Monday 22nd January 2007
Set by Mersey Bowmen (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Cinematically speaking, what was the 'The Trouble With Harry' in Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film?
He was dead
1b Angostura bitters are named after a town in which South American country?
Venezuela
2a By what name was Erich Weiss better known?
Harry Houdini
2b Who, in 1935, founded Penguin Books?
Sir Allen Lane
3a The name of which Chinese port has come to mean 'to drug and send to sea as a sailor'?
Shanghai
3b The Chattanooga Choo Choo left which platform at Pennsylvania Station?
Twenty-nine
4a The Expeditionary Forces of which nation were defeated at Dien Bien Phu?
France
4b Which member of the lizard family is the only one with pincers?
Chameleon

Round Two
1a The name of which African 'barkless' dog means 'wild and violent' in English?
Basenji
1b What was Walt Disney's original name for Mickey Mouse?
Mortimer
2a Maraschino and kirsch are liqueurs distilled from what?
Cherries
2b In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, where was a stately pleasure-dome?
Xanadu
3a Who wrote the words and music of 'Begin the Beguine'?
Cole Porter
3b What are the microscopic pores found on the underside of leaves called?
Stomata (Stoma)
4a On which date is the Feast of St. Stephen (also St. Tathai)?
26th December
4b What is the more common name for circadian disrhythmia (desynchronisation)?
Jet Lag

Round Three
1a What time does the first watch begin at sea?
20.00 hours (8.00 pm)
lb Which titled family has the same name as a sofa, a long overcoat, and a brand of American cigarettes?
Chesterfield
2a Which book and film character rode a horse called Scout?
Tonto
2b What was the better known of John Eric Bartholomew?
Eric Morecambe
3a Adnams Brewery is based in which Suffolk town?
Southwold
3b Which was the first of the 31 "Carry On" films?
Carry On Sergeant (1958)
4a Who is the narrator of Robert L. Stevenson's "Treasure Island"?
Jim Hawkins
4b Suede gets its name from which European country?
Sweden

Round Four
1a Handel's anthem "Zadok the Priest" was composed for the coronation of which king of Great Britain and Ireland?
George the Second
1b Angela 'Geli' Raubal was the niece of which 20th century despot?
Adolf Hitler
2a Yakult is what type of food stuff?
Concentrated milk drink
2b Michelangelo's marble sculpture "The Pieta" can be seen where?
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
3a In which year did the Spion Kop at Anfield become all-seater?
1994
3b On which ground did Ashley Giles and Andrew Flintoff achieve their 100 wickets and 1,000 runs tallies?
Newlands, Cape Town
4a Which US vaudeville performer and film actress said: 'between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before'?
Mae West
4b In which Australian city is the greatest number of Greek speakers?
Melbourne

Round Five
1a Quorum and Mared were the parents of which sporting creature?
Red Rum
1b Which country has most borders with other countries?
China (15)
2a How is "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1" better known?
Whistler's Mother
2b Carvone and limonene are the main constituents of which seed oil?
Caraway
3a For whom were Vladimir and Estragon waiting?
Godot
3b Which South African region is named after Christmas Day?
Natal
4a What is the Sanskrit name for the Greek cross called a fylfot?
Swastika
4b Which is the oldest institution of higher learning in the USA?
Harvard University

Round Six
1a Babieca was the steed of which 11th century Spanish military leader?
El Cid
1b Rosebud, Azurri, and Coburg play football in which country?
Australia
2a Name either city were the chief magistrate was called the 'doge'.
Venice/Genoa
2b Who introduced Kaptain Kremen to radio and TV?
Kenny Everett
3a Where, in 1836, did Davy Crockett die in the Texas Revolution?
El Alamo
3b The Adirondack Mountains are in which American state?
New York
4a Which Australian state capital is on the Torrens River?
Adelaide
4b How many horizontal bars are on a Papal (or Early Papal) Cross?
Three

Round Seven
1a What are the colours and textures used in heraldry called?
Tinctures
1b In which country is Adams' Peak (Samamhela)?
Sri Lanka
2a Which national hero's statue can be found in Altdorf, Switzerland?
William Tell
2b What is agrimony?
A medicinal herb
3a Where in England is the Sovereign not allowed to enter?
House of Commons
3b Which explorer was the first to set foot on all continents, other than Antarctica?
Captain James Cook
4a What nationality was the pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans?
German
4b ' What type of instrument is the shofar, used in Jewish religious ceremonies?
Ram's Horn

Round Eight
1a The Sword of Damocles was suspended by what?
A single hair
1b Fougasse (Charles Henry Bird) originally worked for which publication?
Punch (as a cartoonist)
2a What is the French equivalent of the English Stock Exchange?
The Paris Bourse
2b What is the meaning of the Welsh place name 'ystwyth', as in Aberystwyth?
Winding
3a Eric Coates' "Knightsbridge March" signature tune of BBC Radio's "In Town Tonight" is from which work?
The London Suite
3b Where can the story of Bel and the Dragon be found?
The Apocrypha (OT)
4a What creatures can be found in a culver house?
Doves/Pigeons
4b The Gore Brown Trophy is awarded for the most outstanding what?
Wine

Spare Questions
1 The naval destroyer was originally designed for what purpose?
Anti-submarine warfare
2 Which Greek mountain was associated with Apollo and the Muses?
Parnassus (accept Helicon)
3 Who assassinated Jean Paul Marat in 1793?
Charlotte Corday
4 Which culinary garnish has the Latin name nasturtium officinale?
Watercress
5 Who played the leading role in the 1939 film "Goodbye Mr. Chips"?
Robert Donat
6 The Dogger Bank lies between Great Britain and which other country?
Denmark
7 Who is the Norse goddess of love and fertility?
Freya
8 Which German physician was the founder of homeopathy?
Samuel Hahnemann