Tuesday 5th October 2004
Set by Legionnaires (Wirral)
All rounds are general

ROUND 1
1a Alice shrank after she drank from a bottle that said what on the label?
DRINK ME
1b In which modem day country was cartographer Mercator born?
BELGIUM
2a Which particular Travel Map was designed in 1931 by a man called Henry Beck?
LONDON UNDERGROUND
2b Fitchet and Foulmart are alternative names for which wild animal found in Britain and Europe?
POLECAT
3a Which Portuguese town or city is the home of Boavista football club?
(O)PORTO
3b Which progressive 19th century industrialist built the town mill of New Lanark?
ROBERT OWEN
4a Who was King of England at the start of the 100 Years war?
EDWARD III
4b Which TV comedy series of the early 1980's starred Timothy West and was set in the small town of Utterley?
BRASS

ROUND 2
1a What is the Swahili word for lion?
SIMBA
1b Which children's story features the character Caractacus Potts?
CHITTY
CHITTY BANG BANG
2a In 'Yes Prime Minister' what was Sir Humphrey's surname?
APPLEBY
2b In 'Yes Prime Minister' what was Bernard's surname?
WOOLLEY
3a Name the plant with large spiny heads Latin name Dipsacus that was used to raise the nap of fabric?
TEASEL
3b What is the subject of speciality publishing company Haynes?
CAR MANUALS
4a Who was Muhammed Ali's last professional opponent?
TREVOR BERBICK
4b What is the correct name for a rabbit's tail?
SCUT

ROUND 3
1a What make of car featured in the film "Back To The Future"?
DE LOREAN
1b What is the US equivalent to the UK programme University Challenge?
COLLEGE
BOWL
2a What is the standard voltage in the USA?
110 (accept 120)
2b Ivanhoe is the middle name of which Premier League Footballer?
EMILE HESKEY
3a What was the nationality of the referee of the Euro 2004 final in which Greece beat Portugal?
GERMAN (Markus Merk)
3b By what older name is the medical condition oedema also known?
DROPSY
4a What in Indian cookery is ghee?
CLARIFIED BUTTER
4b What is the highest score in a game of 10 pin bowling?
300

ROUND 4
1a In which London thoroughfare is the home of the BBC World Service Bush House?
(THE) ALDWYCH
1b Which Secretary of State for Transport made the decision to allow Railtrack to go into receivership?
STEPHEN BYERS
2a Who was the surprise winner of the 2004 British Open Golf Championship?
TODD HAMILTON
2b What is the Italian equivalent of hors d'oeuvres?
ANTIPASTI
3a What is the highest denomination Euro note?
500
3b Which organisation sponsors and part owns the London Eye?
BRITISH AIRWAYS
4a In the story of Jack and the Beanstalk what did Jack exchange for the beans from which the beanstalk grew?
A COW
4b What is the highest denomination bank note currently in circulation in the USA?
100 DOLLARS

ROUND 5
1a In the song 'Oh Mr Porter' where did the singer want to go?
BIRMINGHAM
1b Which game has a European version called carom?
BILLIARDS
2a What is Hilary Clinton's maiden name?
RODHAM
2b What was the first product to be advertised on Channel 5 TV?
CHANEL NO 5
3a What to the Incas was Quechua?
THEIR LANGUAGE
3 b What do we call what the Moors called Gebel-al-Tarik?
GIBRALTAR
4a What does the word Chipping mean in, for example, Chipping Norton?
SITE OF A REGULAR MARKET
4b The first two postage stamps went on sale in Britain in 1840. One was the Penny Black, what was the other one?
TWOPENNY BLUE

ROUND 6
1a Which Jewish words mean literally 'son of the commandment?
BAR MITZVAH
1b What does the word Taliban mean?
STUDENT
2a Which popular children's toy originated as a weapon and was once known as the bandalore?
YO-YO
2b Who played the part of Crabtree in "Allo Allo"?
ARTHUR BOSTROM
3a How many dots on a pair of dice?
42
3b In which US state capital is the Ivy League Brown University situated?
PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island)
4a Which American educational benefactor is buried in St Giles Churchyard, Wrexham?
ELIHU YALE
4b What was the original occupation of the poet & novelist, Thomas Hardy?
ARCHITECT

ROUND 7
1a What was the other Christian name of Nelson's Flag-Captain, Thomas Hardy?
MASTERMAN
1b Puffinus Puffinus is not the Latin name for the Puffin, but for which sea bird?
SHEARWATER
2a Who are this season's shirt sponsors for Everton?
CHANG BEER
2b "Mechanics Made Easy" was devised for children in 1901. To what was its name changed in 1937?
MECCANO
3a Which Central American country's currency is named after its national emblem, a vivid green bird?
GUATEMALA (The Quetzal)
3b Which bone in the human body gets its name from the Latin for "small key"?
CLAVICLE
4a Which children's character lives at Scatterbrook Farm?
WORZEL GUMMIDGE
4b Which famous book publishing company did Allen Lane found?
PENGUIN

ROUND 8
1a Which card game means discarded in French?
ECARTE
1b What is the Italian word for a set of kettledrums?
TYMPANI
2a Name one of the 3 best-selling authors to have a walk-on part in the film "Bridget Jones Diary"?
JEFFREY ARCHER, SALMAN RUSHDIE, JULIAN BARNES
2b At which station, according to the song, would you board "The Chattanooga Choo Choo"?
PENNSYLVANIA
3a Who was the first non-American to win all 4 golfing majors?
GARY PLAYER
3b What is the Christian name of Tony Blair's daughter?
KATHRYN
4a Near which English town is Christ's Hospital Public School situated?
HORSHAM
4b The Eden Project is located 4 miles east of which English town?
ST. AUSTELL

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Which product advertises itself as "The heart of a good cocktail"?
GORDONS GIN
2 Which film star's real name is Camille Javal?
3 BRIGITTE BARDOT
4 The A40 links London with which port?
5 FISHGUARD
4 In which famous crime novels of the 20th century would you find the lady "Patricia Holm"?
THE SAINT BOOKS