Tuesday 23rd September 2003
Set by Warrington Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Popular in sandwiches, what is highly seasoned, smoked shoulder beef called?
Pastrami
1b What is the proper name of the church founded in Korea by Rev erend Sun Myung Moon?
Unification Church
2a On children's TV, what was the name of the 'Battery Boy' who lived in Topsy Turvy Land?
Torchy
2b What is the common name for calcium sulphate?
Gypsum
3a At which ground did Middlesbrough FC play before moving to the Riverside?
Ayresome Park
3b Graham Kerr introduced a cookery programme, how was he known?
The Galloping Gourmet
4a What kind of creature is an ibex?
Goat
4b In which US state is the Mojave Desert?
California

Round 2
1a Who wrote the lines 'Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date'?
William Shakespeare
1b A kohl-rabi is a cross between a cabbage and which other vegetable?
Turnip
2a What is the national flower of Japan?
Chrysanthemum
2b The Roman Emperor Claudius was poisoned with what?
Poisonous mushrooms
3a Who, in 1991, became France's first woman Prime Minister?
Edith Cresson
3b The first letter of the new style car registration is called a local memory tag and indicates the area of the country where the vehicle was first registered, e.g. M=Manchester/Merseyside. Which area does the letter G represent?
Kent (the Garden of England)
4a In which US state is the Painted Desert?
Arizona
4b What kind of creature is a zander?
Fish

Round 3
1a What is the name of the church commonly known as the Mormons?
(Church of Jesus Christ of) the Latter Day Saints
1b What was the name of the Liverpool duo that sang 'Cry Baby' and scored 'nil points' at the 2003 Eurovision Son Contest?
Jemini
2a Which English town became a city in 2002 to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee?
Preston
2b What is the national flower of India?
Lotus
3a Who was the first presenter of TV's 'Gardener's World'?
Percy Thrower
3b At which ground did Southampton FC play before moving to St Mary's?
The Dell
4a Who painted 'The Bar at the Folies Bergere'?
Edouard Manet
4b What is the name of the multimedia company owned by Madonna?
Maverick (Entertainment)

Round 4
1a Who is the most capped Test cricketer? (any country)
Steve Waugh
1b Who wrote the lines 'Seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom friend of the maturing sun'?
John Keats
2a What is the name of the poison that was used to murder the Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov, via the tip of an umbrella?
Ricin
2b The twins Jenny and Willy featured in which 'Watch With Mother' TV programme?
The Woodentops
3a What was the name of Napoleon's horse at the Battle of Waterloo?
Marengo
3b Which country's troops were defeated by Napoleon at the Battle of Marengo in 1800?
Austria
4a Which ever popular children's toy originated as a weapon and was once known as the bandalore or quiz?
Yo-Yo
4b To which Prince was Catherine of Aragon married prior to her marriage to Henry VIII?
Arthur

Round 5
1a What was the nickname of jazz pianist Earl Hines?
Fatha
1b Which country won the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest?
Turkey
2a Who wrote the books featuring the detectives Dalziel and Pascoe?
Reginald Hill
2b Who wrote the opera 'Tristan and Isolde'?
Wagner
3a Name the actress, mother of Lynn, Vanessa and Corin Redgrave, who died in May 2003?
Rachel Kempson
3b Which area of the country is represented by the local memory tag F on a car registration?
Forest & Fens (accept Notts, Lincs or similar)
4a Who painted 'The Raft of the Medusa'?
Theodore Gericault
4b In the government reshuffle of June 2003, who became Secretary of State for Health?
John Reid

Round 6
1a In which English county are the Cresswell Crags?
Derbyshire
1b How was the American blues singer/songwriter Chester Burnett better known?
Howlin' Wolf
2a To which saint is the cathedral in Red Square, Moscow dedicated?
Basil
2b What is the common name for Magnesium Sulphate?
Epsom Salts
3a Who, in 1990, became the first head of government to give birth whilst in office?
Benazir Bhutto
3b Which country is made of many islands including Samar, Palawan, Mindoro and Negros?
Philippines
4a Which is the only game that can legally be played for money in an English pub?
Cribbage
4b What is the name of the new film company formed by the Earl of Wessex? (after Ardent)
Winding Road

Round 7
1a Who was voted football's Premier League 'Player of the Decade" in 2003?
Alan Shearer
1b What is the name of the primary substance involved in the clotting of blood?
Fibrin
2a Which Scottish town became a city in 2002 to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee?
Stirling
2b To which saint is the cathedral in Prague Castle dedicated?
Vitus
3a In what do the shops 'Hatchards' and 'Ottakars' specialise?
Books
3b Name the actor who died in June 2003, he won an Oscar for Best Actor playing the part of Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mocking Brd'?
Gregory Peck
4a Who led the Parliamentary forces to victory at the Battle of Naseby?
Fairfax
4b Who was the mother of Catherine of Aragon?
Isabella (of Castille)

Round 8
1a What is the name of the primary fats found in blood?
Lipids
1b In which English county is Charnwood Forest?
Leicestershire
2a Who wrote the opera 'The Snow Maiden'?
Rimsky -Korsakov
2b Who wrote detective books featuring Paul Temple?
Francis Durbridge
3a Which country's main islands include Lolland, Falster and Fyn?
Denmark
3b Which business developed from a snack drive-in near Pasadena selling hotdogs and milk-shakes?
McDonalds
4a Who took John Reid's place as Leader of the House of Commons in the June reshuffle?
Peter Hain
4b After which battle of 1651 did Charles II hide in an oak tree?
Worcester

Spare Questions
1 Which BBC2 TV panel game is resented by Mark Lamarr?
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
2 Which is the largest county by area in Wales?
Powys
3 In which Berkshire town is the Royal Military Academy?
Sandhurst