Round 2
1a Name the jazz musician who has had a hit with his first album 'Twentysomething'?
Jamie Cullum
1b In which country is the volcano Cotopaxi?
Ecuador
2a In which English cathedral is the 'Angel Choir'?
Lincoln
2b In 1902, who recorded the record industry's first million-seller?
Enrico Caruso
3a What is the name of the all-enveloping garment worn by Muslim women?
Burka (accept Chador)
3b 'Who played the female lead opposite Marlon Brando in the film 'A Countess From Hong Kong'?
Sophia Loren
4a A new Picasso Museum opened in October 2003, in which town where he was born in 1881?
Malaga
4b What was the name of the Swedish foreign minister murdered in a Stockholm shop during 2003?
Anna Lindh

Round 3
1a Jim Laker played cricket for which county?
Surrey
1b In 2003, the National Trust opened a house called 'Mendips' to the public. Who famously grew up there?
John Lennon
2a In advertising, who designs sofas for DFS?
Linda Barker
2b After the Great Lakes, which is the largest lake in Canada?
Great Bear Lake
3a The Stirling Prize is awarded for what?
Architecture
3b Which country has borders with China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar (Burma)?
Laos
4a In which country is the volcano Hekla?
Iceland
4b Who would wear a 'cope' and carry a 'crosier'?
Bishop

Round 4
1a Zoran Djindjic was assassinated in 2003, of which country was he Prime Minister?
Serbia
1b In 2003, who bought Chelsea FC?
Roman Abramovich
2a Which Glenn Miller number earned him the first true Golden Disc?
Chattanooga-Choo-Choo
2b Who had a best selling album called 'Come Away With Me' in 2003?
Norah Jones
3a Who played the male lead opposite Ingrid Bergman in the film 'Spellbound'?
Gregory Peck
3b Which comedian called his recent tour of Britain 'Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour'?
Peter Kay
4a Oscar Niemayer is to design the new Serpentine Pavilion; he is most famous for the design of which city?
Brasilia
4b Which English cathedral has a unique octagonal lantern on one of its towers?
Ely

Round 5
1a Whose third symphony is called 'The Polish'?
Tchaikovsy
1b Whose 2003 autobiography was called 'Toast'?
Nigel Slater
2a For which single battle were the most V.C.s awarded?
Rorke's Drift
2b In 1886, William Steinitz became the first world champion at what?
Chess
3a Who had a 1955 no. 1 hit with 'Softly, Softly'?
Ruby Murray
3b What is the name of the type of white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles?
Phagocyte
4a Which American received an honorary knighthood in 2002?
Rudi Guiliani
4b What was the name for a body of hired applauders at the theatre, originally used in France around 1820 to ensure the success of dramatic productions?
Claque

Round 6
1a Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
1b Which Knight of the Round Table, according to Malory, finally won sight of the Holy Grail?
Sir Perceval
2a Which ancient game (similar to draughts) was once popular with shepherds? It is still found in East Anglia and can be played on a board or a flat piece of grassland?
Nine Men's Morris
2b Which comedian played the part of the priest Noel Furlong in the TV sitcom 'Father Ted'?
Graham Norton
3a Who created the 'Thunderbirds'?
Gerry Anderson
3b What was the first name of Cunard, the founder of the shipping line?
Samuel
4a The American chain 'Krispy Kreme' opened its first UK outlet in Harrods during 2003, what do they sell?
Doughnuts
4b Which Grand National winner of the 1980s was named after a lighthouse?
Corbiere

Round 7
1a Name either of the authors of 'The River Cafe Cookbook'?
Rose Gray, Ruth Rogers
1b In Japanese cookery, what does 'sushi' actually mean?
(Vinegared or sweet pickled) Rice
2a What is the theatrical term for filling the theatre with non-paying spectators?
Papering the House
2b Private Bill Speakman won a VC for defending Point 217, in which war?
Korean
3a Which Greek hero was the son of Thetis?
Achilles
3b Whose fourth symphony is called 'The Italian'?
Mendelssohn
4a In 1938, who achieved the first tennis 'Grand Slam'?
Donald Budge
4b Gordon Murray revealed in 1999 that he had burnt all but one of the puppets used in which TV series? Accept any of Camberwick Green, Chigley or Trumpton

Round 8
1a Who broke Brian Lara's record for an individual Test innings by scoring 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003?
Matthew Hayden
1b Who is the present (Oct 2003) Mayor of New York?
Michael Bloomberg
2a Who was the first US President to occupy the White House?
John Adams
2b Who was the first person to walk in space?
Alexei Leonov
3a What was the first name of Webster, the American lexicographer?
Noah
3b What is the highest mountain in the contiguous USA?
Mt Whitney
4a What is the medical term for any organism or substance that causes disease?
Pathogen
4b What game is played with black and white stones on a grid of 19 horizontal and 19 vertical lines?
Go

Spare Questions
1 Who released the album 'Pure' in 2003?
Hayley Westenra
2 On what date is a racehorse's official birthday SOUTH of the equator?
August 1st
3 Who wrote the 'Aeneid'?
Virgil