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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