Tuesday 12th October 2004
Set by Bull's Head (Warrington)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which halogen (group 7) element has the chemical symbol At?
Astatine
1b Name either of Marge's sisters who regularly appear in 'The Simpsons'?
Patty or Selma
2a Which property tycoon was jailed for the manslaughter of one of his business rivals Mohammed Raja?
Nicholas van Hoogstraten
2b Wilson's Disease and Gilbert's Syndrome are complaints affecting which organ of the body?
Liver
3a Whose show is heard on Radio 2 every weekday from 2pm until 5pm?
Steve Wright
3b The Peppermint Cream, the Chocolate Cream and Turkish Delight carry which brand name on the label?
Fry's
4a Which physical disability was common to the Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo, the ancient writer Homer and the 17th century poet John Milton?
Blindness
4b In pop music, whose backing group is or was 'The Attractions'?
Elvis Costello

Round 2
1a In early 2004, Prince William was selected to play which sport for Scottish Universities?
Water Polo
1b Which species of bat is the world's smallest mammal?
Bumblebee bat
2a Duncan Goodhew, Tony Blackburn and Gareth Edwards all attended which Somerset public school?
Millfield
2b Which element, atomic number 37, is a soft silvery white alkali metal that reacts violently with water and has a melting point of 39 degrees C?
Rubidium
3a Which crisp manufacturer's range includes the flavours 'Cheddar and Onion', 'Salt and Malt Vinegar', 'Rock Salt' and 'Flame Grilled Steak'?
McCoys
3b In 1910, who was the first US President to fly in an aircraft?
Theodore Roosevelt
4a Meniere's Disease affects which part or parts of the body?
Ear
4b What title was bestowed on Dublin University student Rosanna Davison in 2003?
Miss World

Round 3
1a Which Gilbert & Sullivan two act comic opera has amongst its Dramatis Personae, Sir Marmaduke Poindexter, John Wellington Wells and Dr Daly, the Vicar of Poverleigh?
The Sorcerer
1b In which year was France defeated at Leipzig, American forces capture Toronto from the British and Jane Austen first publish 'Pride and Prejudice'?
1813
2a Eric McCormack and Debra Messing play the title roles in which US sitcom?
Will and Grace
2b In a game of darts what is the maximum 3-dart checkout?
170
3a William Bentinck became British Prime Minister in 1783 and again in 1807, by what title was he known?
Duke of Portland
3b How is Minnie Falconer known in the title of a Puccini opera?
The Girl of the Golden West
4a In which year did the Treaty of Paris end the Crimean War, the Second Opium War began in China and Flaubert first publish 'Madame Bouvary'?
1856
4b In 1852, who was the only British Prime Minister of a Peelite government?
Earl of Aberdeen (Hamilton)

Round 4
1a In bingo, what number is represented by the call 'Doctor's Orders'?
Nine
1b Who hosts the lunchtime quiz show 'No Win, No Fee'?
Paul Ross
2a For what does the F stand in the medical abbreviation IVF?
Fertilisation
2b Which British Field Marshal took the title First Earl of Ypres and had the middle names Denton Pinkstone?
John French
3a Which author and British Naval Intelligence spy had the middle name Lancaster?
Ian Fleming
3b For what does the H stand in the medical abbreviation HRT?
Hormone
4a Who hosts the lunchtime quiz show 'Eggheads'?
Dermot Murnaghan
4b In bingo, what number is represented by the call 'Was She Worth It'?
Seventy six

Round 5
1a Honeycomb and the French version Gras Double are varieties of which foodstuff?
Tripe
1b Who overthrew Ramon Castillo in Argentina in 1943?
Juan Peron
2a Which 2003 Steven Spielberg film is based on the life of conman Frank W Abignale?
Catch Me If You Can
2b How in the world of sport is Edson Arantes di Nascimento better known?
Pele
3a In the Bible who was the grandson of Noah, son of Ham and a mighty hunter who founded Nineveh?
Nimrod
3b In which modem day country is Nineveh?
Iraq
4a The ruins of Macchu Picchu are in which country?
Peru
4b Who wrote the Booker Prize winning novel 'The Sea, The Sea'?
Iris Murdoch

Round 6
1a Who, in the world of sport, was known as 'The Bambino'?
Babe Ruth
1b Which singer, whose albums include 'Jagged Little Pill' and 'Feast on Scraps', played the role of God in the 1999 film 'Dogma'?
2a After sharing leadership with him, whom did Robert Mugabe expel from the cabinet in 1982?
Joshua Nkomo
2b The ruins of Chichen Itza are in which country?
Mexico
3a Who wrote the novel 'On The Road'?
Jack Kerouac
3b In Greek mythology which Queen did the goddess Leto turn into a weeping rock?
4a In Norse mythology how were Urd, Verdandi and Skuld collectively known?
The Norns
4b What has varieties such as green, black and oolong?
Tea

Round 7
1a Who was defeated by Scipio Africanus the Elder at Zama in 202BC?
Hannibal (accept Carthaginians)
1b Who can be heard each weekday morning between 7 and l0 am on Radio 1?
Chris Moyles
2a Which children's TV show featured Hartley Hare, a monkey called Topov and a pig with a Birmingham accent?
Pipkins (accept Inigo Pipkins)
2b The popular name for this constellation is the Herdsman, what is its correct astronomical name?
Bootes
3a Which term describes the phenomenon of vehicle tyres losing contact with the road surface owing to a cushion or film of water?
3b The Americans call them 'Buck-Eyes', but by what name do millions of British schoolboys know them?
Conkers
4a The address of a web page is often referred to as the URL, for what does the U stand in this acronym?
Uniform (Resource Locator)
4b Which major airport serves the Algarve region of Portugal?
Faro

Round 8
1a Which French artist painted 'The Cheat With The Ace of Diamonds', 'The Fortune Teller' and 'The Hurdy-Gurdy Player'?
Georges de la Tour
1b Aeropuerto Las Americas and Puerto Plato airports serve which non-European holiday island?
Dominican Republic
2a Which is Europe's largest variety of maple tree?
Sycamore (Acer
Pseudoplatanus)
2b Most modern PCs are fitted with USB ports, for what does the B stand in this acronym?
(Universal Serial) Bus
3a What is the more common name for the constellation Corona Australis?
Southern Crown
3b Which painter, one of the founders of Cubism, created such works as 'The Harbour in Normandy' and 'Violin and Pitcher'?
Georges Braque
4a In 1904, which land speed landmark was surpassed by Louis Rigolly in Nice, France?
100 mph
4b On children's TV, how were Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorker known?
The Banana Splits

Spare Questions
1 What famous event took place on 13th February 1692?
Glencoe Massacre
2 Which car company makes the C3, C5 and Saxo models?
Citroen
3 Whose only British No 1 hit came in 1979 with 'I Will Survive'?
Gloria Gaynor