Round 2
1a What is the name of the green substance found in plants which absorbs light?
CHLOROPHYLL
1b If you were experiencing epistaxis, what would be happening to you?
A NOSE BLEED
2a The "principle of least action" is an alternative name for whose laws?
NEWTON
2b Which influential Blues singer-songwriter calls his guitar "Lucille"?
B.b. KING
3a When would the body produce keloid tissue?
TO FORM A SCAR
3b What was Judas Iscariot's position within the 12 Apostles?
TREASURER
4a According to the Bible, who was the first person to see the risen Jesus?
MARY MAGDALEN
4b How do the Australian Aborigines refer to their mythical past?
DREAMTIME

Round 3
1a The Duel Entente 1893 - 1917) was a treaty between France and which country?
RUSSIA
1b Where is Britain is the Channel Tunnel terminal?
CHERITON (accept Folkestone)
2a What was devised in 1887 by Ludwig Zamenhof?
ESPERANTO
2b Which famous film star's middle names were Leslie Thompson?
ERROL FLYNN
3a Which compound gas is used in refrigeration?
FREON
3b In which river did the mythical Lorelei lure sailors to their doom?
RHINE
4a Which blues and folk singer composed "The Rock Island Line"?
LEADBELLY (accept HUDDIE LEADBETTER
4b How is Prince Siddhartha better known?
BUDDHA

Round 4
1a Which King of France was known as "The Sun King"?
LOUIS XIV
1b In which year was the League of Nations founded?
1920
2a In telecommunications, what does the "I" in ISDN stand for?
INTEGRATED (Services Digital Network)
2b Which animal has varieties called slender and slow?
LORIS
3a What is the title given to a Naval Officer having completed one year at Naval College?
MIDSHIPMAN
3b Fleshy fruits which contain a stone, such as cherries, plums and peaches, are called what?
DRUPES
4a What is the name of Australian Aboriginal ceremonial dance?
CORROBOREE
4b What does the "S" in ISBN stand for?
(International) STANDARD (Book Number)

Round 5
1a From which country did the USA buy 73.000 sq. km of land in the Gadsen Purchase?
MEXICO
1b What, in 1501, did Aldus Manutius introduce to the world of printing?
ITALIC (type face)
2a In which year was the first English florin minted (5 years either way)
1849 (1845 - 1854)
2b Which is the largest country in the continent or Africa?
SUDAN
3a Which physical feature is known to Maoris as "Aoraki" (The Cloud Piercer)?
MT COOK (NZ)
3b Which guitarist played with Stephane Grappelli at the Hot Club in Paris?
DJANGO REINHARDT
4a What is the name of the collection of Welsh folk tales and myths?
MABINOGION
4b The North Vietnamese, Le Duc Tho, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with whom?
HENRY KISSINGER

Round 6
1a In which US state is Three Mile Island?
PENNSYLVANIA
1b What does the name Mahatma mean?
GREAT SOUL
2a Buckminster Fullerine is a type of which common element?
CARBON
2b Clement Philibert Leo are the forenames of which composer?
DELIBES
3a Where is the Gibson Desert?
AUSTRALIA
3b Which Biblical character was carried to Heaven in a fiery chariot?
ELIJAH
4a In which year did the Dalai Lama win the Nobel Peace Prize?
1989
4b Which sporting team was formed in 1927 by Abraham Saperstein?
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS

Round 7
1a in Scottish law, what is the name given to the Public Prosecutor and Coroner?
PROCURATOR FISCAL
1b Robert Gall is credited with identifying the virus responsible for which disease?
AIDS
2a 'Trip to Mars" and "Conquers the Universe" are the 2nd and 3rd films of which character?
FLASH GORDON
2b Who is the English composer of the choral work "A Child of our Time"?
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
3a Who wrote the play 'A Long Day's Journey into Night"?
EUGENE O'NEILL
3b Which chemical element translates from the Greek as "stranger"?
XENON
4a What is the first part of Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung"?
DAS RHEINGOLD
4b Who wrote the play "Juno and the Paycock"?
SEAN O'CASEY

Round 8
1a Which chemical element translates from the German as "Goblin"?
COBALT
1b What unit of length is "one tenth millionth of a millimetre"?
ANGSTROM
2a What is the SI unit approximately equal to an angle of 57.3 degrees?
RADIAN
2b In which decade was the Sydney Harbour Bridge opened?
1930s (19th March 1932)
3a What is the name given to the single world continent land mass?
PANGAEA
3a What was the name of the Swede who developed the plant classification system?
LINNAEUS
4a Which Pope bestowed the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry VIII?
LEO X
4b At any one time, what is the maximum number of Order of Merit members in the British Isles?
24

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. What is the company name in the TV series "Taxi"?
SUNSHINE CABS
2. What is the name given to the identification, description and classification of sounds used in speech?
PHONETICS
3. In which US city is the TV show "Cheers" based?
BOSTON