ROUND 1

1.

If you were in Germany and someone asked you for a ‘handy’, what would he/she be asking for?

A mobile phone

2.

What is the equivalent rank in the British Army of the German rank of Oberst?

Colonel

3.

Which 2 countries played an international football match at the Valley on 30 May?

Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland

4.

Which team did Scotland defeat 4-1 on 30 May?

Trinidad and Tobago

5.

Who was gagged throughout his trial?

Mordecai Vanunu

6.

What was John T Scopes put on trial for in the US in 1925?

Teaching the Darwinian Theory of Evolution to his high school class in Tennessee

7.

Which king is buried in Gloucester Cathedral?

Edward II

8.

Which king is buried in Worcester Cathedral?

King John

ROUND 2

1.

“I know when to go out.  I know when to stay in, get things done.” is the introduction to which hit record?

Modern Love (by David Bowie)

2.

“Give me time to realise my crime.  Let me love and steal.  I have danced inside your eyes.  How can I be real?” is the introduction to which hit record?

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? (Culture Club)

3.

Name the year: George Brown resigned as Foreign Secretary and Yuri Gagarin was killed in an air crash.

1968

4.

Name the year: Maurice Chevalier died and Sir John Betjeman was made Poet Laureate.

1972

5.

In which Jane Austen novel does Catherine Morland appear?

Northanger Abbey

6.

In which George Eliot novel does Dorothea Brooke appear?

Middlemarch

7.

What would be the garnish on food described as ‘a la Crècy’?

Carrots

8.

What would the garnish be on food described as ‘a la Dubarry’?

Cauliflower

ROUND 3

1.

Which entertainer was known as ‘Two Ton Tessie’?

Tessie O’Shea

2.

Which entertainer was known as ‘The Last of the Red Hot Mamas’?

Sophie Tucker

3.

Who composed the orchestral work On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring?

Frederick Delius

4.

The Magnificat and Easter Oratorio are works by which composer?

Johann Sebastian Bach

5.

On which islands is the ceremony of Uphellya celebrated?

Shetland Islands

6.

Members of which religious group travel from all over the world to pray at Bodhgaya?

Buddhists

7.

Who starred as Zeus in the 1981 film Clash of the Titans?

Laurence Olivier

8.

Which film was awarded 8 Oscars (including Best Film) in 1985?

Amadeus

ROUND 4

1.

What is a cross pean?

Type of hammer

2.

Cut clasp, clout and terrier are types of what?

Nails

3.

Which drinks advertisement uses the theme from Puccini’s Force of Destiny?

Stella Artois

4.

What type of drink was marketed as Thatcher’s Ruin?

Cider

5.

In which Shakespeare play does Autolycus appear?

A Winter’s Tale

6.

In which Shakespeare play do the characters Beatrice and Benedict appear?

Much Ado About Nothing

7.

What links the footballer Emile Heskey to a novel by Sir Walter Scott?

Ivanhoe (it’s Heskey's middle name)

8.

What links the character Gary Hobbs in Eastenders to a famous footballer?

Pele (it’s the character’s middle name!)

ROUND 5

1.

What links the following monarchs: Henry I, John, Mary and William IV?

They all succeeded their brothers to the throne

2.

What links the following American politicians: Andrew Johnson, Chester Arthur and Theodore Roosevelt?

All were Vice-Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency because their predecessors were assassinated

3.

In which county is Fotheringay Castle?

Northamptonshire

4.

In which county is Dunstanburgh Castle?

Nothumberland

5.

Where would you find the Canal of Schlemm?

In the eye

6.

Where would you find the inferior concha?

The nose

7.

In which country is the Lower Chamber of Parliament known as Lok Sabha?

India

8.

In which country is the Lower Chamber of Parliament known as the Majlis?

Iran

ROUND 6 

1.

An invention by R W Thompson, the Scandinavian god of battles and a town in the Lebanon all share which name?

Tyre

2.

A river in South Africa, a town in France and an area of Southern California all share which name?

Orange

3.

What are the names of the children in The Railway Children?

Roberta (Bobby), Peter and Phyllis

4.

What are the names of the Darling children in Peter Pan?

Wendy, Michael and John

5.

Name the Greek God of War.

Ares

6.

Name the Greek Goddess of Victory.

Nike

7.

Name the Mitford sister who married Sir Oswald Mosley.

Diana

8.

Name the Mitford sister who joined the British Union of Fascists and was associated with Hitler.

Unity

ROUND 7

1.

Jensen Button drives for which Formula One motor racing team?

B.A.R.

2.

Who won this year’s Monaco Grand Prix?

Jarno Trulli

3.

What is the more common name for Fireweed?

Rosebay Willowherb

4.

What is the common name for the Araucaria tree?

Monkey Puzzle

5.

W is the symbol for which chemical element?

Tungsten

6.

How many Noble gases are there?

Six (Helium, Neon, Argon, Radon, Xenon, Krypton)

7.

Which planet has an orbital period of 687 days?

Mars

8.

Which planet is orbited by the moon Proteus?

Neptune

ROUND 8

1.

Paraguay has borders with Argentina, Brazil and which other country?

Bolivia

2.

Guyana has borders with Brazil, Surinam and which other country?

Venezuela

3.

Who famously said: “I counted them all out and I counted them all back again”?

Brian Hanrahan

4.

Who said: “A week is a long time in politics”?

Harold Wilson

5.

Which band this year released the single Take Me Out?

Franz Ferdinand

6.

Which band in 2003 released the single Remember Me?

British Sea Power

7.

Name the 6 London clubs who will play in the Premiership next season.

Arsenal, Charlton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur

8.

Name the 6 North West Clubs who will play in the Premiership next season.

Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United

SPARES

1.

In astrology, which are the three fire signs?

Leo, Aries and Sagittarius

2.

Who composed the William Tell Overture?

Rossini

3.

Who, upon splitting with her partner, said: “At least I can wear high heels now”?

Nicole Kidman

4.

From what bridge does the Oxford and Cambridge boat race start?

Putney Bridge

5.

In Scrabble what is the value of the letters D and G?

2

6.

Which organ of the body is affected by nephritis?

Kidney