Round 1
1a In which Channel 4 TV series on, do B&B owners take turns to stay with each other and then pay what they consider fair for their stay?
FOUR IN A BED
1b Gotland is an island located in which body of water?
BALTIC SEA
2a Which team did Liverpool FC play in their first final of a European competition?
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
2b Fortress, Peer Gynt and Wellington are varieties of which vegetable?
BRUSSELS SPROUT
3a Which former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer died in October 2015?
SIR GEOFFREY HOWE
3b The Lempira is the official currency of which country in Central America?
HONDURAS
4a Mr Boffin, Bella Wilfer and Bradley Headstone are characters in which novel by Charles Dickens?OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
4b Marrone is the Italian word for which colour?
BROWN

Round 2
1a What is the birthstone for the month of February?
AMETHYST
1b 'My word is my bond’ is the motto of which organisation?
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
2a Which country voted to remove the Union Jack from their flag in 2015?
FIJI
2b In the standard UK version of ‘Monopoly’ which property completes a set with Pall Mall and Whitehall?
NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE
3a In Greek mythology, which hero was changed into a stag by Artemis, and killed by his own hounds, because he spied her bathing?
3b It’s Only Rock and Roll’, ‘Fool To Cry’ and ‘Miss You’ were Top Ten UK hit singles in the 1970’s, for which group?
THE ROLLING STONES
4a Give one year in the life of English philosopher Thomas Hobbes?
1588-1679
4b In the BBC sitcom ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ what was the first name of the character played by Peter Sallis?
NORMAN (CLEGG)

Round 3
1a Who was the first Foreign Secretary in a Tony Blair government?
ROBIN COOK
1b What name is given to a Papal legate or ambassador to a civil government?
NUNCIO
2a Which one of the United States is nicknamed The Centennial State’?
COLORADO
2b Who performed the theme song for the James Bond film ‘Octopussy’?
RITA COOLIDGE
3a Which Roman road linked Rome to Rimini?
FLAMINIAN WAY
3b Which animal is described by the adjective cervine?
DEER
4a “I know that, like every woman of the people, I have more strength than I appear to have" is a translated quote attributed to which famous person?
EVA PERON
4b During World War Two and 1942 and 1943 in particular what was Operation Crossbow?
ALLIED BOMBING OF PEENEMUNDEIGERMAN ROCKET SITES

Round 4
1a In fashion and dress, what name is given to the sleeve of a garment, with a deep armhole and a tight wrist?
BATWING (SLEEVE)
1b Which US novelist and playwright wrote ‘The Bridge of San Luis Rey’ and ‘Our Town'?
THORNTON WILDER
2a From which country does Baltika beer originate?
RUSSIA
2b Who is the regular presenter of BBC Radio 2’s ‘Sounds of the Eighties' on Fridays from 10pm to 12 midnight?
SARA COX
3a Despina is a moon of which planet of the Solar System?
NEPTUNE
3b Jurgen Grobler has coached the men’s GB team since the 1992 Olympic Games in which sport?
ROWING
4a Groups of which animal use the collective nouns herd, drove or pace?
DONKEYS
4b In the 2007 film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ which British actor played Davy Jones?
BILL NIGHY

Round 5
1a In which series on Channel 4 do a group of amateur chefs each hold a dinner party, with the others each rating the performance of the host?
COME DINE WITH ME
1b Santorini is an island located in which specific body of water?
AEGEAN SEA
2a With 16 wins, teams from which country have won most European Cup/European Champions Leagues?
SPAIN
2b Alpha, Dominant and Nevada are varieties of which vegetable?
CAULIFLOWER
3a Which former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer died in October 2015?
DENIS HEALEY
3b The Cordoba is the official currency of which country in Central America?
NICARAGUA
4a Arthur Clennam, Flintwich and Mr Merdle are characters in which novel by Charles Dickens?
LITTLE DORRIT
4b Arancione is the Italian word for which colour?
ORANGE

Round 6
1a What is the birthstone for the month of November?
TOPAZ
1b ‘For ever, and everyone’ is the motto of which organisation?
THE NATIONAL TRUST
2a Which country in May 2015 became the first to legalise same sex marriage, as a result of a referendum?
IRELAND
2b In the standard UK version of ‘Monopoly’ which property completes a set with Leicester Square and Piccadilly?
COVENTRY STREET
3a In Greek mythology, which hero tamed Pegasus, and killed the Chimera?
BELLEROPHON
3b ‘Break the Rules’, ‘Rain’ and “Wild Side of Life’ were Top Ten UK hit singles in the 1970’s for which group?
STATUS QUO
4a Give one year in the life of English philosopher Jeremy Bentham?
1748-1832
4b In the classic BBC sitcom ‘Ever Decreasing Circles’ what was the first name of the character played by Penelope Wilton?
ANN (BRICE)

Round 7
1a Who was the first Home Secretary in a Tony Blair government?
JACK STRAW
1b Which is Britain’s largest National Park by area?
CAIRNGORMS
2a Which one of the United States has the nickname The Show Me State’?
MISSOURI
2b Who performed the theme song for the James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’?
MADONNA
3a Which Roman road linked Rome to Florence?
CASSIAN WAY
3b Which animal is described by the adjective meline?
BADGER
4a “The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them” is a quote attributed to which famous woman?
QUEEN VICTORIA
4b Planned but not executed, during World War Two what was Operation Tannenbaum?
NAZI INVASION OF SWITZERLAND

Round 8
1a In fashion and dress, what name is given to a fine lustrous silk with a crisp finish, used for making formal dresses?
TAFFETA
1b Which US novelist and playwright wrote ‘Dodsworth’ and 'Elmer Gantry?
SINCLAIR LEWIS
2a From which country does Staropramen beer originate?
CZECH REPUBLIC
2b Who is the regular presenter of the Radio 2 Arts Show, on Thursdays from 10 pm to Midnight?
CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
3a Portia is a moon of which planet in the Solar System?
URANUS
3b Which coach led the GB Cycling team through the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games?
DAVID BRAILSFORD
4a Groups of which animal use the collective nouns herd, gang or obstinancy?
BUFFALO
4b In the 2008 film ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' which British actor played George ‘Mac’ McHale?
RAY WINSTONE

Spare Questions
1 Which horse won the 2015 Aintree Grand National?
MANY CLOUDS
2 Give either of the first names of Harry Potter’s parents.
JAMES/LILY
3 What is the collective name for a group of nightingales?
WATCH
4 British Toggenburg is a breed of which animal?
GOAT
5 Which horse won the 2015 Epsom Derby?
GOLDEN HORN