Monday 22nd November 2004
Set by Hatton Coterie (Warrington)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which war began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
American Independence
1b Name the footballer who played for Leeds United and Juventus who died in February 2004?
John Charles
2a Which composer's works include 'Scheherezade' and 'The Golden Cockerel'?
Rimsky-Korsakov
2b What type of creature is a dunlin?
Bird
3a Lisbon stands at the mouth of which river?
Tagus
3b In which city is Brain's Brewery?
Cardiff
4a From which poet did Ernest Hemingway take the title of his novel 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'?
John Donne
4b In which city was the Tamla-Motown record label founded?
Detroit

Round 2
1a Name the cartoonist, known for drawing fat little girls on fat ponies, who died in February 2004?
Norman Thelwell
1b Which Las Ve:as hotel is built in the shape of a pyramid?
The Luxor
2a What type of creature is a blue tongue?
Lizard
2b Which composer's works include 'Boris Gudunov' and 'Pictures at an Exhibition'?
Mussorgsky
3a The name of what type of book comes from the Greek meaning "circle of knowledge"?
Encyclopaedia
3b How is the film actor with the forenames Burton Stephen (1913-1994) known, he won Best Actor Oscar in 1961?
Burt Lancaster
4a Which record company turned down The Beatles but signed The Rolling Stones?
Decca
4b Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Battle of Waterloo?
Lord Liverpool

Round 3
1a Which Las Vegas hotel includes a 1000-ft tall tower with a fairground ride at the top?
The Stratosphere
1b Which country's national anthem was originally called 'War Song For The Rhine Army'?
France
2a In which city was the Papacy based for most of the 14th century?
Avignon
2b Who wrote the play 'A Man For All Seasons'?
Robert Bolt
3a John Uhler are the real forenames of which actor (1925-2001) - he won Best Actor Oscar in 1974?
Jack Lemmon
3b Which is the longest river in Europe?
Volga
4a Which scientist was US ambassador to France between 1776 and 1785?
Benjamin Franklin
4b From which poet did Thomas Hardy take the title of his novel 'Far From The Madding Crowd'?
Thomas Gray

Round 4
1a In which 1960 novel is Atticus Finch a leading character?
To Kill A Mockingbird
1b Who survived an assassination attempt by John Hinckley in 1981?
Ronald Reagan
2a Which country lies immediately to the west of Panama?
Costa Rica
2b Which town's water supply was carried over the Pont du Gard?
Nimes
3a In which town is the Black Sheep Brewery?
Masham (N. Yorks)
3b The name of what type of book comes from the Greek meaning "treasury" or "treasure chest"?
Thesaurus
4a The site of Dachau concentration camp is 10 miles northwest of which city?
Munich
4b Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two old ladies who appeared regularly in which famous TV comedy series?
Fawlty Towers

Round 5
1a A 50p coin showing a pair of hands was issued in 1998 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of what?
NHS
1b Who survived an assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981?
Pope John Paul
2a Which Gilbert & Sullivan character claims descent from a "protoplasmal primordial atomic globule"?
Pooh-Bah (in The Mikado)
2b Who wrote the play 'Hobson's Choice'?
Harold Brighouse
3a In the musical 'Cats', what was the name of the 'Railway Cat'?
Skimbleshanks
3b Who was the top goalscorer at the 2004 European Football Championships held in Portugal?
Milan Baros
4a According to the Authorised version of the Bible, what "shall cover a multitude of sins"?
Charity (1 Peter, ch4, v8)
4b Who instituted France's 'Legion d'Honneur'?
Napoleon Bonaparte

Round 6
1a In which 1955 novel are Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise leading characters?
On The Road
1b Which group had 1967 hits with 'Paper Sun' and 'Hole in my Shoe'?
Traffic
2a Which country lies immediately to the east of Guyana?
Surinam
2b Who was the wife of King Prasutagus?
Boudicca (or Boadicea)
3a What is the name of the former Leicester city player and captain of Greece who was voted 'Player of the Tournament' at the 2004 European Football Championships held in Portugal?
Theo Zagorakis
3b Which food might an American call a weenie?
Hot Dog (accept sausage)
4a The site of Auschwitz concentration camp is 40 miles west of which city?
Cracow
4b Mrs Warboys was the long-suffering friend of which TV couple?
The Meldrews

Round 7
1a Which is the highest summit in the Brecon Beacons?
Pen-y-fan
1b A £2 coin was issued in 2003 to commemorate a 1953 discovery, what are the words round the edge of the coin?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
2a Which actress has been married to the actors Johnny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton?
Angelina Jolie
2b Which adult Gilbert & Sullivan character exclaims "I am a little boy of five!"?
Frederic (in The Pirates of Penzance)
3a Jean-Bertrand Aristide was removed from office in February 2004, of what country had he been President?
Haiti
3b In the musical 'Cats', what was the name of the 'Theatre Cat'?
Asparagus (accept Gus)
4a Ray Kelvin runs which fashion company, which bears another man's name?
Ted Baker
4b Which fashion company gets its name from pats of the words silk, angora and wool?
Kangol

Round 8
1a Which group had 1967 hits with 'Night of Fear' and 'I Can Hear the Grass Grow'?
The Move
1b Which is the highest summit in the Cuillins on Skye?
Sgurr Alasdair
2a According to Arthurian legend, who was the father of Sir Galahad?
Sir Lancelot
2b Which actress has been married to the actors Gary Oldman and Ethan Hawke?
Uma Thurman
3a Which food might an American call lox?
Smoked salmon
3b A bomb killed Akhmad Kadyrov in May 2004, of which region was he President?
Chechnya
4a Which US President introduced Thanksgiving Day?
Abraham Lincoln
4b According to the Authorised version of the Bible, who "hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars"?
Wisdom (Proverbs, ch9, v1)

Spare Questions
1 What is the name of Toronto's baseball team?
Blue Jays
2 What is a rabbit's tail called?
Scut
3 Which folk group composed the song 'Flower of Scotland'?
The Corries