1.Which Turkish city was once called Constantinople?

Izmir

Bursa

Istanbul

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

Hobart

Devonport

Launceston

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

Matthew Paris

Matthew Rome

Matthew London

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

Melpomene

Priam

Laodice

5.In which country is the island of Mindanao?

The Philippines

Japan

China

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

Australia

New Zealand

England

7.What sort of creature is a bittern?

A mammal

A reptile

A bird

8.In which county is High Wycombe situated?

Buckinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

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

The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Rome

The Treaty of Rapallo

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

Naples

Rome

Florence