Round 1
1a In 1904, which term was used to describe the unofficial alliance between France and Britain?
ENTENTE CORDIALE
1b Cariocas is the name given to inhabitants of which city?
RIO DE JANERIRO
2a Valparaiso is a city and port in which South American country?
CHILE
2b In Roulette, what is a 'straight up' bet?
A BET ON A SINGLE NUMBER
3a Daniel Deronda was the last novel written by which English novelist?
GEORGE ELIOT
3b In which 1960s film was Marion Crane one of the central characters?
PSYCHO
4a Didier Drogba plays international football for which country?
IVORY COAST
4b Playing the zither brought fame to which female musician?
SHIRLEY ABICAIR

Round 2
1a Evelyn Glennie achieved musical fame as what type of musician?
PERCUSSIONIST
1b Which country does footballer Michael Essien represent at international level?
GHANA
2a Which 1950s film features a motorcycle gang called the Black Rebels?
THE WILD ONE
2b Confessions of an English Opium Eater, was a work by which essayist?
THOMAS DE QUINCEY
3a In roulette, what is a 'kibitzer'?
AN ONLOOKER
3b Paramaribo is a city and port in which South American country?
SURINAME
4a What name is given to inhabitants of Los Angeles?
ANGELENOS
4b Which organisation was established in 1919 to encourage international co-operation?
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Round 3
1a Which golf course is situated at Virginia Water?
WENTWORTH
1b Who was the Greek goddess of the harvest?
DEMETER
2a Which series of wars lasted from 1808 to 1814?
PENINSULAR WARS
2b In the film The Pink Panther, what was the Pink Panther?
A DIAMOND
3a In which English county is Caister-on-Sea?
NORFOLK
3b Which actor had a hit record in 1964 with 'Ringo'?
LORNE GREEN
4a Who wrote the poem The Deserted Village?
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
4b Name either of the co-founders of the Apple Corporation?
STEPHEN WOZNIAK OR STEVEN JOBS

Round 4
1a What was the name of the first computer to beat a chess champion?
DEEP BLUE
1b What poet wrote 'Come Into the Garden Maud'?
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
2a Which actor and comedian had a hit record in 1975 with The Ugly Duckling?
MIKE REID
2b In which English county is Chipping Norton?
OXFORDSHIRE
3a Which 1990 film earned Kathy Bates a Best Actress Oscar?
MISERY
3b Which war lasted from 1740 to 1748?
WAR OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
4a Who was the Roman god of the underworld?
DIS
4b Which golf course is situated in Sutton Coldfield?
THE BELFRY

Round 5
1a Who was the female presenter of the 1970s TV show `Tiswas'?
SALLY JAMES
1b In which Dickens novel do Daniel and Mrs Quilp appear?
THE OLD CURIOSITY
SHOP
2a Whom did Malcolm Williamson succeed as master of the Queens Music?
SIR ARTHUR BLISS
2b Who was the first person to score six sixes in one over in ODI international match?
HERSCELLE GIBBS (South Africa v Netherlands 2007)
3a Which Robbie Burns hero has type of headwear named after him?
TAM O'SHANTER
3b Which German philosopher wrote Critique of Pure Reason?
IMMANUEL KANT
4a In 'The Wizard of Oz' what did Dorothy have to say to get back to Kansas?
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
4b Name either of the US states that are bordered by Lake Tahoe?
CALIFORNIA OR NEVADA

Round 6
1a Lake Disappointment is located in which Australian state?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
1b What film opens with the words "I believe in America"?
THE GODFATHER
2a Which German theoretical physicist was the best known for enunciating the 'uncertainty principle'?
WERNER HEISENBERG
2b What disease did Robert the Bruce die of?
LEPROSY
3a Which Australian wicket-keeper and batsman hit 100 sixes in his test march career?
ADAM GILCHRIST
3b Who was the conductor of the Halle orchestra for nearly three decades?
SIR JOHN BARBIROLLI
4a Which Dickens novel features Dotheboys Halls?
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
4b Which actor played the part of Captain Smith in the 1997 film `Titanic'?
BERNARD HILL

Round 7
1a In Benny Hill's 1971 hit, how old was 'Ernie, The Fastest Milkman in the West'?
52
1b What type of geographical feature is a tarn?
A MOUNTAIN LAKE OR POOL
2a What term is used for a fear of lightning?
ASTRAPHOBIA
2b Published in 2003, who wrote the novel `Grimus'?
SALMAN RUSHDIE
3a What is the English translation of the Latin word 'Alias'?
OTHERWISE
3b Which rugby Super League team play at Belle Vue Stadium?
WAKEFIELD WILDCATS
4a In which 1980s TV sit-com did Brenda and Malcolm enjoy ornithology?
WATCHING
4b I In which year was the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster?
1988

Round 8
1a In which year was the Hungerford massacre?
1987
1b In the 1970s TV sit-corn Please Sir, what was the name of the caretaker?
POTTER
2a Which rugby Super League team play at The Brewery Field?
CELTIC CRUSADERS
2b What is the English translation of the Latin word 'Alibi'?
ELSEWHERE
3a The Wasp Factory, published in 1984, was the first novel by which writer?
IAIN BANKS
3b What word means a fear of bees?
APIPHOBIA
4a What geographical feature is described as an elevated area of land, with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs?
MESA
4b Complete the line from this Frankie Valli hit, 'Oh what a night, last December back in …'
63

Spare Questions
1 How many players are there in a Gaelic Football team?
15
2 Which line on the London Underground map is represented in red?
CENTRAL LINE
3 What is the second largest rodent in the world after the Capybara?
BEAVER
4 The song 'You'll be in my heart', comes from which Disney film?
TARZAN