Tuesday 26th October 2004
Set by Wallasey CC (Wirral)
All rounds are general

ROUND 1
1a Where are the headquarters of the African Union, formerly the Organisation of African Unity?
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
1b Who was the official F.I.D.E. male world chess champion in April 2004?
RUSLAN PONOMARIOV
2a "The Merryman and his Maid" is the alternative title to which Gilbert & Sullivan opera?
THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD
2b Which percentage of the Dead Sea is composed of salts?
25% (accept 24 or 26)
3a Who was once described by Winston Churchill as "a sheep in sheep's clothing"?
CLEMENT ATLEE
3b Who wrote the poem that commences "I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree"?
W.B. YEATS
4a What is the name of the stretch of water between Madagascar and the African continent's mainland?
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
4b Which fast bowler took most wickets in England's series win over the West Indies in the spring of 2004?
STEVE HARMISON

ROUND 2
1a Mickey Adams and Jonathan Speelman are leading English players of which game or sport?
CHESS
1b Who is regarded as the father of modern circus?
PHILIP ASTLEY
2a What does the word "cenotaph' mean, as in the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London?
EMPTY TOMB
2b Which cathedral has the world's tallest spire?
ULM, GERMANY
3a Who is the patron saint of gravediggers?
ST. ANTHONY
3b Which is the only film to star George Lazenby as James Bond?
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
4a To the nearest ten thousand m.p.h. how fast is the Earth orbiting the Sun?
66,700 m.p.h. (accept 56,700-76,700)
4b Where are the headquarters of O.P.E.C. (the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
VIENNA, AUSTRIA

ROUND 3
1a Prior to Brian Lara's innings of 400 not out in April 2004, who held the record for the highest individual Test Match innings?
MATTHEW HAYDEN (380)
1b "The King of Barataria" is the alternative title of which Gilbert & Sullivan opera?
THE GONDOLIERS
2a To what did the Territory of the Mars and Issas change its name in 1977?
REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI
2b Brian Duncan is a leading exponent of which game or sport?
CROWN GREEN BOWLING
3a Who was described in April 1981 by Gore Vidal as "a triumph of the embalmer's art?
RONALD REAGAN
3b What is the name of the stretch of water between the North and South islands of New Zealand?
COOK STRAIT
4a Who wrote the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1854?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
4b Who starred in, wrote and directed many of the episodes of TV's "M.A.S.H."?
ALAN ALDA

ROUND 4
1a Apapa Quays are part of which major West African port?
LAGOS, NIGERIA
1b Who said, on being told that Calvin Coolidge had died, "How do they know"?
DOROTHY PARKER
2a Prior to Hong Kong reverting politically to Chinese control, in 1997, what was the name of that territory's international airport?
KAI TAK
2b Who wrote, in 1908, "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats"?
KENNETH GRAHAME
3a Which English novelist and barrister described himself as a "champagne Socialist"?
JOHN MORTIMER
3b Tema is the port area in which West African country?
GHANA
4a Who said, "Pictures are for entertainment; messages should be delivered by Western Union"?
SAM GOLDWYN
4b What is the name of Singapore's international airport?
CHANGI

ROUND 5
1a Where is the lowest elevation in North America?
DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
1b What is the name of the Chairman of the Parish Council in TV's sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley"?
DAVID HORTON
2a Who was Prime Minister of Canada for the duration of World War Two?
MACKENZIE KING
2b The musical entertainer Victor Borge was born in which country?
DENMARK
3a For how many days did Edward VIII reign in Great Britain in 1936?
325 DAYS
3b Who was King of England at the start of the second Millennium, i.e. in 1000 AD?
ETHELRED (THE UNREADY)
4a What is the equivalent Roman numeral for 10,000 in Arabic numbers?
(AN X WITH A DASH OVER IT)
4b In which country is the lowest elevation in South America?
(SALINAS GRANDES in) ARGENTINA

ROUND 6
1a What is the name of the pub' in TV's "Only Fools and Horses"?
THE NAG'S HEAD
1b What is the equivalent Roman numeral for 511 in Arabic numbers?
DXI
2a Who was Prime Minister of South Africa during World War Two?
J.C. SMUTS
2b Ratites are a collective name for birds with which particular characteristic?
FLIGHTLESS (they lack a keeled breastbone)
3a Lawn tennis player Richard Krajicek (cry-check) was born in which country?
HOLLAND
3b What sort of creature is a drongo?
BIRD
4a Which Genoese explorer discovered Newfoundland?
JOHN CABOT
4b Rod Stewart's hit song "Sailing" was used as the theme music for which BBC TV series about which ship?
ARK ROYAL

ROUND 7
1a Where did President Roosevelt and P.M. Winston Churchill meet in January 1943, to plan Allied strategy for the latter part of World War Two?
CASABLANCA
2b What was the name of Prince's band on the album "Parade"?
THE REVOLUTION
2a Which theatre in London was originally called the Waldorf?
STRAND
2b How many bones does an adult human being have?
206
3a What is the name of the fault in the Earth's crust that extends through the length of California?
SAN ANDREAS FAULT
3b What happened on "the last Sabbath Day of 1879" and, according to the Scottish poet William McGonagall "will be remembered for a very long time"?
TAY BRIDGE DISASTER
4a What is the collective noun for a group of rhinoceroses?
A CRASH
4b Who is the only one of the 4 U.S. Presidents carved on Mount Rushmore to have been President in the twentieth century?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

ROUND 8
1a What nationality was the aircraft designer Anthony Fokker?
DUTCH
1b Which London theatre was most used for the Gilbert & Sullivan operas?
SAVOY
2a Which is the smallest planet?
PLUTO
2b Which national bank merged with the Westminster Bank to form what is now the National Westminster Bank plc?
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL
3a Which race was won by Mike Hailwood on 14 occasions?
ISLE OF MAN TT
3b Which is the first Classic of the English Horse Racing season?
1,000 GUINEAS
4a In 1957, Harry Belafonte reached No. 1 in the Hit Parade with "Mary's Boy Child": who recorded a cover version in 1978, which also reached No. 1?
BONEY M
4b Who in the 1970s had Top 10 hits with "Love Is Life", "You Sexy Thing", and "So You Win Again"? HOT CHOCOLATE

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 What was broadcast by radio for the first time in 1900?
HUMAN VOICE
2 What have Jamaica and the counties of Surrey and Yorkshire have in common?
ALL HAVE TOWNS OR CITIES NAMED KINGSTON
3 With which motor-racing team did Damon Hill begin his Formula 1 career?
WILLIAMS
4 When was the state of war with Germany (World War Two) formally declared at an end?
9th JULY, 1951