1. What impressions may be made up of loops, whorls and arches?

Impressionist art

Lace dresses

Fingerprints

2. Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?

Robin

Cuckoo

Blackbird

3. Who was the father of the Duke of Monmouth who led a rebellion against James II?

Charles I

Charles II

James I

4. A giant figure of Christ is one of the landmarks of which former capital of Brazil?

Sao Paulo

Brazilia

Rio de Janeiro

5. In which country did the No form of theatre originate?

America

Japan

The Philippines

6. In which state of the USA is the Grand Canyon situated?

Arizona

Colorado

South Dakota

7. Which King of the Scots defeated the English forces at Bannockburn in 1314?

William Wallace

Robert the Bruce

James I

8. Which British film actor wrote the autobiography The Moon's a Balloon?

Stephen Fry

Hugh Grant

David Niven

9. Of which ocean is the Sargasso Sea a section?

The Arctic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean

The Pacific Ocean

10. At which English racecourse is the Grand National Steeplechase run?

Ascot

Aintree

Epson