Round 1
1a All the mountains on which of Saturn's moons are named after peaks in The Lord of the Rings?
TITAN
1b The Express, The Telegraph, The Economist, The Times, The Star and The Independent were all what in 1830?s London? (Not Newspapers)
STAGECOACHES
2a Which Beatles classic was originally titled Scrambled Eggs?
YESTERDAY
2b Dublin, Glasgow, London, Petroleum, Coal, Wax, Stay and Jump are all towns in which US State?
KENTUCKY
3a What is a group of kittens called?
A KINDLE
3b For what purpose was Eton College originally founded?
TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOLING FOR POOR
BOYS
4a Who are better known as Gog and Cokke in Denmark and Dick and Doof in Germany?
LAUREL AND HARDY
4b Harris Biggs-Wither proposed to which writer in 1793?
JANE AUSTEN

Round 2
1a When was the guillotine last used in France?
1977
1b Sliced bread was the greatest invention since what?
WRAPPED BREAD
2a Which American President was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame?
LINCOLN
2b 'O for amuse of fire that would ascend. The brightest heaven of invention' are the opening lines of which Shakespeare play?
HENRY V
3a Where in Northamptonshire is the British Formula 1 Grand Prix held?
SILVERSTONE
3b Which US President has a statue in Parliament Square?
KENNEDY
4a Who presented Meet the Romans on TV?
MARY BEARD
4b In which film did George Lazenby play James Bond?
ON HER MAJESTY?S SECRET SERVICE

Round 3
1a Who is the Agony Uncle of the Daily Telegraph?
GRAHAM NORTON
1b Longitude by Dava Sobel concerns the invention of what?
(MARINE) CHRONOMETER
2a In World War II what invention of John Scott Haldane was issued to everybody in the UK?
GAS MASK
2b What is the name of the RAF's display team?
RED ARROWS
3a Who was the winning owner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 2013?
THE QUEEN
3b Name either of the only planets with no natural satellites?
MERCURY OR VENUS
4a Henry Cavendish discovered which element?
HYDROGEN
4b Who is the new head of the Bank of England?
MARK CARNEY

Round 4
1a What does the name Volkswagen mean?
PEOPLES CAR
1b Where in the UK is Bains Field?
NORTH SEA
2a Who invented the original 'little black dress'?
COCO CHANEL
2b ?We knocked the bastard off.? Whose first words were these to people awaiting his return?
EDMUND HILARY
3a Digestive biscuits were invented as a cure for what?
INDIGESTION
3b In which Scottish town was David Livingstone born?
BLANTYRE
4a In what year were the cave paintings at Lascaux discovered?
1940
4b What did William Herschel discover in 1781?
URANUS

Round 5
1a Name the Belfast vet who invented the pneumatic tyre?
DUNLOP
1b From which country did the first garden gnomes come to the UK?
GERMANY
2a Ir is the chemical symbol for which element?
IRIDIUM
2b Bumble is the nickname of which sports commentator?
DAVID LLOYD
3a Where did Captain Cook meet his end in 1779?
HAWAII
3b What did Banting and Best discover in 1921?
INSULIN
4a Which Himalayan garden shrub was first brought to the UK by Joseph Hooker?
RHODODENDRON
4b Who invented the telescope in 1608?
HANS LIPPERSHEY

Round 6
1a Who is known as The Father of Television?
JOHN LOGIE BAIRD
1b From the late 19th Century, which English town was known as Biscuit Town?
READING
2a Which famous man was born in Litchfield 1709?
DR JOHNSON
2b Which hotel was the first in London to be lit by electricity?
SAVOY
3a Near which Lincolnshire village did the apple fall on Newton?s head?
WOOLSTHORPE (Woolsthorpe-by-Coltersworth)
3b Who commissioned the Royal Observatory?
CHARLES II
4a What significant role did Anmer play on June 4th 1913?
HORSE THAT KILLED EMILY DAVIDSON
4b In which capital is the Spanish Riding School?
VIENNA

Round 7
1a William Oughred invented which mathematical instrument in 1622?
SLIDE RULE
1b Which annual London event began in 1896?
BRIGHTON RUN
2a What did Tim Berners Lee found?
WORLD WIDE WEB
2b Which popular dessert was invented at the Hungry Monk in Alfriston, Sussex?
SUSSEX POND
3a What is the forename of Peter Phillips? wife?
AUTUMN
3b In which country would you find the Test Cricket Ground of Sabina Park?
JAMAICA
4a The German nation anthem is set to whose music?
JOSEPH HAYDN
4b Who invented the aqualung diving apparatus?
JACQUES COUSTEAU

Round 8
1a What have the following in common: Agatha Christie, Winston Churchill, Joyce Grenfell and Stella McCartney?
EACH HAD AN AMERICAN MOTHER
1b Who composed the opera The Huguenots?
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
2a What beverage was invented by Joseph Priestley?
SODA WATER
2b Which British university first developed grapheme?
MANCHESTER
3a Where Was HMS Royal Oak sunk in World War II?
SCAPA FLOW
3b What is known in the theatre as the iron?
SAFETY CURTAIN
4a At which stately home was Downton Abbey filmed?
HIGHCLERE
4b Who stole the fire from heaven?
PROMETHEUS

Spare Questions
1 What did Arthur Wynne invent?
CROSSWORDS
2 Asked 'Can you see anything'? who replied 'Yes, wonderful things'?
HOWARD CARTER
3 Which author created Private Eye Kate Brannigan?
VAL MCDERMID