Monday 19th January 2004
Set by Warrington Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which is Scotland's oldest university?
St Andrews
1b What is the most northerly point of mainland Britain?
Dunnet Head
2a Name the Chairman of Guinness who avoided prosecution by claiming that he was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, he made a miraculous recovery?
Ernest Saunders
2b To which country do the Galapagos Islands belong?
Ecuador
3a Who was offered but declined the presidency of Israel in 1952?
Albert Einstein
3b What is the name of the large diamond found in the Queen's Sceptre?
(Great) Star of Africa or Cullinan 1
4a What was the name given to Hitler's purge of the storm troopers in June 1934?
Night of the Long Knives
4b What was the name of Shackleton's ship, crushed by ice in the Antarctic?
Endurance

Round 2
1a Which animals belong to the order Chiroptera?
Bats
1b Who was the first 'victim' of 'This Is Your Life' in 1953?
Eamonn Andrews
2a Who did Arnold Schwarzenegger succeed as Governor of California?
Gray Davis
2b Microsoft Excel is an example of which type of software?
Spreadsheet
3a Henry Beck is famous for producing which map?
London Underground
3b In which Asian country is a new king chosen every five years?
Malaysia
4a Which product used to clean 'a big big carpet for less than half a crown'?
1001
4b Name the American jockey, who died in October 2003, he rode 8833 winners in a career which lasted from 1949 until 1990?
Willie Shoemaker

Round 3
1a On which island are the Cuillin Hills?
Skye
1b Which fruit is included in the dish Sole Veronique?
Grapes
2a Who wrote a series of novels about the Royal Navy featuring the character Jack Aubrey?
Patrick O'Brien
2b In 1973, which group had a No 1 hit with 'Blockbuster'?
Sweet
3a In G.B. Shaw's play 'Pygmalion', what was the occupation of Eliza Doolittle?
Flower seller
3b Which pressure group was set up in the 1830s to press for six changes in electoral law and practice?
Chartists or The People's Charter
4a Which car company makes the 'Fusion'?
Ford
4b Which cigarette was 'as cool as a mountain stream'?
Consulate

Round 4
1a What kind of fruit is a sturmer?
Apple
1b Which animal is of the genus and species Meles Meles?
Badger
2a In which US state is Charleston?
South Carolina (accept West Virginia)
2b Many JD Wetherspoon pubs are called 'The Moon Under Water', who wrote the essay from which the name comes?
George Orwell
3a By an Act of which year did women get the vote in parliament elections on equal terms with men?
1928
3b Which was the first casino in Las Vegas, built and run by the gangster Bugsy Siegel?
Flamingo
4a Name the Hungarian boxer, who died in October 2003, he won three Olympic Gold Medals?
Lazio Papp
4b Who composed the ballet music 'The Rite of Spring'?
Igor Stravinsky

Round 5
1a Name the Lancashire batsman who, in the 2003 English cricket season, topped the batting averages?
Stuart Law
1b What is the French phrase that means 'ready to wear'?
Pret a Porter
2a Who, in Greek mythology, was the mother of Achilles?
Thetis
2b Microsoft Access is an example of which type of software?
Database
3a The book 'Mrs P's Journey' tells of Phyllis Pearsall. What did she create, indispensable on a visit to London?
A to Z
3b In musical notation which note is half a minim?
Crotchet
4a Which car company makes the 'Signum'?
Vauxhall
4b The USS Phoenix survived Pearl Harbour, what was its name when it was eventually sunk in battle?
General Belgrano

Round 6
1a What is the French phrase, used in English that means a temporary or second home?
Pied a Terre
1b Who was the actor/dancer who died in September 2003, he co-starred with Gene Kelly in the film musical 'Singin' In The Rain'?
Donald O'Connor
2a Who writes books about the Armed Forces featuring the characters Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino?
Clive Cussler
2b In 1974, which group had a No 1 hit with 'Tiger Feet'?
Mud
3a Which musical note is the longest (equivalent to 8 crotchets)?
Breve
3b In Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet', who was stabbed whilst hiding behind an arras?
Polonius
4a What is the more common name for the group of Chinese rebels who called themselves 'Fists of righteous harmony' at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries?
Boxers
4b Who composed the romance for violin and orchestra entitled 'The Lark Ascending'?
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Round 7
1a Which was the third university to be founded in England (after Oxford and Cambridge)?
Durham
1b Name the ex Lancashire bowler who, in the 2003 English cricket season, topped the bowling averages?
Muttiah Muralitharan
2a In which US state is Chattanooga?
Tennessee
2b At the siege of Troy, who killed Achilles?
Paris
3a In Shakespeare's play 'Henry IV, part 1', who was found 'fast asleep behind the arras and snorting like a horse'?
Falstaff
3b Which famous Las Vegas casino was founded by Lester 'Benny' Binion and is the home of the World Poker Championship?
Horseshoe
4a Which French novelist wrote in defence of Capt Dreyfus when he was accused of treason?
Emile Zola
4b According to proverb, what should he have that 'sups with the devil'?
A long spoon

Round 8
1a Who was the female star of the film musical 'Singin' In The Rain'?
Debbie Reynolds
1b Who was the final 'victim' of 'This Is Your Life' in 2003?
Aled Jones
2a What was the name of the process by which Gray Davis was forced from office as Governor of California?
He was 'recalled'
2b In which republic, a group of small islands, is the highest point just 3 metres above sea level?
Maldives
3a In G.B. Shaw's play, what was Mrs Warren's profession?
Prostitution
3b The 'Golden Jubilee' is now the largest cut diamond in the world, it is to be found in the Sceptre of which country's monarch?
Thailand
4a According to proverb, if you go to bed with the lamb, with what do you rise?
The lark
4b Which French novelist wrote 'La Peste' (The Plague)?
Albert Camus

Spare Questions
1 In which European city is the International Herald Tribune published?
Paris
2 Leslie Townes were the real forenames of which comedian?
Bob Hope
3 In which mountain range is Mount Rushmore?
The Black Hills