Round 2
1a What is the star sign of people born on October 15th?
LIBRA
1b In 1954 Elvis Presley released his first single - What was it?
THAT'S ALL RIGHT MAMA
2a The saying 'Bad money drives out good' is known as what?
GRESHAM's LAW
2b In 1911 what did Hiram Bingham discover?
MACCHU-PICHU - the lost city of the INCAS
3a What name is given to the short-barrelled rifles once used by cavalrymen?
CARBINES
3b What is the anatomical name for the collarbone?
CLAVICLE
4a Which system of Hindu philosophy derives its name from the Sanskrit for 'union'?
YOGA
4b In which year, in Britain, were women over the age of 30 given the vote?
1918

Round 3
1a Who wrote a sonnet about Ozymandias- king of kings?
Percy Bysshe SHELLEY
1b In the Hindu religion what is a sadhu?
HOLY MAN
2a Who invented bi-focal lenses between 1766-1780?
Benjamin FRANKLIN
2b 'Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George' is a quotation from which Shakespeare play?
HENRY V
3a Of which 70's group was Brian Connolly the lead singer?
SWEET
3b Where in England was the world's first atomic generating plant?
CALDER HALL
4a Paul Hewson is the real name of which singer?
BONO
4b Militarily what does ordnance mean?
HEAVY ARTILLERY

Round 4
1a Which English University was the first to let women take degrees?
LONDON
1b John Hetherington, a London haberdasher, created which fashion in 1797?
TOP HATS
2a Who piloted a balloon alone across the Atlantic in 2003?
David HEMPLEMAN?ADAMS
2b What is the zodiacal sign for people born on Christmas Day?
CAPRICORN
3a What is the medical name for the windpipe?
TRACHEA
3b Prior to Lennox Lewis, who retired in 2004, who was Britain's last undisputed heavyweight champion?
BOB FITZSIMMONS (1897)
4a What town on the banks of Loch Fyne is the seat of the Dukes of Argyll?
INVERARY
4b Which economic law has been summarised as 'supply creates its own demand'?
SAY'S LAW

Round 5
1a What is the brand name for silicon carbide (a man made material harder than diamond)?
CARBORUNDUM
1b Which is the most poisonous fish in British waters?
WEEVER FISH
2a Who was the founder director of the Ballets Russes?
Sergei DIAGHILEV
2b Dottie Turnbull will disappear from our television screens - which company was she advertising?
TESCO
3a Sasser and Netsky appeared early in 2004 - what were they?
COMPUTER VIRUSES
3b Who wrote the book on which the film 'The Shawshank Redemption' was based?
STEPHEN KING
4a Which drink (still obtainable) was registered as a medicine in 1912 by John Nichols?
VIMTO
4b From which animal is nutria fur obtained?
COYPU

Round 6
1a What do the works of Alexander Calder mainly consist of?
MOBILES
1b Who is the only British athlete to have won medals in track and field events at three Olympic games?
STEVE BACKLEY
2a Queen Susan died in July 2004 - to which throne was her husband the claimant?
ALBANIA
2b In which year did the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament hold its first meeting; Mike Hawthorn become the first British-born Grand Prix Champion and the Preston By-pass open?
1958
3a Which actor has written autobiographies called 'Tall, Dark & Gruesome' and 'Lord of Misrule'?
CHRISTOPHER LEE
3b Which 2004 film will be the last using Disney's hand drawn cartoon method?
HOME ON THE RANGE
4a Which trophy is awarded to the Rugby Union World Champions?
WEBB-ELLIS CUP
4b Who, already well known, has become the Chief Scout?
PETER DUNCAN

Round 7
1a From what creature was sepia originally obtained?
CUTTLEFISH
1b For which trophy do England and Scotland compete in Rugby Union?
CALCUTTA CUP
2a What is a porbeagle?
A SHARK
2b From which ballet company did Rudolf Nureyev defect?
KIROV
3a Which woman athlete, who died in 2004, was known as 'The Flying Housewife'?
Fanny BLANKERS-KOEN
3b Which metal is obtained from the mineral calamine?
ZINC
4a Who, currently in 2004, sponsors ITV's coverage of Formula One Racing?
DAILY TELEGRAPH
4b Which actor has written autobiographies called 'My Name Escapes Me' and 'A Positively Final Appearance'?
Sir ALEC GUINESS

Round 8
1a Which millionaires own Brecqhou in the Channel Isles?
BARCLAY BROTHERS
1b Who created the original formula for Coca-Cola?
John PEMBERTON
2a In what year did Margaret Thatcher become the longest serving PM this century, the Piper Alpha disaster take place and Edwina Currie said that most eggs were infected with salmonella?
1988
2b Owned by he Barberini family until 1780, broken, then restored, and now owned by the nation. What is it?
The PORTLAND VASE
3a Who will be the 9th Dr Who?
CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON
3b What name has been given to the new technology that will connect computers and mobiles by short wave radio?
BLUE TOOTH
4a The film 'Night of the Hunter' was the only one directed by which actor?
CHARLES LAUGHTON
4b Lady Davina Windsor is engaged to Gary Lewis - What nationality is he?
NEW ZEALANDER (MAORI)

Spare Questions
1 Who was the defeated general at the battle of Metarus in 207 BC?
Hannibal
2 George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison appeared together as part of which 'super-group'?
Travelling Wilburys
3 From which country does the dahlia originate?
Mexico