Round One.
1A Which salad vegetable is one of the main ingredients of the Greek sauce, Tzatziki?
CUCUMBER
1B Who sang the theme song for the 1974 Bond film, "The Man with the Golden Gun"?
LULU
2A Which American screenwriter and producer created the TV phenomenon known as "Star Trek"?
GENE RODDENBERRY
2B In Greek mythology, which island in the Ionian Sea, was the traditional home of Odysseus?
ITHACA
3A Which army officer, later a Confederate General led the attack, which captured John Brown and his band of rebels at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
ROBERT E LEE
3B The film, "Bridget Jones's Diary" was based on the novel by which English authoress?
HELEN FIELDING
4A Which Lancashire wicketkeeper scored a century in only his 4th first class match in 1987?
WARREN HEGG
4B Nollywood is the colloquial name given to the film industry of which country?
NIGERIA

Round Two.
1A Who is currently the chief cashier at the Bank of England?
ANDREW BAILEY
1B Which British comedian used the catchphrase, "Can you hear me mother"?
SANDY POWELL
2A At which location did Captain Matthew Webb die in 1883?
NIAGARA FALLS
2B Which airline, founded as Jersey European Airways in 1979, has its largest base at Southampton Airport?
FLYBE
3A The TV detective series, "Cold Case" deals with unsolved murders in which American city?
PHILADELPHIA
3B Who had a U.K. hit record in 1965, with his tune, "A Walk in the Black Forest"?
HORST JANKOWSKI
4A The first stations on the three railway lines out of which Scottish city are Beauly, Carrbridge and Nairn?
INVERNESS
4B Tolloller and Mountararat are members of the House of Lords in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
IOLANTHE

Round Three.
1A King Gama and King Hildebrand are monarchs in which Gilbert and Sullivan opera?
PRINCESS IDA
1B The first stations on the four railway lines out of which city are Saxilby, Hykeham, Metheringham and Market Rasen?
LINCOLN
2A Who wrote the song, "Woodstock", even though she had not attended the festival in 1969?
JONI MITCHELL
2B Who is the head of the CSI team, in the TV series of that name? The series is set in Las Vegas, and the character played by American actor, William Petersen.
GIL GRISSOM
3A In which Commonwealth country is the low cost airline, Virgin Blue based?
AUSTRALIA
3B In which Canadian province is the city of Niagara Falls?
ONTARIO
4A In which American TV series did the main character often use the phrase, "I love it when a plan comes together"?
THE A TEAM
4B Which British banknote shows the directions N, S, E, and Won its reverse side?
£10

Round Four.
1A Which colloquial name is given to the Pakistani film industry, after the city where it is based?
LOLLYWOOD
1B Which cricketer played his first game for England as an eighteen year old in 1949, and his last 27 years later in 1976?
BRIAN CLOSE
2A "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole", was written by which English authoress?
SUE TOWNSEND
2B What was the name of the general, and political leader, who led the Mexican forces at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836?
ANTONIO SANTA ANNA
3A Which Ivy League university is situated in the city of Ithaca, in New York state?
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
3B Name the actress, who played the part of Nurse Chappel in the original TV series, "Star Trek", and married the creator Gene Roddenberry in 1969.
MAJEL BARRETT
4A The Carly Simon song, "Nobody Does It Better", was the theme song for which 1977 Bond film?
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
4B When served with an alcoholic drink, what is the Turkish word for appetisers or small dishes, equivalent to the Spanish word Tapas?
MEZE

Round Five.
1A Whom did Bernard Montgomery replace as head of the Eighth Army in North Africa in 1942?
CLAUDE AUCHINLECK
1B What name is given to the large cask which holds 54 imperial gallons of beer?
A HOGSHEAD
2A "Trains and Buttered Toast" is a collection of radio talks by which Poet Laureate?
SIR JOHN BETJEMAN
2B Which Irish sportsman is the subject of the 2008 book, "In BOD we trust"?
BRIAN O'DRISCOLL
3A Elected to office in November 2008, who is currently the Prime Minister of New Zealand?
JOHN KEY
3B First performed in 1817, who composed the music for the opera, "The Thieving Magpie"? GIAOCHINO ROSSINI
4A Which country is the setting for the Wallander detective novels by Henning Mankell?
SWEDEN
4B Standing on the shores of Loch Linnhe, which Scottish town lies at the southern end of the Great Glen?
FORT WILLIAM

Round Six.
1A In the 1995, Wallace and Gromit film, "A Close Shave", what is the name of Wendoline's robot dog?
PRESTON
1B The New Hebrides Condominium changed its name to which present title when it became independent in 1980?
VANUATU
2A In which position does England Rugby Union international Lee Mears play?
HOOKER
2B What is the family name of the Duke of Northumberland, who resides in Alnwick Castle?
PERCY
3A At which North West University is the Robert Powell theatre, in the city of his birth?
SALFORD
3B Paula Dobriansky, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, coined the phrase "Cedar Revolution" to describe events in 2005 in which country?
LEBANON
4A What is the man holding in his right hand in the 1930 painting, "American Gothic" by artist Grant Wood?
A PITCHFORK
4B What is the first name of the wife of Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne?
AUTUMN

Round Seven.
1A In which soap opera did Summer Strallen appear, before playing Maria in "The Sound of Music" in the West End?
HOLLYOAKS
1B What is the setting for the 1942 painting, "Nighthawks" by American artist, Edward Hopper?
A DINER
2A Victor Yushchenko was elected President of which country in 2005, mainly due to a series of protests known as the Orange Revolution?
UKRAINE
2B A theatre in Sale, Greater Manchester, his birthplace, is named after which Robert, a two- time Oscar winning screenwriter?
ROBERT BOLT
3A Which members of the aristocracy reside at Arundel Castle in Sussex?
DUKE OF NORFOLK (and FAMILY)
3B Who captained the England Rugby League team in the 2008 World Cup tournament in Australia?
JAMIE PEACOCK
4A The Pacific Islands nation of Tuvalu was known by which name until becoming independent in 1974?
THE ELLICE ISLANDS
4B What is the name of the bakery, run by Wallace and Gromit in the 2008 film, "A Matter of Loaf and Death"?
TOP BUN

Round Eight.
1A Ben Macdui, at 1309m, is the highest mountain in which Scottish range?
THE CAIRNGORMS
1B Which Italian region is the setting for the Inspector Montalban novels by Andrea Camilleri?
SICILY
2A First premiered in 1786, who wrote the music for the opera, "The Marriage of Figaro"?
MOZART
2B To which political party does Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd belong?
THE LABOUR PARTY
3A Known as "Muscles", after whom has the main court at the Sydney Olympic Tennis Park been named?
KEN ROSEWALL
3B At which London railway station is there a statue of Sir John Betjeman?
ST PANCRAS
4A What name is given to the cask, which holds a quarter of a barrel of beer?
A FIRKIN
4B The W.W.II campaign, known as, "The Battle of the Bulge", was fought in which area of Europe?
THE ARDENNES

Spare Questions.
1. In 2007, Lee Mead won a BBC reality contest to play which role?
JOSEPH
2. Which is the most recent country to change its currency to the Euro, doing so in January 2009?
SLOVAKIA
3. "If you shall chance, Camillo, to visit Bohemia", is the first line of which Shakespeare play?
THE WINTER'S TALE