MINI QUIZ

1. Of which country was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi the last shah?

2. Which American silversmith was famous for his night ride to warn the people of Massachusetts of the approach of British troops?

3. What item of clothing is named after the officer who led the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War?

4. Of which country is Margrethe II the reigning queen?

5. Which prophetic book is the last in the New Testament?

6. What is the capital of France?

7. Which 'effect' is responsible for the apparent change in pitch of a siren as a vehicle approaches and then recedes?

8. Who is the traditional author of the second Gospel and patron saint of Venice?

9. How many parts of oxygen are there to one part of carbon in carbon dioxide?

10. Which British heavyweight boxer knocked down Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, in a fight at Wembley in the 1960s?