Round 1
1a From which English football club did Rupert Lowe resign when the club was placed into administration in 2009?
SOUTHAMPTON
1b Who assassinated Arch duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914?
GAVRILO PRINCIP
2a The kings of which country have alternatively been called Christian or Frederick since 1513?
DENMARK
2b "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme from which film?
TITANIC
3a Mary Lennox is the central character of which 1911 Frances Hodgson Burnett novel?
THE SECRET GARDEN
3b Who won the 1962 Nobel Prize for Medicine for their discovery of the structure of DNA along with James Watson and Maurice Wilkins?
FRANCIS CRICK
4a Which company took over the shopping chain Bejam in 1989?
ICELAND
4b Chablis is the northernmost district of which French wine growing region?
BURGUNDY

Round 2
1a What was the codename for the German invasion of Russia in 1941?
BARBAROSSA
1b Who was the manager of Hull City who gave his half time team talk on the pitch during the 2008/09 Premier League Season?
PHIL BROWN
2a On which novel was the 1995 Clueless loosely based?
EMMA
2b What is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu?
CHENNAI (ACCEPT MADRAS)
3a Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
TIM BERNERS-LEE
3b What was the forename of F Scott Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby"?
JAY
4a The India Pale Ale "Old Empire" is brewed by which company?
MARSTONS
4b In which city is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development located?
LONDON

Round 3
1a In Greek Mythology who was the messenger of the gods?
HERMES
1b In the Old Testament which son of Isaac is also known as Israel?
JACOB
2a What is the first name of Andrew Murray's tennis playing brother?
JAMIE
2b What was the nickname of Queen Joan the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?
MAD ( JUANA LA LOCA)
3a Who was the first UK winner of the Eurovision Song Contest?
SANDIE SHAW
3b Actress Georgia Moffett played the Doctor's daughter in an episode of Dr.Who in 2008 but coincidentally who is her father?
PETER DAVISON ( A FORMER DOCTOR)
4a Who wrote Cold Comfort Farm?
STELLA GIBBONS
4b The former Irish MEP Rosemary Scallon is better known by which name?
DANA

Round 4
1a The painting "the Girl with the Pearl Earring" is by which artist?
VERMEER
1b Who wrote the novel "The Wide Sargasso Sea" inspired by the novel Jane Eyre?
JEAN RHYS
2a Who was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966?
HENDRIK VERWOERD
2b What does the G stand for in the name of cricketer W G Grace?
GILBERT
3a "Love Changes Everything" is the best known song from which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
ASPECTS OF LOVE
3b Alfred Sisley was an exponent of which school of painting?
IMPRESSIONISM
4a Who wrote the political treatise called "The Prince" in 1513?
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
4b What is the surname of the only father and son to both top the UK singles chart?
(JULIO and ENRIQUE) IGLESIAS

Round 5
1a What is the more common name for the animal known as the ounce?
SNOW LEOPARD
1b Which British newspaper was mainly responsible for exposing the MP's expenses scandal in 2009?
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
2a The "Generalife" is a villa with gardens in the grounds of which famous tourist attraction in Spain?
THE ALHAMBRA
2b Name either of the two cities who shared the Capital of Culture in 2009.
VILNIUS or LINZ
3a What is the nationality of golfer Vijay Singh?
FIJIAN
3b What is the name of the "Plum Pudding" shaped island in the outer Firth of Clyde where granite is quarried to make curling stones?
AILSA CRAIG
4a Who is the composer of "The L'Arlesienne Suite"?
BIZET
4b What is the surname of Eddie, Clarrie and Joe in The Archers radio programme?
GRUNDY

Round 6
1a Which former Tory Cabinet Minister is reported to have put in an expenses claim for cleaning his moat in the recent scandal?
DOUGLAS HOGG
1b A "Gloucester Old Spot" is a breed of which animal?
PIG
2a In which country did the dance "The Czardas" originate?
HUNGARY
2b During the 2008 Proms series of concerts one was based upon the music written by composer Murray Gold for which TV series?
DR WHO
3a On which island in the North Sea did both St Aidan and St Cuthbert live?
LINDISFARNE
3b The first Olympic Games in three decades without a boycott of some sort was held in 1992 in which city?
BARCELONA
4a Who as at March 2009 chairs the Radio 4 programme "The News Quiz"?
SANDI TOKSVIG
4b Who composed "The Karelia Suite"?
SIBELIUS

Round 7
1a Who had a number 1 hit in 1972 with "Mouldy Old Dough"?
LIEUTENANT PIGEON
1b Who wrote the novella "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?
TRUMAN CAPOTE
2a Which mammal is also known as a river horse?
HIPPOPOTAMUS
2b As at March 2009 who is Prime Minister of Australia?
KEVIN RUDD
3a The Caloris Basin is the largest crater on which planet?
MERCURY
3b To which religious group did the victims of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre belong?
HUGUENOTS
4a Which famous English soldier was nicknamed Old Ironsides?
OLIVER CROMWELL
4b Of which African mountain range is Jbel Toubkal the highest peak?
THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS

Round 8
1a Which war poet wrote "Dulce Et Decorum Est"?
WILFRED OWEN
1b With which musical instrument is Theolonius Monk best associated?
PIANO
2a In which country has the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi been kept under house arrest for the last 6 years?
MYANMAR (accept BURMA)
2b To which family of birds does the linnet belong?
FINCH
3a Which product was advertised in 1970's using the song "I'd like to teach the world to sing"?
COCA COLA
3b The Riva was the best know model of which car manufacturer?
LADA
4a Which country is nicknamed "The Land of The Thousand Lakes"?
FINLAND
4b Which English king was married to Charlotte of Mecklenberg?
GEORGE III

Spare Questions
1 Who wrote the novel "The Other Boleyn Girl"?
PHILIPPA GREGORY
2 Which country refused to take part in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest on the grounds that "It was a monument to drivel" - sore losers?
FRANCE
3 Which composer was nicknamed "The Red Priest"?
VIVALDI