1. The Hitchcock films The Birds, Rebecca and Jamaica Inn were adaptations of stories by which female British author?

2. Who had a 1995 hit with the song Macarena?

3. The Sorento is a SUV manufactured by which company?

4. What is the name of the archipelago that includes the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera?

5. A leveret is the young of which animal?

6. By what name is the pirate Edward Teach better known?

7. At what event in 1968 did Bob Beamon set what is to date the longest-standing Olympic athletics record?

8. Which fictional character was born on 22 March 2233, sharing his birthday with the actor who played him in the original TV series?

9. The Siege of Tobruk took place during which conflict?

10. Which element has the chemical symbol Fe?

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QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Daphne du Maurier
2. Los del Rio
3. Kia
4. Balearic Islands
5. Hare
6. Blackbeard
7. Long Jump
8. Captain James T Kirk (William Shatner: 22 March 1931)
9. Second World War
10. Iron

Questions set by John Cunnane