Round 1
1a What colour is the letter ‘L’ in the Google logo?
Green
1b In 1978 who became the first member of the British Royal Family to obtain a divorce since King Henry the Eighth?
Princess Margaret
2a Which actress was born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenburg in London in February 1951?
Jane Seymour
2b On the Mohs scale of hardness which substance has the value one?
Talc (accept Magnesium Sulphate)
3a Which British astronaut joined the International Space Station in December 2015?
Tim Peake
3b Against which team did footballer Wayne Rooney score his record-breaking 50th international goal in September 2015?
Switzerland
4a In the 1962 James Bond film ”Dr No”- which Canadian actor played the title role?
Joseph Wiseman
4b In the world of finance whose law asserts that "bad money drives out good”?
Thomas Gresham

Round 2
1a Which religion was founded by Joseph Smith?
Mormonism (also accept The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
1b The Longships lighthouse is located off the coast of which county?
Cornwall
2a Which band had their only UK number one hit to date in 1982 with ‘House of Fun’?
Madness
2b Which Arab Gulf State’s name means ‘Two Seas’ in English?
Bahrain
3a What name is given to the fibre obtained from the outer husk of coconuts?
Coir
3b Which television soap opera is set in Summer Bay?
Home and Away
4a Which writings were found in the remains of the ancient settlement of Qumran in 1947?
The Dead Sea Scrolls
4b In ten pin bowling what word is used to describe achieving three consecutive strikes?
A Turkey (accept Triple)

Round 3
1a In New York City- which area is denoted by the acronym TriBeCa ?
Triangle Below Canal (Street)
1b On clothing labels what does a triangle with an ‘X’ through it mean?
Do Not Bleach
2a Which English King ordered the construction of the Welsh castles of Conwy, Harlech, Caernarfon and Beaumaris, amongst others?
Edward the First
2b Lenny Small and George Milton are the main characters in which 1937 John Steinbeck novella?
Of Mice and Men
3a Which chemical element makes up about 75% of the Universe?
Hydrogen
3b In the book of Exodus, what food did God provide for the Israelites whilst in the desert?
Manna (accept Quails)
4a Marco Polo Airport serves which city?
Venice
4b In the original board game of Cluedo what was Mrs White’s occupation?
Cook (accept Housekeeper)

Round 4
1a What is the name, in English, of the trade union led by Lech Walesa which was founded in Gdansk in 1980?
Solidarity
1b Which London Underground line has terminals at Edgware, High Barnet, Mill Hill East and Morden?
Northern Line
2a In the UK how many fluid ounces are there in a pint?
Twenty
2b Which Scottish dance, whose name alludes to a Scottish Regiment, commences with couples in a circle facing clockwise, ladies to the right?
The Gay Gordons
3a What was the name of the rabbit who accompanied Rag the hedgehog and Tag the mouse in the 1950s/1960s BBC children’s television series?
Bobtail
3b Which ceremonial post has been held on an hereditary basis by the Dukes of Norfolk since 1672?
Earl Marshal (accept Marshal of England)
4a The Gulf of Aqaba is an inlet of which sea?
The Red Sea
4b Which Japanese school of Buddhism, drawn from the teachings of the Patriarch, originated in China during the Tang Dynasty?
Zen

Round 5
1a The word ovine appertains to which type of animal?
Sheep
1b Derived from the Hebrew word for gathering, what is the Israeli parliament called?
The Knesset
2a In New York City which area is denoted by the acronym SoHo?
South of Houston (Street)
2b In the Bible, according to the Book of Daniel which Babylonian King saw ‘the writing on the wall’ at a feast?
Belshazzar
3a In Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ which dwarf wears spectacles?
Doc
3b Bishop Rock Lighthouse is located near which UK island group?
Isles of Scilly
4a Which vegetable is the main ingredient of borscht soup?
Beetroot
4b The song ‘Send in the Clowns’ comes from which 1973 Stephen Sondheim musical?
A Little Night Music

Round 6
1a Who painted The Blue Boy’ in 1770?
Thomas Gainsborough
1b Who resigned as President of the Soviet Union on 25th December 1991?
Mikhail Gorbachev
2a Which band had a UK number one single in 1977 with ‘Chanson D’Amour’?
Manhattan Transfer
2b Red and which other colour are featured on the flag of Bangladesh?
Green
3a Which heroine of an 1875 opera dies after being stabbed by Don Jose?
Carmen
3b In the TV series ‘Dad’s Army’ what is Private Pike's first name?
Frank
4a If you landed at Carthage Airport in which country would you be?
Tunisia
4b What, in Britain, is the term for a horse whose coat is a mixture of black and white?
Piebald

Round 7
1a Jamestown is the capital of which island in the South Atlantic?
St Helena
1b Which Law states that ‘work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion’?
Parkinson’s Law
2a Which Imperial measurement is the equivalent of 91.44 centimetres?
The Yard
2b Which country was called British Honduras until 1973?
Belize
3a Which French chef invented the recipe for Peach Melba whilst working at the Savoy Hotel London in the 1890s?
Auguste Escoffier
3b The Merryman and his Maid’ is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta?
The Yeoman of the Guard
4a Historically, the flag of the Irish Province of Ulster is a red cross on a yellow background - what symbol is shown in the centre of the cross?
A (Red) Hand
4b Which British tennis player, originally born in Australia, reached the Australian Open semifinals in January 2016?
Johanna Konta

Round 8
1a Which Charles Dickens character owned a dog called Bullseye?
Bill Sykes
1b Which fictional character drives a Jaguar Mark 2 car with the registration ‘248 RPA’?
(Chief Inspector Endeavour) Morse
2a The kiwi fruit is native to which country?
China
2b ‘Squire Trelawney, Dr Livesey and the rest of these gentlemen’ is the opening line of which adventure novel of 1883?
Treasure Island
3a Red and which other colour are featured on the flag of Macedonia?
Yellow
3b A loganberry is a cross between a raspberry and which other fruit?
Blackberry (accept Dewberry)
4a In Greek Mythology who was abducted by Zeus when he assumed the form of a bull?
Europa
4b The Mazurka is a traditional dance which originated in which country?
Poland

Spare Questions
1 In the book by Evelyn Waugh, what was the name of the ancestral home of Lord Marchmain?
Brideshead (Castle)
2 Which company manufactures the Yeti model of car?
Skoda
3 In the Bible, who was the eldest son of Isaac?
Esau