1. Riga is the capital of which European country? 
  2. Which element has the chemical symbol Cu?
  3. Which "M" is the ruling planet of the astrological sign Gemini?
  4. Which author wrote newspaper articles using the pseudonym Boz?
  5. Which US town was the scene of the gunfight at the OK Corral?
  6. Which of the following flags do not feature the colour red: Brazil, Vietnam or Luxembourg?
  7. In what country is Transylvania?
  8. What is the more common name for the disease rubella?
  9. Who was the main character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit?
  10. What was the name given to the trials of 24 Nazi leaders for war crimes in 1945?











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ANSWERS: 1. Latvia; 2. Copper; 3. Mercury; 4. Charles Dickens; 5. Tombstone; 6. Brazil; 7. Romania; 8. German measles; 9. Bilbo Baggins; 10. The Nuremberg Trials.

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