1. Who wrote the novel Black Beauty, first published in 1877?

2. Which metallic element has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82?

3. The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries?

4. Which American city is known as 'the city of brotherly love'?

5. Who preceeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

6. Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology?

7. What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System is in?

8. What country did ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar represent?

9. What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail?

10. What is the capital city of Iran?

ANSWERS        Back to the questions

Who wrote the novel Black Beauty, first published in 1877?
Anna Sewell

Which metallic element has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82?
Lead

The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries?
China and Mongolia

Which American city is known as 'the city of brotherly love'?
Philadelphia

Who preceeded Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
James Callaghan

Odin, a one-eyed bearded old man was the most powerful god in which mythology?
Norse

What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System is in?
The Milky Way

What country did ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar represent?
Zimbabwe

What flag does a ship traditionally fly to indicate it is about to set sail?
The Blue Peter

What is the capital city of Iran?
Tehran