1. What sort of creature is a salamander?

A snake

A mammal

An amphibian

2. Of which South American country is La Paz the administrative capital?

Bolivia

Paraguay

Ecuador

3. Which British decathlete won gold medals at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics?

Daley Thompson

Dean Macey

Roger Black

4. What nationality was the painter Vincent Van Gogh?

German

Italian

Dutch

5. Which giant planet takes approximately 165 earth years to orbit the sun?

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

6. Which cathedral city is the administrative centre of Norfolk?

Ipswich

Norwich

Kings Lynn

7. Which North American river, noted for its spectacular Falls, connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario?

Mississippi

Missouri

Niagara

8. For which London building was the Marble Arch originally designed as a gateway?

The Tower Bridge

Buckingham Palace

The Tower of London

9. Which British author wrote the novels Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones?

Samuel Richardson

Henry Fielding

Jonathan Wild

10. What is the capital of Greece?

Thessaloniki

Athens

Olympus