Tuesday 28th October 2003
Set by Royal (Wirral)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which award-winning book of 2002 features a tiger called Richard Parker?
LIFE OF PI
1b In clothing care symbols, what does a cross over a triangle signify?
DO NOT BLEACH
2a Which British city includes the constituencies of Attercliffe, Brightside and Heeley? SHEFFIELD
2b In 1988, who became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final?
DAVE BEASANT
3a At noon GMT, what time is it in the Falkland Islands?
9.00 A.M.
3b John Cleese (1970), Nicholas Parsons (1988) and Andrew Neil (1999) have all been
rectors of which university?
ST ANDREWS
4a "Destroying Angel", "Horn of Plenty" and "Purple Blewit" are all types of what?
FUNGI
4b Which brothers are associated with Kill Devil Hill in 1903?
WRIGHT BROTHERS (first sustained manned flights in controlled gasoline powered aircraft)

Round 2
1a Which mammal has the Latin name Pongo Pygmaeus?
ORANG-UTAN
1b Who was assassinated at a railway station on 2nd July 1881?
PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD
2a Which group backed Tony Sheridan on his 1961 record of "My Bonnie Lies Over The
Ocean"?
THE BEATLES
2b Meaning an easy task, which word is also a graceful dance of black American origin, and a form of fairground entertainment?
CAKEWALK
3a Who commanded a crew of five in the 23 ft whaleboat "James Caird", which left Elephant Island on 24th April Easter Monday 1916?
ERNEST SHACKLETON
3b A fillet steak wrapped in puff pastry is named after whom?
(Beef) WELLINGTON
4a In Shakespeare, whose maids are Charmian and Iras?
CLEOPATRA
4b What is the title of the play by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben, a tribute to a popular comedy double act?
THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE

Round 3
1a In the Football World Cup, who were the beaten finalists in 1938 and 1954?
HUNGARY
1b Name either of the Roman orders of architecture which were added to the original three Greek ones.
TUSCAN or COMPOSITE
2a What is the famous opening line of Mrs Hemans' poem "Casabianca"?
THE BOY STOOD ON THE BURNING DECK
2b Which word links the birthstone for November to a so-called Scottish "poet"?
TOPAZ (middle name of William McGonagall)
3a Which capital city is served by Benito Juarez Airport?
MEXICO CITY
3b Galba, Otho, Vitellius and Vespasian were all Roman Emperors in which year?
AD 69
4a In measurement of length, how man inches are there in a "hand"?
4
4b In bingo calls, what number is "trombones"?
76

Round 4
1a On the Western borders of which African country are the "Mountains of the Moon"?
UGANDA
1b Which most unlikely film director is to direct the next James Bond film?
PETER GREENAWAY
2a What does the abbreviation NAAFI stand for?
NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE INSTITUTES
2b In the Biblical book "Lamentations", traditionally whose lamentations are they?
JEREMIAH
3a Which Thomas Hardy novel, set on and around Egdon Heath, features the lovers Clym Yeobright and Eustacia Vye?
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
3b Who was known to the natives of Samoa as 'Tusitala' (teller of tales)?
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
4a In TV cartoons, which vegetarian vampire's voice was supplied b David Jason?
COUNT DUCKULA
4b How the chemical formula KN03 more popularly known?
POTASSIUM NITRATE

Round 5
1a Calabash, Powder puff and Tier's Claw are all tropical types of what?
TREE
1b Which Christian priest and king, according to medieval reports, was supposed to rule an empire in Africa or Asia?
PRESTER JOHN
2a A husband and wife both made the Whitbread Book Award shortlist in 2002 - name either. CLARE TOMALIN or MICHAEL FRAYN
2b In clothing care symbols, what does a plain circle signify?
DRY CLEAN
3a Which British city includes the constituencies of Maryhill, Shettleston and Springburn?
GLASGOW
3b In 2002, who became the first footballer for 40 years to score in consecutive FA Cup Finals?
FREDDIE LJUNGBERG
4a At noon GMT, what time is in Mauritius?
4.00 .m.
4b In 1664, Isaac Barrow was appointed to the first Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at Cambridge University. Who is the present incumbent?
STEPHEN HAWKING

Round 6
1a Who commanded a crew of 18 in an open longboat which reached Timor on 14th June 1789, after a voyage of over 3,500 miles?
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLIGH
1b A deep cut of beef fillet is named after which French Viscount?
CHATEAUBRIAND
2a Which mammal has the Latin name Ursus maritimus?
POLAR BEAR
2b "Pretending to be Me", currently playing in London's West End, stars Tom Courtenay as which British poet?
PHILIP LARKIN
3a In Shakespeare, which name is shared by Cassio's mistress in "Othello" and Katherina's sister in "The Taming of the Shrew"?
BIANCA
3b Meaning an easy task, which word is also a girth for a saddle on a horse or a firm hold?
CINCH
4a The Paul McCartney song "We All Stand Together" appeared on the soundtrack of which cartoon film?
RUPERT BEAR
4b Who was assassinated by a parliamentary messenger on 6th September 1966?
HENDRICK VERWOED

Round 7
1a Where did Wordsworth compose the sonnet which begins "Earth has not any thing to show more fair"?
(ON) WESTMINSTER BRIDGE (3 September 1802)
1b Which word links the birthstone for April to a New York mobster?
DIAMOND (Jack "Legs" Diamond)
2a Which island is served by Norman Manley International and Sangster International Airport?
JAMAICA
2b In 1832, Otto of Bavaria was elected King of which country?
GREECE
3a In measurement of length, how man poles are there in a chain?
4
3b In architecture, what is the term for a representation of leaves or plants, usually found at the top of a column?
ACANTHUS
4a In the Cricket World Cup, who were the beaten finalists in 1987 and 1992?
ENGLAND
4b In Cockney rhyming slang, who is the "baked bean"?
THE QUEEN

Round 8
1a the National Union for the Total Unification of Angola is known yb which acronym?
UNITA
1b In the Bible, who were Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar?
JOB'S COMFORTERS
2a In children's TV, who were Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky ?
BANANA SPLITS
2b Which substance was known as "aqua fortis"?
NITRIC ACID
3a In which mountain range are Mount Tasman and Mount Aspiring?
SOUTHERN ALPS
3b Which actor is to take over from the late Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the next
Harry Potter film?
MICHAEL GAMBON
4a The eponymous hero of which novel, first published in 1749, loves Sophia, daughter of Squire Weston?
TOM JONES
4b Who was known to the natives of Hawaii as (the God) "Orono"?
CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. What name is given to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox?
HARVEST MOON
2. Name any UK town given city status to make the Queen's Jubilee in 2002.
PRESTON/STIRLING/NEWPORT/NEWRY/LISBURN
3. Which items, in everyday use, have been designed by Christopher Ironside and William Gardner, amongst others?
ENGLISH COINS
4. Which (fictional) institution has the motto "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus"?
HOGWARTS