Monday 6th March 2006
Set by KLASS (Northern)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Which South African-born actress promotes the perfume 'J'Adore'?
Charlize Theron
1b Little Nell (Trent) is the heroine of which Charles Dickens' novel?
The Old Curiosity Shop
2a In which musical do they sing about a 'Jellicle Ball'?
Cats
2b The cavy is another name for which rodent?
Guinea Pig
3a Which operatic singer was born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in 1921?
Mario Lanza
3b Which African country has Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east and Congo-Kinshasa to the north?
Angola
4a Which country, in 2004, voted against becoming the 51st state of the USA?
Puerto Rico
4b What aid to flying did Lawrence Sperry invent in 1912?
Gyroscope/Autopilot

Round Two
1a Which English footballer was known as 'Captain Marvel'?
Bryan Robson
1b What was the name of Shakespeare's only known lost play?
Cardenio
2a Exoteric is an antonym of which word?
Esoteric (inner; secret; mysterious)
2b Who in Norse mythology is the spirit of fire and mischief?
Loki
3a Who was the first person to be voted off this year's (2005) "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here"?
Tommy Cannon
3b What is the lowest rate of income tax (earnings from £0 to £2,090)?
10%
4a In Australian Football, at which venue is the AFL Grand Final played?
Melbourne Cricket Ground
4b Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna in which year?
1791

Round Three
1a Who is the Patron Saint of carpenters?
St. Joseph
1b Who duetted with Cliff Richard on the 1983 song "She Means Nothing To Me"?
Phil Everly
2a What do the letters 'F' mean in the internet abbreviation "F2F"?
Face (ie Face to Face)
2b What does the Jewish toast 'L'Chaim' mean in English?
To Life
3a Who, in 1886, painted 'Bubbles' for a soap advert?
Sir John Everett Millais
3b Which bird has a far-carrying booming call, like a distant foghorn?
Bittern
4a Pate de Foie Gras (fat liver) comes from which animal?
Duck or Goose
4b The DINA secret police operated in the 1970's in which country?
Chile

Round Four
1a Which Old Testament prophet was taken to Heaven in a fiery chariot?
Elijah
1b In which county is England's oldest public school?
Kent (Canterbury)
2a Colin (Cailean) is the Gaelic form of which English Christian name?
Nicholas
2b Who played Lady Galadriel in the 2003 film "Lord of the Rings"?
Cate Blanchett
3a The proposed WW2 German invasion of which country was nicknamed 'Icarus'?
Iceland
3b In which East European country is Bourgas international airport?
Bulgaria
4a Which gaseous element has the atomic number 7 in the periodic table?
Nitrogen
4b Who, in 1914, founded the Italian newspaper "II Popolo d'Italia"?
Benito Mussolini

Round Five
1a Which American actress promotes the perfume 'Lovely'?
Sarah Jessica Parker
1b Little Jo is a tragic character in which Charles Dickens' novel?
Bleak House
2a The song "Perfect Year" was featured in which 1950 Billy Wilder musical?
Sunset Boulevard
2b Which bird is also called a mutton bird?
Shearwater or Petrel
3a Which US film actress (1926-62) was once known as Carole Lind?
Marilyn Monroe
3b Which African country has Libya and Algeria to the north, Mali and Burkino
Faso to the west, Chad to the east and Nigeria to the south?
Niger
4a Which American state is known as the 'Gem State'?
Idaho
4b What type of ocular device did Adolph Eugene Fick create c. 1888?
Contact Lens

Round Six
1a Which English cricketer was known as 'Kipper'?
Colin Cowdrey
1b Which 1613 Shakespeare play has the alternative title "All Is True"?
Henry VIII
2a What is the plural of the Latin word 'opus'?
Opera
2b Who in Norse mythology is the god of warfare?
Tyr (Tiw)
3a Who was the first person to leave this year's (2005) "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here"?
Elaine Lordan
3b What is the highest rate of income tax (earnings over £32,400)?
40%
4a Which American NFL team won the first Superbowl (played January 1967)?
Green Bay Packers
4b Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna in which year?
1827

Round Seven
1a Who is the Patron Saint of librarians?
St. Jerome
1b Who duetted with Barbra Streisand on the 1978 song "You Don't Bring Me Flowers"?
Neil Diamond
2a What do either of the letters 'S' stand for in the internet abbreviation 'SS'?
So/Sorry
2b What does the Japanese cry 'banzai' mean in English?
10,000 years or Forever
3a Which Florentine artist painted "Primavera" c. 1482?
Sandro Botticelli
3b The cry of which animal is also called a bell?
Deer
4a The French dish 'doré' is what foodstuff'?
Cheese
4b Which African country first used the anthem "God Bless Africa" in 1961?
Tanzania

Round Eight
1a Which Old Testament prophet was the father of Ishmael?
Abraham
1b The Apollo, Gielgud, Lyric, and Palace theatres, etc., are on which London thoroughfare?
Shaftesbury Avenue
2a Boudicca is claimed to be the British equivalent of which Christian name?
Victoria
2b Who plays Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" films?
Christopher Lee
3a The proposed WW2 British invasion of which country was nicknamed "Buckshot"?
Libya
3b Holiday makers to Marmaris and Fethiye arrive at which airport?
Dalaman (Turkey)
4a Which non-metallic element has the atomic number 6 in the periodic table?
Carbon
4b The German newspaper "Die Welt" is published in which city?
Hamburg

Spare Questions
1 Liberal Prime Minister W. E. Gladstone died in which year?
1898
2 Give either Christian name of the Montgolfier brothers.
Joseph (Michel) / Jacques (Etienne)
3 Which US company (CEO Kenneth L. Lay), went bankrupt in December 2001?
Enron