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?

Catherine de' Medici

Jean Racine

Jacques Benigne Bossuet

3.Which large aquatic rodent builds lodges and dams?

Beaver

Rat

Vole

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

Perseus

Hercules

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?

Barry Scheck

Frank Rogers

Richard Gray

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

Brazzaville

Benguela

Agades

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

Baydon

Marsden