1. What first name was adopted by silent film comedian Joseph Francis Keaton?

Frankie

Roger

Buster

2. Which major sporting event was won by the Florida Marlins in 1997?

Basketball's World Series

Football's Superbowl

Baseball's World Series

3. On which river does the town of Chatham stand?

River Medway

River Ouse

River Thames

4. Which British novelist wrote Mary Barton, North and South and Cranford?

Mrs Gaskell

Jane Austen

Charles Dickens

5. Which US oil billionaire established a museum in Malibu California?

Warren Harding

J Paul Getty

John Davison Rockefeller

6. Which fruit from the tree Ficus carica is known for its laxative properties?

Fig

Pear

Plum

7. What name is given to the cleansing of fabrics and garments using solvents other than water?

Steam Cleaning

Dry cleaning

Sans-eau cleansing

8. By what name are the small islands off the southern tip of Florida known?

Florida Bays

Florida Isles

Florida Keys

9. In which country is the industrial city of Kawasaki?

Japan

Thailand

China

10. In botany what name is given to the process whereby the embryonic plant in a seed starts to produce roots and shoots?

Implication

Germination

Demegration