Monday 8th January 2007
Set by The Residents (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Who plays the part of Mrs. Meldrew in TV's "One Foot in the Grave"?
Annette Crosbie
1b What is the American term for a breathalyzer?
Drunkometer
2a What colour is a diopside garnet?
Green
2b Which English artist worked for "Punch" magazine, and also illustrated the books of A. A. Milne and Kenneth Grahame?
E. H. Shepard
3a What is the literal meaning of the Hebrew word 'amen'?
True/Truly
3b Catherine of Braganza was married to which English king?
Charles the Second
4a In which European country is the area known as the Burren?
Ireland (Co. Clare)
4b What type of creature is a barbet?
Bird (accept Poodle)

Round Two
1a In which African country is one Pula divided into 100 Thebes?
Botswana
1b Who plays the part of Nick, the gormless, irritating son, in the BBC sitcom "My Family"?
Kris Marshall
2a How many players are allowed in the circle in the game of netball?
Four
2b Which computer company produces the iPod?
Apple
3a Which BBC Radio 4 programme features the game 'Mornington Crescent'?
I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue
3b Which month in the Catholic Church is traditionally the month of Mary?
May
4a What were the American equivalent of the Wrens (WRNS)?
The Wave
4b Who directed the autobiographical film "Wah-Wah", about his boyhood in colonial Swaziland?
Richard E. Grant

Round Three
1a Who wrote "Service of All the Dead", "The Daughters of Cain", and "Last Bus to Woodstock"?
Colin Dexter
1b The Feast Day of SS. Peter and Paul falls in which month?
June (29th)
2a In the nursery rhyme, with what was Cock Robin killed?
A Bow and Arrow
2b In photography, what do the letters 'SLR' stand for?
Single Lens Reflex
3a What was the title of Scott McKenzie's only UK No. 1 hit song?
San Francisco
3b What combining form denotes one thousand millionth?
Nano (10-9)
4a How many non-living gifts were given in the 12 days of Christmas?
5 (gold rings)
4b Which war hero did Princess Margaret decide not to marry?
Peter Townsend

Round Four
1a Give a year in the life of English scientist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton.
1642-1727
1b In which year was BBC TV's "Top of the Pops" first broadcast?
1964
2a Who played PC Plod in HM The Queen's Children's Garden Party in June 2006?
Martin Clunes
2b As what is belladonna more commonly known?
Deadly Nightshade
3a On what part of the body would one suffer a Pott's fracture?
Ankle (distal fibula)
3b From which European country did King Michael abdicate in 1947?
Romania
4a What is the English equivalent of the French phrase 'Filer a' l'Anglais'?
To take French leave
4b The Barbary Coast lies on which stretch of water?
Mediterranean Sea

Round Five
1a Who played the part of Mr. Bucket in TV's "Keeping Up Appearances"?
Clive Swift
1b What is the American word for a pedestrian crossing?
A crosswalk
2a What colour is a padparadscha sapphire?
(Pinkish) orange
2b Which English artist illustrated the works of Roald Dahl, Russell Hoban, etc?
Quentin Blake
3a What is the meaning of the word 'alleluja'?
Praise ye the Lord (or similar)
3b Catherine de Valois was the wife of which English king?
Henry the Fifth
4a The Brockenbahn is a narrow gauge railway in which European country?
Germany
4b What type of creature is a thorny devil?
Lizard

Round Six
1a The firm '1928' manufacture what type of ornaments?
Jewellery
1b What is the English name of the French fruit known as 'un brugnon'?
Nectarine
2a Which religious person won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize?
The Dalai Lama
2b What type of apparel is an 'Ulster'?
(Long loose) overcoat
3a What is the English name for the fruit 'La Reine Claude'?
Greengage
3b What do the firm 'Radley' principally manufacture?
Handbags
4a What type of apparel is a 'sha(c)ko?
(Plumed military) cap
4b Which religious person won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize?
Mother Teresa

Round Seven
1a The roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a member of which family?
Cuckoo
1b Which American invented the Polaroid camera in 1947?
Edwin Land
2a Give a year in the life of Spanish artist Francisco Goya.
1746-1828
2b What name is shared by a sailing ship and a short shirt?
Cutty Sark
3a Nicholas Appert won a competition for what product first used in the Napoleonic Wars?
Canned food
3b Give a year in the life of German-English composer George Frederick Handel.
1685-1759
4a What name is shared by an 18th century English agriculturalist and a band formed by Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick in late 1967?
Jethro Tull
4b The hyrax (shrew mouse) is a distant relative of which much larger mammal?
Elephant

Round Eight
1a Who scored Arsenal FC's only goal in their 2-1 defeat by Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League final?
Sol Campbell
1b Waverley railway station is in which British city?
Edinburgh
2a What was the name of Barbara Hulanicki's shop established in 1964?
Biba
2b Rolls-Royce cars are manufactured in which West Sussex town (from 2003)?
Goodwood
3a Paragon railway station is in which English city?
Hull
3b Who won the 2006 World Professional Snooker championship?
Graeme Dott
4a The Veyron motor car is capable of 252 mph, and is one of the world's most expensive - which company produces it?
Bugatti
4b Jean Varon was famous for what in the 1960's and 70's?
Ladies' fashion

Spare Questions
1 As at July 2006, how much per day does it cost to charter the luxury yacht, the "Alysia" (+/-£2,000)?
£94,000
2 Brown Willy is the highest point in which English county?
Cornwall
3 Who played Doyle Lonnegan, the victim, in the 1973 film "The Sting"?
Robert Shaw
4 The sackbut was a forerunner of which modern musical instrument?
Trombone