Round One.
1A Which 1937 film about boxing, starring Edward G Robinson, was remade in 1962, as a musical, starring Elvis Presley?
KID GALAHAD
1B In Greek mythology, who saved Andromeda from the Kraken, a large sea monster?
PERSEUS
2A Who is the present Prime Minister of Canada?
STEPHEN HARPER
2B Whereabouts in the human body is the zygomatic bone situated?
THE CHEEK
3A The external scenes for the TV series, "Dad's Army", were mainly filmed in and around which market town in Norfolk?
THETFORD
3B What type of animal is a schipperke?
A DOG
4A Which author wrote the lines, "Home is the sailor, home from the sea, and the hunter, home from the hill"?
R.L. STEVENSON
4B Give a year in the life of the artist, Thomas Gainsborough?
1727-1788

Round Two.
1A Which treaty ended the Franco-Prussian war in 1871?
TREATY OF FRANKFURT
1B The M32 motorway connects the M4 to which English town or city?
BRISTOL
2A Gannymede is the largest moon, orbiting which of the planets?
JUPITER
2B Who, in 2006, became the first man to be sent off in a UEFA Champions league final?
JENS LEHMANN
3A Which instrument is played by the American classical musician, Carlo Curley?
THE ORGAN
3B The Nag's Head was the local pub in which TV comedy series?
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES
4A Which film actress, born Tula Finklea in Texas in 1922, died in June 2008, aged 88?
CYD CHARISSE
4B In the 1960's, which car company, part of BMC, made models called the Kestrel and the Elf?
RILEY

Round Three.
1A Which Bradford car manufacturer, up until 1954, built the Javelin and Jupiter models?
JOWETT
1B Which famous film star had a part in the 1927 film, "Words and Music" under the name Duke Morrison?
JOHN WAYNE
2A What was the name of the club, frequented by Arthur Daley in the TV series, "Minder"?
THE WINCHESTER
2B Tasmin Little is a virtuoso classical musician. She plays which instrument?
THE VIOLIN
3A In 1988, which once famous British athlete was given a seven year jail sentence, in America, for drug trafficking?
DAVID JENKINS
3B Which is the largest moon, orbiting the planet Neptune?
TRITON
4A The M606 motorway connects the M62 to which English town or city?
BRADFORD
4B In which city was the congress held in 1814-15, which agreed the settlement of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
VIENNA

Round Four.
1A Give a year in the life of the composer, Henry Purcell?
1659-1695
1B To what was Wordsworth referring when he wrote, "Shall I call thee bird, or but a wandering voice?
THE CUCKOO
2A A native of South America, the pudu is the smallest known species of which animal?
THE DEER
2B The TV series, "Doc Martin", starring Martin Clunes. is filmed on location in and around which fishing village in Cornwall?
PORT ISAAC
3A Whereabouts in the human body is the calcaneus bone situated?
THE HEEL
3B Who is currently the Prime Minister of Eire?
BRIAN COWEN
4A In Greek mythology, which Queen of the Amazons was accidentally killed by her ally, Amazon Queen Penthesilea?
HIPPOLYTE (accept MELANIPPE)
4B Julie Jordan and Mr Snow are both characters in which stage and film musical?
CAROUSEL

Round Five.
1A The Cesarewitch horse race is run at Newmarket during which month of the year?
OCTOBER
1B A plant described as etoliated has been grown lacking what?
LIGHT
2A On a Caribbean cruise, if your ship called in at Willemstad, which island or country would it be visiting?
CURACAO / DUTCH ANTILLES
2B Which American big band leader had as his theme song, the tune, "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"?
TOMMY DORSEY
3A The Great Land Rush of 1889 took place in which state of the USA?
OKLAHOMA
3B In the bible, to whom did Ruth say the words, "Whither thou goest, I will go, and where thou lodgest, I will lodge"?
NAOMI
4A Name the English pottery designer, whose "Bizarre" ware from the 1930's is still much sought after?
CLARICE CLIFF
4B Which tree is also known as the Trembling Poplar?
THE ASPEN

Round Six.
1A Popular in Russia and the Ukraine, what type of foodstuff are blini?
STUFFED PANCAKES
1B The flag of Venezuela is divided into three bands. Two of the colours are red and yellow. What is the third?
BLUE
2A Which author wrote the classic Russian novel, "The Brothers Karamazov"?
FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
2B Which Italian coastal resort is served by Federico Fellini Airport?
RIMINI.
3A Who or what is "The Telegraph Toughie"?
A CROSSWORD PUZZLE
3B Who was the Scottish Labour Party leader, who resigned in June 2008, after failing to declare donation to her leadership campaign in 2007?
WENDY ALEXANDER
4A Constantia, famous as a wine growing area, is a suburb of which South African city?
CAPE TOWN
4B Which naturally occurring silicate mineral takes its name from the Greek word for inextinguishable?

Round Seven.
1A The name of which martial art comes from Korean words meaning 'kick fist method'?
TAE KWON DO
1B Hawkes Bay is a wine-growing region in which country?
NEW ZEALAND
2A Who is the leader of the Scottish Nationalist Party, and currently, the First Minister of Scotland?
ALEX SALMOND
2B What was the name of the comic book character, "The Tough of The Track"?
ALF TUPPER
3A Etihad is the national airline of which Middle Eastern country?
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
3B Which author wrote the classic French novel, "Therese Raquin"?
EMILE ZOLA
4A The flag of Hungary is divided into three bands. Two of the colours are red and white. What is the third?
GREEN
4B Originating in Italy, what kind of food is pecorino?
CHEESE

Round Eight.
1A How do we know the countryside shrub or tree botanically named, Sambucus Niger?
THE ELDER
1B Name the German born, British art historian, who wrote a series of books entitled, "The Buildings of England", between 1951 and 1974?
NIKOLAUS PEVSNER
2A According to the bible, Zaccariah was the father of which New Testament figure?
JOHN THE BAPTIST
2B The Battle of Bull Run, also called the 1st battle of Manassas, was fought in 1861, in which state of the USA?
VIRGINIA
3A Buddy Rich was a famous musician in the Big Band era. Which instrument did he play?
DRUMS
3B On a Caribbean cruise, if your ship called in at Scarborough, which island would it be visiting?
TOBAGO
4B Ceratopsian dinosaurs are so named because they had what physical feature?
A HORN
4B Which horse, ridden by Kevin Manning, won the 2008 Epsom Derby?
NEW APPROACH

Spare Questions.
1. Which organisation for women has the initials, WAR?
WOMEN AGAINST RAPE
2. Which Rugby Union Club plays most of its home matches at the Stoop Memorial Ground?
HARLEQUINS
3. The Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean are a territory of which country?
AUSTRALIA