Round 1
1a Who preceded John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons?
MICHAEL MARTIN
1b Which small country has the official language of Catalan?
ANDORRA
2a What is the straight line called which joins two points on the circumference of a circle but does not pass not through the centre?
CHORD
2b Which of Dickens' novels is set at the time of the Gordon Riots?
BARNABY RUDGE
3a What was the first of the Labours of Hercules?
THE SLAYING OF THE NEMEAN LION
3b The National Gallery paid £1 lmillion in 1997 to buy a painting of the Marquess of Rockingham's racehorse Whistlejacket. Who was the artist?
GEORGE STUBBS
4a Where are the headquarters of Essex County Cricket Club?
CHELMSFORD
4b In which film did Kenneth Williams say infamy infamy they've all got it in for me?
CARRY ON CLEO

Round 2
1a At which racecourse is the Irish Grand National held?
FAIRYHOUSE
1b What was the name of the pub in Only Fools and Horses?
THE NAGS HEAD
2a Born in Wigan in 1905 Charles Olden was a fast talking patter comedian who used the name Hugh Neek in his early career - by what name was he better known?
TED RAY
2b Give a year in the life of composer Frederic Chopin.
1810-1849
3a Charles X Gustav ruled which Kingdom from 1654 to 1660?
SWEDEN
3b Cauldron Snout is a waterfall on which river?
TEES
4a To turn a Welsh rarebit into a buck rarebit what is placed on top?
(POACHED) EGG
4b Which poet was killed a week before the end of World War I?
WILFRED OWEN

Round 3
1a Which land was Cain banished to after he slew Abel?
LAND OF NOD
1b Who wrote The Day of the Jackal?
FREDERICK FORSYTH
2a Who was commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain?
SIR HUGH DOWDING
2b Which state of Germany borders Denmark?
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
3a Taraxacum Officinale is the Latin name of which common wild flower?
DANDELION
3b In which Jane Austen novel is Frederick Wentworth the lover of Anne Elliot?
PERSUASION
4a Who was the first British Prime Minister to address the US Congress?
RAMSAY MACDONALD (7th October 1929)
4b Which A road that starts at Selby, North Yorkshire, runs through York and Middlesbrough and finishes just south of Jarrow?
A19

Round 4
1a What is the common name for the gas with chemical formula O3?
OZONE
1b Which group had a 1968 UK hit with Baby Come Back?
THE EQUALS
2a The Claret Jug is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of which annual sporting championship?
THE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
2b What is the name of the actress who is the mother of actor Rupert Penry-Jones?
ANGELA THORNE
3a Which sportsman?s recent autobiography is called Staying Power: A Year in My Life?
PHIL TAYLOR
3b Who lived at the TV address, 698 Candlewood Lane, Cabot Cove, Maine?
JESSICA FLETCHER (MURDER SHE WROTE)
4a Which word completes the title of the trade union BECTU - Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union?
BROADCASTING
4b In the song Hey Jude written by Paul McCartney, who does 'Jude' refer to?
JULIAN LENNON (JOHN'S SON)

Round 5
1a Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, bom in 1657 was heir to the throne of which country?
SPAIN
1b Kinder Downfall is the tallest waterfall in which National Park?
PEAK DISTRICT
2a If a dish is a la forestiere with what is it served?
MUSHROOM
2b Which author?s son was killed in World War I, events depicted in the TV film called My Boy Jack?
RUDYARD KIPLING
3a In which city was the inaugural Russian F1 Grand Prix held in 2014?
SOCHI
3b What was the name of the pub in Ballykissangel?
FITZGERALD'S
4a Bom in Brighton in 1894 Thomas Henry Sargent was a stand-up comedian - by what name was he better known?
MAX MILLER
4b Give a year in the life of composer Franz Schubert.
1797-1828

Round 6
1a In scientific classification if Taraxacum Officinale is a species what is Taraxacum?
GENUS
1b Complete the title of the comic novel by Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a ....."
FOUNDLING
2a Who was Prime Minister of the UK at the time of the abdication of Edward VIII?
STANLEY BALDWIN
2b Which A road that starts at Holyhead in North Wales runs through Conwy and Colwyn Bay and finishes at Chester?
A55
3a What is the name of the son of Cain born in the Land of Nod, after whom Cain named a city?
ENOCH
3b Who wrote The ipcress File?
LEN DEIGHTON
4a Who commanded the German fleet in the Battle of Jutland?
ADMIRAL REINHARD SCHEER
4b The Germans call it the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal. What do we call it?
KIEL CANAL

Round 7
1a Whose recent autobiography is called The Corridor or Certainty: My Life Beyond Cricket?
GEOFFREY BOYCOTT
1b Who lived at the TV address, 30 Kelsall Street Liverpool?
THE BOSWELLS (BREAD)
2a Workers in which industry belong to NACODS?
COAL (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLIERY OVERMEN, DEPUTIES AND SHOTFIRERS)
2b In the song Sexy Sadie written in India by John Lennon, who does 'Sexy Sadie' refer to?
MAHARISHI (MAHESH YOGI)
3a If the chemical elements with a single letter symbol were arranged alphabetically which letter would come next - B, C, ...?
F
3b Which group had a 1970 UK hit with Woodstock?
MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT
4a Who was the Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967 - he is remembered in the name of a trophy in the sport?
VINCE LOMBARDI
4b What is the name of the actress who is the mother of actress Rachael Stirling?
DIANA RIGG

Round 8
1a In Greek Mythology who gave Theseus the twine so he could enter the labyrinth and find his way out?
ARIADNE
1b How is the 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 usually known?
WHISTLER?S MOTHER
2a Which Spanish football club plays its home games at Vicente Calderon Stadium?
ATLETICO MADRID
2b According to Flanders and Swann what is the G-nicest work of G-nature in the zoo?
A GNU
3a Who preceded Menzies Campbell as Leader of the Liberal Democrats?
CHARLES KENNEDY
3b The Costa Smerelda is a feature of which Mediterranean island?
SARDINIA
4a A chord divides a circle into two what?
SEGMENTS
4b In which Shakespeare play would you find the character Touchstone?
AS YOU LIKE IT

Spare Questions
1 Who won the men's 400m Olympic gold medal in Paris in 1924?
ERIC LIDDELL
2 Saint Mary's Hall, founded by the Jesuits, is the preparatory department for which Lancashire Independent school?
STONYHURST
3 On a map, an isohaline is a line joining points of equal what?
SALINITY (SALT CONTENT)