Round 2
1a Who was the first footballer to be sent off in an FA Cup Final?
Kevin Moran
1b The Forth road bridge is part of which trunk road?
A90
2a Which plant is attacked by the Boll Weevil?
Cotton
2b What was the subject of Bradshaw's Guide which was published between 1841 and 1961?
Railway timetables
3a Name either of the two books in the Old Testament that are named after women?
Ruth and Esther
3b In 2004, which TV programme was voted best sitcom of all time by BBC viewers?
Only Fools and Horses
4a Sao Miguel and Graciosa are part of which island group?
Azores
4b In 2004, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' became only the third film to win 11 Academy Awards. Name either of the other two?
Ben Hur, Titanic

Round 3
1a Who played the Phantom of the Opera in the original London musical?
Michael Crawford
1b Who discovered or isolated six different elements in the years 1807 and 1808?
Humphrey Davy
2a In March 2004 a first edition of which children's comic was sold for £12,100?
Beano
2b What is the modern name for the old colony of Dutch Guiana?
Surinam
3a Holman Hunt, Millais and Rosetti formed which school of painting?
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
3b Which company makes the 'Outlander' four-wheel-drive car?
Mitsubishi
4a Who composed the oratorio 'the Creation'?
Haydn
4b What did the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy describe as "mostly armless"?
The Earth

Round 4
1 Who plays Thermo-man in the BBC TV sitcom 'My Hero'?
Ardal O'Hanlon
1 Who was the first England footballer to be sent off in a full international?
Alan Mullery
2a Which British Prime Minister said "I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end"?
Margaret Thatcher
2b Which plant is attacked by the Colorado beetle?
Potato
3a Name the book that was voted into second place (after 'the Lord of the Rings') in the BBC Big Read?
Pride and Prejudice
3b The psaltery and the shawm are referred to in the Bible; what are they?
Musical instruments
4a The juice of which fruit is added to champagne to make a Bellini?
Peach
4b In a 4-stroke internal combustion engine, what is the third stroke?
Ignition

Round 5
1a To whom did David Copperfield convey the message 'Barkis is Willin"'?
Clara Peggotty
1b Of whom did Paul Bremer say "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him"?
Saddam Hussein
2a Which climbing plant has the common name 'Old Man's beard'?
Clematis
2b James I was the first Stuart king of England; who was his mother?
Mary, Queen of Scots
3a Cezanne, Gauguin and Matisse belonged to which school of painting?
Postimpressionism
3b In which American state is the vast majority of Yellowstone National Park?
Wyoming
4a What is the surname of the artist brothers Jake and Dinos?
Chapman
4b In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what is the name of the fish that is able to translate from any language?
Babel fish

Round 6
1a Which comedian plays the builder Colin in the BBC TV sitcom 'All About Me'?
Jasper Carrott
1b The Camargue is on the delta of which European river?
Rhone
2a Which female singer had the classic hit 'I Will Survive'?
Gloria Gaynor
2b What is the modern name for the old colony of French Sudan?
Mali
3a In which county is Bisley, home of the National Shooting Centre?
Surrey
3b Which famous woman wrote the book 'The Goldfish Bowl'?
Cherie Blair
4a A Gimlet is a cocktail made from gin and the juice of which fruit?
Lime
4b What is the fuel difference between 2-stroke and 4-stroke internal combustion engines?
Oil is added to 2-stroke

Round 7
1a Name either of Saddam Hussein's two sons who were killed in the weeks before his capture?
Qusay or Uday
1b Which book features action on Grimpen Mire?
The Hound of the Baskervilles
2a Which US President said "It's true hard work never killed anyone, but I figure why take the chance"?
Ronald Reagan
2b Which female singer had the classic hit 'Band of Gold'?
Freda Payne
3a Cate Haste co-wrote 'The Goldfish Bowl' with Cherie Blair, she is the wife of which Lord?
Melvyn Bragg
3b Which wine is legally restricted such that it can be made only from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Menniere grapes?
Champagne
4a Which contemporary composer wrote the choral work 'A Child of Our Time'?
Sir Michael Tippett
4b Within the remains of which castle can the ruins of a Roman lighthouse be seen?
Dover

Round 8
1a Name either of the rivers that flow into the Gironde estuary?
Garonne or Dordogne
1b Which pioneer of electricity and magnetism was formerly a London bookbinder's apprentice?
Michael Faraday
2a Henry 2nd was the first Plantagenet king of England; who was his mother?
Queen Matilda (Empress
Maud)
2b Which climbing flower of the family Leguminosae has the Latin name Lathyrus Odoratus?
Sweet Pea
3a Which German word is used to denote a wine that is made from late-harvested grapes?
Spatlese
3b The Badminton Horse Trials take place in which county?
Gloucestershire
4a Which Norman castle in Kent, built on the remains of a Roman fort, was used as the first stronghold of the invading Normans in 1066?
Pevensey
4b Tracey Emin's work 'Everyone I Have Ever Slept With' featured what?
A tent

Spare Questions
1 Sir Christopher Wren was once a professor at Oxford, on what subject?
Astronomy
2 Give any year in the life of English highwayman Dick Turpin?
1706-1739
3 Which Christian name is shared by the infamous body-snatchers Burke and Hare?
William