The questions below were set by Liverpool for the final of the MIMIR Competition (Individual) in May 2008

Round One
1A The Order of the Elephant is a premier order of which country? Denmark
1B Which metallic element atomic number 40, is named from the Persian and Arabic for 'gold-coloured'? Zirconium
1C Which US film actor has played General Gordon, Michelangelo, and Cardinal Richelieu? Chariton Heston

2A Who illustrated and wrote the books about 'Babar the Elephant'? Jean de Brunhoff (and later Laurent de Brunhoff)
2B Which chemical element, atomic number 53, is named after the Greek for 'violet'? Iodine
2C Which Irish actor has played Oskar Schindler, Michael Collins and Rob Roy McGregor? Liam Neeson

3A Who is the elephant-headed Hindu god of wisdom and success? Ganesha/Ganesa
3B Which gaseous element, atomic number 17, is named from the Greek for 'green'? Chlorine
3C Which Welsh born stage and film actor has played Pablo Picasso, President Nixon and Dr Kellogg? (Sir) Anthony Hopkins

4A In Camille Saint-Saens 'Carnival of the Animals', movement number 5, which instrument represents the elephant? Double Bass
4B Which metallic element, atomic number 37, is named after the Latin for 'red'? Rubidium
4C Which British Actor, producer, and director has played Air Chief Marshal Dowding, Marcus Licinius Crassus and The Madhi? (Sir) Laurence Olivier

Round Two
1A Who, in 1903 became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Marie Curie
1B Sapsaqo is a hard green cheese, originating in which country? Switzerland
1C The 'Mekon' featured in the Eagle comic, came from which planet? Venus

2A Sir Ronald Ross won the 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine for work on what disease? Malaria
2B From which country does the cheese tilsit originate? Germany
2C Which planet is the location for Anne McCaffery's 'Dragon Books'? Pern

3A Who was the first Russian to win a Nobel Prize, winning in 1904 for Physiology/Medicine? Ivan Pavlov
3B The cheese 'havarti' is named after an experimental farm in which country? Denmark
3C In TVs 'Dr Who' which planet did the Daleks come from? Skaro

4A Who, in 1930, became the first American to win a Nobel Prize (for literature)? Sinclair Lewis
4B Limburger cheese originated in which country? Belgium
4C Which planet is the location of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels about John Carter? Mars

Round Three
1A In the 1955 film 'Lady and the Tramp', what breed of dog was the Lady? (Cocker) Spaniel
1B Which English county's flag consists of a white cross on a black field? Cornwall
1C In Apothecaries' weight, how many scruples make one dram (drachm)? Three

2A In TV/film cartoon series, what breed of dog was Scooby Doo? Great Dane
2B The inhabitants of which English county are sometimes called 'Moonrakers'? Wiltshire
2C If two stones equal one tod, and six-and-a-half Cods equal one wey, what is being weighed? Wool or dry goods

3A In J.M.Barrie's 'Peter Pan', what breed of dog was Nana? Newfoundland
3B Prior to the Maud Report of 1973, which English county had division known as 'rapes'? Sussex
3C In surveyors' measurement, how many links make one chain? One Hundred

4A In the Daily Mirror's cartoon strip 'Perisher', what breed of dog was 'Boot'? (Old English) Sheepdog
4B Which is the only ecclesiastical palatine county in England? Durham
4C In cloth measure, 32 ells, or 120 feet, are equal to one what? Bolt

Round Four
1A Which word is: the heel of a sword blade, the cards left in the pack after dealing, the projection of a lock-bolt against which a key presses? Talon
1B Name the dog in the Famous Five Books? Timmy
1C How many points for a goal in Australian Rule Football? Six

2A Which word means: a rule or regulation, a church decree, a large size of type? Canon
2B Name the dog in Three Men in a Boat'? Montmorency
2C How many points for a drop-goal in Rugby League? One

3A Which word means: the divisions of a shield, mercy, to provide lodgings? Quarter
3B Name the dog in the Secret 7? Scamper
3C A foot in the water jump incurs how many faults in Show-jumping? Four

4A Which word means: a bar of wood, to use abrasive language, a bird? Rail
4B Name the dog on the HMV logo? Nipper
4C In cricket how many runs accrue when the ball, in play, strikes a fielder's helmet which is lying on the ground and not being worn by anyone? Five

Round Five
1A In the Bible, who was the mother of Isaac? Sarah
1B Latin name Milvus Milvus, which graceful bird of prey, unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail was saved from national extinction and has now been successfully
re-introduced to England and Scotland ? Red Kite
1C Which 7th century BC Athenian lawgiver was famous for his severe code of law ? Draco

2A In The Bible, who was the father of John the Baptist? Zacharias
2B Which native bird of prey has varieties called Hen, Marsh and Montagu's? Harrier
2C Which Dominican monk, head of the Spanish Inquisition , was Tomas de largely responsible for the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492? Torquemada

3A Which two word term can be used to describe the first three books of the New Testament known ? Synoptic Gospels
3B The UK's smallest bird of prey, this compact, dashing falcon has a relatively long, square-cut tail and rather broad-based pointed wings, shorter than those of other falcons? Merlin
3C Who was married to Louis VII of France and Henry II of England ? Eleanor of Aquitaine

4A Which Patriarch according to the Old Testament (Genesis 9:28-29) lived to an age of 950 ? Noah
4B This falcon about the size of a kestrel with long pointed wings, reminiscent of a giant swift, has a dashing flight and will chase large insects and small birds, probably has the best known Latin name of any British bird? Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
4C Which Anglo Saxon thane led a raid on Peterborough Abbey in 1070 as a protest against William II? Hereward the Wake

Spare Questions
1 When Britain had an Empire, which country was marked on standard atlases with diagonal green and pink stripes? Sudan. (Anglo Egyptian Sudan).
2 Which sailing competition culminates in the Fastnet Race? Admirals Cup
3 Which manager of Newcastle United resigned early in the 1999/2000 season? Ruud Gullit
4 Ernest Pontiflex is the central character in which noveLby Samuel Butler? The Way of All Flesh
5 Name the popular duo who performed in the 1960s revue "At the Drop of a Hat"? Flanders and Swan

Tie Breakers
1 By what name is the would-be terrorist Richard Reid known to journalists, a term derived from his chosen method of causing death and destruction? The Shoe Bomber
2 Which Italian city is associated with the production of balsamic vinegar? Modena
3 Brunet's Royal Albert Bridge carries the Great Western Railway across which river estuary? Tamar
4 Which treaty, signed in 1648, established Switzerland as an independent state? Peace of Westphalia
5 Which Greek hero of the Trojan war killed himself when the armour of Achilles was given to Odysseus? Ajax

Ultimate Tie Breaker(Nearest wins)
1 According to the latest series of Dr Who, how old is the Doctor? 904