1. Which Turkish city was once called Constantinople?

Bursa

Izmir

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?

Priam

Laodice

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?

New Zealand

England

Australia

7. What sort of creature is a bittern?

A bird

A mammal

A reptile

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 Rome

The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Rapallo

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

Florence

Rome

Naples