Monday 10th January 2005
Set by the Saints (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Which Russian was the first man to walk in space?
Alexei Leonov
1b Messidor, Thermidor, and Fructidor are months in which calendar?
French Revolutionary Calendar
2a Which cocktail comprises one part Vodka, two parts Orange Juice, and two teaspoons of Galena?
Harvey Wallbanger
2b Which strait links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman?
Hormuz (Ormuz) Strait
3a Which harmonica player featured on the "Goon Show"?
Max Geldray
3b Which cartoon strip has the annual visitation of 'the eyeballs in the sky'?
The Perishers (Daily Mirror)
4a With which song did Mary Hopkins come second in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest?
Knock, Knock
4b What is the collective noun for a group of barracudas?
A Battery

Round Two
1a La Lanterne and La Libre are newspapers from which European country?
Belgium
1b Who said "genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration"?
Thomas Alva Edison
2a Which (1978) group got its name from the slang for the pep pill Dexedrine?
Dexy's Midnight Runners
2b According to the proverb, what is the thief of time?
Procrastination
3a In the nursery rhyme, what did the crooked man find against the crooked stile?
A Crooked Sixpence
3b Fluorine, bromine, iodine, chlorine, and later astatine are known as what?
Halogens
4a In Monopoly, what colour are Bow St, Marlborough St, and Vine St?
Orange
4b Which European country has been ruled by the Houses of Habsburg, Bourbon, and Bonaparte?
Spain

Round Three
1a In TV's "Are You Being Served", which character was played by Arthur English?
Mr. Harman
1b Named after his daughter, who owned the yacht 'Lady Ghislaine"?
Robert Maxwell
2a In the Morse code telegraphic alphabet, what represents the letter 'E'?
Dot
2b Which French artist painted "A Bar at the Folies Bergere'?
Edouard Manet
3a In which English city is the Grosvenor Shopping Centre?
Chester
3b Which British city hosted the 1958 Commonwealth (Empire) Games?
Cardiff
4a Who had hits with "I Can See Clearly Now", and "There Are More Questions Than Answers"?
Johnny Nash
4b In bullfighting, what are the names of the pointed barbed sticks?
Bandilleras

Round Four
1a Name one other Patron Saint of France, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St. Denys; Theresa of Lisieux
lb What former occupation did John Arlott and Geoff Capes have in common?
Policemen
2a Who wrote "Armageddon" and "The Haj"?
Leon Uris
2b Which British composer wrote "The Dream of Gerontius"?
Edward Elgar
3a Who painted "The Garden of Earthly Delights"?
Hermonius Bosch
3b Which crime writer's novels started with "A' for Alibi, her latest is 'Q' for Quarry?
Sue Grafton
4a Who is the songwriting partner of Doc Pumus?
Mort Schuman
4b Which rowing competition, instituted in 1716, is for Thames watermen?
Doggett's Coat and Badge

Round Five
1a Which American was the last man to walk on the moon?
Eugene A. Cernan
1b Kislev, Tevet, and Shebat are months in which calendar?
Jewish
2a Which cocktail comprises two parts Rye Whisky, one part Sweet Vermouth, Angostura bitters, Curacao and Maraschino?
Manhattan
2b Which 500 mile strait is between the SW end of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra?
Malacca Strait
3a Who was the leader of the quartet featured on the "Goon Show"?
Ray Ellington
3b In The Perishers cartoon, who was Old Boot's master?
Wellington
4a The New Seekers came second in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest with which song?
Beg, Steal or Borrow
4b What is the collective name for a group of falcons?
Cast

Round Six
1a El Pais and La Vanguardia are newspapers from which country?
Spain
1b Who said: "give me a lever long enough and I will move the world"?
Archimedes
2a Which 70's group got their name from the Nazi slang for a military brothel?
Joy Division
2b According to the proverb, what colour are all cats in the dark?
Grey
3a In the nursery rhyme, who sat among the cinders warming her pretty little toes?
Pretty Polly Flinders
3b Helium, argon, radon, krypton, xenon and neon are known as what?
Noble Gases
4a In Monopoly, what colour are Pall Mall, Whitehall and Northumberland St?
Mauve (Purple)
4b Which European country has been ruled by the Houses of Braganza, Avis, and Saxe-Coburg?
Portugal

Round Seven
1a In TV's "Are You Being Served", Trevor Bannister played which character?
Mr. Lucas
1b Named after his daughter, who owned the yacht 'Christina'?
Aristotle Onasis
2a In the Morse telegraphic alphabet, what represents the letter 'I'?
Dot Dot
2b Which French artist painted "At the Bar"?
Toulouse Lautrec
3a The Meadowhall Shopping Centre is in which English city?
Sheffield
3b Which British city hosted the 1970 Commonwealth Games?
Edinburgh
4a Who had hits with "Yes Tonight, Josephine" and "Such a Night"?
Johnnie Ray
4b What term is used for a pass with the cloak in bullfighting?
A Veronica

Round Eight
1a Who, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Patron Saint of Spain?
St. James (the Great)
1b What former occupation did Juan Fangio and Matt Munro have in common?
Bus Driver
2a Which novelist wrote "Life at the Top", "Room at the Top", and "Stay With Me Till Morning"?
John Braine
2b Which Russian composer wrote "Pictures at an Exhibition"?
Modest Mussorgsky
3a Which artist painted "The Burial of Count Orgaz"?
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
3b Who created the upper class private detectives Tommy and Tuppence?
Agatha Christie
4a Who was Burt Bacharach's long-time writing associate?
Hal David
4b In which sport is the Air Canada Silver Broom competed for?
Curling

Spare Questions
1 What type of creature has a carapace?
Crab / Tortoise / Turtle
2 In which film does "The Venturer" go on a trip to Skull Island?
King Kong
3 What nickname was given to the murderer Dennis Neilsen?
The Black Panther
4 Which acetyl-saliclyic acid, an analgesic, was first synthesised by Felix Hoffman in the 1890's?
Aspirin