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

A birdie

An eagle

An albatross

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?

Brick

Concrete

Tarmac

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

Capital punishment

Commercial 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?

Cape Verde

Guinea

Burkina Faso

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

Coughing

Sneezing

Fever

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?

Lara Croft

Elena Fisher

Cate Archer

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

Beryl Bainbridge

Linda Ruud

Iris Murdoch