Round 1
1a Leanne Wood is the leader of which political party?
PLAID CYMRU
1b In the TV series what is Mrs Brown’s Christian name?
AGNES
2a If you were snacking on a “little donkey” what would you be eating?
A BURRITO
2b What spirit is the basis for a mojito cocktail?
WHITE RUM
3a What was the name of the newspaper owned by the Trinity Group which closed in 2016 having been published for just nine weeks?
NEW DAY
3b Who was the famous American born London shop proprietor who died destitute in 1947?
HARRY SELFRIDGE
4a What is the name of the document which provides evidence of ownership?
TITLE DEED
4b Who wrote the book 11-22-63 recently made into a TV drama series?
STEPHEN KING

Round 2
1a Places of historic interest and other tourist attractions are indicated by road signs of what colour?
BROWN
1b In which US state is Folsom Prison?
CALIFORNIA
2a Who narrated the 1964 film Zulu?
RICHARD BURTON
2b What does the S stand for in SAT the examinations taken by school children?
STANDARD
3a In the 13th Century who led a rebellion against Henry III and briefly became de facto ruler of England?
SIMON DE MONTFORT
3b Astrakhan fur comes from which type of animal?
SHEEP
4a What is the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North America Plate?
SAN ANDREAS FAULT
4b Which catchy dance song was a 1996 hit for Spanish Duo Los Del Rio?
THE MACARENA

Round 3
1a Which US sportsman was nicknamed “The Yankee Clipper”?
JOE DI MAGGIO
1b Who was the leader of the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
GEORGE LOVELESS
2a Who sponsored the 2016 London Marathon?
VIRGIN MONEY
2b If you had pertussis what would you be suffering from?
WHOOPING COUGH
3a What golfing trophy is contested between the USA and the Rest of the World excluding European players?
PRESIDENT’S CUP
3b The motto “connecting people” is associated with which well known company?
NOKIA
4a Which Country and Western Singer died on New Years Day 1953 aged 29 years?
HANK WILLIAMS
4b The Queen has met 11 of the last 12 US Presidents. Which one did she not meet?
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Round 4
1a Give a year in the life of Spanish missionary St. Francis Xavier?
1506-1552
1b Kenneth Kaunda was the founding father and the first President of which country?
ZAMBIA
2a With which musical instrument are both John Coltrane and Kenny G associated?
SAXOPHONE
2b What is the name of the patient in the game Operation?
CAVITY SAM
3a Who held the post of Home Secretary before Teresa May?
ALAN JOHNSON
3b In which country is Demerara?
GUYANA
4a Which 1970 film starring Candice Bergan and Peter Strauss was inspired by events of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre in the Colorado Territory?
SOLDIER BLUE
4b What is the Japanese battle cry that is a salute to the Emperor?
BANZAI

Round 5
1a Who is the leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland?
RUTH DAVIDSON
1b What is the name of the comedy character portrayed on television by Adil Ray?
CITIZEN KHAN
2a In which country will the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest be held?
UKRAINE
2b The new lager Hop House 13 is produced by which brewery?
GUINNESS
3a Who sponsored the 2016 County Cricket Championship?
SPECSAVERS
3b Alec Lemas is the anti hero in which John Le Carre’s novel?
THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
4a What was the name of the bomb that was designed in the cold war to destroy people rather than property?
NEUTRON BOMB
4b What was Coco Chanel’s real first name?
GABRIELLE

Round 6
1a Which three words are inscribed twice on the Cenotaph in Whitehall?
THE GLORIOUS DEAD
1b Drones are referred to by the initials U.A.V. what does the U stand for?
UNMANNED (AERIAL VEHICLE)
2a In which film does Jack Nicholson famously deliver the line “You can’t handle the truth”?
A FEW GOOD MEN
2b The Amish community is most closely associated with which US State?
PENNSYLVANIA
3a Which saint achieved fame by living for 37 years on top of a pillar near Aleppo in Syria?
SAINT SIMEON (STYLITES)
3b With group of performers do you associate Ashley Banjo?
DIVERSITY
4a The Benguela current can be found in which of the world’s oceans?
ATLANTIC
4b What type of creatures might be housed in a skep?
BEES

Round 7
1a Which formula one racing driver was nicknamed the Clockwork Mouse?
NIKI LAUDA
1b Which Irish novelist was personal assistant to actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum theatre in London?
BRAM STOKER
2a What do the Americans call an ice lolly?
POPSICLE
2b If you have otalgia what are you suffering from ?
EARACHE
3a Who was the first female country artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973 ten years after her death?
PATSY CLINE
3b The motto “Power of Dreams” is associated with which well known company?
HONDA
4a Which city hosted the final of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final?
VANCOUVER
4b Who was the leader of the New Model Army?
THOMAS FAIRFAX

Round 8
1a Give a year in the life of the Swedish astronomer and physicist.
Anders Celsius
1b Who was the founding father and first President of Tanzania?
JULIUS NYRERE
2a Traditionally the diameter of a 45 RPM record is how many inches?
7 INCHES
2b On which river does Bremen stand?
WESER
3a Who preceded George Osborne as Chancellor of the Exchequer?
ALASTAIR DARLING
3b How many properties are there on a Monopoly Board?
28
4a In Star Wars what is the name of the Forest Moon where the Ewoks live?
ENDOR
4b The word Karma comes which language?
SANSKRIT

Spare Questions
1 Cardington in Bedfordshire is most closely associated with the manufacture of which type of transport?
AIRSHIPS
2 Which London born actor hosted the Academy Awards a record 18 times?
BOB HOPE
3 What is a watchmaker’s or jeweller’s small magnifying glass called?
LOUPE