Round One
1a Which famous British establishment was founded in 1694 by William Patterson?
Bank of England
1b Which 19th century English poet wrote "Home Thoughts from Abroad"?
Robert Browning
2a In Greek mythology, which character carried a rod called "a caduceus"? (kad-oo-see-us)
Hermes
2b Which British actress (and DBE) wrote an autobiography, entitled "No Turn Unstoned"?
Diana Rigg
3a Which metal is mainly derived from the ore "haematite"?
Iron
3b In which US state did "The Battle of the Little Big Horn" take place?
Montana
4a Which car manufacturer makes a model called the "Tiguan"?
Volkswagen
4b Who is the present Master of the Queen's Music?
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Round Two
1a Who is the present Poet Laureate?
Carol Ann Duffy
1b In which decade of the 12th Century was Thomas Becket murdered?
1170s (1170)
2a In which US state did "The Battle of Wounded Knee" take place?
South Dakota
2b Which metal is mainly obtained from the ore cassiterite?
Tin
3a From which English writer did Ernest Hemingway get the title for his book "For Whom the Bell Tolls"?
John Donne
3b Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Sportage?
Kia
4a "Unreliable Memoirs" is part of an autobiography of which well known writer and broadcaster?
Clive James
4b In Greek mythology which king was the father of Ariadne?
Minos

Round Three
Many hit songs have come from successful stage and film musicals. So from which shows or films did these songs first feature?
1a The Man that Got Away
A Star is Born
1b Rhythm of Life
Sweet Charity
2a My Kind of Town
Robin and the 7 Hoods
2b There's No Business like Show Business
Annie Get Your Gun
3a Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes
3b Stranger in Paradise
Kismet
4a Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Pal Joey
4b I Got Rhythm
Girl Crazy

Round Four
1a With which instrument do you associate British jazz musician Stan Tracey?
Piano
1b Name either of the US states separated by the original Mason-Dixon Line.
Pennsylvania or Maryland
2a Who was the first female presenter of BBCTV's Grandstand sports programme?
Helen Rollason
2b Rosa Parkes' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger caused a riot in which US city in 1955?
Montgomery
3a In 2008, Kobi Bryant was voted "Most Valuable Player" in which US sport?
Basketball
3b The Thar Desert is MAINLY in which country?
India
4a Hunker Munker and Tom Thumb are a married couple of mice created by which author?
Beatrix Potter
4b Which artist painted the portrait of French revolutionary Marat being murdered in his bath ?
David

Round Five
1a To within a year, when were proceedings of the House of Commons first regularly broadcast on TV?
1989
1b In which century was Greek philosopher Plato born?
5th BC
2a Who was responsible for the creation of the decoration the "Legion D'Honneur"?
Napoleon (Bonaparte)
2b On which London thoroughfare would you find the Savoy Hotel, Charing Cross Station and the Adelphi Theatre?
The Strand
3a "The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing" is a quote by which famous Greek philosopher?
Socrates
3b What was the first sports event shown in colour on BBC TV?
Wimbledon
4a On which London thoroughfare would you find the Royal Academy, Apsley House and Fortnum and Masons?
Piccadilly
4b Who was responsible for the creation of the decoration the "Purple Heart"?
George Washington

Round Six
Many well known authors have written books or series of books series containing police and private detectives. So name the authors who created by the following :
1a Jemima Shore
Antonia Fraser
1b Cordelia Gray
P D James
2a Clarice Starling
Thomas Harris
2b Thomas Linley
Elizabeth George
3a Kurt Wallender
Henning Mankell
3b Albert Campion
Marjorie Allingham
4a V I Warshawsky
Sarah Paretsky
4b Kinsey Milhone
Sue Grafton

Round Seven
1a Federico Fellini Airport serves which Italian holiday resort?
Rimini
1b John F Kennedy Airport serves which Latin American seat of government?
La Paz
2a Which famous London theatre (built 1818) was originally called The Royal Coburg Theatre?
The Old Vic
2b Name either of the termini of the 1st commercial hovercraft service.
Wallasey or Rhyl
3a Name either of the termini of the 1st commercial passenger train.
Liverpool or Manchester
3b In 1902 which British car manufacturer invented "disc brakes"?
Lanchester
4a In 1915 which Dutch engineer perfected the interrupter, which allowed a machine gun to fire safely through the propellers of an aircraft?
Fokker
4b In which English town or city would you find Britain's largest theatre?
Blackpool (Opera House)

Round Eight
1a Which specific instrument did US jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke play?
Cornet
1b The Kalahari Desert lies mainly in which country?
Botswana
2a Lancelot Gobbo is a servant of which major Shakespearean character?
Shylock
2b For which specific type of painting was Nicholas Hilliard famous?
Miniatures
3a Who succeeded the late David Vine as presenter of BBC's Ski Sunday"?
Hazel Irvine
3b Which US president is currently featured on the $5 bill?
Abraham Lincoln
4a Name one of the last 3 winners of the Epsom Derby.
Authorised. New Approach, Sea The Stars
4b Which internationally known jazz singer and anti-apartheid campaigner died in November 2008?
Miriam Makeba

Spare Questions
1 Dayron Robles of Cuba broke which athletic world record in 2008?
110m Hurdles
2 Which famous European Cathedral took 632 years to compete?
Cologne
3 What, in baseball, is the distance from pitcher's mound to batting plate?
60ft 6ins(accept 60 ft)
4 On which river does the Scottish city of Stirling lie?
Forth
5 What decimal number is represented by the binary 101 (read as one zero one)?
Five