Round 2
1a What measure is equal to one tenth of a nautical mile?
Cable
1b Through which artery does blood flow from he heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary artery
2a Which body of men, still in existence, was first formed for the Coronation of Henry VII?
Yeomen of the Guard
2b Which village on the west coast of Scotland is the home port for Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear submarines?
Faslane
3a Which canal links the Baltic and North Seas?
Kiel Canal
3b Which mathematical term means 'without limit or end'?
Infinity
4a In which cathedral is the Venerable Bede buried?
Durham
4b Which planet is known as the 'Homed Planet'?
Venus

Round 3
1a What is the proper medical term for a bruise?
Contusion
1b According to the song, where did 'Puff the Magic Dragon live by the sea'?
(a land called) Honilee
2a Which 'superhero' was created by Bob Kane?
Batman
2b Ratafia is an essence, cordial, liqueur, biscuit or cake with which flavouring?
Almond
3a Disney Corporation have theme parks in three countries, USA, France and which other?
Japan
3b Which Pacific island is also known as Rapanui?
Easter Island
4a Venus was the Roman Goddess of Love, name the Greek equivalent?
Aphrodite
4b Which British Prime Minister was a former editor of the Church Times?
Edward Heath

Round 4
1a The famous racehorses Foinavon and Arkle are both named after what?
Mountains (in Scotland)
1b What is the name given to fossilised pine resin?
Amber
2a Which city is described as 'rose red city, half as old as time'?
Petra
2b Which product was advertised with the slogan 'Whatalotigot'?
Smarties
3a Hawley Harvey were the forenames of which famous murderer?
Dr Crippen
3b In which Italian city is the newspaper 'La Stampa' published?
Turin
4a What is a 'Glengarrie'?
Hat (Scottish bonnet)
4b What type of plant has leaves called fronds?
Fern

Round 5
1a Which Premiership football club began life as 'Dial Square'?
Arsenal
1b The book commonly known as 'Fowler' gives guidance on which subject?
Use of English, (accept grammar or similar answers)
2a What was the nationality of the cartoonist Sir David Low?
New Zealander
2b There are two groups of three letters that appear together in the correct alphabetical order on a writer keyboard, give either?
FGH or JKL
3a Crippen's victim was his wife, a music hall performer who appeared under which name?
Belle Elmore
3b Of which Pacific island was Salote the Queen?
Tonga
4a Give either of the Christian names of the silent film actor 'Buster' Keaton?
Joseph Francis
4b Which star of the silent screen saw his career take a dramatic downturn after a sensational murder trial in 1921?
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

Round 6
1a Which animated film, of recent years, featured the character 'Fowler'?
Chicken Run
1b Which everyday item, used outdoors, was originally known as a 'hanways' after its inventor?
Umbrella
2a What do we call the geographical feature known locally as Sagarmatha or Cholmolungma?
Mount Everest
2b How is the Roman settlement of Ratae now known?
Leicester
3a What was the name of the comet that could be seen by the naked eye during art of 1995?
3b Which pop group includes Richie Sambora and Tico Torres and is named after the lead singer?
Bon Jovi
4a Tito came to power in Yugoslavia in 1945, what was the name of the King who went into exile?
Peter (II)
4b Which was the world's first National Park?
Yellowstone

Round 7
1a Who wrote the novel 'the Painted House'?
John Grisham
1b 'Hard' or 'flint' wheat triticum durum is a variety whose grains when ground into flour is the most suitable for making which type of foodstuff?
Pasta
2a In the TV series MASH what was the name of the transvestite character?
Corporal Klinger
2b The TV series MASH featured two colonels, name either.
Sherman Potter or Henry Blake
3a Which pop group included Mike Hugg, Tom McGuinness and Mike Vickers and was named after the keyboard player?
Manfred Mann
3b What would you be doing if you opened with a 'Nizmo Indian' or a 'Catalan'?
Playing Chess
4a Who played the young Iris Murdoch in the film 'Iris'?
Kate Winslet
4b Who won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in the film 'Iris'?
Jim Broadbent

Round 8
1a What word describes the brief description of the deed for which an award, honour or medal is given?
Citation
1b Who wrote the novel 'The Constant Gardener'?
John Le Carre
2a 'Turgid' or 'Rivet' wheat triticum turgidum produces red grain with very tall stiff straw. It is grown primarily for use in which old and still useful occupation?
Thatching
2b In existence since 1665, giving information including commissions and announcements concerning honours and awards, which is the official newspaper of the British state?
London Gazette
3a At which game might you succeed by means of a 'squeeze'?
Bridge
3b The drug MDMA is better known by what name?
Ecstasy
4a Which was Scotland's first National Park?
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
4b What was the name of the Spanish King who went into exile in 1931?
Alphonso (XIII)

Spare Questions
1 In which year was the Social Democratic Party founded?
1981
2 In which US state did the Wright brothers make the first successful powered flight on 17th December 1903?
North Carolina
3 In which body of water is Britain's only freshwater coastguard boat?
Loch Ness