Compendium of General Knowledge

This extraordinary work of reference is nothing less than an A-Z of everything - from Abbreviations to Zip Codes. Painstaking in its quest for accuracy, comprehensiveness and truth, the book contains nothing gimmicky, no superfluous illustration: it is pure fact. Many of the sections stand up in their own right as reference works - e.g. the music section encompasses more information than many specialist music books, the history section contains a detailed chronology of world history with every major event being listed. The geography section includes the only fully comprehensive list of every known capital, even uninhabited Pacific islands.

1. What was the name of the only painting sold in Van Gogh's lifetime?

2. Which classic novel's first line is: 'There was no possibility of taking a walk that day?'

3. Which planet's fifteen satellites are all named after Shakespearean characters?

4. Which country's National Flag is the only one to have different emblems front and back?