Round 1
1a According to a nursery rhyme, what was lost by Lucy Lockett and found by Kitty Fisher?
Her Pocket
1b Matabeleland is part of which African country?
Zimbabwe
2a Which famous singer's real first names were Harry Lillis?
Bing Crosby
2b Which book is divided into 114 chapters called Suras??
Koran
3a Which town or city is at the mouth of the Yangtze River?
Shanghai
3b In 1993 two British boxers fought each other for the World Heavyweight title, Lennox Lewis won, who was the loser?
Frank Bruno
4a James Stewart played the part of George Bailey in which film?
It's a Wonderful Life
4b Whose first book was called Three Railway Engines?
Rev W Awdrey

Round 2
1a In 1587 Francis Drake 'singed the King of Spain's beard' in the harbour of which city?
Cadiz
1b What male condition is classified on the Hamilton-Norwood scale?
(male-pattern) Baldness
2a Running from Exeter to Lincoln, which was the longest Roman road in Britain?
Fosse Way
2b Who had a 1963 hit with The Folk Singer?
Tommy Roe
3a Who partnered Andy Murray to win the 2012 Olympic tennis mixed doubles silver medal?
Laura Robson
3b What is the ruling house of Monaco?
Grimaldi
4a Which toy was originally called the Pluto Platter?
Frisbee
4b By what name is the Battle of Aboukir Bay (1798) more commonly known?
Battle of the Nile

Round 3
1a The Isle of Capri is close to which Italian resort?
Sorrento
1b Which government agency has its headquarters at Explorer House, Southampton?
Ordnance Survey
2a In the New Testament, who demanded the head of John the Baptist?
Salome
2b On which river does Warsaw stand?
Vistula
3a The mineral stibnite is a source of which metallic element?
Antimony
3b ?Providence Plantations? is part of the official name of which US state?
Rhode Island
4a In the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, what is the name of the Fat Controller?
Sir Topham Hat
4b Detective Sergeant Albert Chisholm was a character in ah TV series featuring which small-time crook?
Arthur Daley

Round 4
1a Name either of the two car companies that part of General Motors in the year it was founded (1908).
Buick, Oldsmobile (also McLaughlin Car Co of Canada)
1b Pico d;Aneto is the highest point in which mountain range?
Pyrenees
2a Of which book is John Ridd the main male character?
Lorna Doone
2b Which organisation benefits from The Secret Policeman's Balls?
Amnesty International
3a What is the name of the bell that hangs in Lloyd's of London;s HQ in Lime Street, London?
Lutine Bell
3b In which month is Oak Apple Day?
May (29th)
4a Which geographical feature separates Swansea Bay from Carmarthen Bay?
Gower Peninsula
4b In the passing of a Government Bill, what follows the Third Reading?
Royal Assent

Round 5
1a Who was the last Briton to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Doris Lessing
1b Which tree is sometimes known as the false plane?
Sycamore
2a According to the New Testament, who was the High Priest of the Jews to whom Jesus was taken when he was first arrested?
Caiaphas
2b Which football club reached the top division in 1919 and have never since been relegated?
Arsenal
3a What is the name of the fragrant essential oil obtained chiefly from the Damask Rose?
Attar (Otto)
3b In the Superman comics, who is the young photographer whoworks with and is friends with Clark Kent and Lois Lane?
Jimmy Olsen
4a The holder of which post is the First Commoner of the Land?
Speaker of the House of Commons
4b What honorary title is given to members of the Royal Family when acting as figureheads of British Army regiments on public occasions?
CoIonel-in-Chief

Round 6
1a Who was the oldest British monarch at the time of ascending the throne?
William IV
1b Which visitor attraction is in Exploration Drive, Leicester?
National Space Centre
2a Which German battleship was sunk by Lancaster bombers in a Norwegian fjord in November 1944?
Tirpitz
2b The Battles of Alma and Inker man took place during which war?
Crimean
3 a Give either of the forenames of the author of Mary Poppins, PL Travers?
Pamela Lyndon (also accept Helen, her real name)
3b In which north west town is there a penny-farthing museum? A 'Great Race' is held there every ten years.
Knutsford
4a From 1999 to 2001, Quentin Blake was the first person to hold which post?
Children?s Laureate
4b Who is the current Poet Laureate?
Carol Ann Duffy

Round 7
1a If Batman is Bruce Wayne, what is the name of Batwoman?
Any of Kate, Kathy or Katherine Kane
1b Whose novel, set in 1745, is considered to be the first historical novel?
Sir Walter Scott (Waveriey)
2a Who was Britain's last Roman Catholic monarch?
James 2nd
2b The heir to which English monarch died when the White Ship sank in 1120?
Henry 1st
3a The River Ure runs along the length of which Yorkshire dale?
Wensieydaie
3b The prefix thio- refers to the presence of which element in a chemical compound?
Sulphur
4a Prior to 1905, when Cardiff became one, which was the only city in Wales?
Bangor
4b Which country was known to the Romans as Mauretania Tingitana?
Morocco

Round 8
1a The Porteus Riots of 1736 took place in which city?
Edinburgh
1b In literature, who sailed across the Atlantic to Liverpool in the SS Henrietta?
Phileas Fogg
2a Since the foundation of the Football League which is the only team from outside the League (or Premier League) to win the FA Cup, doing so in 1901?
Tottenham Hotspur
2b Which nut is obtained from the tree Juglans Regia??
Walnut
3a Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle lie either side of the river close to which English town?
Falmouth
3b Which French city was ceded to Cromwell in 1658 and sold back to the French by Charles 2nd in 1662?
Dunkirk
4a Which spirit is the base of a Sidecar cocktail?
Brandy
4b The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash crosses which river?
Tamar

Spare Questions
1 Nicknamed Old Grog, which Admiral ordered the watering down of rum rations in 1738?
(Edward) Vernon
2 In which film did Jude Law play a sniper at the Battle of Stalingrad?
Enemy at the Gates
3 Played on TV by Gregor Fisher, whose boat was called The Vital Spark?
Para Handy