Monday 6th December 2004
Set by New Brighton Cicket Club (Wirral)
All rounds are general

ROUND 1
1a In Old Possums book of practical cats by T S Eliot, what is the name of the theatre cat?
GUS (accept Asparagus)
1b In Old Possums book of practical cats what is the name of the cat who is the terror of the Thames?
GROWLTIGER
2a In which Spanish city does the Spanish Premiere Liga team Real Betis play their home matches?
SEVILLE
2b In which Italian city does the Serie A team Chievo play its home matches?
VERONA
3a In dating advertisements what do the initials S.O.H. represent?
SENSE OF HUMOUR
3b In dating advertisements what do the initials A.N.I. represent?
AGE NOT IMPORTANT
4a In betting what rhyming slang is used to describe odd of 100 to 30?
BURLINGTON BERTIE
4b In horse racing terms what is a rag?
RANK OUTSIDER (accept Long shot or equivalent)

ROUND 2
1a The nineteenth amendment to the US constitution provide for which change in August 1920?
VOTES FOR WOMEN
1b Give the full name of the 2004 winner of the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, 'Lost in Translation' the third generation of her family to win an Oscar?
SOFIA COPPOLA
2a Who directed the film 'Mystic River', winner of two Oscars in 2004?
CLINT EASTWOOD
2b The 13th amendment to the U S constitution provide for which change in March 1865?
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
3a The former model Sandra Paul is married to which politician?
MICHAEL HOWARD
3b What is the name of the paycock in Sean O'Casey's play 'Juno and the Paycock'?
JACK BOYLE
4a What is the name of the playboy in J M Synge's play 'The Playboy of the Western World'?
CHRISTIE MAHON
4b Which 'Supermodel' is the wife of film producer Michael Vaughan?
CLAUDIA SCHIFFER

ROUND 3
1a What type of tool has variants called bench, rabbet and router?
PLANE
1b Which Thomas Hardy novel has the subtitle 'A Story of a Man of Character'?
THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
2a Who had a hit in 1984 with the song 'Here Comes the Rain Again'?
EURYTHMICS
2b Who was the first person to win £1,000,000 on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'?
KEPPEL
3a Who was the third Briton to go into space?
PIERS SELLARS
3b Who had a No. 1 hit in the 1980's with 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'?
BONNIE TYLER
4a Which Russian novel features the character Count Vronsky?
ANNA KARENINA
4b What is the name given to the piece of wood set between joists that support floorboards to ensure that they are equidistant?
TRIMMER

ROUND 4
1a In the TV sitcom 'Mad About Alice' who played Alice's ex husband?
JAMIE THEAKSTON
1b Who sculpted the statue of Zeus at Olympus?
PHIDIAS
2a 'Tagine' is a vegetable stew from which country?
MOROCCO (accept ALGERIA/TUNISIA)
2b At which course is the World Matchplay Golf Championship played?
WENTWORTH
3a In which sport are there positions called 'Point', 'Cover Point', 'Third Man' and 'Goalkeeper'?
LACROSSE
3b In Italian cuisine what type of dish is a frittata?
AN OMELETTE
4a Who sculpted the Greek statue Discobolus or The Discus Trower?
MYRON
4b In the comedy series 'Will & Grace' who plays lawyer Will Truman?
ERIC McCORMACK

ROUND 5
1a The Taka is the currency of which Asian country?
BANGLADESH
1b Which is the heaviest naturally occurring element?
URANIUM
2a Which is the most commonly shared surname among humans?
ZHANG (accept CHANG or CHAN)
2b In the 1974 disaster film who played the part of Doug Roberts the architect who designed what became 'The Towering Inferno'?
PAUL NEWMAN
3a What is the lightest naturally occurring element?
HYDROGEN
3b The Kip is the currency of which Far Eastern country?
LAOS
4a The 1949 film 'The Fountainhead' starring Gary Cooper was based on the life of which real life architect?
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
4b According to the 1990 census - the most common surname in the USA is Smith, name either the second or third most common.
(2nd) JOHNSON or (3rd) WILLIAMS

ROUND 6
1a Batemans East Sussex was the home of which famous writer?
RUDYARD KIPLING
1b Which English authoress was responsible for the garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent?
VITA SACKVILLE WEST
2a Which was England's first Garden City, laid out in 1903?
LETCHWORTH
2b The Red House Kent was the home of which famous writer and craftsman?
WILLIAM MORRIS
3a Which Roman road ran from Isca Dumnoniorium to Lindum?
THE FOSSE WAY
3b Which spirit is added to vodka to make a Black Russian?
TIA MARIA
4a Which spirit is added to whisky to make a rusty nail?
DRAMBUIE
4b Which Roman road ran from Roma to Brindisium?
APPIAN WAY

ROUND 7
1a Which famous person had a country house at Stratfield Saye in Hampshire?
DUKE OF WELLINGTON
1b On TV advertising 'You were never alone' with which brand of cigarette?
STRAND
2a On 24 May 1941 which British battlecruiser was sunk by the Bismarck?
HMS HOOD
2b Which group were the last to be hanged and then beheaded in 1820?
THE CATO STREET CONSPIRATORS
3a Who was the last nobleman to be executed by beheading with an axe on tower hill in 1747?
LORD LOVAT (accept SIMON FRASER)
3b In 1941 which Libyan town garrisoned by Australian troops was besieged by Rommel - it was relieved after 240 days?
TOBRUK
4a According to the old advert 'You'll be a little lovelier each day' with which product?
(BEAUTIFUL PINK) PINK CAMAY
4b Which castle is the official residence of the Warden of the Cinque Ports?
WALMER

ROUND 8
1a Which former Eastenders actor was one of the presenters of the 2004 ITV quiz show '24 Hour Quiz'?
SHAUN WILLIAMSON
1b Name one of the presenters of the Channel 4 quiz 'Beat the Nation'?
GRAHAM GARDEN or TIM BROOKE TAYLOR
2a In the acronym 'Catscan' what does the letter T represent if the letters C and A stand for 'Computerised and Axial'?
TOMOGRAPHY
2b In the acronym 'Petscan' what does the letter P represent if the letters E and T stand for 'Emission Tomography'?
POSITRON
3a Which horse won its third Cheltenham Gold Cup in March 2004?
BEST MATE
3b Which horse won the 2004 Grand National?
AMBERLEIGH HOUSE
4a Who was the main star of the films 'Oh Mr Porter', 'Ask a Policeman' and 'Windbag the Sailor'?
WILL HAY
4b Which male film star links the films 'Kind Hearts and Coronets', 'The Lavender Hill Mob' and 'The Ladykillers'?
ALEC GUINNESS

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Which detective dies in the novel 'Curtain'?
POIROT
2 Which company was founded by Ingvar Kamprad?
IKEA
3 In which city was Florence Nightingale born?
FLORENCE