Monday 13th March 2006
Set by Cressington Swans (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Which actor played the title role in TV's "Man In a Suitcase"?
Richard Bradford
1b The mineral water 'seltzer' takes its name from a town in which European country?
Germany (near Weisbaden)
2a Who was the 18th President of America; he died in near poverty?
Ulysses S. Grant
2b Which US bandleader, who hired Billie Holliday, died in 2005, aged 93?
Artie Shaw
3a Which birdsbelong to the order 'Sphenisciformes'?
Penguins
3b Willem van de Velde and his son painted what type of pictures?
Sea Scapes
4a Which Israeli Prime Minister was assassinated in Tel Aviv in 1995?
Yitzhak Rabin
4b Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held in 1924?
Chamonix, France

Round Two
1a Hordeolum is the medical name for what type of acute inflammation?
Stye
1b What do the initials P. D. stand for in the name of P. D. James?
Phyllis Dorothy
2a Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, is now under whose rule?
Palestine's
2b Which symphony, at 95 minutes, is Gustav Mahler's longest?
Number 3 in D minor
3a Name one of the three species of tiger that are now extinct.
Caspian / Javan / Bali
3b Whose autobiography is entitled "My Colourful Life, from Red to Amber"?
Ginger McCain
4a Which late radio presenter's autobiography is entitled "Margrave of the Marshes"?
John Peel
4b Who is the owner of the Kennington Oval cricket ground?
HRH Prince Charles (Duchy of Cornwall)

Round Three
1a Who became Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 2005/2006?
Glenn McGrath
1b Which Austrian scholar catalogued the works of Mozart?
Ludwig von Kochel
2a Which tune gave Glenn Miller his first-ever gold record?
Chattanooga Choo Choo
2b Which bird, of the family Anatidae, has varieties called mandarin, wood, and ruddy?
Ducks
3a Francis Flute, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has what occupation?
Bellows mender
3b Which actor played the title role in "Reilly, Ace of Spies"?
Sam Neill
4a Which actor was commemorated with a September 2005 postage stamp?
John Thaw
4b Who was the 27th President of the USA; he was Chief Justice 1921-30?
William Howard Taft

Round Four
1a Which actor played Bottom in the 1935 film "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
James Cagney
1b According to the Old Testament, who first saw a rainbow?
Noah
2a The first (1930) Commonwealth Games were held where?
Hamilton, Ontario
2b What is another name for the honey bear, or Potus flavus?
Kinkajou
3a Which painter and engraver (1471-1528), known as the most famous artist of the German Renaissance, created "Knight, St. Jerome in His Study"?
Albrecht Durer
3b Which King of Saudi Arabia was murdered by his nephew in 1975?
King Faisal
4a What do the initials J. D. stand for in J. D. Salinger's name?
Jerome David
4b Kopiik's spots in the mouth are an early indication of what?
Measles / Rubeola

Round Five
1a In supermarket jargon, what do the initials 'BOGOF' stand for?
Buy one, get one free
1b Christopher Sly is a drunken tinker in which Shakespeare play?
Taming of the Shrew
2a The 1759 Battle of Minden took place during which conflict?
Seven Years War
2b Nasturtium officinale is the name for which perennial herb?
Watercress
3a Which Russian chemist, 1834-1907, developed the periodic classification of the elements?
Dmitry Mendeleyev
3b Which Thames tourist attraction gave its name to a brand of whisky?
Cutty Sark
4a Which of Catherine the Great's lovers had a battleship named after him?
Grigori Potemkin
4b Who was the husband of Catherine the Great?
Czar Peter the Third

Round Six
1a John Banville won the 2005 £50,000 Mann Booker Prize with which novel?
The Sea
1b Which actor quit as 'Dr. Who' after one series in 2005?
Christopher Eccleston
2a What is another name for the green cormorant?
The Shag
2b What bugle call is used for lights out in the Army?
Taps
3a What are the principal drinks for the cocktail 'screwdriver'?
Vodka and Orange Juice
3b Which eponymous Shakespeare character says: "I am but mad north-north-west, when the wind is southerly'?
Hamlet
4a Which actor replaced Christopher Eccleston as 'Dr. Who'?
David Tennant
4b Which cocktail is comprised of whisky, vermouth, Angostura bitters, and curacao or maraschino?
Manhattan

Round Seven
1a Brassica rapa is the name of which swollen edible root?
Turnip
1b Popular in betting shops, what sort of race takes place at Portman Park?
Virtual horse racing
2a The autobiography of which TV presenter is entitled "I Should Have Been at Work"?
Des Lynam
2b Which building won the 2005 RIBA Stirling Prize?
The Scottish Parliament
3a Lancelot Gobbo is Bassanio's servant in which Shakespeare play?
Merchant I of Venice
3b Cherokee is a name for which retailer's own brand of clothing?
Tesco
4a What type of virtual racing takes place at Brushwood?
Greyhound Racing
4b In which 17th century conflict were the two Battles at Breitenfield?
Thirty Years War

Round Eight
1a Who first sailed solo around the world?
Joshua Slocum (1895-98)
1b Which footballer's autobiography is entitled "Stand Up Pinnochio"?
Phil Thompson
2a What is the Army bugle call played for those who have fallen in war?
The Last Post
2b Which French chemist (1743-94), known as the 'father of modern chemistry', helped to reform chemical nomenclature?
Antoine Lavoisier
3a The Oxford/Cambridge Women's Boat Race is held where each Spring?
Henley
3b Which Portuguese explorer was the first European to see Brazil in 1500?
Pedro Alvares Cabral
4a Which baroque era artist painted Oliver Cromwell 'warts and all'?
Sir Pete Lely
4b The Great Dane, referred to as the 'gentle giant', is what breed of dog?
(German) Mastiff

Spare Questions
1 Which heart drug is derived from the dried leaves of the foxglove?
Digitalin
2 Who is reputed to have designed the Volkswagen Beetle?
Ferdinand Porsche
3 Which English painter (1819-97), suffered a mental breakdown in 1843, killing his father?
Richard Dadd
4 Who was the mother of British PM Winston Churchill?
Jeanette (Jennie) Jerome