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1. Who was the second U.S. President?
A George Washington B John Adams
C John Quincy Adams D Thomas Jefferson
2. What name is given to the ninth month of the Muslim year?
A Shawwal B Safar C Ramadan D Rajab
3. Which of the following works was composed by Vaughan Williams?
A The Barber of Seville B Turandot
C Hugh the Drover
D The New World Symphony
4. Which knighted British actor, noted for his roles in The Heiress and The Fallen Idol, died in 1983?
A Alec Guinness B Cary Grant C Ralph Richardson D Laurence Olivier
5. What is the Sunday before Easter called?
A Palm Sunday B Ascension Sunday C Whit Sunday D Mothering Sunday
6. Samantha Womack recently guest-starred in ITV2’s new sitcom Buffering. For which EastEnders role is she best known?
A Honey Mitchell B Ronnie Mitchell C Michelle Fowler D Rebecca Fowler
7. In which year did World War I start?
A 1913 B 1911 C 1918 D 1914
8. In Greek mythology who was the lover of Hero who swam to her across the Hellespont?
A Phineus B Orpheus C Eurydice D Leander
9. Which German town is famous for its castle which was supposedly an escape-proof prisoner-of-war camp in World War II?
A Hamelin
B Bamberg
C Colditz
D Cochem 10. What was the name of the crew’s cat in the sci-fi horror film Alien, starring Sigourney Weaver? A Jones
B Smith
C Whiskers
D Ripley
11. Which artist won the 1997 Turner Prize?
A Gillian West B Gillian Wearing C Gillian Weaver D Gillian Wooly
12. Who succeeded Trygve Lie as secretary general of the United Nations?
A Dag Johannson B Deg Larsson
C Dug Wolfskjöld D Dag Hammarskjöld
13. Which vocalist released a 1997 album entitled Am I The Kinda Girl?
A Cathy Dennis B Cathy Burke C Cathy Parr D Cathy Jackson
14. Which organ is stimulated by the drug digitalis?
A Lungs B Brain C Heart D Eyes
15. What is the national currency of Belize?
A Dollar B Pound C Franc D Guilder