Five-minute quiz

1. His first names were Wladziu Valentino and he was an American celebrity pianist. What was the surname he was commonly known by?

2. What popular cheese traditionally comes with a rind of red paraffin wax?

3. What form of competitive cycling first featured at the Olympic Games in 1996?

4. What was the surname of brothers named Bo and Luke in a 1980s TV series?

5. What word preceded Velvet, Bayou and Moon in the titles of hit songs? 6. In what decade did the Land Rover, the Citroen 2CV and the Morris Minor make their first appearance?

7. The word benthos refers to flora and fauna found where?

8. The films Babe, Wolf Creek and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith were set in what country?

9. What vegetable is used to give green pasta its colour?

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