Round 2
1a Which billionaire investor is known as ‘The Sage of Omaha’? Warren Buffet
1b Lucy Liu plays Dr Joan Watson in which US TV series? Elementary
2a Which fruit has the Latin name Fragaria? Strawberry
2b In 1956, Alexander Poniatoff invented and built the first what? Video Tape Recorder
3a To within five years either way, in which year did the USA purchase Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000? 1862 - 1872
3b The rock trio "The Police" comprised Sting, Andy Summers and who else? Stewart Copeland
4a The 3-Michelin-starred restaurant in Bray, Berkshire "The Fat Duck" is owned by which celebrity chef? Heston Blumenthal
4b Which kingdom united with Castile in the 13th century? Leon

Round 3
1a The UK locations of Brackley, Enstone, Grove, Milton Keynes and Woking are homes to teams in which sport? Formula 1
1b Crossroads was based around the original premise of two feuding sisters. Kitty Jarvis was one sister. Who was the other? Meg Richardson (accept Meg Mortimer)
2a Brythonic and Goidelic are branches of which language group? Celtic(do not accept Gaelic as this is a branch of the Goidelic language group)
2b What is a shaddock? Citrus Fruit – (resembling a grapefruit or a pomelo)
3a Which French artist's works include 'The Bathers', 'La Loge' and 'Les Parapluies'? Renoir
3b Lenfranco Cassetti, going under the alias of Samuel Ratchett, was the murder victim in which Agatha Christie novel? Murder on The Orient Express
4a In which of George Bernard Shaw's plays, does retired Colonel Pickering write the work "Spoken Sanskrit"? Pygmalion
4b Which celebrity chef’s flagship restaurant ‘The Seafood Restaurant’ is in Padstow, Cornwall? Rick Stein

Round 4
1a Which Briton was the first woman to visit the Mir space station? Helen Sharman
1b What term is given to the study of fungi? Mycology
2a Who portrayed Joan of Arc in a 1999 Luc Besson film biopic? Milla Jovovich
2b Since 2009 Vasily Petrenko has been the Chief Conductor of which British Orchestra? Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
3a What species of game-bird, with the Latin name Tetrao urogallus is sometimes called, by countrymen, the “Cock of the Woods” or “Old Man of the Woods”? The Capercaillie
3b Having a mouth in the Bering Sea, which is the third longest river in North America after the Mississippi and Missouri? Yukon
4a DI Maggie Forbes was the leading character in which TV police series? The Gentle Touch
4b Who painted ‘A Bar at the Folies Bergère' in 1882? Edouard Manet

Round 5
1a Complete the quote attributed to the French politician Clemenceau;” War is too important to be left to the...”? Generals
1b Who is the only woman to have been Prime Minister of France? Edith Cresson
2a What name was given to the conflicts between UK and Iceland over fishing rights in the 1950's -1970's? Cod Wars
2b In which country did the G7 summits hold their first meeting in 1975? France
3a Which New York hotel operator, known as the 'Queen of Mean', is quoted as saying 'We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes'? Leona Helmsley
3b On what sea is the port of Archangel? White Sea
4a Which golfer won 5 British Opens between 1975 and 1983? Tom Watson
4b In which military campaign did Lewis Halliday and Basil Guy win Victoria Crosses in 1900? The Boxer Rebellion

Round 6
1a From which George Bernard Shaw play does the phrase, "He who can does. He who cannot, teaches" come? Man and Superman
1b Daniel Kramer succeeded John Berry as the artistic director of which organisation in 2016? English National Opera
2a On which sea does the city of Dubrovnik lie? Adriatic
2b Which natural process gets its name from the Greek words meaning "light" and "together"? Photosynthesis
3a Which country's intelligence and security agency was known as SAVAK, later replaced by SAVAMA, more recently it has been known as VEVAK, VAJA or MOIS? Iran
3b Beverley Callard has played which character in Coronation Street since 1989? Liz McDonald
4a Who in Vostok 6 in 1963 became the first woman in space? Valentina Tereshkova
4b Which team won the EFL League One play-off at the end of the 2018-19 season? Charlton Athletic

Round 7
1a To within a year either way, in which year did the original “Birdland” jazz club open, in New York city? 1948- 1950
1b In which Sherlock Holmes short story was there “the curious incident of the dog in the night time”? (The Adventure of) Silver Blaze
2a Which ubiquitous actor played the part of LordMountbatten in the 2017 film ‘Viceroy’s House’? Hugh Bonneville
2b Who was the bass player of "The Who" who died in 2002? John Entwistle
3a The Erhardt, Patton and Gardiner Conferences make up the elite British League of which sport? Ice Hockey
3b Who wrote the poem "Night Mail" in 1936? It was used in a documentary film promoting the Post Office? WH Auden
4a Which 1986 hit opens "Sometimes you're better off dead. There's a gun in your hand and it's pointing at your head"? West End Girls (by Pet Shop Boys)
4b What is the longest river in Canada? Mackenzie River

Round 8
1a What two letters on an Ordnance Survey map indicate a Milestone? MS
1b In 1951, the independent kingdom of Libya was formed from three ex Italian provinces. Two were Fezzan and Tripolitania. What was the third? Cyrenaica
2a Which managing director of the "International Monetary Fund" was forced to resign after a sex scandal in 2011? Dominique Strauss-Kahn
2b On an Ordnance Survey Map, what symbol depicts a Youth Hostel? Red Triangle
3a Arlene Foster is the leader of which British political party? Democratic Unionist Party (accept DUP)
3b Whom did Liz Taylor say “was the least weird person I know”? Michael Jackson
4a Who wrote the poem "Recessional" which was published in "The Times" in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee? Rudyard Kipling
4b Jo Swinson, Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire is the deputy leader of which political party? Liberal Democrats

Spare Questions
1 Who was the UKIP MP for Rochester and Strood who won his seat in a by-election but lost it in the 2015 general election? Mark Reckless
2 Which 20th century US president penned an autobiographical volume entitled "My Life"? Bill Clinton (William Jefferson Clinton)
3 Who succeeded Titus as Emperor of Rome? Domitian
4 Which is the largest town or city in the Irish province of Connacht? Galway
5 From which newspaper did Jeffrey Archer win £500,000 in libel damages, a sum which he later had to repay after his conviction for perjury? Daily Star