ROUND ONE
1a In 1949, which seat of the Marquess of Bath became the first stately home to be opened to the public?
LONGLEAT
1b Which philosopher, one of the founders of the Cynic school, was said to live in a tub or barrel?
DIOGENES
2a The old European name of which far eastern island is derived from the Portuguese for beautiful?
TAIWAN (accept FORMOSA)
2b In the original Star Trek TV series, who played the character played by Karl Urban in the three most recent films?
DeForest KELLEY
3a In Greek myth which sea nymph waylaid Odysseus for seven years on his journey home?
CALYPSO
3b Of what is speleology the study?
CAVES
4a What was the original name of the newspaper founded by John Walter in 1785?
DAILY UNIVERSAL REGISTER
4b Which horse won the 2016 Grand National?
RULE THE WORLD

ROUND TWO
1a Which philosopher founded the Stoic school?
ZENO
1b Who, as Earl Marshall, organised the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II?
DUKE of NORFOLK
2a In the original Star Trek TV series, who played the character played by Simon Pegg in the three most recent films?
James DOOHAN (Montgomery SCOTT/SCOTTIE)
2b The name of which island in the Atlantic is derived from the Portuguese for wooded?
MADEIRA
3a Of what is an oenophile a lover?
WINE
3b In myth, what is the Roman equivalent of a Greek satyr?
FAUN
4a Which horse won the 2016 Derby?
HARZAND
4b Which newspaper was founded by W S Bourne in 1791?
THE OBSERVER

ROUND THREE
1a What is the collective noun for a group of foxes?
SKULK or LEASH
1b Who composed "The Sky at Night" theme tune entitled "At the Castle Gate" from his 1905 incidental music to "Pellias et Melisande"?
(Jean)SIBELIUS
2a What name is given to a forty fifth wedding anniversary?
SAPPHIRE
2b Robinson's Unicorn Brewery is to be found in which North western town?
STOCKPORT
3a Which scientist led the team that created the first nuclear reactor in 1942?
(Enrico) FERMI
3b A statue of which fairy tale and film character can be found in a park named after him, in Pescia in Italy?
PINOCCHIO
4a Vueling is a low cost airline from which country?
SPAIN
4b For what does the first S stand for in the mobile phone text system, SMS?
SHORT message service

ROUND FOUR
1a The theme to "The Apprentice", "The Dance of the Knights", is from "Romeo and Juliet", composed by whom in 1935?
PROKOFIEV
1b A smack or a fluther is a collective noun used for which marine creatures?
Moon JELLYFISH
2a The Jack Daniels Distillery is to found in which city in Tennessee?
LYNCHBURG
2b What is the star sign for someone born on April Fool's Day?
ARIES
3a A theme park to which cartoon character is situated twenty two miles north of Paris?
ASTERIX (the Gaul)
3b What did Dennis Gabor invent in 1947, for which he won a Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971?
HOLOGRAPHY
4a For what does the S stand in a mobile phone SIM card?
SUBSCRIBER (identity module)
4b In which country were Aga stoves/cookers first produced?
SWEDEN

ROUND FIVE
1a In the tax year 2016/17 taxable income above £150,000 is taxed at what rate?
45%
1b In Theresa May's first cabinet of July 2016 who was appointed Secretary of State for Defence?
(Michael) FALLON
2a The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols takes place every Christmas Eve in which chapel?
KING'S COLLEGE, Cambridge
2b Give either of the forenames of the author P D James.
PHYLLIS or DOROTHY
3a Give a year in the life of statesman and author Nicolo Machiavelli?
1469 to 1527
3b What was the name of George Washington’s estate in Fairfax, Virginia?
MOUNT VERNON
4a What is the telephone help line for older people, founded by Esther Rantzen in 2012?
THE SILVER LINE
4b Where in England are the three stacks known as the Needles?
ISLE of WIGHT

ROUND SIX
1a Who was appointed Shadow Chancellor in Jeremy Corbyn's first Shadow Cabinet, and still holds the position?
(John) McDONNELL
1b In the tax year 2016/17 what is the threshold for stamp duty on residential properties in England and Wales?
£125,000.00
2a Give either of the forenames of author A S Byatt?
ANTONIA or SUSAN
2b The words "Defend the Children of the Poor and Punish the Wrongdoer" can be found on what London building?
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT/OLD BAILEY
3a The wife of which American soldier owned the land on which the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia was created?
(Robert E) LEE
3b Give a year in the life of statesman and prelate Cardinal Richelieu?
1585 to 1642
4a In which English county is there a long ridge called the Hog's Back?
SURREY
4b What charity, was founded in Liverpool by Stephen Yip in 1975?
KIND (KIDS IN NEED and DISTRESS)

ROUND SEVEN
1a Who wrote eight books about Mary Poppins?
(P L) TRAVERS
1b In the Christian church what name is given to the last Sunday before Easter?
PALM SUNDAY accept PASSION SUNDAY
2a Who was the wife of king Henry the Second of England?
ELEANOR of AQUITAINE
2b Which artist painted "Belshazzar's Feast" (1635) and "Woman Bathing in a Stream" (1654) both in the National Gallery, London?
REMBRANDT
3a Who, in 1971, was the first English cricketer to achieve a season's average of one hundred runs?
(Geoff) BOYCOTT
3b "Polythene Pam" appears on which of the Beatle's albums?
ABBEY ROAD
4a What is the symbol over the No.6 on a qwerty key board?
CARET (accept up pointing arrowhead or similar)
4b What colour is the central stripe on the flags of Belgium, Mali and Romania?
YELLOW

ROUND EIGHT
1a In the Christian church what name is given to the seventh Sunday after Easter?
WHIT SUNDAY or PENTECOST
1b Who wrote twenty six books about Commander Gideon of Scotland Yard?
(John) CREASEY accept (J J MARRIC)
2a Which artist painted "Madonna of the Pinks" (1507) and "Portrait of Pope Julius the Second" both in the National Gallery, London?
RAPHAEL
2b Who was the wife of King Edward the Second of England?
ISABELLA of FRANCE
3a On which of the Beatle's albums does "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" appear?
HELP
3b Which British golfer won the Open Championship both pre and post World War Two?
(Henry) COTTON
4a What colour is the bottom band on the flags of Iraq, Sudan and Yemen?
BLACK
4b What is the symbol above the No.8 on a qwerty key board?
ASTERISK *

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Ospreys rugby union team were formed by an amalgamation of Swansea and which other team?
NEATH
2 The Reading Festival shares its line-up and is held simultaneously with which other festival?
LEEDS
3 Shakespeare's play Measure for Measure is set in which city?
VIENNA
4 What is the SI derived unit of potential difference?
VOLT