1. Which German philosopher co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?

Marx

Schiller

Nietzsche

2. Which type of fortified wine was originally made around the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera?

Sherry

Vermouth

Port

3. Which British city developed out of the Roman fort of Mancunium?

Manchester

York

Chester

4. Which company was formed by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls in 1906?

Rolls-Royce Ltd

Henry-Charles Ltd

Cadbury's Ltd

5. Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?

Sir Fredrick Sargent

Sir Jonathan Sargent

Sir Malcolm Sargent

6. Who became first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and prime minister after Stalin's death?

Nicholas Milyukov

Georgi Malenkov

Mikhail Gorbachev

7. Which former middle-distance runner was appointed chief executive of the British Athletic Federation in 1997?

Roger Bannister

Sebastian Coe

David Moorcroft

8. What sort of creature is a basilisk?

A rat

A dragon

A lizard

9. Of which African country is Bamako the capital?

Mali

Mozambique

Kenya

10. Which English dramatist wrote The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil?

John Webster

George Bernard Shaw

Oscar Wilde