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Monday 9th February 2004
Set by C.I.Edwardians (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Who succeeded Les Dennis as host of TV's "Family Fortunes"?
Andy Collins
1b Which hospital featured in Richard Gordon's "Doctor" series of books?
St. Swithin's
2a Who succeeded Nelson after his death, as Commander of the British fleet?
Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
2b If something is described as 'hastate', what shape is it?
Spear-shaped
3a What vegetable has the varieties Lancastrian, Brunswick, and Ailsa Craig?
Onions
3b Which euphemism for being killed, literally meaning 'slipped out for a drink' originated in WWII airmen's slang?
Gone for a Burton
4a US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was born in which country?
Czechoslavakia (Czech Rep.)
4b Who led the Branch Davidian group at the 1993 siege of Waco, Texas?
David Koresh

Round Two
1a A dish served 'A la Bretonne' is garnished with what?
(Haricot) Beans
1b What was introduced into the English Football League in season 1981-82, but was not utilised in the Scottish League until season 1994-95?
Three points for a win
2a Who, aged 64, was the oldest monarch to accede to the British throne?
William IV (1830)
2b In May 2002, 'easyJet' purchased which British Airways low-cost airline?
Go
3a Which Greek nymph pined away for the love of Narcissus?
Echo
3b Which Prime Minister died at 10 Downing Street in 1908?
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
4a The 2001 film "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is set on which Greek island?
Cephalonia
4b Which Jean Sibelius orchestral overture and suite is named after a province in the south of Finland where he spent his honeymoon?
Karelia

Round Three
1a Kenneth Wood became famous in 1947 after his invention of what?
Food mixer/processor
1b Gomera and Hierro are part of which North Atlantic island group?
The Canaries
2a In the 1960's TV series, what was the name of Captain Pugwash's ship?
The Black Pig
2b Which privately subscribed organisation was founded by Octavia Hill in 1895, now having over two million members?
The National Trust
3a In which 1983 film did Clint Eastwood's 'Dirty Harry Callahan' first deliver the oft-repeated line "Go ahead - make my day!"?
Sudden Impact
3b Bedford Giant and Ashford Cross are varieties of which fruit?
Blackberry
4a Which Australian-born fraudster brokered a cut-price deal for Cherie Blair?
Peter Foster
4b Of what did Harold McMillan say: "You can gamble and can't lose"?
Premium Bonds

Round Four
1a In February 2002, which shipping forecast area was renamed Fitzroy?
Finisterre
1b Which US state only borders one other - New Hampshire?
Maine
2a In which British castle is the restored Norman chapel of St. Margaret?
Edinburgh
2b TV's 'pop-wannabe' show "Fame Academy" was presented by Cat Deeley and which comedian?
Patrick Kielty
3a Who did Bill Morris succeed in 1991 as leader of the TGWU?
Ron Todd
3b Which Scottish surgeon explored the River Niger, dying there in 1805?
Mungo Park
4a Whose (1913) Second Symphony, includes the sound of Big Ben?
Vaughan Williams (London Symphony)
4b Which English king is credited with the most legitimate children (18)?
Edward I

Round Five
1a If something is described as 'cordate', what shape is it?
Heart-shaped
1b The senior lady in the Queen's household holds what position?
Mistress of the Robes
2a What was introduced in 1911 by David Lloyd George with the slogan "Ninepence for Fourpence"?
National Insurance
2b After Reykjavik (Iceland), and Lisbon (Portugal), which is Europe's most westerly capital city?
Dublin, Eire
3a Which British doctor and missionary became the first European to cross Africa from the Atlantic coast to the Indian Ocean in 1853-56?
David Livingstone
3b In the October 2002 Cabinet re-shuffle, who became Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?
Paul Murphy
4a At the same re-shuffle, who became Secretary of State for Wales?
Peter Hain
4b If a dish is served 'a la forno' how is it served?
From the oven

Round Six
1a Which 20th century British Prime Minister was born in New Brunswick, Canada?
Andrew Bonar Law
1b Who is the host of BBC Radio 4's "The News Quiz"?
Simon Hoggart
2a What position in the Queen's household has been held over the years by Sir Michael Adeane, Sir Robert Fellowes, and Sir Robin Janvrin, etc?
Private Secretary
2b Hungarian Victor Barna won world titles at what sport?
Table Tennis
3a What phrase is derived from the promotion by the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, of his nephew, A. J. Balfour, as Chief Secretary for Ireland?
Bob's your uncle
3b Who became famous in the 1880's for inventing the fountain pen?
Lewis E. Waterman
4a Where in Buckinghamshire is the National Spinal Injuries Unit?
Stoke Mandeville
4b Noted for his vast wealth, who in mythology was the last king of Lydia?
Croesus

Round Seven
1a Who is the host of BBC Radio 4's "Masterteam"?
Peter Snow
1b Which actress played the title role in the 2001 film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider"?
Angelina Jolie
2a Which European capital city is the highest above sea level?
Madrid, Spain
2b Who commanded the British fleet at the 1801 Battle of Copenhagen?
Sir Hyde Parker
3a What is the largest inlet on the US Atlantic Coast?
Chesapeake Bay
3b What was the name of the newspaper in TV's "The Flintstones"?
The Daily Slate
4a Named after a flower, what campaign was set up after the 1997 Dunblane massacre?
Snowdrop Campaign
4b Who won the 2002 C4 "Celebrity Big Brother"?
Mark Owen (of Take That)

Round Eight
1a Who was voted BBC TV's 2002 Sports Personality of the Year?
Paula Radcliffe
1b Mario Andretti, 1978 F1 champion, was born in which country?
Italy
2a Isabela (Albermarle) and San Cristobal (Chatham) are the largest islands in which Pacific group?
Galapagos Islands (Colon Archipelago)
2b In which London thoroughfare is the Hospital for Sick Children?
Great Ormond Street
3a James Heriot's "Vet" books are mainly set around which village?
Darrowby
3b Which Midlands castle was presented by Queen Elizabeth I to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester?
Kenilworth
4a Name the first non-British player to captain an English FA Cup winning side.
Eric Cantona (v. Liverpool 1996)
4b At the 2002 Academy Award ceremony, who became the first black person to win the Best Actress Oscar?
Halle Berry

Spare Questions
1 In which sport would you be seen to be 'sooping'?
Curling (Sweeping the Ice)
2 Which flower gets its name from the Latin for a sword?
Gladiolus (Gladioli)
3 Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martin defeated the royalists to liberate which South American country?
Chile
4 What is the old name for that part of North Africa comprising Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripoli?
Barbary Coast
5 In what year did Martin Luther King make his "I have a dream " speech?
1963 (August)
6 What is the collective name for a group of foxes?
Skulk

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