Round 1
1a What was the name of the actor who played the Monocled Mutineer - Percy Toplis in the 1986 BBC Television series?
Paul McGann
1b Which word can be put after panel, coping and dovetail to give the name of 3 woodworking tools?
Saw
2a What was the code name of the military operation upon which the 1956 film ‘The Man who Never Was’ was based?
Mincemeat (accept Operation Barclay)
2b In Greek Mythology-Zeus transformed Princess lo into what to hide her from Hera?
A Cow (accept Heifer)
3a Which Disney film of 1991 was the first animated film to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar?
Beauty and the Beast
3b Who was the last manager of Manchester United prior to Sir Alex Ferguson, being appointed in 1986?
Ron Atkinson
4a Which British physicist, 1828-1914, filed the first patent for an incandescent light bulb?
Joseph Swan
4b Preston the cyberdog appears in which 1995 Wallace and Gromit animated film?
A Close Shave

Round 2
1a Which word can be put after firmer, bevelled-edge and mortise to give the names of 3 woodworking tools?
Chisel
1b Which book by R F Delderfield was made into a television series in the 1980s, starring John Duttine?
To Serve Them All My Days
2a In Greek Mythology-which mortal woman was transformed into a spider when she angered the goddess Athena?
Arachne
2b Operation Hercules was the code name for the planned unsuccessful German/ltalian invasion of which Mediterranean island in World War II?
Malta
3a Who was the last full-time manager of Arsenal prior to Arsene Wenger?
Bruce Rioch
3b Who provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the 1995 film ‘Toy Story’?
Tim Allen
4a What was the name of the criminal penguin in Wallace and Gromit’s ‘The Wrong Trousers’?
Feathers McGraw
4b Which Scottish chemist (1842-1923) invented the vacuum flask?
Sir James Dewar

Round 3
1a Which country is bordered by Italy to the West, Croatia to the South-East, Hungary to the North-East and Austria to the North?
Slovenia
1b How many years old was Edward VI when he was crowned King of England and Ireland in 1547?
Nine years
2a Which musical instrument of the percussion family has a name which derives from the Greek words for wood and sound?
Xylophone
2b The book ‘The Birds of America’ is by which American naturalist and painter? It was first published in 1827.
John James Audubon
3a In which capital city is Queens Park Oval cricket ground?
Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
3b What is the SI unit of electrical potential/potential difference/electromotive force?
The Volt
4a Which US bestselling novelist created the ‘Camel Club’ series of novels in 2005?
David Baldacci
4b Who was the first female winner of The X Factor’, winning the third series in 2006?
Leona Lewis

Round 4
1a The meeting in Northern France of Henry VIII and King Francis I of France over 17 days in June 1520 has been given what name?
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
1b Which American state is bordered by South Dakota to the north, Kansas to the south and Iowa to the east?
Nebraska
2a Which 1932 non-fiction book by Ernest Hemingway is about the traditions and ceremony of Spanish bullfighting?
Death in the Afternoon
2b Which small-stringed instrument has a name which means ‘jumping flea’ in Hawaiian?
Ukulele
3a What is the SI unit of electrical inductance?
The Henry
3b In which city is Newlands Cricket Ground?
Cape Town
4a Which was the first group to win TV’s X Factor, in 2011 ?
Little Mix
4b Which US author’s books feature the fictional psychologist Alex Cross?
James Patterson

Round 5
1a Of which constellation is Vega the brightest star?
Lyra
1b On which road in London would you find Harrods store?
Brompton Road
2a Which miracle is the first attributed to Jesus in the Bible?
The wedding feast at Cana (accept turning water to winelmarriage feast or similar)
2b Which English engineer(1803-1887) is credited with developing the world’s first standardised screw thread?
Joseph Whitworth (in 1841)
3a Which city is the capital of the Spanish region of Andalusia?
Seville
3b What term is used in Bridge where there is an attempt to win a trick by leading a card of a lower value than that held by the opponent?
Finesse
4a Which phrase of French origin literally means ‘under vacuum’ is a method of partial cooking followed by vacuum sealing and chilling?
Sous vide
4b Who was Home Secretary during the 1984-85 miners’ strike?
Leon Brittan

Round 6
1a The flagship store and headquarters of Fortnum and Mason can be found on which London thoroughfare?
Piccadilly
1b Of which constellation is Spica the brightest star?
Virgo
2a Which English engineer (1748-1814) invented the hydraulic press and is best known for designing the first high security lock?
Joseph Bramah
2b What was the name of the high priest of the Sanhedrin who eventually turned Jesus over to Pilate?
(Josephus) Caiaphas
3a What is the name given to a Bridge tournament when the same hands are rotated through several pairs Duplicate
3b In which mountain range is mainland Spain’s highest point?
Sierra Nevada (Mulhacen)
4a Who was the first leader of the newly formed Liberal Democrat Party in 1988?
Paddy Ashdown
4b What is the French cooking term which means cutting vegetables or fruit into long thin matchsticks shapes?
Julienne

Round 7
1a Designed by Brunei and opened in 1859, what is the name of the railway bridge which spans the Tamar river between Devon and Cornwall?
The Royal Albert Bridge
1b To what species of bird does the smew belong?
Ducks (accept Anseriform or Anatidae)
2a At which hospital in Buckinghamshire were sports events organised for patients which effectively became the forerunner of the Paralympic Games?
Stoke Mandeville
2b Off which country is the most northerly of the British Shipping Forecast areas?
(South East) Iceland
3a Which country produces Maipo Valley wines?
Chile
3b Which element is named after the Latin name for France?
Gallium
4a Also playing the Chief Whip in ‘Yes Minister’ on TV, which actor played Chief Superintendent Strange in the original Inspector Morse TV series, starting in 1987?
James Grout
4b Beethoven’s sixth symphony is also known by what other name?
The Pastoral

Round 8
1a To which species of birds does the ring ouzel belong?
Thrush (accept Turdidae)
1b What is the type of bridge which spans the Tarn Valley and is known as the Millau Viaduct?
Cable-stayed
2a Relating to the British Shipping Forecast areas, North and South Utsire are located off the coast of which country?
Norway
2b Which hospital in Cambridgeshire specialises in heart/lung treatment and was home to the first successful heart transplant in 1979?
Papworth -
3a Which element, the densest of the natural occurring elements, is used in alloy to make fountain pen nibs? Osmium
3b Which country produces Hawkes Bay wines?
New Zealand
4a Mahler’s Symphony No.2 is also known by what other name?
The Resurrection Symphony
4b More recently seen in TV drama Indian Summers, which actor played Sergeant Chisholm in the original series of Minder, from 1979 to 1988?
Patrick Malahide

Spare Questions
1 Which rock group was founded by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen in 1972?
Steely Dan
2 In which county is the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst?
Berkshire
3 What sauce is always used in a recipe for Eggs Benedict?
Hollandaise