Round 1
1a In which group of islands are Stronsay, Hoy and South Ronaldsay?
Orkneys
1b In which English town or city is the Special Air Service (SAS) based?
Hereford
2a What is the first line of the poem 'Home thoughts from Abroad' by Robert Browning?
Oh, to be in England (now that April's there)
2b Which European country's flag is the only one that is square?
Switzerland (also accept Vatican City)
3a According to its name, how big is the wood in `Winnie the Pooh'?
100 acres
3b Which 20th century British Prime Minister was born in Portsmouth?
James Callaghan
4a Which rugby league player was nicknamed 'Chariots'?
Martin Offiah
4b What name is given to two vowel-sounds pronounced as one syllable?
Diphthong

Round 2
1a Divine Comedy performed the title song to which very popular TV comedy series?
Father Ted
1b When George Formby sang the lines: 'It may be sticky, but I never complain, I like to have a nibble at it now and again', to what was he ostensibly referring?
(My Little Stick of) Blackpool Rock
2a Which European country's flag is the oldest in the world?
Denmark
2b Horse racing trainers Evan, Ian, Stuart and Nick, share which surname with jockeys Darren and Christian?
Williams
3a Which ancient trackway runs from St Albans to Canterbury?
Watling Street
3b Which cologne, created in 1792, was named after the street number of the building in Glockengasse, Cologne where it was created?
4711
4a In which year was the 50p coin introduced into circulation in Britain?
1969
4b The Brooklyn Bridge crosses which river?
The East River

Round 3
1a Carrots are rich in which vitamin?
A
1b In which group of islands are St Mary's, St Agnes and Bryher?
Scillies
2a In Greek mythology, Aphrodite won a beauty contest, who was the judge?
Paris
2b In which daily newspaper does the business cartoon 'Alex' appear?
Telegraph
3a What name is given to a number sequence in which each term is the sum of the two preceding terms?
Fibonacci
3b In `Winnie the Pooh', who lived in the 'House at Pooh Corner'?
Eeyore
4a Which chocolate selection was launched in 1938 and is famous for the 'say it with ……' advertising campaign?
Cadbury's Roses
4b Which British boxer was nicknamed 'The Dark Destroyer'?
Nigel Benn

Round 4
1a In which English port is the Special Boat Service (SBS) based?
Poole
1b The Alabama Three performed 'Woke Up This Morning', the title song to which very popular crime series?
The Sopranos
2a In which Ealing film comedy did Dennis Price kill off various members of the D'Ascoyne family?
Kind Hearts and Coronets
2b Name either of the other two goddesses who were beaten by Aphrodite in the 'Judgement of Paris'?
Hera, Athena
3a Which 20th century British Prime Minister was born in Broadstairs, Kent?
Edward Heath
3b Who was Les Dennis's partner on 'The Laughter Show' before his early death in 1986?
Dustin Gee
4a Manhattan Island is bounded by three rivers, the Hudson, the East and which other?
The Harlem River
4b In which year was the 20p coin introduced and the word 'new' dropped from all newly minted coins in Britain?
1982

Round 5
1a On which US ship was the World War 2 peace treaty with Japan signed?
USS Missouri
1b Which Swedish tennis player won the men's singles title at Wimbledon from 1988 to 1990?
Stefan Edberg
2a In meteorology what name is given to the technique of using substances such as silver iodide to increase precipitation?
Cloud Seeding
2b In which city is the HQ of Mercedes cars?
Stuttgart
3a What is the name of the ancient road leading south from Rome that crosses the Pontine Marshes?
Appian Way (Via Appia)
3b What name is given to the Sunday at the start of Holy Week?
Palm Sunday
4a Rubies and sapphires are varieties of which mineral?
Corundum
4b What name is given to the mark placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to show that each is pronounced separately?
Diaeresis

Round 6
1a Milk and sunlight are good sources of which vitamin?
D
1b Hans Wilhelm Langsdorf was captain of which German Battleship in World War 2?
Graf Spee
2a What is the first line of the poem 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke?
If I should die, think only this of me
2b In which daily newspaper does the political cartoon 'Nature Notes' appear?
Times
3a In the Bible, who was the third son of Noah along with Ham and Shem?
Japheth
3b Which number completes the name of the clothing and perfume company 'Miss .......'?
Sixty
4a Which Blue Peter presenter was a Chief Scout?
Peter Duncan
4b The Battle of Blenheim (1704) took place in which war?
Spanish Succession

Round 7
1a Which group has reformed after 25 years but without founder member, songwriter and keyboard player Jerry Dammers?
The Specials
1b When Gracie Fields sang the words: `...you're more than the whole world to me', to whom was she referring?
Sally
2a In which city is the HQ of Volkswagen cars?
Wolfsburg
2b Jockeys Richard, Jimmy, Paul and Amir, share which surname with trainers Micky and John?
Quinn
3a What was the name of the English logician whose name is given to diagrams of mathematical sets, the areas intersecting where they have elements in common?
(John) Venn
3b Les Dennis's first TV appearances were as a stooge on which comedian's regular show?
Russ Abbot
4a Which popular chocolates are named after a play by JM Barrie?
Quality Street
4b Emerald and aquamarine are varieties of which mineral?
Beryl

Round 8
1a Which Swedish tennis player never won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, but during the 1980s won the US Open once, the French Open twice and the Australian Open three times?
Mats Wilander
1b Graham McPherson was lead singer of a famous 1980s pop group, by what name is he usually known?
Suggs (group is Madness)
2a Which Ealing comedy featured Alec Guinness, Alfie Bass, Sid James and Stanley Holloway as a gang of crooks?
The Lavender Hill Mob
2b What is the name for the temperature at which air becomes saturated and unable to hold any more water vapour?
Dew Point
3a What name is given to the day 40 days after Easter?
Ascension Day
3b Who, in the Bible, was the twin brother of Jacob?
Esau
4a The Battle of Corunna (1809) took place in which war?
Peninsular War
4b Which TV personality is the current Chief Scout?
Bear Grylls

Spare Questions
1 Who was the husband of Lady Jane Grey?
Lord Guildford Dudley
2 Who wrote the Billy Bunter books?
Frank Richards
3 Who is the patron saint of dancers?
St Vitus