Round 2
1a Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in February 2016 for his role as Hugh Glass in the film The Revenant? LEONARDO DI CAPRIO
1b Turkey shares one of the world’s shortest land borders, 9km, with which country? AZERBAIJAN
2a Who was the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission of weapons, from March 2000 to June 2003? HANS BLIX
2b Which American author wrote about Lake Wobegone? GARRISON KEILLOR
3a Rumen Radev has been the President of which country since January 2017? BULGARIA
3b Which chemical element is known in the German, Dutch and Nordic languages as kalium? POTASSIUM
4a In the 1960’s Gerry Anderson produced the “Supermarionation” puppet show Stingray, who was the captain of the submarine Stingray? TROY TEMPEST
4b What is the SI derived unit of light intensity? LUX

Round 3
1a Who was the valet to the fictional circumnavigator of the Earth, Phileas Fogg? JEAN PASSEPARTOUT
1b What pseudonym is used by the famous guitarist Saul Hudson from Stoke-on-Trent? SLASH
2a What is the more common name for the medical term "Strabismus"? SQUINT
2b From which club did Spurs sign midfielder Deli Alli? MK DONS
3a Which courtesy title is borne by the heir of the Marquess of Salisbury? VISCOUNT CRANBORNE
3b What name is common to mainline railway stations in both London and Manchester? VICTORIA
4a Manuel II, in 1910, was the last king of which European country? PORTUGAL
4b Which writer created the adventure hero Richard Hannay? JOHN BUCHAN

Round 4
1a What is the former name of the United Arab Emirates? THE TRUCIAL STATES
1b In World War 2, which city was the target of Operation Gomorrah? THE CITY OF HAMBURG (“Firestorm” bombing raids of July 1943)
2a Who wrote the play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg? PETER NICHOLS
2b The mouflon is the smallest wild creature of which species? SHEEP
3a Which chemical element is named after the Greek word for the sun? HELIUM
3b Christian name and surname required please - Who starred in the TV sitcoms Duty Free, Barbara and A Bit of a Do? GWEN TAYLOR
4a The Newton is the SI unit of what? FORCE
4b What is the capital of Cape Verde? PRAIA

Round 5
1a Which writer and artist painted the 1805 work The Number of the Beast is 666? WILLIAM BLAKE
1b Which role-playing game was co-created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and first released in 1974? DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
2a The French port of Le Havre is located at the mouth of which river? RIVER SEINE
2b Which cocktail is produced using rum, pineapple juice and coconut milk? PINA COLADA
3a According to the Barry Manilow song, Copacabana was the hottest spot north of where? HAVANA
3b What would be constructed by a Cruciverbalist? CROSSWORD
4a Which British athlete won the 100 m. at the 1924 Olympics? HAROLD ABRAHAMS
4b In the Old Testament who was the second husband of Bathsheba who originally married Uriah the Hittite? KING DAVID

Round 6
1a What is the Latin name of the constellation known as "The Clock" in English? HOROLOGIUM
1b Pop musician of the 1970's John Ritchie was better known by what name? SID VICIOUS
2a Who was General Secretary of the NUT between 1989 to 2004? DOUG MCAVOY
2b Bobby Charlton's goal scoring record for England was beaten by Wayne Rooney in September 2015, when he scored a goal against which country at Wembley? SWITZERLAND
3a Richard II died in 1400, in which castle? PONTEFRACT CASTLE
3b Which University was established in 1966 in the centre of Birmingham? ASTON
4a The opera I Vespri Siciliani set in 13th century Palermo comes from the middle period of which composer's works? GIUSEPPE VERDI
4b Which author created the characters Phileas Fogg and Captain Nemo? JULES VERNE

Round 7
1a Who won the 2018 Best Actor Oscar for portraying Sir Winston Churchill in the Darkest Hour? GARY OLDMAN
1b Arrangement in Grey and Black is a famous work by which artist? WHISTLER
2a Who, in the 20th century, awarded himself the title "Conqueror of the British Empire"? IDI AMIN
2b Which is the main river flowing through the Portuguese capital of Lisbon? TAGUS
3a Sebastian Pinera has been the President of which country since March 2018? CHILE
3b Which British city is mentioned in Abba's number one UK hit single Super Trouper? GLASGOW
4a What is the name of the bear in the children's TV programme Rainbow? BUNGLE
4b Which British athlete won the bronze medal to David Hemery’s gold in the Mexico Olympics? JOHN SHERWOOD

Round 8
1a Which board game was invented by architect Alfred Butts in 1938? SCRABBLE
1b Which constellation is known as "The Charioteer" AURIGA
2a Which cocktail comprises vodka, ginger beer and lime juice? MOSCOW MULE
2b Who did Ben Bernanke succeeded as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve? ALAN GREENSPAN
3a An epistolary novel is so called because it is written as a series of what? LETTERS (as in mail)
3b King John is buried in a tomb in Worcester Cathedral, he died in 1216 in which English castle? NEWARK CASTLE
4a Who in the Old Testament was Jacob's twin brother? ESAU
4b Which composer wrote the opera Don Pasquale a commedia dell'arte farce? DONIZETTI

Spare Questions
1 What does the letter F in MDF stand for (as in the engineered wood product)? FIBREBOARD (Medium Density Fibreboard)
2 What common food product did Hippolyte Merge-Mouries invent in 1868? MARGARINE
3 To which island did the Roman Emperor Tiberius retire? CAPRI
4 What is the title of the novel published in 2015, that was originally the first draft of To Kill a Mocking Bird? GO SET A WATCHMAN
5 In the 17th century, what was explained by the release of phlogiston? BURNING