Round 2 - History & Geography
Q1
Which coin ceased to be legal tender in the UK on 31st December 1960?
Farthing
Q2
Which city is known as "The Eternal City"?
Rome
Q3
Who described England as being "A nation of shopkeepers"?
Napoleon
Q4
What is the name of the small principality that lies in the mountains between France and Spain?
Andorra
Q5
What major change to an everyday item in the UK happened on April 16th 1995?
PhONEday - when telephone area codes changed to 01…
Q6
After Berlin which is the second largest city in Germany by population?
Hamburg
Q7
Who was the first Pope to visit the White House?
Pope John Paul II (1979)
Q8
What is the currency of Switzerland?
Swiss Franc
Q9
Who was the first human to journey into space when he circled the Earth in 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
Q10
Of the World's five oceans which is the largest?
Pacific