Round One
1A What was the name of the BBC TV comedy series broadcast between 1956 and 1961 that included episodes called, The Missing Page and The Radio Ham?
Hancock's Half Hour
1B According to tradition, The Pied Piper of Hamelin drowned the town?s rats in which river?
Weser
2A What was the name of the army doctor, son of the Bishop of Liverpool, who was awarded two Victoria Crosses during World War 1, the second posthumously?
Noel Chavasse
2B Who, according to a song by Ian Dury, had a love affair with Tina in the back of my Cortina?
Billericay Dickie
3A Which Football League club moved into its new home in 2011 at the Falmer Stadium, now known as the Amex Stadium for sponsorship purposes?
Brighton & Hove Albion
3B Which musical instrument has a name which derives from the Greek for good sound or sweet voice?
Euphonium
4A Named by Captain Cook for a Lord Commissioner of the Royal Navy, what name is given to the inlet of the Tasman Sea that forms a large natural harbour and includes Sydney Harbour and its environs?
Port Jackson
4B Who is the English film director of The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93 and Captain Phillips?
Paul Greengrass

Round Two
1A Which country became the 28th member of the EU on 1st July 2013?
Croatia
1B What is the alternative name of The Battle of Sharpsburg fought on 17th Septermber 1862, the bloodiest single day in the US Civil War, with 22,717 dead wounded or missing?
Antietam
2A Which is Charles Dickens' third published novel, its characters include: Madame Mantalini, Newman Noggs and Vincent Crummles?
Nicholas Nickleby
2B What was the BBC TV comedy series that ran between 1962 and 1974 that included episodes called The Leadman Cometh, My Old Man's A Tory and A Cuckoo In The Nest?
Steptoe and Son
3A Give the first name of either of the Brothers Grimm, famous for collecting traditional fairy stories.
Jacob or Wilhelm
3B Which large Roman villa in West Sussex was accidentally discovered by Aubrey Barrett, an engineer for the Portsmouth Water Company, while laying a pipe across a field?
Fishbourne
4A What is the first name of Wayne and Coleen Rooney's second son, born in May 2013?
Klay
4B The German national anthem Der Deutschlandlied with words by Hoffman, has a tune by which composer?
Haydn

Round Three
1A In which year did the following occur: formation of the Football Association, opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London and the wedding of Edward, Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark?
1863
1B Guinea-Bissau is a former colony of which country, represented in its official language?
Portugal
2A Which business based in Needham, Massachussets claims to be the world's largest and most popular travel community with over 100 million user-generated reviews of hotels, restaurants and attractions?
Trip Adviser
2B According to the New Testament, shortly after the resurrection Jesus appeared to two disciples and took supper with them at which town north of Jerusalem?
Emmaus
3A What is the alternative name of The First Battle of Manassas fought on 21st July 1861, the first major land battle in the US Civil War?
Bull Run
3B How many coloured squares are there on the surface of a Rubik's cube?
54
4A In 1916 the USA purchased the Virgin Islands from which country?
Denmark
4B Which Football League club moved into its new home in 2007 at the New Meadow, now known as the Greenhous Meadow for sponsorship purposes?
Shrewsbury Town

Round Four
1A Little Monsters are Twitter followers of which female singer-songwriter? ;
Lady Gaga
1B Which is Charles Dickens' thirteenth published novel, its characters include: Uncle Pumblechook, Bentley Drummle, John Wemmick and Biddy?
Great Expectations
2A Which cocktail is made by muddling sugar with bitters, adding whisky or brandy and a twist of citrus rind?
Old Fashioned
2B What model name was assigned to the classic Land Rover design after the introduction of the Discovery and Freelander models in the 1980's and 1990's?
Defender
3A In 2013 Yahoo purchased which pictures and video microblogging website business that was founded in 2007 in New York City by David Karp?
Tumblr
3B What type of bridge structure comprising one or more towers with the deck supported by wires from each tower, has two types, the harp and the fan? Notable examples are the Millau Viaduct, Second Severn Crossing and the elevated sections of the Oresund.
Cable Stayed
4A Who according to a song by Ian Dury was a charmer, as a writer he was brahma. velvet jackets and pyjamas, the gay divorcee and other dramas?
Noel Coward
43 The US flag contains the most stars, having 50, but which country's flag has the second most, with 27 stars?
Brazil

