Round 1
1a Which actor was born David White in 1940?
David Jason
1b Which letter of the Greek alphabet lies between theta and kappa?
lota
2a In which men’s athletics event was the world record held by Bobby Morrow in the 1950s, Jim Hines in the 1960s and Silvio Leonard in the 1970s?
100 Metres
2b Which British singer duetted with Michael Jackson on the 1982 hit single “The Girl is Mine"?
Paul McCartney
3a Which transparent blue variety of the mineral corundum is the birthstone for September?
Sapphire
3b Who directed the 1991 film ‘The Silence of the Lambs’?
Jonathan Demme
4a What is the state capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
4b During which war was the Battle of Pork Chop Hill fought?
Korean

Round 2
1a What vegetable is present if a meal is cooked “a la Crecy"?
Carrot
1b Traditionally, how long have you been married when you celebrate your Ivory wedding anniversary?
14 years
2a Give a year in the life of Doctor Samuel Johnson.
1709-1784
2b On which river does the city of Londonderry stand?
Foyle
3a What musical instrument was played by band leader Tommy Dorsey?
Trombone
3b What is the collective noun for a group of thrushes?
Mutation (accept Burn or Hermitage)
4a Which group of people rule in an ergotocracy?
Workers
4b Deimos is a satellite of which planet?
Mars

Round 3
1a Which silent film star (1895-1966) was nicknamed ‘The Great Stone Face’?
(Joseph Frank) ‘Buster' Keaton
1b What was the first forename of the French composer Debussy?
Claude
2a Which brewery produces Old Peculiar ale?
Theakstons
2b What nationality by birth is the supermodel Iman?
Somalian
3a In Arthurian legend who was Arthur’s half-sister?
Morgan le Fay (accept Morgan, Morgana, Morgana or Morge or similar)
3b In the UK what ‘A’ number is given to the Great West Road?
A4
4a From which country does the rice dish Nasi Goreng originate?
Indonesia (accept Malaysia/Singapore)
4b What is the name of Alice’s cat in the Lewis Carroll stories?
Dinah

Round 4
1a In which year was the Grand National race declared void?
1993
1b Which 1927 musical features the song ‘Old Man River’?
Showboat
2a In the Bible, who is the father of John the Baptist?
Zacharias (accept Zachariah/Zechariah)
2b What word connects interwoven poles and twigs, a species of Australian acacia and part of a cockerel’s or turkey’s head?
Wattle
3a In which year was Charles Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic?
1927
3b What is the highest mountain in South America?
Mount Aconcagua
4a Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman goddess Minerva?
Athena
4b On a Momopoly board what colour is the Bond Street property?
Green

Round 5
1a Which comedy actor died in Spain in 1988 after he fell from a horse during the filming of ‘The Return of the Musketeers’?
Roy Kinnear
1b Which letter of the Greek alphabet lies between omicron and rho?
Pi
2a In which men’s athletics event was the world record held by Charles Dumas in the 1950s, Valery Brume! in the 1960s and Dwight Stones in the 1970s?
High Jump
2b Peter Gabriel duetted with which singer on the 1986 hit ‘Don’t Give Up’?
Kate Bush
3a Which green variety of the mineral beryl is the birthstone for May?
Emerald
3b Who directed the 1997 film ‘The Full Monty’?
Peter Cattaneo
4a What is the state capital of North Dakota?
Bismarck
4b During which war was the Battle of the Five Forks fought?
American Civil War

Round 6
1a What vegetable is present if a meat is cooked ‘a la Lyonnaise’?
Onions
1b Traditionally, how long have you been married when you celebrate your Lace wedding anniversary?
13 years
2a Give a year in the life of Robert Browning.
1812-1889
2b On what river does the city of Belfast stand?
Lagan (accept Farset)
3a Which musical instrument was played by band leader Woody Herman?
Clarinet
3b What is the collective noun for a group of ravens?
Unkindness (accept murder, congress, horde, conspiracy)
4a What group of people rule in a stratocracy?
Military
4b Miranda is a satellite of which planet?
Uranus

Round 7
1a Which silent movie star (1883-1930) was known as The Man with a Thousand Faces'?
(Leonidas Frank) ’Lon’ Chaney
1b What was the forename of the French composer Berlioz?
Hector
2a Which brewery produces Abbot Ale?
Greene King
2b What nationality is the supermodel Elle McPherson?
Australian
3a In Arthurian legend who was Arthur’s father?
Uther Pendragon
3b In the UK, what ‘A’ number is given to the Great North Road?
A1
4a In South Africa what name, derived from an Afrikaans word, is given to thin strips of beef or game dried in the sun?
Biltong
4b What is the name of the dog in Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat?
Montmorency

Round 8
1a What was unique about the 1997 Grand National race?
It was run on a Monday
1b Which 1956 musical features the song ‘I’m Getting Married in the Morning’?
My Fair Lady
2a In the Bible, who was the mother of Isaac?
Sarah
2b What word connects a type of implement, a debauched man and an upward or downward inclination?
Rake
3a In which year was Louis Bleriot the first man to fly across the English Channel?
1909
3b What is the highest mountain in North America?
Mount McKinley (accept Denali)
4a Who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite?
Venus
4b On a Monopoly board what colour is the Pentonville Road property?
(Light) Blue

Spare Questions
1 In which cathedral is Jane Austen buried?
Winchester
2 What was the number of The Prisoner’ played by Patrick McGoohan?
6
3 What is the capital of South Australia?
Adelaide
4 What was the maiden name of Lady Haden-Guest?
(Jamie) Lee Curtis