1. Which German philosopher co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?

Nietzsche

Schiller

Marx

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 Which type of fortified wine was originally made around the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera?

Port

Vermouth

Sherry

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?

Rolls-Royce Ltd

Henry-Charles Ltd

Cadbury's Ltd

5. Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?

Sir Jonathan Sargent

Sir Malcolm Sargent

Sir Fredrick Sargent

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

Georgi Malenkov

Mikhail Gorbachev

Nicholas Milyukov

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

Sebastian Coe

Roger Bannister

David Moorcroft

8. What sort of creature is a basilisk?

A rat

A dragon

A lizard

9. Of which African country is Bamako the capital?

Kenya

Mozambique

Mali

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

Oscar Wilde

George Bernard Shaw

John Webster