10 Quick Questions

1. True or false? Ancient Greek statues were originally painted in bright colours.

❑ True

❑ False

2. Which of these is NOT one of Aesop’s Fables?

❑ The Scorpion and the Frog ❑ The Tortoise and the Hare ❑ The Lion and the Mouse ❑ The Dog and Its Reflection

3. Strictly speaking, who or what would be offered a libation?

❑ Deity

❑ Gladiator

❑ Monarch

❑ Athlete

4. True or false? Modern passenger jets have a horn that can be honked.

❑ True

❑ False 5. The fashion designer Issey Miyake produced a signature clothing item for whom?

❑ Steve Jobs

❑ Diane Keaton

❑ Hillary Clinton

❑ Simon Cowell

6. For which film did Tatum O’Neal, aged 10, win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar? ❑ The Bad News Bears ❑ Paper Moon ❑ International Velvet ❑ Nickelodeon

7. Which TV show’s memorable final scene was accompanied by the Journey song Don’t Stop

Believin’? ❑ Friends

❑ The Sopranos ❑ M*A*S*H ❑ Cheers 8. The blue agave plant is the base ingredient of which beverage?

❑ Tequila

❑ Arrack

❑ Vermouth

❑ Absinthe

9. Who first described life without government as “nasty, brutish, and short”? ❑ JK Rowling

❑ Winston Churchill

❑ Thomas Hobbes

❑ Roald Dahl

10. Which of these pairs of words have opposite meanings? ❑ Flammable/inflammable ❑ Valuable/invaluable ❑ Habitable/inhabitable ❑ Energise/enervate