1. In what field were Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage the earliest exponents?
2. Who wrote the 1852 anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
3. Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate on 5 June 1968?
4. What are the only two letters not to appear in any of the IUPAC symbols in the periodic table?
5. One-year-old Tommy Pickles was a main character in which 1990s animated TV series?
6. Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan were both world champions in which sport?
7. Josip Tito was president of which former country from 1953 to 1980?
8. The port city of Haifa is in which country?
9. How many legs does a flea have?
10. Emmental cheese is made from which animal’s milk?

QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Computing 2. Harriet Beecher Stowe 3. Robert Kennedy 4. J and Q 5. Rugrats 6. Squash 7. Yugoslavia 8. Israel 9. Six 10. Cow

Questions set by John Cunnane