Round 1
1a In the acronym LASER, for what does the "L" stand?
Light
1b What was the 2007 segue! to the film "28 Days Later”?
28 Weeks Later
2a By what name was the Amu Darya river, which forms part of Afghanistan's borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, known in classical times?
Oxus
2b Which politician succeeded Herbert Gladstone as Home Secretary in February 1910, and also succeeded Reginald McKenna as First Lord of the Admiralty in October 1911?
Winston Leonard Spencer CHURCHILL
3a Under what pseudonym did writer Edith Pargeter create the detective Brother Cadfael?
Ellis Peters
3b An eft is a juvenile stage of which amphibian?
Newt
4a To whom did Sonny Liston lose the World Heavyweight Boxingchampionship in 1964?
Cassius Clay (accept Mohammed Ali)
4b In which specific TV series is there an Episode entitled "A Fistful of Data's"?
Star Trek. The Next Generation

Round 2
1a Which French revolutionary leader was assassinated by Charlotte Corday whilst he was having a bath?
Marat
1b Which Beatrix Potter female character was rescued from a fox by Kep the collie?
Jemima Puddle-Duck
2a "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays" were number one singles for which band?
Boomtown Rats
2b What is the SI unit of resistance?
Ohm
3a Who produced and created "Allo Allo" and "Are you being Served" with David-Croft?
Jeremy Lloyd
3b Which company manufactured the Chopper bicycle?
Raleigh
4a What is the more common name for the alligator pear?
Avocado
4b Which American president was assassinated by Charles Guiteau in 1881?
James A Garfield

Round 3
1a Who played Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film "Frankenstein"?
Boris Karloff
1b The Lilangeni is the principal unit of currency in which kingdom?
SWAZILAND
2a Which politician succeeded Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary in April 1955, and then became Chancellor of the Exchequer in December of the same year?
Maurice Harold MACMILLAN
2b Which writer's final novel was "The Brothers Karamazov"?
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3a A leveret is the young of which animal?
Hare
3b In which part of the body might one sustain a Pott's Fracture? \
The ANKLE
4a Zen, Slave and Orac, are the 3 computers used by the protagonists in which TV series of the 1970's and 80's?
Blake's 7
4b Which film actress of the 1920's was known as the "It" Girl"?
Clara Bow

Round 4
1a What name is given to the principal unit of currency in both Malawi and Zambia?
The KWACHA
1b Which revolutionary leader was born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov?
Lenin
2a Which philosopher wrote the satirical 1759 novel "Candide"?
Voltaire
2b Which band took ''Tiger Feet" to a UK number One in 1974?
Mud
3a Nephrolithiasis is the medical name for which condition?
Kidney Stones
3b Who was the creator of the sitcoms "Last of the Summer Wine" and "Open all Hours”?
Roy Clarke
4a Which actor played the title character in the 1980 David Lynch film "The Elephant Man"?
John Hurt
4b The culinary term "Du Barry", indicates the presence of which vegetable?
Cauliflower

Round 5
1a Which singer had UK top ten hits in 1958 with "Magic Moments" and "Catch a Falling Star"?
Perry Como
1b In the works of Beatrix Potter, what sort of creature was Mrs Tiggy-Winkle?
A Hedgehog
2a The cartoon character Garfield the Cat was created by which cartoonist?
Jim Davis
2b The "Ampere" is the SI Unit of what?
Electrical Current
3a Bollinger Champagne and what specific other alcoholic drink are the components of a stoli-boli cocktail?
Stolichnaya Vodka
3b The Cavallino Rampante is the logo of which sports car manufacturer?
Ferrari
4a What is the motto of the Salvation Army?
Blood and Fire
4b Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate in June 1968?
Robert Kennedy

Round 6
1a Which Rugby League team won the Kingstone Press Championship in 2014?
Leigh Centurions
1b Sirius otherwise known as the "Dog Star" can be found in which constellation?
Canis Major
2a Who directed the 1968 film "If"
Lindsay Anderson
2b In which city is "The Statue of David" by the Renaissance sculptor, Michelangelo Buonarotti, now to be found?
Florence
3a The orang utan means "person of the forest" in which language?
Malay
3b On which river does the "High Force" waterfall stand in England?
River Tees
4a Prior to his elevation to the papacy in 2013 as Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was archbishop of which city?
Buenos Aires
4b Which band had a UK number one hit in 2007 with "Ruby"?
The Kaiser Chiefs

Round 7
1a When sending an e-mail for what does the 'b' in 'bcc' stand?
Blind (Carbon Copy or Blind Courtesy Copy)
1b In which stadium was the 2014 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens tournament held?
Ibrox Stadium
2a Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan all border which country?
Uzbekistan
2b "THX1138" and "American Graffiti" were the first two feature films directed by whom?
George Lucas
3a Ruth Rendell also writes novels using which pseudonym?
Barbara Vine
3b With a name that translates into English as quilled or spined pig, which is the third largest rodent?
Porcupine
4a Who is the only World Heavyweight Boxing champion to retire undefeated?
Rocky Marciano
4b Which Pope was originally called Simon?
St Peter

Round 8
1a Which is the brightest planet to be seen in the night sky?
Venus
1b "Bye Bye Love" in 1957 was the first hit single for which duo?
The Everley Brothers
2a The bronze statue 'The Little Mermaid" designed by Edvard Eriksen, can be found in which city?
Copenhagen
2b Which cartoon character drove the "Compact Pussycat" and was menaced by the "Hooded Claw"?
Penelope Pitstop
3a Which river flows through the centre of the city of Durham?
The River Wear
3b Which type of cognac is aged for at least six years and comes between VSOP and XO in aging styles?
Napoleon
4a Eminem's single "Stan", sampled which British singers "Thank You”?
Dido
4b "Through difficulties to the stars" is the English translation of the motto of what?
RAF

Spare Questions
1 In which city where the 1956 Summer Olympic games held?
Melbourne
2 How many senators are there in the US Senate?
100
3 Shakespeare's play "As You Like It" is set in which forest?
Arden
4 Which Jacobin led the Reign of Terror in France?
Maximillian Robespierre
5 In which English county would you find Cliveden House?
Buckinghamshire