Round Two
1a Which planet of the solar system is next in size to Jupiter?
Saturn
1b The 1644 Battle of Selby was part of which conflict?
English Civil War
2a Which composer wrote the "Prometheus (or Eroica) Variations"?
Beethoven
2b Metres per second squared are the units for what measure?
Acceleration
3a Who wrote the 1842 poem "Locksley Hall"?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
3b Which planet, based on the average distance, is closest to the earth?
Venus
4a The 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field was part of which conflict?
Wars of the Roses
4b Which composer (1732) wrote the humourous "Coffee Cantata"?
J. S. Bach

Round Three
1a Who was the original presenter of TV's "Stars in Their Eyes"?
Leslie Crowther
1b Who wrote "Address to the Devil", "To a Louse", etc?
Robert Burns
2a Kilograms per cubic metre are units for what measure?
Density
2b Who (February 2003) is the presenter of TV's "Bargain Hunt"?
David Dickinson
3a In what profession does a notary public work?
Legal (Law)
3b Hierro and Gomera are part of which North Atlantic island group?
Canaries
4a What charity was described using the phrase 'the ever-open door'?
Dr. Barnado's
4b Which film character famously used the phrase 'go ahead-make my day!'?
Dirty Harry (Callahan)

Round Four
1a New Providence, Long Island, and Cat Islands are part of which island group?
Bahamas
1b Who, on board ship, is the naval paymaster?
Purser
2a Which British scientist (1736-1819) was known as the 'father of steam'?
James Watt
2b Which computer games company produced 'Sonic the Hedgehog'?
Sega
3a France, Germany, UK and USA are four of the members of the G8 group of major industrial powers - name any other.
Russia / Italy / Canada /Japan
3b Which US state has Canada on the North, Idaho on the East, Oregon on the South, and the Pacific Ocean on the West?
Washington
4s Who was elected as the second Pope c AD 67?
St. Linus (of Tuscany)
4b Who had a UK No. 1 hit with "Pure and Simple"?
Hear'say

Round Five
1a Which French explorer was known as 'the Father of Canada'?
Jacques Cartier
1b Which computer games company produced the 'Tomb Raider' game?
Eidos
2a Who were the first winners of the Football League (1888-89)?
Preston North End
2b The European Parliament holds its plenary sessions in which French city?
Strasbourg
3a What name was taken by Nicholas Breakspear, the only English Pope?
Adrian IV
3b Small Heath, first winners of football's Division Two, are now known as what?
Birmingham City
4a A ruby wedding is celebrated after how many years?
Forty
4b Which US state only has borders with Massachusetts and Connecticut?
Rhode Island

Round Six
1a What substances are classified as floral, green, and aldehydic?
Perfumes
1b Who played Beth Jordache in TV's "Brookside"?
Anna Friel
2s What device is used in Egypt for raising water with bucket and pulley?
Shadoof (Shaduf)
2b Who (Feb 2003) is Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
Diane Abbott
3a Who played Frank Butcher in TV's "Eastenders"?
Mike Reid
3b For what purpose was a punka (punkah) used in India?
As a cooling fan
4a Who (Feb 2003) is Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood?
Clare Short
4b Which perfume house is named after a wild duck found in Provence?
Cacherel

Round Seven
1a What was the operational name of the WWII 1944 Anglo-American invasion of Normandy?
Overlord
1b "Good Vibrations" was the title of an autobiography of a female entrepreneur, also of a percussionist - name either.
Evelyn Glennie /Ann Summers (Jacqueline Gold)
2a Who composed "The Flight of the Bumble Bee"?
Nicholas Rimskv-Korsakov
2b In what decade of the 20th century were policewomen first appointed?
1910 's (1914)
3a "Confessions of an Actor" was the title of an autobiography of a US actor, also of a British actor - name either.
Laurence Olivier / John Barrymore
3b Who composed 'the Sabre Dance'?
Aram Khatchaturlan
4a In what decade of the 20th century was the first woman PM elected?
1960's (1960 - Sri Lanka)
4b What was the operational name of the British airborne landing at Arnhem in 1944?
Market Garden

Round Eight
1a Which member of the Royal Family holds the title of Duke of Rothesay?
Prince Charles
1b What was the former occupation of TV presenter Jerry Springer?
Lawyer
2a Which US novelist wrote the book "The Executioner's Song" (1979)?
Norman Mailer
2b Who was the Greek goddess of chastity and of hunting?
Artemis
3a What was the former occupation of comedian Tommy Cooper?
Guardsman (Soldier)
3b Which US novelist wrote the book "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1961)?
Irving Stone
4a Who was the Roman goddess of agriculture?
Ceres
4b Who was the father of the present Duke of Edinburgh?
Prince Andrew of Greece

Spare Questions
1 Who were runners-up in the first (1930) Football World Cup?
Argentina
2 Which British female singer had a hit with "Kids In America"?
Kim Wilde
3 "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" are the opening lines of which book?
1984 (George Orwell)