QUICK QUIZ

1. What was the name of Barry Humphries’ superstar ‘Dame’?

2. Which Prussian statesman was known as the Iron Chancellor?

3. What type of vehicle was a penny-farthing?

4. Across which continent does the Andes mountain system extend?

5. In which continent can tigers be found in the wild?

6. Who was poet laureate from 1972 to 1984?

7. What sort of creature is a skate?

8. Since World War II, which building has been the venue for the Proms?

9. Which 14-ton bell in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is named after Sir Benjamin Hall?

10. Which singer won an Oscar for his role in the film From Here to Eternity?