1. What name is given to a visible cloud of dust and gas in space?

Comet

Black hole

Nebula

2. Which device in a petrol engine vaporises the fuel and mixes it with air in the correct proportions?

Crankshaft

Carburettor

Alternator

3. In the New Testament which of the apostles refused to believe in the resurrection until he had seen and touched Christ?

Saint Peter

Saint Thomas

John the Baptist

4. Which English novelist wrote Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond and Pendennis?

William Makepeace Thackeray

Charles Dickens

Geroge Eliot

5. What is the main organ of taste?

The stomach

The tongue

The nose

6. Which chemical element has the symbol C?

Carbon

Calcium

Chlorine

7. Which famous fish market moved to the Isle of Dogs in 1982?

Arndale

Billingsgate

Smithfield

8. What name is given to the six Dorset farm labourers who were transported to Australia for administering unlawful oaths?

Puddletown Martyrs

Tolpuddle Martyrs

Piddlehinton Martyrs

9. Which imperial unit of weight is equal to 2240 pounds in its long form?

Stone

Ton

Slug

10. What sort of creature is a dotterel?

A butterfly

An eel

A bird