Round 1
1a Pussy Galore features in which Ian Fleming book (later a film)?
GOLDFINGER
1b Vladimir Ashkanazy plays which musical instrument?
PIANO
2a What was founded by the Rev. William and Catherine Booth in 1878?
SALVATION ARMY
2b What is/was a seller of Papal indulgences called?
A PARDONER
3a By what name was the singer Ronnie Wycherley better known?
BILLY FURY
3b Which Italian wrote the opera "La Boheme"?
PUCCINI
4a What was the name of Alexander the Great's horse?
BUCEPHALUS
4b Who wrote the book "The Brothers Karamazov"?
DOSTOYEVSKY

Round 2
1a In which country is the winter resort of St Moritz?
SWITZERLAND
1b By what name was singer Terence Nelhams better known?
ADAM FAITH
2a What did William Addis invent whilst in Newgate Prison?
THE TOOTHBRUSH
2b In mythology, which winged horse did Bellerophon ride?
PEGASUS
3a Who was the last prisoner in Spandau Jail, Berlin?
RUDOLPH HESS
13b How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?
24
4a In which month of the year does pheasant shooting legally begin?
OCTOBER
4b In children's literature, which car did Commander Caractacus Potts drive?
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

Round 3
1a What was the first name of the character "Rigsby" in the TV comedy "Rising Damp"?
RUPERT
1b Which island is/was politically divided by the "Attilla Line"?
CYPRUS
2a Who designed the statue "Angel of the North" which stands alongside the M1 motorway?
ANTHONY GORMLEY
2b Which British Trade Union has the largest paying membership?
UNISON
3a What was the first name of the boxer Sonny Liston?
CHARLES
3b Who wrote the book (later a film) "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"?
ALLAN SILLITOE
4a Who wrote the 1930's books "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn"?
HENRY MILLER
4b In which European city is the criminal society called the "Camorra" based?
NAPLES

Round 4
1a What is the symbol/logo of the financial institution "Legal and General"?
AN UMBRELLA
1b Who directed the film "Gladiator", starring Russell Crowe?
RIDLEY SCOTT
2a Who wrote the poems "The Soldier" and "The Old Vicarage"?
RUPERT BROOKE
2b Who said "In the Country of the Blind The One-eyed Man is King?
H G WELLS
3a On a dartboard which number is between 18 and 13?
4
3b Paul Tortlellier and Mistislav Rostropovich are associated with which musical instrument?
THE CELLO
4a Who played Jim Morrisson in Oliver Stone's film "The Doors"?
VAL KILMER
4b What is produced in a Bessemer Converter?
STEEL

Round 5
1a What metal is always present in alloys called amalgams?
MERCURY
1b Where are the administrative headquarters of the Isle of White?
NEWPORT
2a What is the S.I. unit of power?
THE WATT
2b Whose ghost was at the dinner table in "Macbeth"?
BANQUO'S
3a Who, apart from Geoff Hurst, scored in the 1966 World Cup Final for England?
MARTIN PETERS
3b Which U.S. state known as "The Mainland State" or "The Last Frontier" has the forget-me-not as its state flower?
ALASKA
4a Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth?
VESTA
4b Who is the only figure skater to win 3 consecutive Winter Olympic gold medals?
SONJA HENIE

Round 6
1a Which tune is mentioned twice in "The Merry Wives of Windsor"?
GREENSLEEVES
1b What, in Buddhist theology, is the highest level of attainment?
NIRVANA
2a At which London Underground station was there a rail crash in January 2003?
CHANCERY LANE
2b Which music legend was the subject of Don McLean's song - "American Pie"?
BUDDY HOLLY
3a In children's literature where does Rupert Bear live?
NUTWOOD
3b Who said "A week in politics is a long time"?
HAROLD WILSON
4a What was the first planet to be discovered with a telescope?
URANUS
413, Which explorer was born at Blantyre, Scotland in 1813?
DAVID LIVINGSTONE

Round 7
1a Which type of precious stone is the "Star of India"?
SAPPHIRE
1b On what date is Burns Night celebrated?
25th JANUARY
2a Which famous jazz singer was known as "Lady Day"?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
2b From which poem is the line "Rats, they fought like dogs, and killed the cats"?
PIED PIER OF HAMLIN
3a What is the capital city of the American state of Wyoming?
CHEYENNE
3b Who wounded Achilles in the heel, leading to his death?
PARIS
4a What type of whisky has the same name as a French royal family?
BOURBON
4b On which planet are the craters Brahms and Liszt?
MERCURY

Round 8
1a Who wrote the novel "Mansfield Park"?
JANE AUSTEN
1b Name the year in which Freddie Mercury died, hostage Terry Waite was released and No. 10 Downing Street was mortar bombed?
1991
2a Which day of the week is traditionally associated with "Ladies Day" at Royal Ascot?
THURSDAY
2b In the board game Monopoly, what is the colour of the property "Coventry Street"?
YELLOW
3a What is the only non-fictional country visited by Gulliver in his travels?
JAPAN
3b In the Bible, which of Jesus" disciples tried to walk on water?
PETER
4a Actress Fenella Fielding was the sister of which famous comedian and comic actor?
MARTY FELDMAN
4b Which British King had the longest reign?
GEORGE III

Spare Questions
1 What was the first Elvis Presley single to reach number one in the UK?
ALL SHOOK UP
2 In computing, how many bytes are there in a kilobyte?
1024
3 In science, what is the S.I unit of energy?
JOULE
4 How many chromosomes are there in the female sex cell?
23
5 Which politician, now a Lord of the Realm, served with the SBS and was Britain's special representative in Bosnia?
PADDY ASHDOWN