ROUND 1

1.

Who wrote "DON'T PUT YOUR DAUGHTER ON THE STAGE MRS WORTHINGTON”?

2.

Who did Larry Holmes defeat in 1978 to win the WBC heavyweight crown?

3.

Name the two leading characters in Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW?

4.

In the famous Monty Python's DEAD PARROT SKETCH with John Cleese, what was the breed of parrot?

5.

Who was the British Director of the film AMERICAN BEAUTY?

6.

Which flower has the Latin name Convallaria majalis?

7.

In which country does the river Vistula principally flow?

8.

Who wrote the play EDWARD II?

ROUND 2

1.

What is the name of the river that runs from the Rocky mountains to Vancouver in Canada?

2.

Who wrote CAPTAIN CORELLI’S MANDOLIN?

3.

In which English county are the Quantock Hills?

4.

What is the state capital of Virginia?

5.

From which opera does the CHORUS OF THE HEBREW SLAVES come?

6.

In what year was the battle of Killiecrankie (+ or - 10 years)?

7.

What is the name of the most famous and prestigious horse race run in Australia?

8.

Who played Douglas Bader in the film REACH FOR THE SKY?

ROUND 3

1.

Who wrote the play the DUCHESS OF MALFI?

2.

Who was the winner of the men's 2002 London Marathon?

3.

Which flower has the Latin name Hyacinthoides non scripta?

4.

In the film the NUNS ON THE RUN who played the nuns?

5.

In what year was the battle of Bannockburn (no leeway)?

6.

Which well-known singer achieved stardom in 1926 with the song OL' MAN RIVER?

7.

What is the state capital of Wyoming?

8.

In which hills are the Cheddar Caves?

ROUND 4

1.

Who wrote BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY?

2.

The Wolf Rock Lighthouse - roughly where is it (i.e. what is the nearest major landmark)?

3.

In the film TAXI DRIVER who played the part of a pimp?

4.

Name the female lead in 1991 film CAPE FEAR?

5.

In 1970 whom did Joe Frazier defeat to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world?

6.

Name the Scottish comedian associated with the song I BELONG TO GLASGOW

7.

Who was the female winner of the 2002 London Marathon?

8.

Which is now the smallest county in the British Isles?

ROUND 5 – Picture Round

1.

This is the finest non-cathedral medieval church in England. Only its proximity to York prevented it being raised to cathedral status in the 19^th century. Where is it?

2.

This externally unimposing English cathedral is famous for its internal profusion of late 13^th century naturalistic carvings. Where is it?

3.

Name the constellation.

4.

Name the constellation.

5.

This is the only medieval English cathedral to preserve the original traditional English arrangement of two western spires and one central spire. Where is it?

6.

This is an unfortunate Victorian attempt to revive the three spires tradition. Which cathedral is it?

7.

Name the constellation.

8.

Name the constellation.

ROUND 6

1.

What is the real name of American rap star Eminem?

2.

Who plays the part of Tony Wilson in the new film “24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE”?

3.

Which 2 stars of the silver screen married each other in 1920?

4.

What was the name of Robert Flaherty’s 1922 documentary film about Eskimo life?  

5.

Where is George W. Bush’s ranch?

6.

Whose baby was Bruno Hauptmann accused of kidnapping and killing in 1932?

7.

Which record label was founded by Berry Gordy Jr.?

8.

Who was the only knight of the Round Table to see the entire grail?

ROUND 7

1.

Who provides the soundtrack on Hugh Grant’s new film “ABOUT A BOY”?

2.

What was Erica Jong’s first novel published in 1973?

3.

Who became Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures in 1972 despite confessing to being a soviet spy 12 years earlier?

4.

Which singer won the 1967 Eurovision song contest?

5.

In which year did Red Rum complete his hat-trick of Grand National wins?

6.

In which US city was Motown Records based?

7.

On whose show did The Beatles make their US television debut?

8.

What was the 14^th state to join the United States?

ROUND 8

1.

Who wrote “THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK”?

2.

What is the name of the German media giant which has recently collapsed?

3.

To which place was the mortally wounded King Arthur ferried by 3 mysterious women in a black boat?

4.

Which horse “won” the void Grand National of 1993?

5.

What colony in North America existed before the War of Independence, and remained as a colony loyal to Britain after the war?

6.

Which American newsman broke the news of President Kennedy’s death?

7.

Besides 'Bush', 4 other pairs of US Presidents share the same surname. Give three of those surnames.

8.

In the budget today, by how much did Gordon Brown increase the duty on a packet of cigarettes?

SPARES

1.

Which British Prime Minister won the office most times (i.e. was not uninterruptedly re-elected, but won the office back from the opposition)?

2.

Give a year in the Tang dynasty in China (according to the Western calendar)

3.

Who had a hit in 1977 with the song “THREE TIMES A LADY”?

4.

Who retired undefeated as heavyweight champion of the world in 1956 after 49 professional fights?

5.

Which cyclist came back from cancer treatment to win the Tour de France?

6.

What does a funambulist walk on? 

7.

What does a dendrologist study?

8.

In which musical did Clint Eastwood perform the song “I TALK TO THE TREES”?

9.

Who played Anna in the 1956 film “THE KING AND I”?

ROUND 1

1.

Noel Coward

2.

Ken Norton

3.

Katharina and Petruchio

4.

Norwegian Blue

5.

Sam Mendes

6.

Lily of the valley

7.

Poland

8.

Christopher Marlowe

ROUND 2

1.

The Fraser River

2.

Louis de Bernieres

3.

Somerset

4.

Richmond

5.

Nabuco by Verdi

6.

1689

7.

Melbourne Cup

8.

Kenneth More

ROUND 3

1.

John Webster

2.

Khalid Khannouchi

3.

Bluebell

4.

Eric Idle & Robbie Coltrane

5.

1314

6.

Paul Robeson

7.

Cheyenne City

8.

The Mendips

ROUND 4

1.

Helen Fielding

2.

Off Land's End

3.

Harvey Keitel

4.

Jessica Lange

5.

Jimmy Ellis

6.

Will Fyffe

7.

Paula Radcliffe

8.

Rutland

ROUND 5 – Picture Round

1.

Beverley

2.

Southwell Minster

3.

Cassiopeia

4.

Cygnus

5.

Lichfield

6.

Truro

7.

Gemini

8.

Taurus

ROUND 6

1.

Marshall Mathers

2.

Steve Coogan

3.

Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford

4.

Nanook of the North

5.

Crawford, Texas

6.

Charles Lindbergh

7.

Tamla Motown

8.

Sir Galahad

ROUND 7

1.

Badly Drawn Boy

2.

Fear of Flying

3.

Anthony Blunt

4.

Sandie Shaw

5.

1977

6.

Detroit

7.

Ed Sullivan

8.

Vermont

ROUND 8

1.

John Updike

2.

Kirch

3.

Avalon

4.

Esher Ness

5.

Nova Scotia

6.

Walter Kronkite

7.

Adams (John and John Quincy), Roosevelt (Theodore and Franklin D.), Johnson (Andrew and Lyndon B.), and Harrison (William H. and Benjamin)

8.

6p

SPARES

1.

W.E. Gladstone (4 times: 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94)

2.

618 - 906 AD

3.

The Commodores

4.

Rocky Marciano

5.

Lance Armstrong

6.

A Tightrope

7.

Trees and Shrubs

8.

Paint Your Wagon

9.

Deborah Kerr