Tuesday 20th January 2004
Set by Norton Dominators (Warrington)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which brand of cigarette was for many years advertised by pictures of an aristocratic young man and his servant?
Lambert & Butler
1b Who, in 1070, led a Saxon revolt in the East Anglian fens?
Hereward the Wake
2a Who became the new Leader of the House of Lords on the death of Lord Williams?
Baroness Amos
2b Which goalkeeper played a record 119 times for Northern Ireland?
Pat Jennings
3a In which month of 1952 did the Queen succeed to the throne?
February
3b Who wrote the 'Regeneration' trilogy of books?
Pat Barker
4a Who was the adoptive father of the Emperor Augustus?
Julius Caesar
4b What was the name of the TV sports chat show hosted by John Inverdale?
On Side

Round 2
1a Which former Belgian colony in Africa had from 1971 to until 1997 a green flag showing a hand carrying a torch within a yellow circle?
Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1b Which watchmaker manufactures the 'Oyster'?
Rolex
2a In the Bible who was the mother of John the Baptist?
Elizabeth
2b Who directed the films 'Strictly Ballroom', 'Romeo & Juliet' and 'Moulin Rouge'?
Baz Luhrmann
3a In which count are the Cantabrian Mountains?
Spain
3b Lambic is a traditional beer style brewed in which European country?
Belgium
4a The chemical element Tellurium is named after the Latin word meaning what?
Earth
4b In the book 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' by C. S. Lewis, what is the name of the fairytale world?
Narnia

Round 3
1a Felixstowe is the last place in England to have been invaded by foreign troops, in 1667, what was their nationality?
Dutch
1b Which prefix, from the Latin meaning 'dwarf, is used in the SI system to denote one thousand millionth of any unit (ten to the minus 9)?
Nano
2a Who was the first full time manager of the England football team?
Walter Winterbottom
2b Which comedian, who died in 2002, wrote books, plays and children's books including 'Badjelly the Witch'?
Spike Milligan
3a Which actor, who has appeared on Eastenders, presented the children's TV show 'Runaround'?
Mike Reid
3b Which sport do the Scottish Rocks, the Brighton Bears and the London Towers play?
Basketball
4a Which people inhabited the country in the 'Land of Oz' to which Dorothy was blown?
Munchkins
4b Spindle Shank, Crumble Tuft and Weeping Widow are examples of which types of 'plant'?
Fungi

Round 4
1a What was particularly notable about the standard poodle that was supreme Champion at Cruft's in 2002? It was the first non-British dog to win
1b Aldous Huxley took the title 'Brave New World' from which Shakespeare play?
The Tempest
2a Who directed the films 'The Elephant Man', 'Blue Velvet' and 'Wild At Heart'?
David Lynch
2b In the Bible who was the mother of the Virgin Mary?
Anne
3a Which game of Dutch origin, akin to netball, is played by mixed teams of eight a side?
Korfball
3b The Catskill Mountains lie mainly in which US state?
New York
4a On which Scottish island are the towns Portree and Dunvegan?
Skye
4b The name of which Roman emperor means 'little boot'?
Caligula

Round 5
1a Which former German colony in Africa has a flag of blue and green split by a diagonal red stripe, with a yellow sun in the upper blue section?
Namibia
lb In which 1939 film classic did John Wayne play the 'Ringo Kid'?
Stagecoach
2a Who was the victorious British general at the Battle of Salamanca in 1812?
Arthur Wellesley (accept Duke of Wellington)
2b Who has recently written a spy thriller entitled 'At Risk', her first novel?
Stella Rimington
3a Which 1960s pop singer was a host of the 1980s children's TV show 'Beat The Teacher'?
Paul Jones
3b Who wrote 'the Bonfire of the Vanities'?
Tom Wolfe
4a What was the name of the only King of Libya?
Idris
4b David Seaman is one the team captains in the new BBC TV season of 'They Think It's All Over', who is his opposite number?
Phil Tufnell

Round 6
1a Why was the Cruft's dog show of 2001 postponed until May?
Foot & mouth disease
1b Which prefix, from the Greek meaning 'mighty', is used in the SI system to denote one thousand millionfold of any unit (ten to the power 9).
Giga
2a Which wind instrument has a name taken from the Italian meaning 'a bundle of sticks'?
Bassoon
2b Who wrote the children's book 'The English Roses'?
Madonna
3a In which month of 1953 was the Queen's coronation?
June
3b Pemmican is a preparation of lean meat, dried, pounded and mixed with other ingredients, traditionally eaten by which people?
North American Indians (pimekan is a Cree word)
4a On which Scottish island are the towns Brodick and Lamlash?
Arran
4b Rat-Tail, Organ Pipe and Easte are examples of which type of plant?
Cactus

Round 7
1a Who sculpted the figure of St Michael and the Devil at Coventry Cathedral?
Jacob Epstein
1b Somerset Maugham took the title 'Cakes and Ale' from which Shakepeare play?
Twelfth Night
2a Who replaced Baroness Amos as International Development Secretary, and in doing so became the third generation of his family to serve in the Cabinet?
Hilary Benn
2b Which wind instrument, similar to a flute but blown at the end rather than the side, shares its name with a type of kidney bean?
Flageolet
3a Which duo had hits in the 80s with 'Young Guns', 'Bad Boys' and 'Club Tropicana'?
Wham
3b Sahti is a traditional beer style brewed in which European country?
Finland
4a Which chemical element is named after the Greek word for calamine?
Cadmium
4b What is the name of the first 'taikonaut', i.e. the first Chinese man in space?
Yang (Liwei)

Round 8
1a In which 1952 film classic did Gary Cooper lay 'Will Kane'?
High Noon
1b Who designed the stained lass windows of Covent Cathedral?
John Piper
2a Who succeeded Stella Rimington as Director general of MI5?
Stephen Lander
2b Who was the victorious British general at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898?
Lord Kitchener
3a Biltong is a sun-dried lean meat, traditionally made in which country?
South Africa
3b Which duo had hits in the 80s with 'Opportunities', 'Rent' and 'Domino Dancing'?
Pet Shop Boys
4a What was the name of Yang Liwei's spacecraft?
Shenzhou 5
4b In 1937 the name Eire was adopted - by what name was the country known prior to that date?
Irish Free State

Spare Questions
1 What was the style of architecture, decoration and furniture-making prevailing in Louis XV's time?
Rococo
2 What is the name of the W-shaped constellation, always visible in the Northern sky?
Cassiopeia
3 Which plant is known as 'Granny's Bonnet'?
Aquilegia