Black lead is a common name for which substance?
Graphite

Henry IV was the first king of which royal house?
Lancaster

From which film does the following quotes come? "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
- "Hit it!" 
The Blues Brothers

A quiz on the county of Essex

On which of the following dates was Muhammad Ali born?

a) September 3rd, 1939 b) January 17th, 1942 c) May 9th, 1943

b) January 17th, 1942

Prior to becoming Muhammad Ali, what was Ali's birth name?

Cassius Clay

In which city was a young Cassius Clay born and raised?

a) Louisville, Kentucky b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania c) Milwaukee, Wisconsin

a) Louisville, Kentucky

Johanna Konta qualified for the last 8 at Wimbledon, but who was the last  British woman to get to the quarter finals?
Jo Durie

Which NASA spacecraft flew over Jupiter's red spot this week?
Juno

July 11 is World Population Day. By how much is the worlds population expanding per year? a) 43 million b) 83 million c) 123 million
b) 83 million

Which Polish goalkeeper joined Arsenal from Legia Warsaw in 2006?

Wojciech Szczęsny

'I Giallorossi' is the nickname of which Italian club?

A.S. Roma

Local entrepreneur Jack Walker helped which club win the Premier League title in 1994-95?

Blackburn Rovers

The Potteries derby is played between Stoke City and which other English club?

Port Vale

Eidur Gudjohnsen began his English football career with which club?