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?

Gioachino Rossini

Giuseppe Verdi

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

Predator

Commando

6. Of which country is Praia the capital?

Guinea

Cape Verde

Burkina Faso

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

Fever

Coughing

Sneezing

8. In computing what does VDU stand for?

Visual display unit

Virtual desktop unit

Viral driver unit

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

Cate Archer

Elena Fisher

Lara Croft

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

Linda Ruud

Iris Murdoch

Beryl Bainbridge