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Computer quizzes are usually unsatisfactory, mainly because you never seem to get enough questions to make up for the trouble of loading it. You end up wishing you'd bought a book.

But this one is rather different. It contains fifteen different files, each with 50 questions. That makes a total of 750. Which isn't at all bad. The program styles itself 'The ultimate educational quiz for ages 12 and over.' Well, I'm not sure about that 'ultimate', but it's certainly difficult enough to stretch anyone's general knowledge.

For example, do you know what realgar is? I do now, but I certainly didn't before. And what sport used to be known as 'sphairistike'? You get a bit of help here because it's one of those questions where you have to fill in missing letters to get the answer.

Another feature which makes the quiz more fun than others is the display. The questions are written by a robot standing on a blue planet with three craters. If you get a correct answer, an alien craft takes off from the left. By pressing the space bar the robot will shoot it down with his laser - but you must hit it so it lands exactly in the middle of the central crater.

Other good points about the program are that you can add or delete your own questions and even create entirely new quizzes. The game comes attractively packaged and with clear instructions.

Subjects offered include Know Your Language, Sport, History, Films, TV and Theatre: there's something for just about everybody. And some of the questions are truly obscure, I mean: what on Earth is an orfe?