Test your knowledge

1 Who wrote The Legend of Sleep y Hollow and RipVanWinkle?

2 The mocha coffee bean is named after what?

3 What is formed from linear chains of amino acids?

4 Who directed TheGame (1997) and GoneGirl (2014)?

5 In which European city is the Bridge of Sighs?

6 In which ‘80s horror movie did the character of Chucky first appear? 7 Who played Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 film TheSoundofMusic?

8 What is the name of the theme park owned by Dolly Parton?

9 Which US artist created the iconic painting AmericanGothic?

10 What is the name of the drum-playing monster from TheMuppetShow? 11 What event of 1929 marked the beginning of the Great Depression? 12 What second language does Queen Elizabeth II speak fluently?

13 In which US city is the TV series ModernFamily set?

14 Which Charles Dickens novel features an orphan named Pip?

15 Which Formula One team does Lewis Hamilton drive for?

16 Where in the United States is The Pentagon located?

17 What breed of dog was Lassie?

18 What is the title of actor Ryan Gosling’s 2014 directorial debut? 19 What was the first name of Miley Cyrus at birth?

20 What is the capital city of Turkey? 21 In what year did Disney acquire Pixar?

22 What is the unit of currency in the Vatican City?

23 The archipelago of Zanzibar forms part of which East African nation? 24 According to Greek mythology, who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?

25 What is the indigenous name for the Olgas, rock formations in the Northern Territory?

26 Who wrote the 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle StopCafe?

27 Do more people live in Sydney or in the entirety of New Zealand?

28 Marilyn Manson was married to which burlesque star for three years? 29 Which Shakespearean play contains the line, ‘Beware the Ides of March’? 30 True or false: honeybees will protect their hive from Japanese hornets by swarming the hornet and vibrating, cooking it alive?