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

Hubei

Tibet

Yunnan

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

Rembrandt

Vincent van Gogh

Jan Vermeer

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

Benin

Ghana

Togo

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

Malcolm Arnold

Benjamin Britten

Sir Michael Tippett

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

Dorris

Durris

Derris

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

Pluralism

Spoonerism

Pleonasm

7. Off which continent does Madagascar lie?

South America

Africa

Europe

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

Chrysler Building

Empire State 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 Jude

St Theodore

St Luke