Monday 22nd October 2007
Set by Earles (Liverpool)
All rounds are general

Round One
1a Which prelate lives at Bishopthorpe Palace?
Archbishop of York
1b Who is the muse of choral song and dance?
Terpsichore
2a What insult was delivered to the A. E. W. Mason character Harry Faversham?
Four Feathers/Cowardice
2b Unique in Test match cricket, what was Len Hutton's form of dismissal against South Africa at the Oval in 1951?
Obstructing the field (Law 37) - Not handled the ball (Law 33)
3a Flemish, English, and English Garden Wall are various types of which construction method?
Brickwork bonds
3b Which father and son were respectively the oldest and youngest winners of the British Open Golf Championship?
'Old' and 'Young' Tom Morris
4a Which insect starts life as a leatherjacket?
Crane Fly/Daddy Long Legs
4b What is the name of the spacecraft in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey"?
Discovery

Round Two
1a What are classified by the ABO system?
Blood groups
1b What specifically comprises the Japanese dish 'fugu'?
Blow, Globe, or Puffer fish
2a. In a sporting connection, what question did Justice Harman ask in 1990?
Who is Gazza? (accept Paul Gascoigne)
2b Leeds Castle-is in which English county?
Kent
3a In the financial world, who is known as the 'Sage of Omaha'?
Warren (Edward) Buffet
3b The US version of which UK hit comedy series has the main character named Michael Scott, at a company called Dunder-Miffin Inc?
The Office
4a Oceanic Flight 815 features in which television series?
Lost
4b Which part of the UK is divided into sheadings?
Isle of Man

Round Three
1a Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch is a name for which sporting venue?
Twickenham
1b Which group assembled at the Tabard Inn?
Pilgrims (Canterbury Tales)
2a In which English county is Bolton Castle?
North Yorkshire
2b Who did Leander go to meet, when swimming the Hellespont?
Hero
3a Who sang the theme song "All Time High" in the 1983 film "Octopussy"?
Rita Coolidge
3b Which English comedian is best known for his stand-up persona The Pub Landlord'?
Al Murray
4a 1 Canada Square is-the address of which London landmark?
Canary Wharf
4b What is the former name of Chennai, capital of Tamil Nadu, Southern India?
Madras

Round Four
1a Who is the ancient Egyptian god of the dead?
Anubis (the jackal)
1b Who has won the most consecutive Wimbledon Singles titles?
Martina Navratilova (6)
2a The rebel movement FARC operate in which country?
Columbia
2b Name either letter of the phonetic alphabet signified by a town or city.
Lima/Quebec
3a "The Inheritance of Loss" won the 2006 Man Booker Prize for who?
Kiran Desai
3b In which card game does the three have special functions and values?
Canasta
4a What is the highest point in Jamaica?
Blue Mountain Peak
4b Which country has the largest registered marine fleet?
Panama

Round Five
1a In which London park are there sculptures of Achilles, Peter Pan and Prince Albert?
Hyde Park
1b `Xpose' perfume is promoted by which female celebrity?
Christine Aguilera
2a What is the monetary unit of Vietnam?
Dong
2b David Beckham went on loan to which club in the 1994-95 season?
Preston North End
3a The Treaty of Vereeniging ended which conflict?
(2nd) Anglo-Boer War
3b Which number is diagonally opposite 5 on the dart board?
Seventeen
4a Mrs. O'Leary's cow allegedly started which great fire in the USA in 1871?
Chicago
4b The lowest point in Britain, Holme Fen, is in which English county?
Cambridgeshire

Round Six
1a "The Showgirl Princess" was written by which female pop icon?
Kylie Minogue
1b Who played the Artful Dodger on film, and co-wrote the song "Goldfinger"?
Anthony Newley
2a Which charity or cause is represented by a white wristband?
Make Poverty History
2b "Pemberley" is the sequel to which classic novel?
Pride and Prejudice
3a Which former British Prime Minister was called 'Baillie Vass' by "Private Eye"; he had an interest in flower arranging?
Alec DougIas Home
3b In sport, what did Florence Murphy famously give to Ivo Bligh?
The Ashes Urn
4a The name of which of Walt Disney's seven dwarfs is not an adjective?
Doc
4b Name one of the three people to have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice.
Damon Hill/Nigel Mansell/Henry Cooper

Round Seven
1a The Wanamaker Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
US PGA (Golf)
1b The Maxwell Gap, the Colombo Gap, and the Keeler Gap are where in the solar system?
Rings of Saturn (or the Cassini Division)
2a Which film actor was buffed in his Dracula cape?
Bela Lugosl
2b Who (May 2007) is the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs?
Margaret Beckett
3a A bongo, oryx, waterbuck, etc are what type of creature?
Antelope
3b In which English castle was King Richard II probably murdered in 1400?
Pontefract
4a Which tennis player won both the Wimbledon and Australian Women's Open titles in 2006?
Amelie Mauresmo
4b Born on the island of Krypton, what is Superman's birth name?
Kal-El

Round Eight
1a Which film was voted Best Motion Picture of the Year at the 2006 Oscars?
Crash
1b Which public figure has the title 'Admiral of the Dee'?
Mayor of Chester
2a Francis Wheen referred to Harold Wilson's resignation honours list as what?
The Lavender List
2b What is the capital of the Republic of Macedonia?
Skopje
3a The Russian KGB spy, Alexander Litvinenko, was killed by using which radioactive isotope?
Polonium (210)
3b In 2006, which politician apologised to both Liverpool and Papua New Guinea?
Boris Johnson
4a Which colour was first named by English chemist William Perkin in 1856?
Mauve (Mauveine)
4b Who defeated Roger Federer to win the 2006 French Open title?
Rafael Nadal

Spare Questions
1 Which eponymous Shakeapeare character went to Wittenburg University?
Hamlet
2 The leader of which country allegedly got five holes in one in his first-ever game of golf?
North Korea (Kim Jong-Il)
3 Which cartoonist created Colonel Blimp and the TUC carthorse?
David Lowe
4 Stalinist agent Ramon Mercador killed which revolutionary in 1940?
Leon Trotsky
5 Brian Hugh Warner is the real name of which 'shock rock' US musician?
Marilyn Manson