1 Who defined democracy as "government of the people, by the people?"

2 Who was Elizabeth I's father?

3 Which famous embroidery includes the Battle of Hastings?

4 Which battle saw the final defeat of Napoleon?

5 What was writer and war hero T.E. Lawrence popularly known as?

6 Who spied for England in Edinburgh in 1706 but is better known as the author of Robinson Crusoe?

7 Who reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Tenzing Norgay?

8 Who were the first Japanese warriors to be officially permitted to carry two swords, one long and one short?

9 What macabre job brought fame to James Berry and Albert Pierrepoint?

10 What was the practical purpose of the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders ofthe Ancient World?