1. From which large diamond was the Star of Africa in the Royal Sceptre cut?

The Bullian diamond

The Scullian diamond

The Cullinan diamond

2. Which British writer created the character Noddy in 1949?

A A Milne

J R R Tolkien

Enid Blyton

3. What sort of substances are adrenaline, cortisone, insulin, oestrogens and testosterone?

Chromosomes

Lymphocytes

Hormones

4. Which optical device is used in a submerged submarine to see above the surface of the water?

A periscope

A funnel spy

A peep hole

5. Which English Romantic poet wrote Endymion and The Eve of St Agnes?

W B Yeats

Rudyard Kipling

John Keats

6. What was the title used by ancient Egyptian kings?

Amenhotep

Ka'mun

Pharaoh

7. Which British universities compete in an annual Boat Race on the River Thames?

Oxford and Birmingham

Bristol and Bath

Oxford and Cambridge

8. What is the capital of Peru?

Callao

Cuzco

Lima

9. Which mission fortress at San Antonio in Texas was besieged by Mexican forces in 1836?

The Alamo

The Panama

The Rio Grande

10. What visual method of communication involves the use of two flags?

Flagular

Morse

Semaphore