Put Them In Order Quiz 3 (Questions only)

The following quiz round was submitted by Cricketer from the UK. Many thanks Cricketer, great job!

1. List the following four inventions in order staring with the earliest,
    Diesel Engine, Hovercraft, Battery and Jeans

2. List the following four composers in order of their date of births starting with the earliest, 
    Bach (Johann Sebastian), Rogers (Richard), Joplin (Scott) and Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus)

3. List the following four British islands in order starting with the most northerly, 
    Iona, Lundy, Ailsa Craig and Tresco

4. List the following birds in order starting with the smallest: 
    Cuckoo, House Martin, Blackbird and Starling

5. List the capitals of the following 4 countries in order starting with the capital with the least number of letters: 
    Austria, Malta, Peru and Iraq.

6. List the following 4 lengths in order starting with the smallest,
    1 yard, 10 inches, 25cm & 1000mm

7. List the following four European cities in order starting with the most northerly: 
    Aberdeen, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Copenhagen, and Stockholm.

8. List the following four points in order starting with the most southerly:
    the southerly mainland tips of South America, Africa, New Zealand and Tasmania?

9. Put the following famous British lighthouses in order starting with the most northerly 
    Mumbles, Bishop Rock, Eddystone, and Flamborough

10. List the following four ships in order of their launch date starting with the earliest: 
    James Cooks ?Discovery?, The Clipper ship ?Cutty Sark?, Brunel?s ?SS Great Britain? and the pilgrims ?Mayflower?