1. From which large diamond was the Star of Africa in the Royal Sceptre cut?

The Cullinan diamond

The Bullian diamond

The Scullian diamond

2. Which British writer created the character Noddy in 1949?

Enid Blyton

A A Milne

J R R Tolkien

3. What sort of substances are adrenaline, cortisone, insulin, oestrogens and testosterone?

Chromosomes

Lymphocytes

Hormones

4. Which optical device is used in a submerged submarine to see above the surface of the water?

A funnel spy

A periscope

A peep hole

5. Which English Romantic poet wrote Endymion and The Eve of St Agnes?

John Keats

W B Yeats

Rudyard Kipling

6. What was the title used by ancient Egyptian kings?

Amenhotep

Ka'mun

Pharaoh

7. Which British universities compete in an annual Boat Race on the River Thames?

Bristol and Bath

Oxford and Cambridge

Oxford and Birmingham

8. What is the capital of Peru?

Lima

Callao

Cuzco

9. Which mission fortress at San Antonio in Texas was besieged by Mexican forces in 1836?

The Alamo

The Rio Grande

The Panama

10. What visual method of communication involves the use of two flags?

Flagular

Semaphore

Morse