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 Which type of fortified wine was originally made around the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera?

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?

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 Malcolm Sargent

Sir Jonathan Sargent

Sir Fredrick Sargent

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

Nicholas Milyukov

Mikhail Gorbachev

Georgi Malenkov

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

Roger Bannister

David Moorcroft

Sebastian Coe

8. What sort of creature is a basilisk?

A rat

A lizard

A dragon

9. Of which African country is Bamako the capital?

Kenya

Mali

Mozambique

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

George Bernard Shaw

John Webster

Oscar Wilde