Tuesday 8th February 2005
Set by St Stephen's (Warrington)
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a Hitler's plan 'Watch on the Rhine' was aimed at which country's troops?
USA
1b What is another name for the North American nightjar?
Whippoorwill
2a Humphrey Bogart's trademark sneer was due to an injury sustained during which conflict?
World War 1
2b Which Scot captained the British Lion's on the New Zealand tour of 1993?
Gavin Hastings
3a Which English monarch is buried at St Stephen's Abbey, Caen?
William 1st (the Conqueror)
3b Who played the part of Gordon Clegg in Coronation Street?
Bill Kenwright
4a Which woman sang on Beautiful South's first No 1 hit?
Briana Corrigan
4b In which Swedish city is the Liseberg theme park?
Gothenburg

Round 2
1a Which group had No l hits with 'With a Little Help From my Friends' and 'Goodnight Girl'?
Wet Wet Wet
1b Who was the host of the TV programme 'You Bet' prior to Darren Day?
Matthew Kelly
2a What perfume house was advertised by Helena Bonham-Carter?
Yardley
2b What is the name of Lily Savage's 'daughter'?
Bunty
3a Who founded the Pergamon Press?
Robert Maxwell
3b Who became Prime Minister in 1945?
Clement Attlee
4a Which real-life character was played by John Wayne in the film 'The Alamo'?
Davy Crockett
4b For what does the E stand in the financial term PEP?
Equity

Round 3
1a Who played Mary Goodnight in the Bond film 'The Man With the Golden Gun'?
Britt Ecklund
1b What was the name of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's pet dog?
Flush
2a What was the nationality of Georges Remi, the creator of Tin-Tin?
Belgian
2b Which football team is nicknamed 'the black cats'?
Sunderland
3a From which language do the words coffee, yoghurt and divan originate?
Turkish
3b On the London Underground map, what is the colour of the Jubilee Line?
Silver
4a Give any year in the life of Charlotte Bronte?
1816 - 1855
4b The pH scale gives a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, for what does the 'p' stand?
Potential or Power (of hydrogen)

Round 4
1a What is Sorghum?
A cereal (accept type of wheat)
1b Which singer married her first husband, John Dunbar, at the age of 18?
Marianne Faithfull
2a What is the peculiarity of an ungulate animal?
It has hooves
2b Which 'town' got the Specials to No 1 in 1981?
Ghost Town
3a For what offence did Stephen Fry go to jail at the age of 17?
(Credit card) Fraud
3b In nature what is a puffball?
Fungus (accept mushroom or toadstool)
4a What is the name of the bank in the Harry Potter books?
Gringott's
4b 'Nolens Volens' is the Latin version of which common English expression?
Willy Nilly

Round 5
1a Who duetted with Whitney Houston on the song 'When You Believe'?
Mariah Carey
1b Which long running TV programme was created by Armand Jammot?
Countdown
2a Which drinks brand did the Spice Girls promote?
Pepsi
2b. Singer Stuart Goddard is better known by which name?
Adam Ant
3a 'All human life is there' was used as a slogan to promote which newspaper?
News of the World
3b What was a Russian 'gulag'?
Detention camp
4a What was the title of Mel Brook's spoof film western?
Blazing Saddles
4b For what does the internet chat abbreviation HAND stand?
Have a nice day

Round 6
1a Who played the character Anya Amasova in the Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me'?
Barbara Bach
1b What was the name of Isaac Newton's dog?
Diamond
2a What is or was the nationality of pianist Claudio Arrau?
Chilean
2b Which football team is nicknamed the 'hornets'?
Watford
3a From which language (not Turkish!) do the words kiosk, bazaar and shawl originate?
Farsi (accept Persian or Iranian)
3b On the London Underground map, what colour is the Bakerloo Line?
Brown
4a Give a year in the life of Jane Austen?
1775 - 1817
4b What number is neutral on the pH scale?
7

Round 7
1a Which country's navy was defeated at the Battle of Midway Island in 1942?
Japan
1b Give another name for the amphibian 'urodele'?
Salamander (accept newt)
2a Which actress got her first 'big break' in the film 'Grease 2'?
Michelle Pfeiffer
2b Who captained the England rugby union team both before and immediately after Martin Johnson?
Lawrence Dallaglio
3a Sophia of Bohemia was the mother of which British monarch?
George 1
3b Which former TV soap actress played Christine Keeler's mother in the film 'Scandal'?
Jean Alexander
4a Which member of Bananarama went on to join Shakespeare's Sister?
Siobhan Fahey
4b In which European city is there a Guggenheim Museum?
Bilbao (accept also Venice or Berlin)

Round 8
1a Where on the body would a bowyang be worn?
On the leg below the knee
1b Which footballer was the second husband of Mandy Smith?
Pat van den Hauwe
2a What is the common name of the North American rodent that lives in burrows and makes a barking sound?
Prairie dog
2b Which group's first top ten hit was 'Holding Back The Years'?
Simply Red
3a In which profession did Marco Pierre White find fame?
Chef
3b What sort of creature is an abalone?
Mollusc (accept marine snail or shellfish)
4a In which town is the Royal Mint?
Llantrisant
4b What is the motto of the RAF?
Per Ardua Ad Astra

Spare Questions
1 Which work by Shelley is about the Egyptian pharaoh Rameses 2nd?
Ozymandias
2 What is the name of the tubular sucking organ of an insect?
Proboscis
3 What is the London base of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the home base of the London Symphony Orchestra?
The Barbican Centre