Tuesday 22nd March 2005
Set by CTK Wanderers (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a In which country are the world's deepest mines?
South Africa
1b What term is used to measure the fineness of silk and synthetic yarn?
Denier
2a Which ancient ruler's name is Greek for 'glory of her father'?
Cleopatra
2b Which sports commentator was associated with the words 'Oh, I say'?
Dan Maskell
3a What device allows a car's wheels to turn at different speeds when cornering?
Differential
3b Which country was the world's largest oil producer in 2003?
Saudi Arabia
4a Who famously said: "Tune in, turn on, drop out"?
Timothy Leary
4b Which 20th century politician survived the greatest number of assassination attempts?
Charles de Gaulle (31)

Round Two
1a In Britain it is known as candy floss. What do the Americans call it?
Cotton Candy
1b Which US male singer had a 1975 No. 1 with "I Only Have Eyes For You"?
Art Garfunkel
2a Bonnie Prince Charlie is said to have provided the recipe for which liqueur?
Drambuie
2b Selim Zilkha founded which chain of stores?
Mothercare
3a Which US group released their debut single "Suzie Q" in 1968?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
3b What do the Americans call that which we know as a jumble sale?
Rummage Sale
4a Which religious denomination was founded by John Thomas c. 1848?
Christadelphians
4b In Greek mythology, who was the friend and adviser of Odysseus?
Mentor

Round Three
1a What is the first name of the former Russian statesman Gorbachev?
Mikhail (Sergeyevich)
1b In what year was the first Miss World contest held?
1951
2a Which actor made his debut as a director in the 1993 film "A Bronx Tale", in which he also starred?
Robert de Niro
2b What two word term is applied to the decorated and embellished hand-made scrolls and books, usually from medieval times?
Illuminated Manuscripts
3a In which year was the first Eurovision Song contest held?
1956
3b What is the first name of Georgian/Soviet politician Shevardnadze?
Eduard (Amvrosevich)
4a What tax was imposed in the 10th century to buy off the Vikings?
Danegeld
4b Whose directorial debut was the 1998 film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"?
Guy Ritchie

Round Four
1a What is the main element added to iron to make steel?
Carbon
1b In 1969, which tennis player was seeded No. 12 at Wimbledon at the age of 42?
Pancho Gonzalez
2a What can be complex, mixed or vulgar?
Fractions
2b In the art medium 'gouache', what is added to bind the pigments?
Glue / Gum
3a Which US boxing brothers each won Gold Medals at the 1976 Olympic Games?
Spinks (Leon and Michael)
3b Which carbohydrate is used in jams and jellies to make them gel?
Pectin
4a In the art medium 'tempera', what food is mixed with powdered paint?
Egg (Yolk)
4b Sarcelly, Tau and Papal are types of what?
Crosses

Round Five
1a Established in England in 1668, which salaried title did not come about in the USA until 1986?
Poet Laureate
1b What, in Moscow, Russia, is the 'Tsar Kolokol'?
A Bell
2a In children's literature, who is Captain Pugwash's arch enemy?
Cut-throat Jake
2b What genus of plants has the Greek name 'Chlorophytum'?
Spider Plant
3a The John Gabel Entertainer, appeared in California in 1906, is now better known as what?
Juke Box
3b The RAF was formed by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and which other unit?
Royal Naval Air Service
4a What is the more common name for the house plant 'Monstera deliciosa'?
Swiss Cheese Plant
4b Who is Mike Mercury's arch-enemy in the puppet series "Supercar"?
Masterspy

Round Six
1a On a ship, what name is given to holes that allow water to run off decks?
Scuppers
1b Which English statesman led the first Conservative (as opposed to Tory) government?
Sir Robert Peel
2a Which Rabelais character is presented as a prince of gigantic stature and appetite?
Gargantua
2b Which Muslim feast is celebrated on the first day after Ramadan?
Id al-Fitr
3a Who was Britain's first Liberal Prime Minister?
Viscount Palmerston
3b What is the name of the grotesquely formed water spouts on gutters?
Gargoyles
4a Which Christian Feast Day is celebrated on January 6th?
Epiphany
4b Gagool, Twala, and Umbopa feature in which Rider Haggard novel?
King Solomon's Mines

Round Seven
1a What kind of creature is a water mocassin?
Poisonous Snake
1b Who wrote the line: 'O, what a tangled web we weave, when first we flatter to deceive'?
Sir Walter Scott
2a What in the Arab world is a souk?
Market
2b Which instrument is played by the leader of an orchestra?
Violin
3a Who wrote the line: 'For fools rush in where angels fear to tread'?
Alexander Pope
3b What kind of creature is a booby?
Sea Bird (Gannet)
4a An orchestra tunes up to which note?
A
4b Babushka is a Russian word for what item of clothing?
(Triangular) Headscarf

Round Eight
1a Until 1831, where in London were Frost Fairs held?
On the River Thames
1b Frank Furillo is the chief officer in which TV police series?
Hill Street Blues
2a What unit of measurement was based on the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger?
Cubit
2b Writer Henry Fielding co-founded which organisation in the 18th century?
Bow Street Runners
3a Det.-Sgt. Pepper Anderson features in which TV police series?
Police Woman
3b Which is the largest theatre in London's West End?
The Coliseum
4a Which dancing troupe was founded by Margaret Kelly?
Bluebell Girls
4b A contour line of equal rainfall on a map is called what?
Isohyet

Spare Questions
1 Which character said she would 'stay with the children until the wind changed'?
Mary Poppins
2 Who was the bully in "Tom Brown's Schooldays"?
Flashman
3 Nutria fur comes from aquatic rodent?
Coypu
4 What colour is the semi-precious stone lapis lazuli?
Blue