10 Quick Questions

1. In which sport or activity would you perform an “en passant” move?

❑ Motor racing

❑ Backgammon

❑ Relay racing

❑ Chess

2. Which influential non-fiction book was co-written by EB White, author of Charlotte’s Web?

❑ All the President’s Men

❑ The Elements of Style

❑ Animal Liberation

❑ The Joy of Sex

3. What kind of dish is a compote?

❑ Entrée

❑ Main

❑ Soup

❑ Dessert 4. Which of these words means “careful and unobtrusive”?

❑ Discrete

❑ Discreet

5. True or false? Bone china contains actual powdered bone.

❑ True

❑ False

6. Which Seinfeld character is notably terrible at dancing?

❑ George

❑ Kramer

❑ Jerry

❑ Elaine

7. Which country has the lowest population density?

❑ Mongolia

❑ Iceland

❑ Australia

❑ Saudi Arabia

8. Which comedy act was known for the catchphrase “Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into”?

❑ Laurel and Hardy

❑ Marx Brothers

❑ Morecambe and Wise

❑ Monty Python

9. Which company made the early video games Pong, Asteroids and Centipede?

❑ Coleco

❑ Sega

❑ Nintendo

❑ Atari

10. Smoking on airlines is long-banned, so why do brand-new jets have ashtrays in the toilets?