1. What is a score of two strokes less than par for a hole of golf called?

A birdie

An albatross

An eagle

2. Who composed the operas Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata?

Giuseppe Verdi

Gioachino Rossini

Giacomo Puccini

3. Which building material is composed of cement, stone, sand and water?

Tarmac

Brick

Concrete

4. What name is given to the punishment of a convicted criminal by execution?

Commercial punishment

Capital punishment

Corporal punishment

5. In which Arnold Schwarzenegger film did he say: "If it bleeds then we can kill it"?

The Terminator

Commando

Predator

6. Of which country is Praia the capital?

Guinea

Burkina Faso

Cape Verde

7. Pyrexia is a technical term for which medical symptom?

Fever

Sneezing

Coughing

8. In computing what does VDU stand for?

Viral driver unit

Virtual desktop unit

Visual display unit

9. What is the name of the heroine of the Tomb Raider franchise?

Lara Croft

Cate Archer

Elena Fisher

10. Which British novelist and playwright wrote The Bottle Factory Outing and The Dressmaker?

Beryl Bainbridge

Iris Murdoch

Linda Ruud