1 | Name the Ancient Greek Muse of Dance? Terpsichore |
2 | What was the title of Akira Kuorsawa's 1956 movie based on Shakespeare's 'King Lear'? Ran |
3 | Who was the oldest man in the Old Testament? Methusala |
4 | Who in 1812 was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated? Spencer Perceval |
5 | What is the chemical symbol for Gold? Au |
6 | Who or what was Humpty Dumpty? A cannon or field gun used in the siege of Colchester during the English Civil War |
7 | What nationality was Marie Curie? Polish - born Marie Salomea Sklodowska |
8 | What is the speed of light (in miles per second)? 186,000 |
9 | In what year were women in the UK first allowed to vote in Local Authority elections? 1869 - Municipal Franchise Act (1869) |
10 | Who composed the music that became the theme tune to the BBC television series 'The Onedin Line'? Aram Khachaturian - the adagio from 'Spartacus and Phrygia' (1955) |