Monday
2nd February 2004
Set by Westfield Taverners (Liverpool)
All rounds are general
Round One
1a Which tune is twice mentioned in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?
Greensleeves
1b Who scored the first goal for England in the FIFA 2002 World Cup Finals?
Sol Campbell
2a Name either of the two English cathedrals with three spires.
Truro/Lichfield
2b Who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981?
John W. Hinckley, Jr.
3a Who wrote the novel "A Clockwork Orange"?
Anthony Burgess
3b What part of Oliver Cromwell's body was found at his post mortem to be
almost twice the normal size?
His Brain
4a What, in Buddhist theology, is the cessation of individual existence?
Nirvana
4b Who is the presenter of BBC TV's "Bargain Hunt"?
David Dickinson
Round
Two
1a At which London Underground station was there a rail crash in Jan,
2003?
Chancery Lane
1b The musical play "Kiss Me Kate" is based on which Shakespeare
play?
Taming of the Shrew
2a Which real life brothers played the Kray twins on film?
Martin and Gary Kemp
2b Which music legend was the subject of Don McClean's "American
Pie"?
Buddy Holly
3a Who did Blackburn Rovers beat in the 2002 Worthington Cup Final?
Tottenham Hotspur
3b What (in 1928) was the first antibiotic to be discovered?
Penicillin
4a In which year did the pound coin replace the pound note?
1988
4b Which insects are also known as plant lice, greenflies, or blackflies?
Aphids
Round
Three
1a Roy Hudd plays which character in TV's "Coronation Street"?
Archie Shuttleworth
1b In which decade were driving tests introduced in Britain?
1930's (1934)
2a Who, in 1893, wrote the opera "Hansel and Gretel"?
Englebert Humperdinck
2b In children's literature, in which village does Rupert Bear live?
Nutwood
3a Which Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist was forced to
recant that the Earth revolved around the Sun?
Galileo Galilei
3b Which Rugby League team won the 2002 Middlesex Rugby Sevens?
Bradford Bulls
4a In which English cathedral is the 'Angel Choir'?
Lincoln
4b On a clock how many degrees does the minute hand pass through between
twelve o'clock and twenty past twelve?
120°
Round
Four
1a Who said: "A week is a long time in politics"?
Harold Wilson
1b Who had a two-time hit with the song "Shotgun Wedding"?
Roy C
2a In which town does the cartoon family the Flintstones live?
Bedrock
2b What does the computing acronym 'WYSIWYG' mean?
What you see is what you get
3a What the first planet discovered by the use of a telescope?
Uranus
3b Name either actor who played the "Blues Brothers" on film.
John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd
4a Name the St. Helens player whose last minute drop goal secured victory
in the 2002 Rugby League's Super League Final?
Sean Long
4b Which explorer was born at Blantyre, Scotland in 1813?
David Livingstone
Round
Five
1a Which British Army camp was under investigation following the abnormal
number of 'suicides' over the last decade?
Deep Cut Barracks
1b Who was the first American to orbit the earth (February, 1962)?
John H. Glenn, Jr.
2a In literature, what was the name of Bertie Wooster's club?
The Drones
2b Who shot and killed the outlaw Billy the Kid?
Pat Garrett
3a Who wrote the pop song "The Mighty Quinn"?
Bob Dylan
3b What is the capital of the US state of Alabama?
Montgomery
4a Papaphobia the fear of what?
The Pope
4b Panophobia is the fear of what?
Everything
Round
Six
1a What is the name of the Hong Kong Stock Market Index?
Hang Seng
1b What type of precious stone is the Star of India?
Sapphire
2a Who (January 2003) hosts BBC TV's "The Antiques Roadshow"?
Michael Aspel
2b Which athlete won the 2002 BBC's Sports Personality of the Year?
Paula Radcliffe
3a Which farmer, jailed for killing a burglar, was refused parole in January
2003?
Tony Martin
3b Who is the youngest member of TV's "The Simpsons" family?
Maggie
4a Who was the second man to walk on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin, Jr.
4b Which famous song is set to part of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March
No. 1?
Land of Hope and Glory
Round
Seven
1a What Boston bar did Sam run, Diane work in, and Frasier drink in?
Cheers
1b Which car model is named after a bay in Jamaica?
Montego
2a Which US outlaw was shot by Bob Ford?
Jesse James
2b On what date is Burns Night celebrated?
25th January
3a Which organ of the human body produces insulin?
The Pancreas
3b Which county was relegated to Division Two of the county cricket league,
despite being champions the previous year?
Yorkshire
4a Which famous jazz singer was known as Lady Day?
Billie Holliday
4b From which poem is the line taken: 'Rats, they fought like dogs, and
killed the cats'?
Pied Piper of Hamelin
Round
Eight
1a What is the capital of the US state of Wyoming?
Cheyenne
1b What was the name of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated ship?
Endurance
2a Uranus is what number of the major planets?
Seven
2b Who wrote "The Playboy of the Western World"?
John Millington Synge
3a Who was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, and messenger of the gods?
Iris
3b Who wounded Achilles in the heel, leading to his death?
Paris
4a Which singer/songwriter wrote and performed the song "Cats in
the Cradle"?
Harry Chapin
4b A targe is an archaic name for what piece of defensive equipment?
Shield
Spare
Questions
1 What type of whisky has the same name as a French royal family?
Bourbon
2 Jazz musician Theolonius Monk played which instrument?
Piano
3 Who was the father of the Apostles James and John?
Zebedee
4 Who was the lead singer of 60's pop group "Herman's Hermits"?
Peter Noone
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