Tuesday 11th October 2005
Set by Bookworms (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a The Spanish Steps are in which European city?
Rome, Italy
1b Who was the last Saxon monarch of England?
King Harold the Second
2a Which Shakespearean character put a girdle around the earth in 40 minutes?
Puck/Robin Goodfellow
2b In TV's "The Simpsons" what is the name of the neighbouring town?
Shelbyville
3a The present statue of Queen Victoria at the top of Lord Street, Liverpool, is situated on the site of which former building?
Liverpool Castle
3b In athletics, over what distance is the Men's High Hurdles race run?
110 metres
4a What type of acid is found in rhubarb?
Oxalic Acid
4b In which US State capital was Bill Clinton's Presidential library opened in November 2004?
Little Rock, Arkansas

Round Two
1a What species of bird has types, amongst others, called Rock and Meadow?
Pipit
1b A Royal Navy captain corresponds with which rank in the British Army?
Colonel
2a Which pop band's album "Songs About Jane", includes the songs "This Love", and "She Will Be Loved"?
Maroon 5
2b In which month of 1941 did the bombing blitz hit Liverpool?
May
3a Located in the right atrium, and weighing 0.5 oz, a sinoatrial node (SA node) is another name for what?
Pacemaker
3b The Spanish government moves from Madrid to where during the summer months?
San Sebastian
4a Which Asian city's name translates as 'Fragrant Harbour'?
Hong Kong
4b Give one year in the life of English novelist Jane Austen.
1775-1817

Round Three
1a Who is the celebrity mother of the actress Kate Hudson?
Goldie Hawn
1b Born 1880, which English poet wrote "The Highwayman"?
Alfred Noyes
2a In which year did Pope John Paul II visit Liverpool?
1982
2b What is the larva/grub of a crane fly called?
Leatherjacket
3a What is the highest mountain of the 48 contiguous states of the USA?
Mt. Whitney, California
3b Which historical person is reputed to have said: "I am the King's good servant, but God's first"?
St/Sir Thomas More
4a What is the name of the largest known asteroid?
Ceres
4b In Greek legend, who was the father of the nine Muses?
Zeus

Round Four
1a Give one year in the life of the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
1772-1834
1b Who plays the male lead in the TV series "Foyle's War"?
Michael Kitchen
2a After whom is the teddy bear reputedly named?
Theodore Roosevelt
2b Which female stood as Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 US Presidential Election?
Geraldine Ferraro
3a According to the Old Testament. King David committed adultery with the wife of which army officer?
Uriah (the Hittite)
3b In which Asian city are the Petronas Towers?
Kuala Lumpur
4a Name either woman who entered the House of Commons in the 1920's, and were still there in the 1960's
Jennie Lee or Megan Lloyd George
4b Which Peruvian won the 1959 Wimbledon Men's Singles title?
Alex Olmedo

Round Five
1a The Spanish Riding School is in which European city?
Vienna, Austria
1b Who is generally accepted to be the first British Prime Minister?
Robert Walpole
2a In which Shakespeare play is there a reference to the game of billiards?
Anthony and Cleopatra
2b Which TV cartoon is set in Arlen, Texas?
King of the Hill
3a Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King is constructed on the site of which former building?
The Workhouse
3b The three weapons used in Olympic fencing are foil, sabre, and ….?
Epee
4a What type of acid is found in nettle stings and ant bites?
Formic Acid
4b Which US city is served by George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
Houston, Texas

Round Six
1a What species of bird has types, amongst others, called Tumbler and Wood?
Pigeon
1b A British Army captain corresponds with which rank in the Royal Air Force?
Flight Lieutenant
2a Which band has had hits with "Laura", and "Take Your Mama Out"?
Scissor Sisters
2b What is the oldest building in Liverpool city centre?
Bluecoat Chambers
3a In which decade were telephone directories introduced in Britain?
1880's
3b What was the previous name of the Norwegian city of Oslo?
Christiana
4a What do the words 'feng shui' mean?
Wind and Water
4b Give one year in the life of English writer and preacher John Bunyan.
1628-1688

Round Seven
1a What is the name of Emilio Estevez's actor father?
Martin Sheen
1b Born 1873, which English poet and novelist wrote "The Listeners"?
Walter de la Mare
2a In which year was the Berlin Wall built?
1961
2b What is the term for the dating of timber by calculating the annual growth of tree rings?
Dendrochronology
3a Which river separates Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts?
The Charles River
3b Which historical person is reputed to have said: "What shall we do with this bauble"?
Oliver Cromwell
4a Three elements are most commonly used in fertilizers - nitrogen is one - name either of the other two.
Phosphorous or Potassium
4b Who, at the request of Zeus, created Pandora, the first woman on Earth?
Hephaestus

Round Eight
1a Give one year in the life of the English poet John Milton.
1608-1674
1b Who plays the female character Molly McDonald in the TV series "Monarch of the Glen"?
Susan Hampshire
2a Good King Wenceslaus was Prince-Duke and Patron Saint of where?
Bohemia
2b Yuri Gagarin was the first Russian in space. Who was the second Russian?
Gherman S. Titov (8/6/61)
3a According to the Old Testament, three friends comforted Job - name one of them.
Eliphaz, Bildad or Zophar (Job 3:31)
3b Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong?
Chris Patten
4a Which Liverpool-born feminist and social reformer advocated Family Allowances?
Eleanor Rathbone
4b Which athlete broke Roger Bannister's record for the four minute mile?
John Landy

Spare Questions
1 What is the former name of Tokyo?
Edo (Gate of the Inlet)
2 Who played the male lead in the 2002 film "About a Boy"?
Hugh Grant
3 In which 1945 film did Ingrid Bergman try to solve a murder by unlocking clues in the mind of Gregory Peck?
Spellbound