Round Two
1a Which company is the world's largest furniture retailer?
IKEA
1b Russian poet Pushkin, the Marquise de Sevigne, and US statesman Alexander Hamilton all died by what means?
In a duel
2a In which month of the year are US presidential elections held?
November
2b Which is the northernmost capital city on the European continent?
Helsinki
3a What Yiddish word for a highly seasoned cut of smoked beef is particularly associated with New York delis?
Pastrami
3b Which animal has two main types - the two-toed or ai, and the three-toed or inua?
Sloth
4a Which successful mountaineer wrote "Everest the Hard Way"?
Chris Bonnington
4b From what activity did the phrase 'all aboard the Skylark' originate?
Pleasure Boat Cruises

Round Three
1a Who wrote "Flaubert's Parrot", "Metroland", and "A History of the World in 10½ Chapters"?
Julian Barnes
1b The Tropic of Capricorn passes through four African countries - South Africa is one - name any one other.
Namibia/Botswana/Mozambique
2a Which English brewery produces 'Ram Tam' beer?
Timothy Taylor
2b Who is Arkwright's girlfriend in BBC TV's "Open All Hours"?
Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
3a Which composer first married Minna Planer, and then Cosima von Bulow?
Richard Wagner
3b What sport is played by the Toronto Blue Jays?
Baseball
4a In the nursery rhyme, what did Solomon Grundy do on Saturday?
He died
4b Which eponymous Dickens' hero unsuccessfully emigrated to America with his manservant Mark Tapley?
Martin Chuzzlewit

Round Four
1a What word means an abnormal enlargement or weakening of an artery?
Aneurysm
1b What is the original surname of civil rights campaigner Malcolm X?
Little
2a The phrase 'give that man a cigar' originated in what activity?
US fairgrounds (early slot machines and carnival games awarded winners with cigars)
2b Which British-born actor/film star played Kaspar Guttman in "The Maltese Falcon" and Senor Ferrari in "Casablanca"?
Sydney Greenstreet
3a In family terms, what have Ray Clemence, Sir Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish, and Harry Redknapp in common?
All have professional footballer sons
3b Who founded the Academy, outside Athens, and tutored Aristotle?
Plato
4a In solo whist, what declaration is made to win no tricks?
Misere
4b What Yiddish word, from the German for animal fat/grease, is used as a term for sickly sentimentality?
Schmaltz

Round Five
1a What is the STD code for Leeds, West Yorkshire?
0113
1b Who was the youngest Wimbledon Women's Singles champion of the 20th century?
Martina Hingis
2a In which US city were the opening scenes of TV's "Hill Street Blues" shot?
Chicago
2b What is the name of the (usually French) accent which looks like an upside down 'v' above a letter?
Circumflex
3a Which Australian was the first to fly across the Pacific Ocean in 1928, and is now remembered in the name of Sydney's airport?
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
3b The Tropic of Capricorn crosses through four South American countries - Brazil is one - name any one other.
Chile/ Paraguay/Argentina
4a Which future British Prime Minister fought a duel with Lord Castlereagh?
George Canning
4b What is the name of Captain Antonio Correlli's mandolin?
Antonia

Round Six
1a To whom did Monica Lewinsky confide her affair with Bill Clinton, who secretly recorded and made public their conversations?
Linda Tripp
1b In the animated film series, what was Wallace and Gromit's favourite cheese?
Wensleydale
2a The stage show "We Will Rock You" is based on the hits of which group?
Queen
2b Whose report of the Lewinsky-Clinton affair was first published on the internet?
Kenneth Starr
3a Which English brewery produces 'Witches Brew' bitter?
Moorhouse
3b Who is David Copperfield's eccentric aunt who lived in Dover?
Betsy Trotwood
4a Which country's delegate was 78-year-old Charles Dempsey who failed to vote, giving Germany the right to stage the 2006 World Cup by one vote?
New Zealand
4b What is the name of the Arizona baseball team that won the 2001 World Series?
Diamondbacks

Round Seven
1a Which organisation now occupies the site of the former White City stadium in London?
BBC
1b Which singer/songwriter released the album "The Piano Man"?
Billy Joel
2a The surname of German footballer Christian Ziege translates to what in English?
Goat
2b Denis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth were the first to do what?
Travel as Space Tourists
3a Which diacritical mark softens a letter 'c' to an 's' sound in French?
Cedilla
3b Who was Head of State of the Democratic Republic of Germany from 1976 to 1989?
Eric Honeker
4a Who was the youngest Wimbledon Men's Singles champion of the 20th century?
Boris Becker
4b What is the original surname of former US President Gerald Ford?
(Leslie) King

Round Eight
1a General Suharto was President of which country from 1966-1998?
Indonesia
1b Which mammal has types called the 'three banded', 'six banded', and the 'nine banded'?
Armadillo
2a Which singer/songwriter released the album "Don't Shoot Me, I'm only the Piano Player"?
Elton John
2b What is the STD code for Nottingham?
0115
3a With which writer did Frederic Chopin conduct an affair in Majorca?
George Sand
3b The surname of the German footballer Holzenbein translates to what in English?
Wooden Leg
4a In which month is the US Presidential inauguration held?
January
4b Who received the world's first telephone call?
Thomas Watson

Spare Questions
1 Lord Melchett was the head of the British arm of which international environmental group?
Greenpeace
2 Which Roman god was the father of Romulus and Remus?
Mars
3 Which variety of cabbage has a turnip-shaped stem?
Kohlrabi
4 What word connects an animal, a shoe or slipper, and a drugs runner?
Mule
5 Who is the wife of Rene Angeli?
Celine Dion