BRAINPOWER

1. French Guiana, an overseas region of France, is on which continent? 2. In the Old Testament, which book follows Exodus? 3. “Nobody puts Baby in the corner” is the most memorable line from which 1987 film? 4. Sergei Lavrov is which country’s foreign minister? 5. True or false: The Channel Islands are closer to England than France. 6. Who painted The Promenade, in which the artist holds his wife’s hand while she floats above him like a kite? 7. Which word, which has come to mean a “sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past,” was coined by Johannes Hafer, a Swiss doctor, in 1688? 8. Canadian singer Celine Dion (pictured) represented which country at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest? 9. The Dannebrog is which country’s national flag? 10. What was the surname of the US president after whom teddy bears were named? 11. Superstition prevented author Truman Capote from travelling on a plane if the passengers included two what? 12. In which film did Roger Moore play James Bond for the first time? 13. In which European country is the ski resort of Cervinia? 14. Kosher food is part of the dietary law of which religion? 15. What is a tussis? 16. On what sea is the Russian city of Sochi? 17. Who played Matron Maggie Sloan in the Australian television series A Country Practice? 18. Name Mickey Mouse’s twin nephews. 19. How many legs does a lobster have? 20. What is the real first name of broadcaster John Laws? 21. What is 13 squared? 22. Who wrote the self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People? 23. Macquarie University is in which Australian city? 24. Which Ed Sheeran song begins “The club isn’t the best place to find a lover”? 25. “Fault her deerskin” is an anagram of which actor’s name? 26. What nationality was fashion designer Christian Dior? 27. Miscellaneous small items are bits and what? 28. Who was Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983-91? 29. Beirut is the capital of which country? 30. The song Some Enchanted Evening comes from which stage and film musical?