The Saturday Quiz: Weekly brain teaser

The first of the Michael Palin-fronted travel series was broadcast in 1988 and was called what? (Getty Images)

1. Which Canadian state contains a breed of dog in its name?

2. The Will Rogers Highway – traversing seven US states – is better known as what?

3. The UK's first Minister for Transport was appointed in which decade?

4. Which is the largest Greek island?

5. What began in Concord, Massachussetts on 7 June 1988, has continued on and off ever since, and is due to resume in April this year in Tokyo?

6. What do the letters P and O stand for in the ferry company P&O?

7. The longest runway in the world is at an airport in which country?

8. Which 1932 novel, set aboard a train travelling between Ostend and Vienna, was renamed 'Orient Express' when it was published in the US?

9. The first of the Michael Palin-fronted travel series was broadcast in 1988 and was called what?

10. In 2001 British Airways dropped its slogan 'The world's favourite airline' after which of its rivals overtook its passenger numbers?

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