Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.

History

1. Who died near Lincoln on 28 November 1290 and was buried 17 December at Westminster Abbey?  Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I
2. Which country has the world’s oldest surviving parliament?  Iceland. The Althing was established in 930 and is still Iceland’s parliament.
3. What was ceded to Britain in 1713 as part of the settlement of the War of Spanish Succession?  Gibraltar
4. Who was the first Merovingian King?  Clovis I (c.466-511)
5. Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole. What nationality was he?  Norwegian

Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2023.