Author Biography: jglane

In October 1871, the immortal "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" was uttered by Stanley, upon finding the lost David Livingstone. He is now one of history's best known explorers. This quiz is about some of the brave people who explored the globe.

Collective nouns are thought only to exist for animals, but in fact there are many groups (of humans) that also have collective nouns, based often on their gender or their occupation. Test your knowledge of these collectives in this quiz.

The United Nations has many organisations, most of which has its own flag. Identify the organisation by the description of its flag.

The Olympic Games have, for many years, been one of the major events on the sporting calendar. As a result, the Games are shown throughout the world, and countries now adopt an official Olympic mascot which may be used to identify the Olympic Games.

Oxford University is one of the best universities in the world, but many visitors to the city often ask "where is the university?" However, like the Other Place (Cambridge), the University is comprised of 38 colleges and 6 permanent private halls.