Tuesday 14th September 2004
Set by Warrington Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Which is the only lake in the Lake District actually to be called a lake?
Bassenthwaite Lake
1b What was the nationality of the former general secretary of the United Nations, U Thant?
Burmese
2a What is the name of the Argentinean breed of miniature horses, the world's smallest horse?
Falabella
2b Which motorway connects Edinburgh and Glasgow?
M8
3a Cahoot is the internet banking division of which UK High Street bank?
Abbey (National)
3b Who was the East German leader who built the Berlin Wall?
Erich Honecker
4a Where did the first motor racing Grand Prix take place in 1906?
Le Mans
4b In which Gilbert & Sullivan work do the policemen sing 'A Policeman's lot is not a happy one'?
Pirates of Penzance

Round 2
1a What was the nationality of the former general secretary of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros Ghali?
Egyptian
1b The Battle of Poitiers was fought during the reign of which English King?
Edward 3rd
2a Which famous actress once said 'I used to be Snow White, but I drifted"?
Mae West
2b Which family fought the Earp brothers at the OK Corral?
Clantons
3a William Manchester's book 'The Last Lion' is a biography of which political leader?
Winston Churchill
3b In which joint occupation do the husband and wife team Sean French and Nicci Gerrard make their living?
Writing thrillers (as Nicci French)
4a In which Shakespeare play do Dogberry and the comic constables appear?
Much Ado About Nothing
4b What number would you dial from a landline to hear the speaking clock?
123

Round 3
1a Which English city was particularly associated with the 'Indie' music scene in the 1990s?
Manchester
1b There are only two recognised knots that are actually called knots name either?
Reef or Granny
2a Who shot Billy the Kid?
Pat Garrett
2b Which jockey rode both North Light to win the Derby and Ouija Board to win the Oaks in 2004?
Kieran Fallon
3a On which river does the Hoover Dam stand?
Colorado
3b Smile is the Internet banking division of which UK High Street bank?
Co-operative Bank
4a What is the name of the top award given at the Cannes Film Festival?
Palme D'Or (Golden Palm)
4b In 1907, the first meeting at the world's first purpose built motor racing track took place, where was it?
Brooklands

Round 4
1a The Battle of Evesham was fought during the reign of which English King?
Henry III
1b Which American city was particularly associated with the 'Grunge' music scene in the 1990s?
Seattle
2a Which motorway connects Edinburgh and Perth?
M90
2b Which famous actress once said, "I'm as pure as the driven slush"?
Tallulah Bankhead
3a In which joint occupation do the husband and wife team Roberto Alagna and Angela Georghiu make their living?
Opera singing
3b When it was built, the Hoover Dam created the world's largest man made lake, what is its name?
Lake Mead
4a What would the first three numbers dialled be for a telephone call to Russia?
007
4b At which city's film festival is the 'Golden Bear' awarded?
Berlin

Round 5
1a Which author writes about the fictional detective John Rebus?
Ian Rankin
1b In computing what is the name of the Microsoft e-mail software?
Outlook (Express)
2a What was the name of the Roman road that ran from Lincoln to Exeter?
Fosse Way
2b Who won the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon in 2004?
Maria Sharapova
3a What is the name of the Picasso painting sold for a record $104 million in 2004?
Boy With a Pipe
3b The head office of the National Trust is located on which London street?
Queen Anne's Gate
4a Lancashire, Cheshire and which other are Counties Palatine?
Durham
4b With which food would the French sauce 'bigarade' normally be served?
Duck

Round 6
1a The North York Moors railway runs from Grosmont to where?
Pickering
1b What was the former name of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique?
Lorenco Marques
2a Which breed of white horse is used at the Spanish riding School in Vienna?
Lipizanner
2b Who wrote the book 'Heidi'?
Johanna Spyri
3a Which organisation in the USA is affiliated to the National Trust?
The Royal Oak Foundation
3b Who presented 'Your Hundred Best Tunes' on Radio 2 for 44 years up to 2003?
Alan Keith
4a What was the name of the British space probe that had an unsuccessful landing on Mars on Christmas Day 2003?
Beagle (2)
4b George Hamilton Gordon was Prime Minister from 1852 to 1855, what was his title?
Lord/Earl Aberdeen

Round 7
1a Part of the Microsoft Office suite of software, what is the name of the Microsoft database programme?
Access
1b C. Day Lewis wrote detective novels using which pseudonym?
Nicolas Blake
2a Who wrote the book 'Anne of Green Gables'?
Lucy Maud Montgomery
2b Which song was sung for the first time at Drury Lane Theatre in 1745?
God Save The King
3a Who was the 89 year-old host of the Radio 2 programme 'Thanks for the Memory', who died in March 2004?
Hubert Gregg
3b Brian Lara scored 400 not out to once again hold the record score for an individual Test innings, who scored 380 against Zimbabwe to briefly take the record from him?
Matthew Hayden
4a Which foodstuff would be diced and fried in butter to be served 'Parmentier'?
Potato
4b Which is England's only royal county?
Berkshire

Round 8
1a What was the former name of Norway's capital, Oslo?
Kristiania
1b The West Somerset Railway runs from Bishop's Lydeard to where?
Minehead
2a Which nineteenth century spiritual by Harry Thacker Burleigh has become an England sporting anthem?
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
2b What was the name of the Roman road that ran from London to York?
Ermine Street
3a Who retired from Test cricket in 2004 having hit most sixes in a Test match career?
Chris Cairns
3b The painting 'Gray Numbers' became the most expensive picture painted by a living artist during 2004, which American painted it?
Jasper Johns
4a Archibald Philip Primrose was Prime Minister from 1894 to 1895, what was his title?
Lord/Earl Rosebery
4b What was the name of the US spacecraft that had a successful Mars landing just days after Beagle's failure?
Spirit

Spare Questions
1 In the 1998 film 'Elizabeth', who played the part of the French ambassador?
Eric Cantona
2 Which company makes the breakfast cereal 'Sugar Puffs'?
Quaker
3 What is the nationality of the UN weapons inspector Hans Blix?
Swedish