Tuesday
27th January 2004
Set by Lever Club (Wirral)
All rounds are general
Round 1
1a What name is usually given to the cowboys of the pampas of South America?
GAUCHOS
1b On TV, what was the name of "the Galloping Goumet"?
GRAHAM KERR
2a Which English author wrote the novel "The Woodlanders"?
THOMAS HARDY
2b In which US state is Yosemite National Park?
CALIFORNIA
3a In which country was Leon Trotsky murdered?
MEXICO
3b What sort of fruit are Cornice and Bartlett?
PEAR
4a Who played Harry Lime in the 1949 film "The Third Man"?
ORSON WELLES
4b Who presented the Jules Rimet Trophy to the winners of the 1934 World
Cup?
BENITO MUSSOLINI
Round
2
1a Who was the father of the Black Prince?
EDWARD III
1b What is the largest city in the largest state of America?
ANCHORAGE
2a Who was Cleopatra's husband?
HER BROTHER, PTOLEMY
2b In which Lancashire town was the first Co-op?
ROCHDALE
3a Of which count is TAP the national airline?
PORTUGAL
3b What was the name of the Royal Yacht replaced by Britannia?
VICTORIA AND ALBERT
4a Who won the Tour de France for five years in succession from 1991 to
1995?
MIGUEL INDURAIN
4b What do the Americans call a baby's dummy?
PACIFIER (accept Soother)
Round
3
1a What kind of bird is a Tiercel?
A (Male) HAWK
1b In the context of gardening, what are dannocks?
HEDGING GLOVES
2a In what year was the Peterloo massacre in Manchester?
1819
2b Whose plays include "Roots" and "Chips with Everything"?
ARNOLD WESKER
3a Who is the hero of Alex Haley's "Roots"?
KUNTE KINTE
3b Who played Adam Adamant in the 1960s TV series?
GERALD HARPER
4a Who was the Greek Goddess of hunting?
ARTEMIS
4b Who was the "hammer of the Scots"?
EDWARD I
Round
4
1a What sport uses stones and a house?
CURLING
1b Of which country is Tarom the national airline?
ROMANIA
2a Which Dickens' character has been portrayed on film by both Ronald
Colman and Dirk Bogarde? SIDNEY CARTON (accept Charles DARNAY)
2b Who was the wife of Ulysses?
PENELOPE
3a What was the first general election in which public opinion polls were
published?
1945
3b Who was the first President of Indonesia?
PRESIDENT SUKARNO
4a Which breed of dog is considered to be the tallest?
IRISH WOLFHOUND
4b What is the first of Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics?
A ROBOT MUST NOT INJURE A HUMAN BEING OR, THROUGH INACTION, ALLOW A HUMAN
BEING TO COME TO HARM (or accept equivalent)
Round
5
1a Who did Desmond Lynham replace as presenter of Grandstand?
FRANK BOUGH
1b Which English queen died of smallpox in 1694?
MARY II
2a Who was condemned to roll a stone up a hill for ever?
SISYPHUS
2b Which blues-man recorded the classic song "Smokestack Lightning"
(the original recording)?
"HOWLIN" WOLF
3a Which is the chief river of Burma (Myanmar)?
THE IRRAWADDY
3b Who is the patron Saint of Germany?
ST. BONIFACE
4a Who won an Oscar for her role in the 1982 film "Sophie's Choice"?
MERYL STREEP
4b What, according to Lloyd George, was "Mr Balfour's poodle"?
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
Round
6
1a What is the state capital of Alabama?
MONTGOMERY
1b Who wrote the music for Laurence Olivier's "Henry V"?
WILLIAM WALTON
2a Who was the first Englishman to win 100 caps for his country at football?
BILLY WRIGHT
2b Which Cunard liner was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of
Ireland on the 7th May 1915?
LUSITANIA
3a Who played Captain Horatio Hornblower in the 1951 film of the C S Forrester
novels?
GREGORY PECK
3b What was the name of the vessel used by both Nansen and Amundsen in
the polar expeditions?
FRAM
4a Name either of the English kings, apart from Harold, who are reputed
to have been shot by arrows?
WILLIAM II or RICHARD I
4b Which many-headed monster did Hercules kill at Lerna?
THE HYDRA
Round
7
1a Who was the court painter to King Charles the First, famous for his
triple portrait of the King to be found at Windsor Castle?
VAN DYCK
1b Of which US state is Helena the capital?
MONTANA
2a Who was the last King of Libya?
IDRIS
2b Which car company produces models called Alhambra and Malaga?
SEAT
3a Where are the headquarters of the Conservative Party?
SMITH SQUARE
3b Who was the Muse of Dancing?
TERPSICHORE
4a Who played Bill Liar in the 1963 John Schlesinger film?
TOM COURTENAY
4b Who was the President of Zaire when the country's name was changed
from the Republic of Congo in 1971?
PRESIDENT MOBUTU
4b Where are Europe's only wild monkeys?
GIBRALTAR
Round
8
1a From what material are Kendo swords made?
BAMBOO
1b How many square metres are there in a hectare?
10,000
2a At what temperature are the readings on the Celsius and Fahrenheit
scales identical?
- 40 DEGREES
2b What is the common name of the bird Troglodytes Troglodytes?
THE WREN
3a What was the name of the palace of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, Tibet?
THE POTOLA PALACE
3b If a sherry were VSOP, what would it be?
VERY SPECIAL OLD PALE
4a In religion, what is the meaning of the words "Kyrie Eleison"?
LORD HAVE MERCY
4b What were followers of John Wycliffe, the religious reformer, called?
LOLLARDS
SPARE
QUESTIONS
1. Who rowed the boat across the River Styx?
CHARON
2. Who was the leader of the Peasants' Revolt?
WAT TYLER
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