Monday 7th February 2005
Set by Alford Academicals (Warrington)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Who composed the operas 'Lucia di Lammermoor' and 'Lucretia Borgia'?
Donizetti
1b If a dessert is served 'a la mode', with what is it served?
Ice cream
2a 2'pi'rh is the formula for the surface area of which shape?
Cylinder
2b Who was on the Norwegian throne immediately prior to Harald 5th?
Olav 5th
3a Who was the star of the films 'Swordfish' and 'Get Shorty'?
John Travolta
3b In Norse mythology, who was the wife of Odin?
Frigga (accept Freya)
4a Who is the patron saint of policemen?
Michael
4b In which country is the world's highest mountain outside Asia?
Argentina

Round 2
1a In which country were the first Empire Games held?
Canada (Hamilton)
1b Stromboli is part of which island group?
Aeolian (aka Lipari Islands)
2a In which month of the year is the Cannes Film Festival usually held?
May
2b Angelo and Isabella are characters in which Shakespeare play?
Measure for Measure
3a Bi is the chemical symbol for which element?
Bismuth
3b Svengali was a character in which George Du Maurier novel?
Trilby
4a For what do the letters FWIW stand in internet shorthand?
For what it's worth
4b Manama is the capital of which middle eastern country?
Bahrain

Round 3
1a Along with Ham and Shem who was the third son of Noah?
Japheth
1b Give any year in the life of artist Rembrandt van Rijn?
1606-1669
2a Which is the only act to have two singles in the UK's top ten best selling singles of all time?
Boney M
2b What is the SI unit of magnetic flux?
Weber
3a Elwood P Dowd is a character in which film?
Harvey
3b In which town or city is the University of the West of England?
Bristol
4a Dolcelatte and Romano are types of which foodstuff?
Cheese
4b What does the Latin term 'prima facie' mean?
At first sight (lit. first face)

Round 4
1a Which aircraft manufacturer made the Javelin and Meteor models?
Gloster
1b What was the original name given to the giraffe?
Camelopard
2a In the game of bridge what is the lowest possible opening bid?
One Club
2b Besides whisky what is the other alcoholic ingredient of a Manhattan cocktail?
Vermouth
3a Name either one of Marti Webb's two top ten hits.
Ben, Take That Look Off Your Face
3b Which famous explorer sailed in the 'Santa Maria'?
Christopher Columbus
4a Which UK town or city is served by Eastleigh airport?
Southampton
4b The song 'Tea For Two' comes from which musical?
No No Nanette

Round 5
1a Which aircraft manufacturer made the Galaxy and Starfighter models?
Lockheed
1b The name of which animal means literally 'I don't understand' or 'I don't know'?
Kangaroo
2a In bridge and other card games what name is given to a suit having only one card?
Singleton
2b The Manhattan cocktail was invented by the mother of which famous politician?
Winston Churchill
3a Name either one of Randy Crawford's two top ten hits.
'Almaz', 'One Day I'll Fly Away'
3b Which king is associated with the ship 'Mary Rose'?
Henry 8th
4a Which UK town or city is served by Lulsgate airport?
Bristol
4b The song 'Second Hand Rose' comes from which musical?
Funny Girl

Round 6
1a Who composed the operas 'Beatrice & Benedict' and 'The Trojans'?
Berlioz
1b In cooking for what is gremolata used?
As a garnish or dressing
2a 4'pi'r2 is the formula for the surface area of which shape?
Sphere
2b Who was on the throne in the Netherlands immediately prior to Beatrix?
Juliana
3a Who was the star of the films 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' and 'Parenthood'?
Steve Martin
3b In Jewish mythology who was the first wife of Adam?
Lilith
4a Who is the patron saint of artists, painters and butchers?
Luke
4b Five of the world's highest waterfalls are in which country?
Norway

Round 7
1a In which country were the first Commonwealth Games held?
Scotland (Edinburgh)
1b The Isle of Hoy is part of which island group?
Orkneys
2a In which month of the year is the Berlin Film Festival usually held?
February
2b Antipholus and Dromio are characters in which Shakespeare play?
Comedy of Errors
3a Mn is the chemical symbol for which element?
Manganese
3b Ayesha was a character in which H. Rider Haggard novel?
She
4a For what do the letters OTOH stand in internet shorthand?
On the other hand
4b Thimphu is the capital of which far eastern country?
Bhutan

Round 8
1a In the Bible who was the twin brother of Jacob?
Esau
1b Give any year in the life of Thomas Gainsborough?
1727-1788
2a Which was the first single to sell two million copies in the UK?
Mull of Kintyre
2b What is the SI unit of electrical conductance?
Siemens
3a Terry Molloy is a character in which film?
On the Waterfront
3b In which town or city is the University of Surrey?
Guildford
4a From which country does the cheese tilsit come?
Germany
4b What does the Latin term 'sub rosa' mean?
In secret (lit. under the rose)

Spare Questions
1 To which family of birds does the chiffchaff belong?
Warbler
2 Which group took their name from the Gaelic word for 'family'?
Clannad
3 What does the Latin term 'viva voce' mean?
Orally