Monday 21st February 2005
Set by Warrington Quiz League
All rounds are general

Round 1
1a What is the name of the stretch of water that separates Malaysia and Sumatra?
STRAITS of MALACCA
1b Who said 'Guns will make us powerful, butter will only make us fat'?
Hermann GOERING
2a In a children's book who are Homily, Pod and Arietty?
THE BORROWERS
2b What sort of animal is a percheron?
HORSE
3a In legend, who was the father of Lohengrin?
PARSIFAL(Perceval)
3b What is the subject of Harden's Guide?
RESTAURANTS
4a Which country formerly colonized Guinea-Bissau?
PORTUGAL
4b In the theatre, filling the house with invited guests on complimentary tickets is known as what?
PAPERING THE HOUSE

Round 2
1a Which US President masterminded the foundation of the League of Nations?
WOODROW WILSON
1b In 1920, the King of which country died after a bite from his pet monkey?
GREECE (King Alexander 1)
2a Who was the first Jesuit Missionary?
St FRANCIS XAVIER
2b What is the official name for the Old Bailey?
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
3a Where would you find Willy Nillly, Bessie Bighead and Organ Morgan?
UNDER MILK WOOD (by Dylan Thomas)
3b The Trojans are a group of asteroids that move in the same orbit as which planet?
JUPITER
4a At which Olympic Games, did women's athletics events make their first appearance? (name either year or place)
AMSTERDAM 1928
4b Helen Mitchell became famous using what name?
Dame NELLIE MELBA

Round 3
1a Who said 'Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate'?
JOHN F. KENNEDY
1b Who won the FA Cup in 1939, thus holding it until 1946?
PORTSMOUTH
2a The comically wrong use of words that sound right, used by a character in a play by Sheridan, are known as what?
MALAPROPISMS
2b In a children's book, who are Roberta, Phyllis and Peter?
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
3a Which kingdom is the only one with a Hindu monarch?
NEPAL
3b In which US state is the greater part of Yellowstone National Park?
WYOMING
4a Apart from humans, which is the only animal to suffer from sunburn?
PIG
4b In the book '1984',what was Winston Smith most afraid of?
RATS

Round 4
1a Francoise Quoirez died , aged 69, in September 2004 - under what name did she write?
FRANCOISE SAGAN
1b Who was the first president of Zaire?
Joseph MOBUTU
2a By what name is Middlesex Street in London better known?
PETTICOAT LANE
2b Victoria Woodhull was the first woman candidate for what office?
PRESIDENCY of the USA
3a Which chemical element is named after the moon?
SELENIUM
3b Which Knight of the Round Table found the Holy Grail?
SIR GALAHAD
4a Miller's Guide contains what information?
ANTIQUE PRICES
4b In 1975, Elizabeth Seton was the first American to be what?
CANONIZED

Round 5
1a Who is the heroine of Beethoven's opera 'Fidelio'?
LEONORA
lb What is the minimum number of strokes by one player needed to win a set in tennis?
TWELVE (12 aces plus opponent double faulting 12 times)
2a John Crome (1768- 1821) founded which school of painting?
NORWICH SCHOOL
2b Who had a number one hit in 1986 with 'West End Girls'?
PET SHOP BOYS
3a Which aircraft company designed the giant 10-engined 'Princess' flying boat (only one of which was built)?
SAUNDERS ROE
3b A 'janissary' was an elite soldier in which country's army?
TURKEY
4a Who played 'Rimmer' in TV's 'Red Dwarf'?
CHRIS BARRIE
4b Which architect designed the Guggenheim Art Museum in New York?
Frank LLOYD WRIGHT

Round 6
1a Which instrument did musician Artie Shaw play?
CLARINET
1b Which writer won a Pulitzer Prize for 'The Stone Diaries'?
CAROL SHIELDS
2a In 2004, Ron Dennis was team principal of which Fl team?
McLAREN
2b In which month is Labor Day in the USA?
SEPTEMBER
3a What is the Jewish term for Jewish communities living outside Israel and also for the dispersion of the Jews in ancient times?
DIASPORA
3b What is the heraldic term for an animal lying down with its head erect?
COUCHANT
4a The Gannet is a member of which order of birds?
PELICANS
4b A medicinal tincture always contains what?
ALCOHOL

Round 7
1a How many players in each team may be in the water at the same time in water polo?
SEVEN
lb Sooty, roseate, and sandwich are types of which bird?
TERN
2a Which architect designed the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona?
Antoni GAUDI
2b With which artistic movement was Edward Burne-Jones associated?
PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD
3a Which writer won a Pulitzer Prize for 'The Shipping News'?
E. Annie PROULX
3b What is the name of the lieutenant in the opera 'Madame Butterfly'?
PINKERTON
4a Who had a number one hit in 1984 with 'Freedom'?
WHAM
4b What is the Jewish term for a gentile or non-Jew?
GOY

Round 8
1a Trachea is the medical term for what?
WINDPIPE
1b Who played the female lead in the TV sitcom 'Game On'?
SAMANTHA JANUS
2a What is the frame of the Vietnamese New Year made famous by an action in the Vietnam War?
TET
2b Which instrument did musician Art Tatum play?
PIANO
3a What is the heraldic name for the colour red?
GULES
3b Which aircraft company designed the disastrous airliner 'Brabazon' (only one prototype was built)?
BRISTOL
4a A 'hoplite' was a heavily -armed foot soldier of what nationality?
GREEK
4b In 2004, for which Fl team did Juan Pablo Montoya drive?
WILLIAMS

Spare Questions
1 Which motorway runs between Coventry and Leicester?
M69
2 Which opera is set in 'Catfish Row'?
PORGY AND BESS
3 What is the name of the play by Edward Albee, made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as the childless married couple Martha and George?
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF