Tapestries and Fortresses

Question 1

Which European microstate, one of the world's oldest republics, is surrounded by Italy?

Accepted Answer

San Marino

Answer

Monaco

Answer

Liechtenstein

Answer

Andorra

Question 2

Who defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

Accepted Answer

William the Conqueror

Answer

Harald Hardrada

Answer

Henry II

Answer

Cnut the Great

Question 3

Which element sits at the center of a chlorophyll molecule?

Accepted Answer

Magnesium

Answer

Calcium

Answer

Iron

Answer

Zinc

Question 4

Which Victorian poet wrote The Lady of Shalott?

Accepted Answer

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Answer

Robert Browning

Answer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Answer

Matthew Arnold

Question 5

Which singer-songwriter released the 1971 album featuring It's Too Late?

Accepted Answer

Carole King

Answer

Joan Baez

Answer

Joni Mitchell

Answer

Carly Simon

Question 6

Which chess piece moves during castling along with the king?

Accepted Answer

Rook

Answer

Knight

Answer

Queen

Answer

Bishop

Question 7

Which Scottish textile design is traditionally associated with Highland clans?

Accepted Answer

Tartan

Answer

Herringbone

Answer

Paisley

Answer

Damask

Question 8

Which inventor developed the punch-card-controlled loom in 1804?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Marie Jacquard

Answer

James Hargreaves

Answer

Eli Whitney

Answer

Richard Arkwright

Question 9

Which country contains Krak des Chevaliers, the famous Crusader-era stronghold?

Accepted Answer

Syria

Answer

Turkey

Answer

Lebanon

Answer

Jordan

Question 10

Which mythical creature appears on Scotland's royal coat of arms?

Accepted Answer

Unicorn

Answer

Dragon

Answer

Phoenix

Answer

Griffin