ROUND ONE
1a Which newspaper strip cartoon dog was created by Alex Graham?
FRED BASSETT
1b What is the capital of Barbados?
BRIDGETOWN
2a Who wrote the 1916 poem "the Road Not Taken"?
(Robert) FROST
2b What type of bird is a black lory?
PARROT
3a Which chemical element was used to murder former KGB member Alexander Litvinenko in 2006?
POLONIUM (210)
3b The rules for which game were formally finalised, in India, by Sir Neville Chamberlain in 1884?
SNOOKER
4a After the 2015 election, Gerald Kauffmann became Father of the House of Commons. He represents a constituency in which city?
MANCHESTER
4b What is Rene's surname in the sitcom "'Allo 'Allo”?
ARTOIS

ROUND TWO
1a What is the capital of Fiji?
SUVA
1b Which of the Mr. Men is covered in bandages?
MR.BUMP
2a What type of bird is a canvasback?
DUCK
2b Who wrote the 1912 poem "The Listeners"?
(Walter) DE LA MARE
3a Which sport was invented by James Naismith in 1891?
BASKETBALL
3b Which substance was used to poison the Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov in 1978?
RICIN
4a What was the surname of Sir Humphrey in the TV programmes "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister"?
APPLEBY
4b After the 2015 election, Mhairi Black holds the unofficial title Baby of the House. She represents a constituency in which town to the west of Glasgow?
PAISLEY

ROUND THREE
1a Which 1935 ballet by Sergei Prokofiev is based on a Shakespeare play, whose name it shares?
ROMEO and JULIET
1b What is the English translation of the name Iago as in Santiago?
JAMES
2a What is another, non scientific, name for the plant lucerne? Alfalfa
2b Launched in August 1944, Operation Dragoon was an Allied operation to capture the south of which country?
FRANCE
3a In which city would you find the Topkapi Palace?
ISTANBUL
3b Name either of the acts who had a UK No.1 with "Mary's Boy Child",
(Harry) BELAFONTE or BONEY M
4a In the Old Testament what is the name of the son that Abraham is told to sacrifice?
ISAAC
4b Who, in Norse myth, was the god of mischief?
LOKI

ROUND FOUR
1a Sasha is a diminutive of what name?
ALEXANDER or ALEXANDRA
1b What was Verdi's last opera, composed in 1893, that shares its name with a character that appears in two of Shakespeare's plays?
FALSTAFF
2a Launched in November 1944, Operation Capital was an Allied operation to capture the north of which country?
BURMA
2b What is a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry called?
LOGANBERRY
3a Which group had a UK No.1, in 1979, with "Heart of Glass"?
BLONDIE
3b Until 1973, Fulham Palace was whose official residence?
BISHOP of LONDON
4a Who, in Egyptian myth, was the god of violence and destruction?
SETH
4b Who, in the Old Testament, was sold for twenty pieces of silver?
JOSEPH

ROUND FIVE
1a One thousand and twenty four gigabytes make one what?
TERABYTE
1b Who in 1999 was the first person to win the Man Booker Prize twice?
(J M) COETZEE
2a Frederic Chopin Airport serves which capital city?
WARSAW
2b In mammals what separates the chest from the abdomen?
DIAPHRAGM
3a What pet bird appears in the lyrics of the song "My Old Man said Follow the Van"?
(Cock) LINNNET
3b Who, in April 2013, became the King of the Netherlands following the abdication of his mother Queen Beatrix?
WILLEM-ALEXANDER
4a Lake Franklin D Roosevelt was created by the building of which US dam? GRAND COULEE
4b Which British swimmer won two gold medals at the Rio Olympics?
(Adam) PEATY

ROUND SIX
1a Who was the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize twice?
(Hilary) MANTEL
1b The factor ten to the power of minus twelve is called what?
PICO
2a The carpel bones form which joint in the body?
WRIST
2b Franz Liszt Airport serves which capital city?
BUDAPEST
3a Who, in June 2014, became King of Spain upon the abdication of his father Juan Carlos?
FELIPE (the Sixth)
3b According to the well known song where in London did the nightingale sing?
BERKELEY SQUARE
4a Which British gymnast won two gold and one bronze medal at the Rio Olympics?
(Max) WHITLOCK
4b Which region of Italy is bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west and the Ionian sea to the east?
CALABRIA

ROUND SEVEN
1a Which traditional craftsman would use a tool called a leggit?
THATCHER
1b Which eleventh century soldier had a horse called Babieca?
EL CID
2a Which gift is traditionally associated with a fortieth wedding anniversary?
RUBY
2b Adrian the Fourth, the only English pope, held office in what century?
TWELFTH (1154-1159)
3a Which constellation appears on the state flag of Alaska?
URSA MAJOR or GREAT BEAR or BIG DIPPER or PLOUGH
3b Which British city contains the districts Canton, Splott and Roath?
CARDIFF
4a Who directed the films "Hunger", "Shame" and "12 Years a Slave"?
(Steve) McQUEEN
4b Rb is the symbol for which chemical element?
RUBIDIUM

ROUND EIGHT
1a In which Spanish city did El Cid die, in 1099?
VALENCIA
1b What name is given to a saw with a D shaped frame, used for cutting curved intricate shapes and cut outs?
COPING or FRET SAW
2a In what century did the Venerable Bede complete his "Ecclesiastical History of the English People"?
EIGHTH (731)
2b What gift is traditionally associated with a thirtieth wedding anniversary?
PEARL
3a Leazes and Town Moor are public parks in which English city?
NEWCASTLE (upon Tyne)
3b What animal appears on the state flag of Wyoming?
(American) BISON or BUFFALO
4a Sr is the symbol for what chemical element?
STRONTIUM
4b Who directed the films "The Damned United", "The King's Speech" and "The Danish Girl"?
(Tom) HOOPER

SPARE QUESTIONS
1 Who, in 1968, succeeded John Masefield as Poet Laureate?
(Cecil) DAY-LEWIS
2 Who played Carrie Mathison in the five series of TV's "Homeland'1?
(Claire) DANE
3 Which female writer and singer co-wrote the songs "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" "Take Good Care of My Baby"?
(Carole) KING
4 A philargyrist is someone who loves what?
MONEY