Tuesday 20th September 2005
Set by Falcon (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a The jonquil, pheasant's eye, and angel's tears are varieties of which plant?
Narcissus
lb What name is given to the young of a squirrel?
Kit(ten)
2a A ridge of gravel and sand laid down by a subglacial stream is called what?
An esker (eskar)
2b An auberge is a variety of which fruit?
Peach
3a St. John Baptiste de la Salle is the Patron Saint of which profession?
Teaching
3b What is the capital of the State of Eritrea?
Asmara
4a In which European city is the Atomium?
Brussels
4b Wisteria Lane is featured in which TV series?
Desperate Housewives

Round Two
1a Who were the subject of the 2000 film "Topsy Turvy"?
Gilbert and Sullivan
1b The Greek god Zeus took what form when he seduced Leda?
A swan
2a What garment takes its name from the ship on which it was first used as a uniform?
Blazer (HMS Blazer)
2b Who wrote "Flying Start", "Coming to Grief", and "Decider"?
Dick Francis
3a Who won the 2003 Best Actress Oscar for the film "Monster"?
Charlize Theron
3b Which car manufacturer produces the 'Sigma' model?
Vauxhall
4a Salvia officinalis is the scientific name for which plant?
Common sage
4b What was the middle name of the jeweller Louis C. Tiffany?
Comfort

Round Three
1a Which British PM was responsible for starting the 'Great Debate'?
James Callaghan
1b Liberty Airport serves which American city?
Newark (New Jersey)
2a Which Christian festival is held forty days after Easter?
Ascension Day
2b Other than a Greek goddess, what is a calliope?
(Fairground steam) organ
3a What type of creature is a pochard?
A duck
3b What is a contour line of equal amounts of sunshine called?
Isohel
4a The common medical condition epistaxis is known as what?
Nose bleed
4b Michael Henchard is a character in which Thomas Hardy novel?
The Mayor of Casterbridge

Round Four
1a Other than a musical instrument, what type of creature is a bongo?
African antelope
1b Ambergris, used in perfumery, is obtained from what?
(Intestines of) whales
2a Artistic engraving on natural substances, but most commonly on shells or whale ivory, is known as what?
Scrimshaw
2b Parian ware and Belleek are decorative forms made from what?
Porcelain
3a In gardening, 'cordon' and 'espalier' are techniques used for what?
Train fruit trees
3b What are umbles, as in humble pie?
Entrails of the deer
4a Which actor plays Gabriel Kent in TV's "The Bill"?
Todd Carty
4b From what is the fabric tussore (tusser, tasar) made?
Silk (Indian silkworms)

Round Five
1a What would you receive if given a 'vail' (v-a-i-l)?
Tip/Gratuity/Bribe
1b What is the capital of Namibia (South West Africa)?
Windhoek
2a Who won the 2003 Best Actor Oscar for the film "Mystic River"?
Sean Penn
2b What name is given to the young of a mole?
Pup
3a Who was the subject of the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter"?
Loretta Lynn
3b Which chief Persian deity was the god of light and wisdom?
Mithras
4a What Spanish word denotes a flooded or drowned coastal valley?
Ria
4b Who wrote the novels "Coming Home" (1998), and "Nancherrow" (1999)?
Rosamund Pllcher

Round Six
1a Who is the Patron Saint of the police force?
St. Michael
1b Which car manufacturer produces the 'Impreza' model?
Subaru
2a In which Spanish city is the Parc Guell?
Barcelona
2b What was the middle name of the explorer John H. Speke?
Hanning
3a Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) is a member of which plant group?
Insectivora
3b Robin Hood features in which pantomime?
Babes in the Wood
4a What is the common name for the herb 'Mentha piperita'?
Peppermint
4b What is the common name for the fruit 'Fragaria vesca'?
Wild Strawberry

Round Seven
1a What is produced by the Chorleywood Process?
Bread
1b What is a curve running through places of equal pressure called?
Isobar
2a What name is given to a person who draws up contracts, also lends money at interest to others?
Scrivener
2b Abel Magwitch is a character in which Charles Dickens' novel?
Great Expectations
3a Which British Prime Minister introduced Old Age Pensions in 1909?
Herbert Asquith
3b In which craft do fly, feather, and French knot feature?
Embroidery
4a Which Christian festival is held forty days after Christmas?
Candlemas/Purification/Presentation of Christ
4b Caister Castle, Holkham Camp, and Maddermarket are in which English county?
Norfolk

Round Eight
1a What type of creature is a miller's thumb (aka bullhead)?
Fish
1b Thomas Tompion was associated with which craft?
Clockmaking
2a What condition is caused by inflammation of the parotid salivary glands?
Mumps
2b What type of creature is a gavial (or gharial)?
Indian crocodile
3a Bohea, oolong (oulong), and green, are forms of what?
Tea
3b Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) and which other airport serves Rome, Italy?
Ciampino
4a Cleeve Abbey, Dunster Castle, and the Wookey Hollow Caves are in which English county?
Somerset
4b The shawm is the precursor of which musical instrument?
Oboe

Spare Questions
1 Who wrote the book "Digital Fortress"?
Dan Brown
2 What is the upright division between window panes called?
Mullion
3 The QEII Bridge crosses which English river?
Thames
4 On an Ordnance Survey map which animal represents a zoo?
Elephant
5 What was the name of the rabbit in TV's "The Magic Roundabout"?
Dillon
6 Which newspaper is Britain's biggest-selling broadsheet?
Daily Telegraph