1. Which mountain range seperates industrialised western Russia from the Siberian plains in the east?

The Zagros Mountains

The Ural Mountains

The Caucasus Mountains

2. By what name is the tree Picea abies, most commonly used as a Christmas tree, better known?

Canada Spruce

Norway spruce

Finland Spruce

3. Which widespread medical disorder includes grand mal and petit mal forms?

Osteoporosis

Epilepsy

Hypertension

4. Who succeeded Ulysses S Grant as U.S. president?

Rutherford B Hayes

Abraham Lincoln

Benjamin Harrison

5. Which jockey shared a table with the Queen at a banquet to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary?

Lester Piggott

Walter Swinburn

Willie Carson

6. What sort of creature is a kakapo?

A monkey

A parrot

A dog

7. Which French novelist wrote the cycle La Comedie humaine?

Honore de Balzac

Gustave Flaubert

Victor Hugo

8. What sort of creature is a Tasmanian devil?

A marsupial

A rodent

A cat

9. With which meat is horseradish sauce traditionally served?

Beef

Turkey

Lamb

10. What is the name of the area that separates the North and South Downs in SE England?

The Wald

The Weald

The Wold