Round 1
1a What name is given to the part of a plant when its sepals have fused together?
Calyx
1b In the TV cartoon series "The Simpsons" whose bar does Homer frequently attend?
Moe's
2a Which was the first Building Society to demutualise and become a plc?
Abbey National
2b Which film star was known as "The Professional Virgin"?
Doris Day
3a By area at 130,373 km2, which is the largest country in Central America? Note Mexico is classified as being in North America.
Nicaragua
3b What position was held by Joachim von Ribbentrop in Hitler's cabinet from 1938-45?
Foreign Minister
4a The female swan is known as a pen, what is the male called?
Cob
4b Three alkali metals react by burning in water. Sodium and potassium are two, name the third.
Lithium

Round 2
1a Which comedian had a hit record in 1975 with "Funky Moped"?
Jasper Carrot
1b Which fruit is derived from a cross between a blackberry and a raspberry?
Loganberry
2a Dyspepsia is the medical term for what?
Indigestion
2b Royston Vasey was the fictional location of which British TV comedy programme?
League of Gentlemen
3a Manufactured from 1965 to 1980, the Silver Shadow is the car with the highest production volume in the history with which luxury marque?
Rolls Royce
3b Tomania, ruled by Adenoid Hynkel, is a fictional country in which movie comedy?
The Great Dictator
4a Which river separates Newcastle from Gateshead?
Tyne
4b Of which book are these the first lines "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"?
Anna Karenina

Round 3
1a in the TV cartoon series "South Park", who voiced the character "Chef"?
Isaac Hayes
1b Of which magazine has Anna Wintour been editor-in-chief since 1988?
Vogue
2a Allan Stewart Konisberg is the real name of which American, comedian, actor and director?
Woody Allen
2b Sir Seretse Khama, Francistown and Kasane International airports can be found in which African country?
Botswana
3a Joseph Goebbels was Hitler's Minister for what between 1933-1945?
Propaganda
3b Which singer-songwriter was heckled as "Judas" at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1966?
Bob Dylan
4a Which chemical element, atomic number 48, is used in rechargeable batteries, although this usage is being reduced due to its toxicity?
Cadmium
4b In Olympic diving events, the springboard is at a height of three metres. How high is the platform diving board?
Ten Metres

Round 4
1a What colour petals do the flowers of strawberries have?
White
1b What term is given to a heart-shaped leaf where the stem attaches to the cleft?
Cordate
2a Crinkley Bottom was the fictional location of which British TV entertainment programme?
Noel's House Party
2b The pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto, who in 2016 was claimed to be the Australian academic Charles Wright, is deemed to be the creator of what?
Bitcoin
3a The fictional country of Freedonia, ruled by Rufus.T. Firefly, appears in which Marx Brothers comedy?
Duck Soup
3b By population, with 14.4 million inhabitants which is the largest country in Central America? Note Mexico is classified as being in North America.
Guatemala
4a Of which book are these the first lines "Except for the Marabar Caves - and they are twenty miles off - the city of Chandrapore presents nothing extraordinary”?
A Passage to India
4b What is a young of an eel called?
Elver (accept Grig)

Round 5
1a Which British Prime Minister was the MP for Seaford and is the shortest-serving British Prime Minister, dying in office?
George Canning
1b Which food, made from potatoes, was created in Belgium, but got its name in America, after GIs first experienced it in the First World War?
French Fries
2a By what name are the Carmelite order of monks known as?
White friars
2b Who composed "Peter and the Wolf", where the wolf itself is represented by a trio of French Horns?
Sergei Prokofiev
3a Who was the first celebrity winner of BBC TV's "Strictly Come Dancing"?
Natasha Kaplinsky
3b In 1985, how did Kevin Moran enter FA Cup history?
First Player to be sent off in a FA Cup Final
4a Which alcoholic mixed drink is typically made from vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, and cranberry juice, according to the International Bartenders Association Official Cocktail list?
Sex on the Beach
4b Who designed the Supermarine Spitfire?
Reginald Joseph Mitchell

Round 6
1a King Mong Kat is a title character in which film?
The King and I
1b What is the biggest selling newspaper in Germany?
Bild
2a The 1572 Treaty of Blois formed an alliance between England and France, against which country?
Spain
2b Carthage, Habib Bourguiba and Thyna International airports can be found in which African country?
Tunisia
3a Where did Moses find the Ten Commandments?
Mount Sinai
3b What is the surname of the singer Adele?
Adkins
4a What is the name of the Jaume Plensa sculpture which overlooks the M62 at St Helens?
Dream
4b Which Olympic sport is played in a court measuring 28m by 15m?
Basketball

Round 7
1a Whose only hit single was the UK Number One hit "Wand'rin Star" in 1970?
Lee Marvin
1b Which British Prime Minister the MP for Cambridge University from 1784, served two terms of office as Prime Minister, dying in office in 1806?
William Pitt the Younger
2a Myopia is the suffering from what?
Short Sightedness
2b By what name are the Franciscan order of monks known as?
Grey friars
3a The D-type and E-type were sports cars made by which manufacturer?
Jaguar
3b In the BBC programme "Snog, Marry, Avoid" what is the name of the machine which talks to the boys and girls?
POD (Personal Overhaul Device)
4a What is the name of the river that flows through Bath?
Avon
4b Which alcoholic mixed drink typically made with, among other ingredients, tequila, vodka, light rum, triple sec, and gin takes its name from its colour and a district of Kingport, Tennessee?
Long Island Tea

Round 8
1a What juice is often used as a flavouring for pancakes particularly on Shrove Tuesday?
Lemon Juice
1b Who played Riff Lorton, leader of The Jets in the 1961 film musical "West Side Story"?
Russ Tamblyn
2a Composed to celebrate the treaties ending the War of Austrian Succession, who wrote "Music for the Royal Fireworks"?
George Frederic Handel
2b The 1856 Treaty of Paris ended which war?
Crimean War
3a Who got sent off for a head butt in football's 2006 World Cup final?
Zinedine Zidane
3b In the Book of Exodus, God promised to bring the Israelites to a land overflowing with which two things?
Milk and Honey
4a In 2008, Virgin Atlantic became the first commercial airline to fly a plane partially powered by the oil of which tree?
Palm Tree
4b What is the name of the Thomas Heatherwick sculpture formerly located at the City of Manchester stadium, which when erected was the tallest sculpture in the UK?
B of the Bang

Spare Questions
1 Which architect's works include the Gherkin in London and the Millau bridge in France?
Norman Foster
2 Which long distance footpath running from Minehead to Poole is. 1,014 km (630 miles) the longest in the UK?
South West Coast Path (accept South West Way)
3 In World War II what was Operation Harpune, which was intended to take place in 1941?
German Feint Invasion of Scotland and North East England from Norway
4 In which London street was the Marquee Club situated for most of its existence?
Wardour Street
5 What was the nationality of the first non-French winner of the Tour de France, Francois Faber in 1909?
Luxembourg