Ten Times Four is Forty Trivia Quiz

Answer: George Vancouver

Vancouver charted the north-west coast of North America, from Washington and Oregon to British Columbia and Alaska. He gave his name to two cities - in British Columbia and Washington, to Vancouver Island and to Mount Vancouver on the Canadian/USA border.

The other three explorers were earlier, and developed the eastern side of the continent. Hudson lived from 1565 - 1611 and gave his name to the river and bay; Cartier lived from 1491 - 1557 and mapped the St. Lawrence river and de Champlain was the founder of Quebec.

He lived from 1567 -1635 and Lake Champlain was named after him.

Answer: Stereophonics

Stereophonics formed in 1992 in their home town of Cwmaman, near Aberdare, South Wales with Cable on drums, Kelly Jones singing and Richard Jones playing guitar. Cable played on their first four albums, but was sacked in 2003, apparently due to his lack of commitment.

He was found dead at his home, reportedly after a heavy drinking session. The other options are also well known Welsh bands.

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe

Poe was born in 1809, and left with no parents after his father abandoned the family and his mother died in 1811. He was fostered by a Scottish family named Allan, and was given their surname as part of his name. He is remembered for his tales of the macabre, such as 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher'. Poe also wrote poetry, with 'The Raven' probably being the best known.

He completed one novel and one play. James lived from 1843 - 1916, Irving from 1783 - 1859 and Hawthorne from 1804 - 1864.

Answer: 1944

Miller was born in 1904 in Iowa. On 15 December 1944, Miller was flying from the UK to France to entertain troops stationed there. The plane never arrived, and no trace of it, the aircrew or its passengers has ever been found. The plane was assumed to have crashed, whether due to the bad weather or being shot down. It seems probable that the true cause will never be known.

Answer: Belle Starr

Belle Starr was unusual, as most outlaws were male. She married Jim Reed, who was involved in horse theft and stagecoach robberies. After his death, she married Sam Starr, another horse thief. Belle became involved in planning and organisation of these illegal activities, and served time in gaol.

Her second husband died in 1886, and Belle herself died from shotgun wounds to her back, neck, shoulder and face in 1889, two days before her 41st birthday. Johnny Ringo lived from 1850 - 1882, Jesse James from 1847 - 1882 and William H Bonney (Billy the Kid) lived from 1859 - 1881.

Answer: Saxophone

Coltrane was born in 1926 in North Carolina, and began playing in a jazz band while in the navy. He played with Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk during the 1950s. He died from cancer of the liver on Long Island, New York.

Answer: Prague

At the time of his birth, Prague, the capital of Bohemia, was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It is now the capital of the Czech Republic. Kafka was from a Jewish background and wrote in German. Most of his work was published posthumously, having been edited and prepared for publication by his literary executor, Max Brod.

His fiction is characterised by surrealism and hopelessness, and his name is now used as an adjective, 'Kafkaesque', to describe situations of complicated bureaucracy with a hint of menace.

Answer: Mother

McQueen was born in 1969 in Lewisham, London, the youngest of six children, and was named Lee Alexander McQueen. He became head designer at Givenchy in 1996 and was well known for his unconventional designs. His mother died on 2 February 2010, and McQueen was found hanging at his London home on 11 February 2010.

Answer: Richard III

Edward IV ruled from 1461 - 1483, but died unexpectedly when his son and heir was only twelve. Although the boy was proclaimed king in April 1483 as Edward V, he was never crowned. His uncle, Richard of Gloucester, who had been named as the protector, instead had himself crowned as Richard III in July 1483.

His nephew and his younger brother, the 'Princes in the Tower', disappeared and are believed to have been killed. Richard ruled only until 1485, being defeated at the Battle of Bosworth by Henry VII, who remained king until his death in 1509. Edward VI ruled from 1547 - 1553 and Henry VI from 1422 - 1461 (with a brief return as a figurehead monarch in 1470/71).

Answer: Winston

John was shot on 8 December 1980 by Mark David Chapman. He was born in Liverpool on 9 October 1940 and given the middle name of Winston as a tribute to Winston Churchill, who was the British prime minister at the time. He added the name of his second wife, Yoko Ono, at a later stage to become John Winston Ono Lennon. John sometimes used the name 'Dr. Winston O'Boogie' as a pseudonym.