Round 2
1a What is the title of the film based on the life of R.J. Mitchell?
The FIRST of the FEW (accept SPITFIRE, its title in the US)
1b Which flower has the Latin name Primula Veris?
COWSLIP
2a Which beer brewed by Shepherd Neame is called the 'Bottle of Britain'?
SPITFIRE
2b Who was the first English martyr for his Christian faith in 209 A.D.?
St. ALBAN
3a In which year did Hitler come to power, Jardine captain the 'Bodyline' tour of Australia and saw the release of 'King Kong?
1933
3b In the world pop music, with what name did Susan Ballion achieve fame?
SIOUXSIE SOUX (with The BANSHEES
4a Opened in 2003, where in Spain is the new Picasso Museum?
MALAGA
4b Who in 2003 succeeded Jenny Bond as Royal reporter for the BBC?
Nicholas WITCHELL

Round 3
1a In 1982, who had a No. 1 hit with 'Fame'?
Irene CARA
1b Iesh Meng Pei was the Chinese-American architect responsible for which addition to the Louvre?
The GLASS PYRAMID
2a What geological name is given to limestone upland, scenery characterized by clints and rikes and swallow holes?
KARST
2b Which island group includes San Cristobal, Santa Cruz and Santiago?
GALAPAGOS
3a Aquilegia is the botanical name for which flower?
COLUMBINE or GRANNY's BONNET
3b What nationality is Manchester City footballer Eyal Berkovic?
ISRAELI
4a Who had a hit album in 2003 with 'Life for Rent'?
DIDO
4b In which year was Gandhi assassinated, Prince Charles born and the NHS established?
1948

Round 4
1a Which BBC 2 day-time programme is presented by, among others, Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw?
WORKING LUNCH
1b The Supermarine S6 Seaplane won which trophy outright for the RAF in 1931?
SCHNEIDER TROPHY
2a Which patron saint, born in Wales, around 389, had a Roman official as a father and was a slave before studying in a monastery in Gaul?
St. PATRICK
2b What is the title of the film based on the life of Robert Stroud?
BIRDMAN of ALCATRAZ
3a Whose real name is Gaynor Sullivan?
BONNIE TYLER
3b What is, so far, unique about Shirin Ebadi (the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2003 ?
FIRST MUSLIM WOMAN to win it
4a Which publishing company introduced the first mass-market paperback in 1935?
PENGUIN
4b Which company makes the perfume 'Allure'?
CHANEL

Round 5
1a Which Russian composer died on the same day as Stalin - March 5th 1953? His death went almost unnoticed and there were no flowers left for his funeral.
Sergei PROKOVIEV
1b Who became the first US President to resign?
Richard NIXON
2a The 'weight 'of a wine conveyed by flavour and alcohol is known as what?
BODY
2b What is the name of the murder victim in the board game 'Cluedo'?
DOCTOR BLACK
3a Name the only King of England, to reach adulthood, who never married?
WILLIAM the second
3b In 1954, who became the first lefthander for 40 years to win the Wimbledon men's singles?
Jaroslav DROBNY
4a From which work of Shakespeare did Agatha Christie take the title of her play 'The Mousetrap?
HAMLET
4b Which French impressionist painted a series of studies of Rouen Cathedral?
Claude MONET

Round 6
1a The Trojans, a group of asteroids, move in the same orbit as which planet?
JUPITER
1b In cookery, what French term is used to describe food cooked with a skewer in it?
EN BROCHETTE
2a George Crabbe's poem 'The Borough' was used as the basis for which modern opera?
PETER GRIMES
2b Name the Cyclops blinded by Odysseus.
POLYPHEMUS
3a Name the hero (or anti-hero) in John Osborne's play 'Look Back in Anger'.
JIMMY PORTER
3b What is the common name for sodium hydroxide?
CAUSTIC SODA
4a What type of animal is a krait?
A SNAKE
4b What was the title of the TV series about a Canadian Mountie who went to work in Chicago?
DUE SOUTH

Round 7
1a Which US President had a sign on his desk which read 'The Buck Stops Here'?
HARRY S. TRUMAN
1b What name is given to a young beaver?
KITTEN
2a Scenes from horseracing meetings were a favourite subject for which Impressionist painter?
Edgar DEGAS
2b A chunky, well structured, full flavoured wine is known as what?
ROBUST
3a In cookery, what French term is used to describe food wrapped in pastry and baked?
EN CROUTE
3b Which composer was born on 21st March 1685 at Eisenbach in Germany?
J.S.BACH
4a Which indoor game has tiles called seasons, winds and flowers?
MAHJONG
4b Who wrote the play 'Chips with Everything'?
Arnold WESKER

Round 8
1a In the TV series 'Goodnight Sweetheart'- who played the male lead?
NICHOLAS LYNDHURST
1b How long does Puck (from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream) say it will take him to put a 'girdle round the Earth'?
FORTY MINUTES
2a Who recognised Odysseus on his return home when no one else did?
ARGOS (his dog)
2b Name the gap separating two of Saturn's rings.
The CASSINI DIVISION
3a What is the chemical name of aqua fortis?
NITRIC ACID
3b Which English King was nicknamed 'Longshanks'?
EDWARD the first
4a Which tennis player was nicknamed 'The Rockhampton Rocket'?
ROD LAVER
4b Whose opera with libretto by Jean Cocteau was based on Sophocles 'Oedipus Rex'?
Igor STRAVINSKY

Spare Questions
1 What mythological creature was half-man and half-horse?
CENTAUR
2 What is the name of the lake behind the Aswan Dam?
LAKE NASSER
3 What is the zodiacal sign for those born on Christmas Day?
CAPRICORN