Round One
1a In which month of 1914 was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
1A In what year was the Yom Kippur war?
1973
1B In messaging and internet chat, what does the K stand for in the abbreviation KISS?
Keep (it simple stupid)
2A Who wrote the 2015 best selling novel Go Set a Watchman?
Harper Lee
2B Who has won the most caps for England at rugby union?
Jason Leonard
3A Who directed the films Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle and Joy?
David O Russell
3B What metal is obtained from the ore siderite?
Iron
4A Ashgabat is the capital of which country?
Turkmenistan
4B Goat Fell, at 2860ft, is the highest point on which Scottish island?
Arran

Round Two
1A In messaging and internet chat, what does the H stand for in the abbreviation IMHO?
In my HUMBLE opinion
1B In which year did the Vietnam war officially end?
1975
2A Who holds the record for most test appearances for England at cricket?
Alistair Cooke
2B Who wrote the 2015 best selling travel book The Road to Little Dribbling?
Bill Bryson
3A Sphalerite is the main ore for which metal?
Zinc
3B Who directed the films, Babel, Birdman and The Revenant?
Alejandro Inarritu
4A Clisham, at 2621 feet, is the highest point on which Scottish island?
Lewis & Harris
4B Dushanbe is the capital of which country?
Tadjikistan

Round Three
1A What is the collective noun for a group of rhinos?
Crash or Stubborness
1B In the TV series Bob the Builder what is the name of Bob's dump truck?
Muck
2A Where in the body would you find a Bowman's capsule?
Kidneys
2B Who, in 1963, was the first woman to go into space?
Valentina Tereshkova
3A Jennie Lee was married to which Labour politician?
Aneurin Beven
3B Which newspaper was founded by Alfred Harmsworth, later 1st Viscount Northcliffe, in 1903?
Daily Mirror
4A Which philosophical theory can be defined as 'The rejection of all prior knowledge in favour of experience and induction'?
Empricism
4B From November 1861, how many stars appeared on the battle flag of the Confederate States?
13

Round Four
1A What was the name of Hanna- Barbera's space counterpart to The Flintstones?
The Jetsons
1B What is the collective noun for a group of kangaroos?
Mob, Troop or Herd
2A Who, in 1965, became the first man to walk in space?
Alexey Leonov
2B In what part of the body is the ciliary muscle?
Eye
3A Which newspaper was founded by Sir Arthur Pearson in 1900?
Daily Express
3B Jill Craigie was married to which Labour politician?
Michael Foot
4A The flag of Cornwall is a white cross on which colour background?
Black
4B Which philosophical theory can be defined as The principle of living and acting in the interest of others rather than oneself?
Altruism

Round Five
1A Gatwick Airport is connected to the motorway network by which motorway?
M23
1B In Greek myth, which creature arose from the blood of the slain Medusa?
Pegasus
2A The Quadruple Alliance of 1815 was formed by Great Britain, Austria, Russia and which other country?
Prussia
2B What is the practice of cutting off the top branches of a tree to encourage new growth at the top called?
Pollarding
3A On which river does Ipswich stand?
Orwell
3B Who composed the music for the 1841 opera Nabucco?
Verdi
4A Born Michael Smith, how was this English actor and singer famous on TV in the seventies and on stage in the eighties, better known?
Michael Crawford
4B With what school of art do you associate Fernand Leger and Georges Braque?
Cubism

Round Six
1A In Greek myth what was the many headed dog that guarded Hades?
Cerberus
1B What is the longest A road in the UK?
A1
2A What is the practice of growing fruit horizontally along walls and fences called?
Espalier
2B The Triple Alliance of 1882 to 1914 consisted of Germany, Austria and which other country?
Italy
3A Who composed the music for the 1835 opera Lucia de Lammermoor?
Donizetti
3B On which river does Leicester stand?
Soar
4A With what school of art do associate Richard Hamilton and Roy Lichtenstein?
Pop Art
4B Born Pauline Matthews, she was the first white UK singer to sign for Tamla Motown. By what name was she better known?
Kiki Dee

Round Seven
1A Who, with Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975?
Paul Allen
1B Who is the patron saint of musicians?
St. Cecilia
2A RAM is the national airline of which African country?
Morocco
2B What is SI derived unit of pressure?
Pascal
3A Which northern English football club were runners-up in the 2006 UEFA Cup?
Middlesborough
3B What was the first name of the French chef Escoffier?
Auguste
4A Winston Churchill was MP for which Scottish city between 1908 and 1922?
Dundee
4B Written and recorded in 1937, One O'clock Jump became the theme tune for whose orchestra?
Count Basie

Round Eight
1A Who is the patron saint of librarians?
St. Jerome
1B Name the person who with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976?
Ronald Wayne
2A What is the SI derived unit of work?
Joule
2B PIA is the national airline of which Asian country?
Pakistan
3A What was the first name the RAF commander Bomber Harris?
Arthur
3B Which southern English football club were runners-up in the Europa Cup in 2010?
Fulham
4A Written and recorded in 1941 Take the A Train became the signature tune of which orchestra?
Duke Ellington
4B Which 20th century Conservative PM was MP for Bewdley from 1908 to 1937?
Stanley Baldwin

Spare Questions
1 Who was the British PM at the time of the American Declaration of Independence?
Lord Frederick North (Earl of Guildford)
2 How long is the term of office of a US Senator?
6 years
3 Which US city is served by MacCarron airport?
Las Vegas
4 What stretch of water separates India from Sri Lanka?
Palk Strait