Briefly...

I'm playing in a Merseyside Quiz League cup match tonight - stepped in for someone who's missing, so travelling to Southport in a couple of hours. Fingers crossed I give a good showing. Certainly wouldn't want to make a tit of myself. You never know, I might even be able to play more regularly if there's space for an extra team member. Anyway...

A few quick questions for today, all taken from my ever-expanding spreadsheet of things I'm trying to learn and remember (with varying amounts of success on most occasions). Answers a few lines below, as always.

1 Which potentially active stratovolcano is the highest peak in Iran and the Middle East?

2 Who is the current UK MP for Welwyn Hatfield?

3 Which king granted the Royal Society its charter?

4 What is the county town of Buckinghamshire?

5 Who received a Best Director Oscar nomination for Crossfire (1947)?

Answers:

1 Mount Damavand

2 Grant Shapps

3 Charles II

4 Aylesbury

5 Edward Dmytryk