Quiz 1

1.Which French word for a monk’s hood is used in English for a long, light-weight anorak ?
 
2.What is the collective term used for a group of crows ?
 
3.Who was named 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year ?
 
4.Which war was the setting of the TV series M*A*S*H about a military hospital ?
 
5.Opened in 1934 in which British city will you find The Graves Art Gallery ?
 
6.Who composed and sang the theme tune to the BBC comedy series One Foot in the Grave ?
 
7.What was the name of the Battle in Northumberland, fought on 9 September1513 between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by Thomas Howard ,  Earl of Surrey, and in terms of numbers was the largest battle fought between the two nations ?
 
8.Name the English TV horse racing pundit , notable not only for his racing opinion but his gentry style dress and trademark deerstalker hat.He also took part in 2006 in Celebrity Wife Swap alongside Edwina Currie and her husband ?
 
9.Name the former Foreign Secretary who died whilst out walking on Ben Stack, in Sutherland in August 2005 ?
 
10.Which actor has played Ian Beale in EastEnders since the very first episode in 1985 ?