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1 24 Sussex Drive is the official residence of the Prime Minister of what country?
A Canada. Although it has been the official home since 1951, the building has been vacant since 2015 and is currently undergoing rehabilitation to address health and safety concerns.
2 In which London borough is the landmark building, the Shard, located?
A Southwark. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames, next to London Bridge station.
3 The Uffington White Horse is a chalk figure found in which English county?
A Oxfordshire. While the figure is on the Berkshire Downs, it has been in the administrative county of Oxfordshire since county boundary changes in the 1970s.
4 Although spelt slightly differently, which name does a Manhattan neighbourhood have that is also the provincial capital of North Holland in the Netherlands?
A Harlem (Haarlem). It is a legacy of New York’s colonial past. Many other place names in New York, such as Brooklyn (from the Dutch town of Breukelen) and the Bowery (from the Dutch word for farm, “Bouwerij”), also have Dutch origins.
5 In which West London town is Brunel University?
A Uxbridge
6 In which European city harbour is the iconic bronze statue of “The Little Mermaid”?
A Copenhagen, Denmark, perched on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade, a famous tribute to Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale.
7 In which county is the prehistoric megalithic structure, Stonehenge?
A Wiltshire, situated on Salisbury Plain, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.
8 On which mountain are the carved heads of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt?
A Mount Rushmore (also known as Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe, or Six Grandfathers) in the Black Hills of South Dakota, USA.
9 What is the capital of Burkina Faso?
A Ouagadougou, pronounced [waɡaduɡu]) Also, the largest city.
10 From which country did Tunisia gain independence in 1956?
A France, ending its status as a French protectorate established in 1881.