1.Which Turkish city was once called Constantinople?

Izmir

Bursa

Istanbul

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

Devonport

Launceston

Hobart

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

Matthew London

Matthew Paris

Matthew Rome

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

Laodice

Priam

Melpomene

5.In which country is the island of Mindanao?

China

Japan

The Philippines

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

Australia

England

New Zealand

7.What sort of creature is a bittern?

A bird

A reptile

A mammal

8.In which county is High Wycombe situated?

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

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