting the enemy. She was executed.
EDITH CAVELL
2a An anchor is the assay mark for silver used by which city?
BIRMINGHAM
2b In which ear did Admiral Nelson die?
1805 (21st October)
3a Who painted the portrait usually referred to as the "Blue Boy"?
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
3b What term is used to describe a person who is both right- and left-handed?
AMBIDEXTROUS
4a "Tod" is a dialect word for which predatory animal?
FOX
4b What is the nationality of the "Liverpool" goalkeeper who played in the Worthington
Cup Final of 2003?
POLISH (Jerzy Dudek)

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. The sternum is the medical term for which art of the body?
BREAST BONE
2. Who wrote the novel "Agnes Grey"?
ANNE BRONTE
3. In children's literature, who wrote "The Little Grey Rabbit" books?
ALISON UTTLEY