Round Two
1a Which tradesperson would use a lining fitch in their daily work?
Painter/Decorator It's a brush
1b In the 1984 film "The Bounty", who played Fletcher Christian?
Mel Gibson
2a What do the Americans call what we refer to as a vest?
Undershirt
2b Which tradesperson would use a burin?
Engraver
3a Give a year in the life of German engraver and painter Albrecht Durer.
1471-1528
3b What do Americans call what we refer to as a kit-bag/travelling bag?
Valise
4a Which real-life character did Anthony Hopkins play in the 1972 film "Young Winston"?
David Lloyd George
4b Give a year in the life of Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore.
1781-1826

Round Three
1a Who was the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots?
Lord Darnley
1b What is the second line of the hymn "Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven"?
To His feet thy tribute bring
2a In what decade did Norway gain independence from Denmark (and was ceded to Sweden), and Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" published?
1810's
2b Which Russian-born US songwriter wrote the words and music for "God Bless America"?
Irving Berlin
3a What is the second line of the poem "Sir Patrick Spens", which begins 'the king sat in Dunfermline town'?
Drinking the blood red wine
3b Who was the last member of the Royal Family to be born in Scotland?
Princess Margaret
4a Which English mountaineer and explorer wrote "Scrambles in the Alps"?
Edward Whymper
4b In what decade did Bulgaria gain full sovereignty, and Leo Baekeland produce bakelite?
1900's

Round Four
1a Which flag is flown by the Royal Navy and Royal Yacht Squadron?
White Ensign
1b Which Labour politician, born 1917, said: "It is a good thing to follow the first rule of holes; if you are in one, stop digging"?
Dennis Healey
2a On a doctor's prescription, what do the letters 'p.c.' signify?
After meals (post cibem)
2b What game, of Near-East origin, is played at the Young Chelsea Club, London?
Bridge
3a Which 19th century British Prime Minister said: "Everyone likes flattery, and when it comes to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel"?
Benjamin Disraeli
3b On a doctor's prescription, what do the letters 'b.i.d.' signify?
Twice daily (bis in diem)
4a At what London venue could you have a drink in the Crush Bar?
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
4b What creature appears on the flag of Western Australia?
A black swan

Round Five
1a Which Secretary General of the UN won the Nobel Prize for Peace?
Dag Hammarskjold
1b TV detective Jack Frost, played by David Jason, resides in which fictional town?
Denton
2a Which 1980's athlete had the unique distinction of holding the World records in the 1500m, 2000m, 3000m, and 5000m at the same time?
Said Aouita
2b In which English county is Legoland?
Berkshire (near Windsor)
3a TV's Inspector Taggart is based at which Glasgow police station?
Maryhlll
3b Romanian athlete Lia Manouli competed in six Olympic tournaments between 1952 and 1972 in which field event? Discus
4a In 1893 Keir Hardie founded the Independent Labour Party in which northern town?
Bradford
4b Who was the youngest winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace?
Martin Luther King Jr.

Round Six
1a What aid to modern archaeologists was invented by the American Willard Frank Libby in 1946?
Carbon dating
1b Which US President caught pneumonia during his inauguration in 1841 and died one month later?
William Henry Harrison
2a During which war did the Battles of Zuthpen and Breda take place?
Netherlands War of Independence
2b Which everyday kitchen device was developed in 1946 by the American Percy Le Baron Spencer?
Microwave
3a Who wrote the novel on which the 1990 film "Misery" was based?
Stephen King
3b During which war did the Battles of Dettingen and Fontenoy take place?
Austrian Succession
4a Which future US President was invited to join Lloyd George's Cabinet at the outbreak of WWI, but returned home to advise Woodrow Wilson?
Herbert Clark Hoover
4b Whose play was adapted into the 1988 film "A Chorus of Disapproval"?
Alan Ayckborn

Round Seven
1a Three major languages are written from right to left: Arabic, Hebrew and ….?
Mandarin
1b The elements manganese and magnesium both take their name from the town of Magnesia in which country?
Turkey
2a What relation was Cecil B. de Mille to Anthony Quinn?
Father-In-law
2b How many letters are used in Modern French?
25 (no 'K')
3a What is the only naturally occurring (rare-earth) element - at. no. 64, wt. 157-25, symbol Gd (it is named after a Finnish chemist)?
Gadolinium (J. Gadolin)
3b PIA is the national airline of which country?
Pakistan
4a ALIA (highflying) is the national airline of which country?
Jordan
4b Which Irish-born explorer wrote "The Heart of Antarctica" and "South"?
Sir Ernest Shackleton

Round Eight
1a During WWII, which exiled European monarch could be seen shopping in Ambleside in the Lake District, usually on a bicycle?
Queen Wilhemina of the Netherlands
1b John is the most common name (23) for Popes. What is the second (16)?
Gregory
2a What was Helvig Solness called in the title of an Ibsen play?
The Master Builder
2b Elgar's "Nursery Suite" was written for which two sisters in 1931?
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
3a The USSR/Russia holds the record for the most medals won in Winter Olympic Games. Which country comes second?
Norway
3b What was Dr. Peter Stockman called in the title of an Ibsen play?
An Enemy of the People
4a The bridal march "Here Comes the Bride" is from which romantic opera?
Lohengrin (Wagner)
4b During WWII, which exiled European monarch shared lodgings in the AA HQ in London with General Eisenhower and President de Gaulle?
Haakan 7th of Norway

Spare Questions
1 What 'weighty' discovery did US physicist Harold C. Urey make in 1931 ?
Heavy water (D20)
2 Which road starts at Bangor, North Wales, runs through Conway and Colwyn Bay, to finish at Chester?
The A55
3 Which is the most densely populated country in the European Union?
The Netherlands (Holland)