Round 2
1a Which 1991 Disney cartoon was nominated for Best Picture Oscar?
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
1b Who was assassinated while watching the play "Our American Cousin"?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
2a What is the surname of the French brothers who were pioneer developers of the hot air balloon?
MONTGOLFIER
2b What did Sir John Harrington invent in 1589?
FLUSHING TOILET
3a What does the Arabic word "Islam" mean?
SURRENDER/SUBMISSION
3b What is Tachophobia the fear of?
Speed
4a In the rhyme, what is Wednesday's Child?
FULL OF WOE
4b What is the capital of Somalia?
MOGADISHU

Round 3
1a Which American state capital is Topeka?
KANSAS
1b Which gemstone is associated with the month of April?
DIAMOND
2a Who took out his first patent for a revolver in 1836?
SAMUEL COLT
2b Which architect designed Marble Arch in London?
JOHN NASH
3a What is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter "S"?
SIERRA
3b Outside which New York building was John Lennon shot?
THE DAKOTA
4a Salvia Officianalis is the Latin name for which herb?
SAGE
4b What relation was George III to George II?
GRANDSON

Round 4
1a In which US state is the Hancock Field International Airport?
NEW YORK STATE (near Syracuse)
1b What is the SI Unit for magnetic flux?
WEBER
2a A Government called Ochlocracy is ruled by whom?
THE MOB/CROWD
2b Who composed the operas "Tancredi" and "The Italian Girl in Algiers"?
ROSSINI
3a With which record label did Oasis rise to fame?
CREATION
3b How long is a Chukka in polo?
Seven and a half minutes (accept 7-8 minutes)
4a Which writer was the subject of the 1993 film "Shadowlands", starring Anthony Hopkins?
C. S. LEWIS
4b Who wrote the books "Sanctuary" and "The Sound and the Fury"?
WILLIAM FAULKNER

Round 5
1a Ynys Mon is the largest island in England and Wales - by what name is it known in English?
ANGLESEY
1b Who was the main character in the TV show "One Foot in the Grave"?
VICTOR MELDREW
2a Who is the film producer/director husband of Julie Andrews?
BLAKE EDWARDS
2b Who was Poet Laureate between 1896 and 1913?
ALFRED AUSTIN
3a What is the colour of the Bakerloo Line on a map of the London Underground?
BROWN
3b Sunderland FC's nickname is which animal?
BLACK CATS
4a To what does the German word "zeitgeist" translate in English?
SPIRIT OF THE AGE
4b In World War 2, what was Operation Sealion?
HITLER'S PROPOSED INVASION OF BRITAIN

Round 6
1a Which 1995 Disney film was given a special Academy Award for its pioneering use of computer animation?
TOY STORY
1b Which English dramatist was stabbed to death in a Deptford tavern on 30th May 1593?
CHRISTOPHER MARLOW
2a What is Charles E "Chuck" Yeager's claim to fame in aviation?
FIRST PERSON TO BREAK
THE SOUND BARRIER
2b What did John Walker invent in 1827?
SELF-LIGHTING MATCH
3a What does the Japanese word "Shinto" mean?
THE WAY OF THE GODS
3b What is Gymnophobia a fear of?
NUDITY/NAKEDNESS
4a In the rhyme, what is Friday's child?
LOVING AND GIVING
4b What is the capital city of Mongolia?
ULAAN BAATAR

Round 7
1a Which American state has the capital St Paul?
MINNESOTA
1b Which birthstone is associated with the month of September?
SAPPHIRE
2a Who invented the fountain pen in 1884?
LEWIS WATERMAN
2b Who designed the new Coventry Cathedral in 1951?
SIR BASIL SPENCE
3a What is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for the letter "K"?
KILO
3b In which Los Angeles hotel was Robert Kennedy assassinated?
THE HOTEL AMBASSADOR
4a Hedera is the Latin name for which plant?
IVY
4b What relation was Richard III to Edward IV?
BROTHER

Round 8
1a In which US state is the international airport of Kent County?
MICHIGAN
1b What is the SI Unit for electrical conductance?
SIEMENS
2a A Government called a Plutocracy is ruled by whom?
THE RICH/WEALTHY
2b Who composed the operas "Daughter of the Regiment" and "The Elixir of Love"?
DONIZETTI
3a Elvis Costello's "Watching the Detectives" was a first hit for which record label?
STIFF
3b How man hoops are there on a croquet pitch?
6
4a Which Irish singer was the subject of the 1992 film "Hear My Song"?
JOSEF LOCKE
4b Who wrote "Sanders of the River" and "Four Just Men"?
EDGAR WALLACE

SPARE QUESTIONS
1. Who played the Prisoner in the TV programme of the same name?
PATRICK McGOOHAN
2. Who, in 1976, opened her first Body Shop?
ANITA RODDICK
3. Who wrote the Just William books?
RICHMAL CROMPTON
4. Who succeeded David Steele as leader of the Liberal Democrats?
PADDY ASHDOWN