1. Which province of China borders on Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam?

Tibet

Hubei

Yunnan

2. Hans van Meegeren was famous for forging paintings such as Christ at Emmaus by which Dutch painter?

Jan Vermeer

Rembrandt

Vincent van Gogh

3. Of which African country is Porto Novo the capital?

Ghana

Benin

Togo

4. Which British composer died in January 1998 at the age of 93?

Sir Michael Tippett

Benjamin Britten

Malcolm Arnold

5. From the roots of which climbing plant is the insecticide rotenone obtained?

Dorris

Derris

Durris

6. What is it called when a writer uses more words than is necessary?

Pluralism

Pleonasm

Spoonerism

7. Off which continent does Madagascar lie?

Africa

South America

Europe

8. What was the world's tallest building before the completion of the World Trade Center?

Empire State Building

Chrysler Building

Eiffel Tower

9. Which poet and artist wrote The Book of Nonsense and popularised the limerick?

Edward Lear

Lewis Carroll

C.S. Lewis

10. Who is the patron saint of artists and doctors?

St Theodore

St Luke

St Jude