1. Which Turkish city was once called Constantinople?

Istanbul

Izmir

Bursa

2. What is the capital and chief port of Tasmania?

Devonport

Hobart

Launceston

3. Which Benedictine monk wrote Chronica Majora a history of the world from the Creation to 1259?

Matthew London

Matthew Rome

Matthew Paris

4. Who was the Muse of tragedy and lyre-playing in Greek mythology?

Laodice

Melpomene

Priam

5. In which country is the island of Mindanao?

Japan

China

The Philippines

6. In what country was the mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary born?

New Zealand

England

Australia

7. What sort of creature is a bittern?

A mammal

A bird

A reptile

8. In which county is High Wycombe situated?

Cambridgeshire

Buckinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

9. Which 1957 treaty paved the way for the European Union?

The Treaty of Rome

The Treaty of Rapallo

The Treaty of Versailles

10. Which Italian city is known as Firenze in Italian?

Naples

Rome

Florence