Round 1
1a In which English county would you find the towns of Castle Donnington, Oadby and Hinckley?
Leicestershire
1b Which comedian's acting roles have included Long John Silver in a 2012 mini-series of Treasure Island, Mr Kite in Across The Universe and Sir Miles Axelrod in Cars2?
Eddie Izzard
2a Who wrote the 1867 novel The Last Chronicle of Barset?
Anthony Trollope
2b As of July 2016 who is the leader of Plaid Cymru?
Leanne Wood
3a Which is the only Scottish Football Club to have played in the English F.A. Cup final?
Queens Park
3b Alex Turner is the lead singer and principal songwriter of which English rock band?
Arctic Monkeys
4a In an alphabetical list of the chemical elements which element would come first?
Actinium
4b Which organisation has locations at Harlow Carr in Harrogate and Wisley in Surrey?
Royal Horticultural Society

Round 2
1a Who wrote the poem which begins with the line I must down to the sea again, the lonely sea and the sky?
John Masefield
1b After China, India and the USA which is the fourth largest country in the world by population?
Indonesia
2a Which song by Ben E. King, originally released in 1961, became a UK number 1 hit in 1987 after it was used in an advert for Levi jeans?
Stand By Me
2b There are two cities to be found in the county of Staffordshire. One is Stoke - name the other.
Lichfield
3a Which country is the home of Brahma beer?
Brazil
3b Which future prime minister served as Churchill's foreign secretary during World War Two?
Anthony Eden
4a Which Welsh player won the world snooker championship in 2000 and 2003?
Mark Williams
4b Which composer's operas included Gloriana and Billy Budd?
Benjamin Britten

Round 3
1a What is the name of the tilting train first produced in Italy and introduced by Virgin trains in the UK in 2002?
Pendolino
1b In which south of England city would you find the Emirates Spinnaker Tower, the tallest accessible construction in England outside greater London?
Portsmouth
2a Graz is the second largest city by population of which European country?
Austria
2b Which TV crime series recounts the story of an Albuquerque chemistry teacher played by Brian Cranston who turns to crime when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness?
Breaking Bad
3a With which instrument was the French musician Paul Tortelier chiefly associated?
Cello
3b What nationality was the legendary athlete Paavo Nurmi?
Finnish
4a Which musical first was achieved by American Marin Alsop on September 7th 2013?
First woman to conduct at the Last Night of the Proms
4b Tegenaria Parietina, known as the Cardinal, is the largest British species of which creature?
Spider

Round 4
1a Which author created the character Temperance Brennan, a forensic anthropologist?
Kathy Reichs
1b Which prominent Scotsman appears on every denomination of notes issued by the Bank of Scotland?
Walter Scott
2a Michael Rennie was the star of the 1951 film The Day The Earth Stood Still. Who played the same role in the 2008 re-make of the film?
Keanu Reeves
2b Which county cricket team plays its home matches at the Aegeas Bowl?
Hampshire
3a Which actor, born in Wallasey in 1914 featured in the TV sitcoms 'Please Sir' and 'Sykes'?
Deryck Guyler
3b Ammonia is a compound of hydrogen and which other element?
Nitrogen
4a Which sportsman married former tennis star Chris Evert in June 2008?
Greg Norman
4b Which comedian published an autobiography entitled 'Spectacles' in 2015?
Sue Perkins

Round 5
1a In which English county would you find the towns of Eastleigh, Waterlooville and Fleet?
Hampshire
1b Which comedian's acting roles have included Eric Gartside in Coronation Street, the Abzorbaloff monster in Dr Who and police constable Albert Mackintosh in Wallace and Gromit: the Curse of the Were Rabbit?
Peter Kaye
2a Who wrote the 1722 novel Moll Flanders?
Daniel Defoe
2b As of July 2016 who is the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales?
Natalie Bennett
3a Three professional football teams have their home grounds in Glasgow. Rangers and Celtic are two - name the third.
Partick Thistle
3b Thom Yorke is the lead singer and principal songwriter of which English rock band?
Radiohead
4a In an alphabetical list of the chemical elements which would come last?
Zirconium
4b Which institution has locations at Duxford in Cambridgeshire and Trafford Park, Greater Manchester?
Imperial War Museum

Round 6
1a Which Australian won the world snooker championship in 2010?
Neil Robertson
1b Which composer's ballets included Appalachian Spring and Billy the Kid?
Aaron Copland
2a Which country is the home of Singha lager?
Thailand
2b Which future deputy prime minister served as Churchill's Home Secretary during World War Two?
Herbert Morrison
3a Which song by Jackie Wilson, originally released in 1957, became a UK number 1 hit in 1986, after it had been used in an animated film on BBC TV's Arena programme?
Reet Petite
3b There are two cities to be found in the county of North Yorkshire. One is York, name the other.
Ripon
4a Who wrote the poem which begins with the lines Oh to be in England, now that April's there?
Robert Browning
4b After Russia, Canada and China, which is the fourth largest USA
country in the world by area?

Round 7
la With which instrument is the Austrian-born musician Alfred Piano
Brendel chiefly associated?
1 b What nationality was the legendary motor racing driver Juan Argentinian
Fangio?
2a Virgin trains is 51% owned by the Virgin group. Which other Stagecoach
transport group owns the other 49%?
2b In which north of England town would you find the UK's largest Gateshead
shopping leisure centre, opened in April 1986?
3a Which musical first was achieved by Briton Judith Weir in July 2014?
First woman to be appointed Master of the Queen's Music
3b Helix Pomatia, known as the 'roman' or 'edible' is the largest British species of which creature?
Snail
4a Debrecen is the second largest city by population of which European country?
Hungary
4b Which long-running TV crime series starred James Gandolfini as a New Jersey Italian-American mobster?
The Sopranos

Round 8
1a Which actor, born in Liverpool in 1930, featured in the TV sitcoms Oh Brother and Hells Bells?
Derek Nimmo
1b Methane is a compound of hydrogen and which other element?
Carbon
2a Which sportsman married British equestrian Zara Phillips in July 2011?
Mike Tindall
2b Which singer published an autobiography entitled Over the Top and Back in 2015?
3a Which author created the character Dr Maura Isles, a police medical examiner?
Tess Gerritsen
3b Which building in Virginia is depicted on the reverse of a United States 5 cent coin?
Monticello (home of President Thomas Jefferson)
4a Alec Guinness was the star of the 1955 film The Ladykillers. Who played the same role in the 2004 re-make of the film?
Tom Hanks
4b Which county cricket team plays its matches at the Riverside ground?
Durham

Spare Questions
1 Who wrote the plays The Jew of Malta and Edward II?
Christopher Marlowe
2 Which English football team plays its home matches at Dean Court?
Bournemouth
3 Who plays Sergeant Wilson in the 2016 film of Dad's Army?
Bill Nighy
4 In which opera does the toreador Escamillo appear?
Carmen
5 Of which county is Oakham the county town?
Rutland
6 Which is the deepest lake in England?
Wastwater