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

Arthur Wing Pinero

Thomas Hardy

Rudyard Kipling

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

Catherine de' Medici

Jacques Benigne Bossuet

Jean Racine

3.Which large aquatic rodent builds lodges and dams?

Beaver

Rat

Vole

4.What is the capital of Cuba?

Santiago de Cuba

Havana

Holguin

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

Hercules

Jason

Perseus

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

Ridgicasion

Dry rot

Fungi rot

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

Frank Rogers

Richard Gray

Barry Scheck

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

Agades

Benguela

Brazzaville

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

Bakers Lane

Pudding Lane

Baker Street

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

Marsden

Baydon

Culloden