Irish Daily Mail

Can you beat her score?

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1. In English pantomime, what name is given to the leading comic female role traditiona­lly played by a man? Vogue said: ‘Pass’

2. The 2017 biographic­al drama Babs featured Samantha Spiro and Jaime Winston as an older and younger version of which comedy actress? Vogue: ‘Pass’

3. Which is the most southerly of the mainland states in the United States of America? Vogue: ‘Pass’

4. With which song did Eric Prydz top the UK singles charts for five weeks in 2004? Vogue: ‘Pass’

5. What is the name of Bob Cratchit’s sickly son in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Scrooge changes his ways after he sees the child’s death in a dream. Vogue: ‘Pass’

6. What region of the outer Hebrides, often thought of as a separate island, is famous for the tweed traditiona­lly made there? Vogue: ‘Aran’

7. Which actor best known for his film portrayal of a boy wizard played Rosencrant­z in a 2017 London production of Rosencrant­z & Guildenste­rn Are Dead? Vogue: (Correct answer)

8. Master James of St George designed many buildings for Edward I that are still standing in North Wales; what are those buildings? Vogue: ‘Not a clue, pass’

9. What alteration to clocks abbreviate­d to BST was introduced in 1960? Vogue: ‘GST’

10. The rediscover­ed wreck of a liner that sank in 1912 was explored in 1986 by a submarine called Alvin and a robot called Jason Jr. Which liner? Vogue: ‘Pass’

11. In which city was Adrian Mole living when he wrote his first diary, at the age of 13 3/4? Vogue: ‘Dublin’

12. What name came into use in the 18th century and is given to the Scottish broth of chicken and leeks? Vogue: ‘Pass’

13. What is the common name for either of the triangular bones in the scapula of the upper part of the human body? Vogue: ‘Collar bone’

Low marks: Vogue got just one correct answer out of 13

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