Tuesday 8th March 2005
Set by NBCC Extras (Wirral)
All rounds are general

ROUND 1
1a Who had hits with the songs 'Pretty Blue Eyes' and 'When My Little Girl is Smiling'?
CRAIG DOUGLAS
1b Which U S country singer had hits with 'Early Morning Rain' and 'Blue Train'?
GEORGE HAMILTON 4
2a The TV hospital series 'ER' is set in which US city?
CHICAGO
2b The TV crime series 'Crime Scene Investigation' is set in which US city?
LAS VEGAS
3a What is the better-known name of the culinary herb 'Chinese Parsley'?
CORIANDER
3b What is the alternative name of the culinary herb 'Wild Marjoram'?
OREGANO
4a Sir Henry Raeburn, the Scottish Artist, specialised in which type of painting?
PORTRAITS
4b Who was the impressionist painter who is most associated with the development of pointillism?
GEORGE SEURAT

ROUND 2
1a The house 'Clouds Hill' was the home of which famous hero and author?
T E LAWRENCE
1b What is the architectural nickname of the Swiss-Re Building in London?
THE (EROTIC) GHERKIN
2a Which order of creatures is named after the Latin Word for 'Crawling'?
REPTILES
2b 'Dead Mans Fingers' is a variety of which plant?
ORCHID
3a Who was the architect of the Swiss Re Tower?
NORMAN
FOSTER
3b What is the name of Sir Walter Scott's house in Southern Scotland?
ABBOTSFORD
4a Mrs Sinkins is a variety of which plant?
PINK/DIANTHUS (accept CARNATION)
4b Which order of creatures is named after the Greek for leading a double life?
AMPHIBIANS

ROUND 3
1a Peter the Hermit is linked with which specific historical event?
THE FIRST CRUSADE
1b Who was the surprise winner of the 2004 Golf British Open?
TODD HAMILTON
2a What event does Maundy Thursday commemorate?
THE LAST SUPPER (accept the washing of the disciples feet)
2b Leonard Woolley is famous for excavating which ancient city?
UR
3a Aysten Layard is famous for excavating which ancient city?
NINEVEH (accept BABYLON)
3b Only one miracle is named in all four gospels - Which one?
THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND (accept the loaves and fishes)
4a Who was the captain of the defeated US Ryder Cup team in 2004?
HAL SUTTON
4b Which famous author fought at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571?
CERVANTES

ROUND 4
1a Who was the top goal scorer in the Euro 2004 soccer finals?
MILAN BAROS
1b Who wrote the poem, which begins 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'?
JOHN KEATS
2a Which poet wrote the Carol, which begins 'In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan'?
CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
2b Who scored the winning goal for Greece in the Euro 2004 soccer finals?
(ANGELOS) CHARISTEAS
3a What was the original first name of 'Fats Domino'?
ANTOINE
3b Which creature has varieties called 'Red Fronted', 'Spekes' and 'Thomson'?
GAZELLE
4a Which creature has varieties called 'Smooth', 'Palmate' and 'Crested'?
NEWT (accept SALAMANDER)
4b What was the original first name of Chuck Berry?
CHARLES (accept EDWARD/ANDERSON)

ROUND 5
1a From which French club did Liverpool sign El Hadj Diouf?
LENS
1b In the early James Bond films which actor played 'Q'?
DESMOND LLEWELLYN
2a What is divination or foretelling the future using the behaviour of birds called?
AUGURY or ORNITHOSCOPY
2b What number did the old bingo call 'Two Fat Ladies' refer to?
88
3a What number did the old bingo call 'The Brighton Line' refer to?
59
3b What is divination using the study of dreams?
ONEIROMANCY
4a Which villain links the Bond films 'You Only Live Twice', 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and 'Diamonds Are Forever'?
BLOFELD
4b From which European club did Liverpool sign John Arne Riise?
MONACO

ROUND 6
1a The word 'Aquiline' refers to which creature?
EAGLE
1b Which is the largest town on the Isle of Wight?
NEWPORT
2a Which element (Atomic No 97) is named after the main campus of the university of California where it was first isolated?
BERKELIUM
2b Who is Shylocks daughter in the Merchant of Venice?
JESSICA
3a Which is the largest town on Anglesey?
BEAUMARIS
3b Which gas (Atomic No 54) is named after a Greek word, which can mean stranger, foreigner or guest?
XENON
4a Who is Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'?
MIRANDA
4b The word 'Murine' refers to which creature?
MOUSE (accept RAT)

ROUND 7
1a Which Internet-based company was founded by Brent Hoberman and Martha Lane Fox?
LASTMINUTE.COM
1b What name is given to a horse, which is black with white patches?
PIEBALD
2a Which racecourse stages the Midland Grand National annually?
UTTOXETER
2b Which Internet-based company was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page?
GOOGLE
3a Who played the title role in the 1942 film 'Mrs Miniver'?
GREER GARSON
3b Which racecourse stages the King George VI Chase every Boxing Day?
KEMPTON PARK
4a What name is a horse of Arab blood, pale tan, yellow or gold colouring with a white/silver mane and tail?
PALOMINO
4b Who played the title role in the 1945 film 'Mildred Pierce?
JOAN CRAWFORD

ROUND 8
1a Which scientist won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 and the Nobel Peace Prize for chemistry in 1911?
MARIE CURIE
1b Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1954; he won which other Nobel Prize in 1962?
PEACE
2a Which rugby league team plays its home matches at the Jungle, Wheldon Road?
CASTLEFORD
2b Which rugby league team plays its home matches at the Kingston Communications Stadium?
HULL
3a In which year was the Battle of Bannockburn?
1314
3b In which year was the battle of Sedgemoor?
1685
4a What type of clothing is a Babushka?
HEADSCARF (accept SCARF)
4b What type of clothing is a Tarbouche?
A CAP OR FEZ (accept HAT)

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 What is the musical instruction rallentando telling a player to do?
SLOW DOWN
2 Who directed the 1974 original version of the film 'The Texas Chain-Saw Massacre'?
TOBE HOOPER
3 What is pop star Madonna's original family name?
CICCONE
4 What is the medical term for the breastbone?
STERNUM