1. Crowned as emperor of Ethiopia on 2 November 1930, by what name was Ras Tafari Makkonen better known?

2. In golf, if a birdie is completing a hole one under par and an eagle is completing it two under par, what is the term for completing a hole four under par?

3. Actors Amy Irving and Kate Capshaw have both been married to which film director?

4. Where in the human body would you find alveoli?

5. The Chinese dish char siu is made with which meat?

6. Who was king of England at the time of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605?

7. Which Frenchman composed the opera Carmen?

8. Anish Kapoor, Barbara Hepworth and Jeff Koons are all prominent exponents of which of the arts?

9. Excluding the South Pole, what is the most southerly of the major circles of latitude?

10. Who was the Roman god of the Sun? (See picture clue.)

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Quiz answers 

1. Haile Selassie

2. Condor

3. Steven Spielberg

4. The lungs

5. Pork

6. King James I

7. Georges Bizet

8. Sculpture

9. Antarctic Circle

10. Apollo

Questions set by John Cunnane