Round Five
1A What is the first forename of David and Victoria Beckham's fourth child, a girl born in 2011 in Los Angeles?
Harper
1B Which standard orchestral instrument has a name which derives from the French for high wood?
Oboe
2A What is the most common name of the British bird Pandon Haliaetus, also known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk?
Osprey
2B Which first lady of the USA was born in Southampton, New York in 1929 and died in Manhattan in 1982? She became the third youngest first lady.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
3A Under what name does author Daniel Handler write children's fiction?
Lemony Snicket
3B The insignia of King John of Bohemia, killed at the Battle of Crecy, has now become the crest of which noble Englishman?
Prince of Wales
4A What name, meaning sewer in Latin, is given to the singular bodily orifice found in birds, reptiles and amphibian that is used for both excretory and reproductive functions?
Cloaca
4B What is the most common name of the British bird Falco Columbarius, a pigeon hawk, the males having a blue grey back?
Merlin

Round Six
1A Equivalent to English counties or French departements, Voivodships (pronounced VOY-VOD-SHIPS) are the top level administrative subdivisions or provinces of which country, an EU member since 2004?
Poland
1B Which Roman Emperor had a large palace built at Tivoli in the second century AD, a villa that now bears his name?
Hadrian
2A Which first lady of the USA was born in Missouri in 1885 and died there in 1982? She became the longest-lived first lady.
Bess Truman
2B The Oresund Bridge connects Copenhagen to which Swedish city?
Malmo
3A Which racehorse won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2007 and 2009, the first to win in non-consecutive years and the King George VI Chase five times?
Kauto Star
3B The flag of South Africa has six colours. Red, white and blue are on the old South African flag. Green, yellow and black are the colours of which South African political organisation?
African National Congress
4A Weird Al Yankovic, Phil Cunningham, Benny Andersson of Abba and Sharon Shannon are all noted exponents of what musical instrument?
Accordion
43 What was the name of George Stephenson's first successful steam locomotive that he built for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825?
Locomotion Number 1

Round Seven
1A Named for a Shakespearean queen, which is the largest of the moons of Uranus?
Titania
1B Who is the English film director of The King's Speech and Les Miserables?
Tom Hooper
2A Napoleon surrendered on board which Royal Navy ship a veteran of the Battles of The Nile and Trafalgar?
HMS Bellerephon
2B Which EU member country's national anthem has no words?
Spain
3A As in Neandertal, the German word tal translates as what word in English?
Valley
3B Named after a character appearing in Acts of the Apostles, what name is given to the act of paying for sacraments and consequently for holy offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church?
Simony
4A Which cocktail is made by adding drambuie to scotch whisky served on the rocks in a stemmed glass?
Rusty Nail
4B Where do littoral creatures live?
Shoreline (precisely between high and low water lines)

Round Eight
1A Twihards are Twitter followers of which movie franchsie based on a series of novels?
Twilight
1B Coventry Cathedra! is dedicated to which Saint?
St Michael
2A Which station was the southern terminal of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, and the only underground?
Dingle
2B Which station was the northern terminal of the Liverpool Overhead Railway?
Seaforth Sands
3A In which year did the following occur: first cricket test match, first Wimbledon tennis championships and the University boat race is uniquely a dead heat?
1877
3B Bela Fleck, Earl Scruggs, Barney MacKenna of The Dubliners and Pete Seeger are all noted exponents of what musical instrument?
Banjo
4A Which country joined the European Common Market with the UK and Ireland in 1973?
Denmark
4B Which racehorse, unbeaten in 14 races, won an unprecedented 9 consecutive Group One races including the 2,000 Guineas in 2011 and is the highest ever rated by Timeform?
Frankel

Spare Questions
1 In professional wrestling, an audience favourite is referred to as 'a face'', but what name, also a body part, is given to a cheating, hated performer, whose every move is usually booed?
Heel
2 Which classic fairy tale was first published in written form by Poet Laureate Robert Southey in 1837?
Goldilocks (and the three bears)
3 The Russell Group comprises 24 leading members of what institutions?
Universities
4 In 1500, Vicente Yanez Pinzon, became the first European to explore what river?
Amazon
5 Ocean going ships of up to 3,000 tons can navigate the Amazon as far as Iquitos, an inland port some 2,250 miles (3,600 kilometres) from the sea, in which country?
Peru
6 Which Mexican dish is a steamed corn husk filled with meat or vegetables coated in masa dough?
Tamale