Monday 12th September 2005
Set by St Mary's Old Boys (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. In 1872 which was designated the first National Park in the USA?
YELLOWSTONE
1b. Kernewek is a language spoken in which UK county?
CORNWALL
2a. Who was British PM at the outbreak of the Crimean War?
LORD ABERDEEN
2b. What is the flavouring of the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
ANISEED
3a. Whose law states that "work expands in the proportion of the time available to do it"?
PARKINSON
3b. Which branch of mathematics takes its name from the Latin word for pebble?
CALCULUS
4a. In which Cornish town is there a branch of the Tate Gallery?
ST IVES
4b. The 'meercat' is a close relation to which animal?
THE MONGOOSE

ROUND TWO
1a. Which branch of mathematics takes it name from the Greek for 'three cornered and measure'?
TRIGONOMETRY
1b. The phrase 'Jam-Jute and Journalism' epitomises which Scottish city?
DUNDEE
2a. The 'Mynah bird' is a close relation to which common British bird?
STARLING
2b. Who's law states 'Bad money drives out the good'?
GRESHAM
3a. Who is known as the 'Doncaster Diva'?
LESLEY GARRETT
3b. The site of the battle of "Bannockburn" is close to which Scottish city?
STIRLING
4a. In judo what is a tatami?
A MAT
4b. In 2004 which area became Britain's newest National Park?
THE NEW FOREST

ROUND THREE
1a. Who commanded the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae?
LEONIDAS
1b. Phlebotomy is the technical term for which medical procedure?
TAKING BLOOD FROM A VEIN
2a. Bamboo is a member of which family of plant?
GRASS
2b. Which stretch of water separates Madagascar from mainland Africa?
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
3a/ In the Mozart opera, who is the servant of Don Giovanni?
LEPORELLO
3b. In World War II who was the noted Commander of HMS Kelly?
LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN
4a. On which thoroughfare is the house of TV's Simpson's family situated?
EVERGREEN TERRACE
4b. Which Italian painter's name means Little Barrel?
BOTTICELLI

ROUND FOUR
1a. What is the alternative name for the Hazelnut?
FILBERT (accept COBNUT)
1b. What does an Isohel show on a weather map?
PLACES OF EQUAL SUNSHINE
2a. From which animal's milk is the Italian cheese Pecorino made?
EWES
2b. Which rock and roll singer is known as The 'Georgia Peach'?
LITTLE RICHARD
3a. On a map what is indicated by an Isobath?
OCEAN DEPTH
3b. In Mozart's 'Magic Flute' what is the occupation of Papageno?
BIRD CATCHER
4a. Which weekly publication was founded by the notorious Horatio Bottomley MP?
JOHN BULL
4b. What is the alternative name for the Hickory nut?
PECAN

ROUND FIVE
1a. Phossy Jaw was an occupational hazard affecting workers in which industry?
MATCH MAKING
1b. Jean Valjean is the central character in which novel and stage musical?
LES MISERABLES
2a. Synovial fluid is a lubricant for which parts of the body?
THE JOINTS
2b. The notion of copyright was introduced into English laws after a campaign by which 17th/18th century artist?
WILLIAM HOGARTH
3a. What was the occupation of William Alleyn, the founder of Dulwich College?
ACTOR
3b. Common, Crested and Palmate are all varieties of which creature native to Great Britain?
NEWTS
4a. The Uzi machine pistol is originally manufactured in which country?
ISRAEL
4b. The expression "to win hands down" derives from which sport?
HORSE RACING

ROUND SIX
1a. Architect Frank Matcham specialized in the design of what sort of building?
THEATRES
1b. In which country is Europe's highest waterfall?
NORWAY
2a. Which treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession?
UTRECHT
2b. Frederic Chopin had a long affair with which French author?
GEORGES SAND (aka Aurore Dupin Dudevant)
3a. Which author was married to the sister of Manfred Von Richthofen, the Red Baron?
D H LAWRENCE
3b. The Treaty of Westphalia ended which European war?
THE 30 YEAR WAR
4a. Roxie Hart is a character in which stage and film musical?
CHICAGO
4b. Which British architect designed the administrative centre of New Delhi?
SIR EDWIN LUTYENS

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Which Italian painter's name means 'Little Dyer'?
TINIORETTO (real name Jacopo Robusti)
1b. Which children's comic character lives at Bunkerton Castle?
LORD SNOOTY
2a. Which publishing company was founded by Allen Lane in 1935?
PENGUIN
2b. Which World War II hero commanded HMS Starling?
CAPTAIN "JOHNNY" WALKER
3a. Globe and Jerusalem are varieties of which comestible?
ARTICHOKE
3b. Which stretch of water separates Greenland from Canada?
DAVIS STRAIT
4a. Who ran the first marathon after the eponymous battle?
PHEIDIPPIDES
4b. Pogonotomy is the technical term for which everyday activity?
SHAVING

ROUND EIGHT
1a. From which sport is the expression 'come up to scratch' derived?
BOXING/PRIZE FIGHTING
1b. Which country manufactures the explosive Semtex?
CZECH REPUBLIC
2a. What sort of creature is a Pouter?
PIGEON
2b. The actor Beerbohm Tree founded which educational establishment?
RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)
3a. How many years after an author's death does international copyright expire?
70 YEARS (formerly 50)
3b. In which organ of the body is the vitreous humour found?
THE EYE
4a. In which country is the world's highest waterfall?
VENEZUELA (Angel Falls)
4b. Scrofula or the Kings Evil was a localised form of which disease?
TUBERCULOSIS

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Which sport features an "Eskimo Roll"?
CANOEING
2. Who wrote the novel "Dr Doolittle"?
HUGH LOFTING
3. Who is the Patron Saint of "Lost Causes"?
ST JUDE