1. Which Shakespeare play is about a former Roman general who is dissuaded from sacking Rome?

Coriolanus

Titus Andronicus

Twelfth Night

2. In which English county is the market town of Melton Mowbray?

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Norfolk

3. Which saint and missionary wrote the epistles to the Corinthians and Galatians in the New Testament?

St Paul

St Mark

St John

4. Which Italian king was assassinated at Monza in 1900?

Umberto I

Ricardo II

Ferdinand III

5. Which party did Herbert Asquith represent as leader and Prime Minister?

Conservatives

Liberals

Labour

6. With which sport was Henry Cooper associated?

Boxing

Golf

Motor Racing

7. What was the name of Sony's first attempt at a games console?

Gamestation

Genesis

Playstation

8. Who wrote the best-selling books Fever Pitch and High Fidelity?

Nick Hornby

Laurie Lee

Tim Lott

9. What was the popular name for the scandal that forced the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974?

Margate

Highgate

Watergate

10. In which English county is the town of Harrogate?

North Yorkshire

Cheshire

Lancashire