MINI QUIZ

1. Which Old Testament figure was instructed to build an ark? 2. Which organisation for the welfare of ex-servicemen and women was established under the leadership of Douglas Haig in 1921?

3. By what name was American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known?

4. In which country was the guitarist John Williams born?

5. Which observatory was founded by Charles II in 1675?

6. On which Italian island is the volcano Mount Etna?

7. Which scientific organisation was founded in London in March 1799? 8. What is the highest mountain in the world?

9. Which Verdi opera was (incorrectly) thought to have been composed for the opening of the Suez Canal?

10. Which radioactive element has the

chemical symbol U?