Tuesday 13th September 2005
Set by Bootle YMCA (Northern)
All rounds are general

ROUND ONE
1a. Which TV cartoon canine used to sing "Oh My Darling Clementine"?
HUCKLEBERRY HOUND
1b. Who said "I think, therefore I am"?
RENE DESCARTES
2a.Who was the last British Prime Minister to be buried in Westminster Abbey?
CLEMENT ATTLEE (1967)
2b. 1960's supermodel Sandra Paul is married to which public figure?
MICHAEL HOWARD
3a. By what name is singer Mark McLoughlin better known?
MARTI PELLOW
3b. In the 19th century what form of medicine did Samuel Hahnemann pioneer?
HOMEOPATHY
4a. What is affected by the sasser worm?
A COMPUTER
4b. In heraldry, if a charge is said to be "in chief' on which part of the shield is it placed?
AT THE TOP (in the top third)

ROUND TWO
1a. Which 20th century political leader said 'You can make a throne from bayonets but you cannot sit on it for long?
BORIS YELTSIN
1b. The word 'galaxy' derives from the Greek word for which substance?
MILK
2a. Which mammal has the Latin name 'lutra lutra'?
THE OTTER
2b. Who was the real-life sailor on whom Robinson Crusoe is allegedly based?
ALEXANDER SELKIRK
3a. Which British coin ceased being legal tender in 1961?
THE FARTHING
3b. Who became the first President of Israel in 1948?
CHAIM WEIZMANN
4a. Which event in 1962 became known as "The Night of the Long Knives"?
THE SACKING BY HAROLD MACMILLAN OF A THIRD OF HIS CABINET
4b. What was the family home of Lord Bryon?
NEWSTEAD ABBEY

ROUND THREE
1a. Who, in 1913, wrote the symphonic poem "Falstaff"?
EDWARD ELGAR
1b. Apart from Baltimore Orioles and Boston Braves, name either of the two baseball teams for whom Babe Ruth played.
BOSTON RED SOX/ NEW YORK YANKEES
2a. Which US actor was the most decorated US soldier during World War II?
AUDIE MURPHY
2b. What kind of common birds belong to the family laridae?
GULLS
3a. Which actors autobiography was entitled "Blessings in Disguise"?
ALEC GUINNESS
3b. What is the county town of Powys?
LLANDRINDOD WELLS
4a. Who was the first female councillor (NOT MP!) in Liverpool?
ELEANOR RATHBONE
4b. For which massacre did Lieutenant William Calley stand trial?
MY LAI (Vietnam)

ROUND FOUR
1a. What relation was Queen Elizabeth I to Mary Queen of Scots?
(FIRST) COUSIN
1b. Who, in legend, commanded the Greeks during the Trojan War?
AGAMEMMON
2a. Which band includes Chris Martin and Will Champion?
COLDPLAY
2b. At the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings" which birthday did Bilbo Baggins celebrate?
ELEVENTY-FIRST (111)
3a. In which book of the Bible does David defeat Goliath?
FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL
3b. Which British battle took place on 9th September 1513?
FLODDEN
4a. Plato was the pupil of which famous teacher?
SOCRATES
4b. The Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Arts is in which British City?
BRISTOL

ROUND FIVE
1a. Which cartoon character was known, amongst other things, as "Hungrii Flea Bagius", "Carnivorous Vulgarius" and "Eatius Birdius"?
WILE E COYOTE
1b. Which philosophy connects Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Soren Kierkegaard?
EXISTENTIALISM
2a. In the 20th century only two British Prime ministers were unmarried. One was Edward Heath - who was the other?
ARTHUR BALFOUR
2b. Which supermodel co-authored the novel "Swan" with Quincy Jones in 1994?
NAOMI CAMPBELL
3a. Steven Demetre Georgiou changed his name twice. Give either of these names.
CAT STEVENS/YUSUF ISLAM
3b. "What hath God wrought" was the first message sent by which method?
MORSE CODE
4a. In which year did Ceefax start on BBC?
1974 (23rd September)
4b. In heraldry what shape is a charge described as a lozenge?
DIAMOND

ROUND SIX
1a. In the early part of the 20th century who suffered under the "Cat and Mouse" Acts in England?
THE SUFFRAGETTES
1b. What is the chief protein in milk and cheese?
CASEIN
2a. What is a kakapo?
A FLIGHTLESS NEW ZEALAND BIRD
2b. Who wrote "Mr Midshipman Easy"?
FREDERICK MARRYAT
3a. Who famously said in 1961 that she was going to "Spend! Spend! Spend!"?
VIV NICHOLSON
3b. During which war was the term "fifth column" first used?
SPANISH CIVIL WAR
4a. Which British Prime Minister once described himself as "The Bolshevik leader of a Menshevik party"?
HAROLD WILSON
4b. What was the surname of the poet Dante?
ALIGHIERI

ROUND SEVEN
1a. Who wrote the symphonic suite "Love for Three Oranges"?
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
1b. In American baseball there are 2 major leagues - the American League and which other league?
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
2a. Which famous US actor (in films 1934 to 1994) flew bombers in both World War II and, on at least one mission, in Vietnam. He retired from military service in 1968?
JAMES STEWART
2b. To which family of birds does the redwing belong?
THE THRUSH
3a. Who is the author of the play "The Winslow Boy"?
TERENCE RATTIGAN
3b. There are two places called Bootle in England. One is in Sefton - in which county is the other? IN CUMBRIA
4a. In which year was Merseyside County Council abolished?
1986
4b. What, during World War II, was Operation Dynamo?
THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION

ROUND EIGHT
1a. In Naval history whose ship was the 'Bonhomme Richard'?
JOHN PAUL JONES
1b. Traditionally, which is the last of the Labours of Hercules?
THE CAPTURE OF THE 3-HEADED DOG CERBERUS
2a. Fergie is the lead singer of which group?
BLACK EYED PEAS
2b. Who wrote the novels "Mila 18" and "Armageddon"?
LEON URIS
3a. Which is the shortest book of the Old Testament?
OBADIAH
3b. Which battle of July 1685 is often erroneously referred to as the last one fought on English soil?
SEDGEMOOR (July 1685)
4a. Plato was the teacher of which famous pupil?
ARISTOTLE
4b. Who painted the picture entitled "The School of Athens" around 1510?
RAPHAEL

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Which is the longest river in Australia?
MURRAY-DARLING
2. By what name is grandmother Annie Mae Bullock better known?
TINA TURNER
3. What is the name of the Iranian Parliament?
THE MAJLIS
4. Who won the Monaco and German Grand Prixs in 2003 and the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2004?
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
5. In the Liverpool version of the Monopoly game which is the most expensive property?
THE ROYAL LIVER BUILDING