1.Which Turkish city was once called Constantinople?

Istanbul

Izmir

Bursa

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 Rome

Matthew Paris

Matthew London

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

The Philippines

Japan

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

Australia

England

New Zealand

7.What sort of creature is a bittern?

A reptile

A mammal

A bird

8.In which county is High Wycombe situated?

Nottinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

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

The Treaty of Rapallo

The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Rome

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

Naples

Florence

Rome