1.Which British novelist and poet wrote Jude the Obscure?

Thomas Hardy

Rudyard Kipling

Arthur Wing Pinero

2.Which 16th century regent of France is considered to have been largely responsible for the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre?

Jean Racine

Jacques Benigne Bossuet

Catherine de' Medici

3.Which large aquatic rodent builds lodges and dams?

Beaver

Vole

Rat

4.What is the capital of Cuba?

Havana

Holguin

Santiago de Cuba

5.In Greek mythology which son of Zeus and Danae slew the Gorgon Medusa and married Andromeda?

Jason

Hercules

Perseus

6.What name is given to the decay of timber caused by cellulose-digesting fungi such as Serpula lacrymans?

Dry rot

Fungi rot

Ridgicasion

7.Which US attorney defended both OJ Simpson and Louise Woodward?

Richard Gray

Frank Rogers

Barry Scheck

8.What is the capital of the Republic of Congo?

Brazzaville

Agades

Benguela

9.In which road did the Fire of London start in September 1666?

Pudding Lane

Bakers Lane

Baker Street

10.Which Scottish moor was the scene of the last land battle to be fought in Britain?

Culloden

Marsden

Baydon