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1 Which volcano buried Pompeii when it erupted in 79 CE?
A Mount Vesuvius, a catastrophic eruption, covered the city and nearby Herculaneum, and other settlements, in thick layers of ash and pumice, preserving them for centuries.
2 Which Museum now occupies the Lambeth Road building of the old Bedlam Hospital in London?
A Imperial War Museum (IWM)
3 Vectis is the ancient Roman name for which part of the British Isles?
A Isle of Wight. The name, possibly meaning “place of the division”.
4 Which town stands at the mouth of the Great Ouse?
A King’s Lynn, a historic port in Norfolk, England.
5 In which English city is De Montfort University?
A Leicester, a campus-based university in the city centre. The University is named for Simon de Montfort, the 13th-century Earl of Leicester.
6 What is the world’s largest museum by gallery space?
A The Louvre in Paris, while the Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum complex, and the Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation.
7 In which country is the world’s largest pyramid by volume?
A Mexico, the Great Pyramid of Cholula (Tlachihualtepetl), while the tallest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
8 Which English university did a gathering of scholars found in the mid-to-late 12th century?
A University of Oxford. It evolved from a gathering of scholars, rather than a single charter or person on a specific date.
9 In which Spanish town does the famous “running of the bulls” take place?
A Pamplona, during the annual San Fermín festival each July, where participants run ahead of charging bulls through the city’s streets to the bullring.
10 What is the largest lake in England by area?
A Windermere, located in the Lake District, covers about 14.7 to 14.8 square kilometres (5.69 square miles).