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

Schiller

Marx

Nietzsche

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 Which type of fortified wine was originally made around the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera?

Vermouth

Sherry

Port

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

York

Chester

Manchester

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

Cadbury's Ltd

Rolls-Royce Ltd

Henry-Charles 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 dragon

A rat

A lizard

9. Of which African country is Bamako the capital?

Mozambique

Kenya

Mali

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

George Bernard Shaw

John Webster

Oscar Wilde