Monday 12th January 2004
Set by Bishop Eton (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Who painted "The Arnolfini Wedding"?
Jan van Eyck
1b Who, in 'Julius Caesar", is described as 'the noblest Roman'?
Brutus
2a In the business world, what does the 'P' stand for in 'APR'?
Annual Percentage Rate
2b What is unusual about the national anthems of Spain and the Vatican City?
They have no words
39 Which Outer Hebridean island was evacuated in 1930?
St. Kilda
3b Who composed "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"?
Richard Rodgers
4a What is the joint terminus of the London Underground Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines? Uxbridge (Middlesex)
4b Who was the founder of The Quakers (Society of Friends)?
George Fox

Round Two
1a Who had a 1984 No. 1 hit with "Wake me up before you go, go"?
Wham
1b In what year was VAT introduced in the UK?
1973
2a To which family of birds does the nightjar belong?
Swift (Caprimulgidae)
2b Blanket and Honeycomb are two types of what foodstuff?
Tripe
3a The Order of the Bath, founded 1725, is a revival of the Knights of the Bath, which was established in 1399 by which English king?
Henry IV
3b The English longbow is chiefly made from which tree?
Yew
4a Who succeeded Prince Georgi Lovi as Russian Prime Minister in 1917?
Alexander Kerensky
4b In which month does the Glyndebourne Opera Festival season start?
May

Round Three
1a Name either South American country that does not border Brazil.
Chile or Ecuador
1b Which prehistoric village was revealed on the west coast of Mainland, in the Orkneys, after a storm in 1851?
Skara Brae
2a Who commanded the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg?
General Meade
2b In medicine, what is the purpose of a sudorific drug?
To induce sweating
3a What are gozzers, jokers, and pinkies?
Maggots (Fishing bait)
3b What does a psephologist study?
Votes cast in elections etc
4a In the Bible, who was the brother of Mary and Martha?
Lazarus
4b What unit of metric land measure is equal to 100 square metres?
Are

Round Four
1a In what year did Mao Tse-tung die?
1976
1b Which bank, a former building society, now owns the National Girobank?
Alliance and Leicester
2a What is added to champagne to make a 'bellini'?
Peach juice
2b Which company brews 'London Pride' bitter?
Fullers
3a How high is the back wall line in the game of squash?
7 feet (2.5 metres)
3b A person known as a 'Kelper' is born where?
Falkland Islands
4a Who was the wife of King Richard I of England?
Berengaria
4b On which river do Bishop Auckland and Durham stand?
River Wear

Round Five
1a Who painted "The Scream"?
Edvard Munch
1b In "Julius Caesar" who was the first conspirator to stab Caesar?
Casca
2a In the business world, what does the 'E' stand for in 'PEP'?
(Personal) Equity (Plan)
2b Which European country's national anthem is the "Brabanconne"?
Belgium
3a Which Scottish island was used to test anthrax?
Gruinard
3b Who wrote the lyrics for the song "Moon River"?
Johnny Mercer
4a Which London Underground line is coloured pink?
Hammersmith and City
4b Modeste Petrovich were the first names of which Russian composer?
Mussorgsky

Round Six
1a Who reached No. 1 in 1984 with "The Power of Love"?
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
1b In what year did the Post Office introduce the two-tier postal system?
1968
2a The bittern is a member of which bird family?
Heron (Ardea)
2b A la Crecy is a dish garnished with which vegetable?
Carrots
3a The Order of Merit, which does not carry with it the right to use a title, was founded by which English king?
Edward VII (1902)
3b Which tree is used to make arrows and spears?
Ash
4a Which German noble family ruled Prussia from 1701-1918 and were German emperors from 1871-1918? Hohenzollern
4b In which month is the start of the Henley Regatta staged?
June

Round Seven
1a Name either South American country that is landlocked.
Paraguay/Bolivia
1b Which architect designed Portmerion in Wales?
Clough Williams-Ellis
2a Which Confederate General finally surrendered in 1865, bringing an end to the American Civil War?
Robert Edward Lee
2b Which medicine increases the flow of urine?
Diuretic
3a What are muons, pions, and kaons?
Sub-atomic particles
3b Of what is oncology the study?
Cancer
4a Which OT book of the Bible has only one chapter?
Obadiah
4b What unit of atmospheric pressure is equal to 100,000 Newtons per square metre?
Bar

Round Eight
1a In what year of the 20th century did Russia invade Afghanistan?
1979
1b Which bank, a former building society, has its HQ in Baker Street, London?
Abbey National
2a What is added to gin to make a 'pink gin'?
Angostura Bitters
2b In which British city is Brains' Brewery situated?
Cardiff
3a How high is the net in badminton?
5 feet (1.5 metres)
3b The name 'Sassenach' is derived from which word?
(Gaelic for) Saxon
4a Who was married to André Previn from 1970-79?
Mia Farrow
4b On which river do Billingham and Middlesbrough stand?
River Tees

Spare Questions
1 What is the currency of China?
(Renminbi) Yuan
2 In Spain, what is 'El Gordo'?
The State Lottery
3 Who invented the laptop computer in 1981?
Adam Osborne (Osborne Computers)