Round 1
1a John Adams was the first Vice President of the USA. Who was the second?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
1b Which city is the capital of the German state of Saxony?
DRESDEN
2a In knitting, binding on is another name for which technique?
CASTING ON
2b From which Cole Porter musical do the songs ‘So In Love’ and ‘Too Darn Hot come?
KISS ME KATE
3a Goitre is a chronic inflammation of which gland?
THYROID
3b Who did Serena Williams beat in the Ladies’ Singles Final at Wimbledon in 2016 to gain revenge for the 2016 Australian Open Final?
ANGELIQUE KERBER
4a Whose novels follow the adventures of former US military policeman Jack Reacher?
LEE CHILD (accept JIM GRANT)
4b Which American Oscar winning actor provided the voice of Woody in the Toy Story films?
TOM HANKS

Round 2
1a The Sicilian town of Messina is the setting for which Shakespeare play?
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
1b Who played the Bond villain Max Zorin in A View to a Kill?
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
2a Of what is gamophobia the irrational fear?
MARRIAGE or RELATIONSHIPS
2b Everton, Deportes Antofagasta and O’Higgins are football clubs from which country?
CHILE
3a Which singer’s autobiography entitled Over the Top and Back was published in October 2015?
TOM JONES
3b Which actress played Mrs Victor Meldrew?
ANNETTE CROSBIE
4a The name of which element is derived from the Latin for Copenhagen?
HAFNIUM
4b Which Spanish golfer made his Ryder Cup debut in 1999 aged 19?
SERGIO GARCIA

Round 3
1a In 1911 what did Charles Robinson Sykes produce that remains an icon in the world of motoring to this day?
THE SPIRIT OF ECSTASY MASCOT (accept ROLLS ROYCE BONNET MASCOT)
1b Which item, used in sport, is made of vulcanised rubber, is 1 inch thick and 3 inches in diameter?
PUCK (IN ICE HOCKEY)
2a Which winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 had previously been awarded the Italian Silver Medal for bravery during World War One?
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
2b Actor Trevor Eve played Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd in which long running TV drama?
WAKING THE DEAD
3a What kind of fowl would you be eating if you were served tacchino in an Italian restaurant?
TURKEY
3b Classical musician Tasmin Little is famous for playing which instrument?
VIOLIN
4a Isabella of Angouleme was the mother of which King?
HENRY III
4b In which American state would you find the landmark Pikes Peak?
COLORADO

Round 4
1a According to Greek mythology, who was the Earth Goddess, wife of Uranus and mother of the Titans?
GAEA
1b In which band would you find Win and Will Butler?
ARCADE FIRE
2a Which English mariner in the ship HMS Investigator, between 1801 and 1803 became the first man to circumnavigate Australia?
MATTHEW FLINDERS
2b Which African nation’s flag comprises one white star in the centre of a blue background?
SOMALIA
3a Who, as warden of the Royal Mint in 1717, moved Britain from the silver standard to the gold standard?
ISAAC NEWTON
3b In which English county would you find Dunstable Downs?
BEDFORDSHIRE
4a Which tree, common in the UK, is sometimes referred to as the false plane?
SYCAMORE
4b Which 17th century artist painted The Toilet Of Venus, a work that is better known by its alternative title?
VELASQUEZ

Round 5
1a If you were served spade as the fish course in an Italian restaurant, what would you be eating?
SWORDFISH
1b In which city was Andre Previn bom in 1929?
BERLIN
2a Anne Hyde was the first wife of which King?
JAMES II
2b In which American state would you find the landmark Devil’s Tower?
WYOMING
3a Which much disliked item of street furniture was invented in 1932 by American Carlton Magee?
PARKING METER
3b Which of the English Classic horse races is run over a length of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards?
ST LEGER
4a Which winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969 had been awarded the Croix de Guerre for his wartime exploits in the French Resistance? SAMUEL BECKETT
4b Actor Rupert Penry Jones played Adam Carter in which TV spy drama?
SPOOKS

Round 6
1a Whose fourth autobiography Open the Cage, Murphy was published in September 2015?
PAUL O’GRADY
1b Which actor played Richard Bucket, long-suffering husband of Hyacinth?
CLIVE SWIFT
2a The name of which element is named after the German for goblin?
COBALT
2b Which male athlete broke the 400 metres world record at the World Championships in Seville in 1999?
MICHAEL JOHNSON
3a Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is set in which European city?
VIENNA
3b What is the name of the banker played by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen in the 2006 film Casino Royale?
LE CHIFFRE
4a Of what is ablutophobia the irrational fear?
WASHING or BATHING or CLEANING
4b Arsenal, Newell’s Old Boys and Velez Sarsfield are football clubs from which country?
ARGENTINA

Round 7
1a Which mathematician gave his name to the x,y,z system of co-ordinates in mathematics?
RENE DESCARTES
1b In which English county is the Vale of Pewsey?
WILTSHIRE
2a The common flower Aquilegia or Granny’s Bonnet is also known by what name?
COLUMBINE
2b Which 18th/19th century artist produced the works known as The Naked Maja and The Clothed Maya?
GOYA
3a According to Egyptian mythology, the god Osiris was murdered by his evil brother. Who was this brother?
SETH (or SET)
3b In which band would you find Jonny and Colin Greenwood?
RADIOHEAD
4a In 1860-61 who jointly led an expedition to cross Australia from South to North with Robert O’Hara Burke?
WILLIAM JOHN WILLS
4b Which African country’s national flag comprises 3 horizontal bands of green, white and blue?
SIERRA LEONE

Round 8
1a Which organ of the human body contains the pineal gland?
BRAIN
1b Henri Kontinen won the Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon in 2016 with which partner?
HEATHER WATSON
2a Alex Cross is the fictional detective/forensic scientist creation of which writer?
JAMES PATTERSON
2b Which English Oscar winning actor provided the voice of Scar in the animated film The Lion King?
JEREMY IRONS
3a Theodore Roosevelt was Vice President to which US President?
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
3b Seville is the capital of which Spanish autonomous region?
ANDALUSIA
4a What is the English equivalent of what an American knitting pattern would call seed stitch?
MOSS STITCH
4b From which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical do the songs ‘I Whistle A Happy Tune’ and ‘Hello, Young Lovers’ come?
THE KING AND I

Spare Questions
1 Which law limits inheritance of property or titles exclusively to the male line?
SALIC
2 Which island group includes Viti Levu and Vanua Levu?
FIJI
3 Whose wife is Sophie Hunter?
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH