BRAINtest
1. When a situation goes from bad to worse it can be said to “add insult to …” what?
2. In which country is the city of Calgary?
3. The city of Zurich is located in which country?
4. Aer Lingus is the national airline of which country?
5. Which of these is not a blue cheese? A) Roquefort, B) Stilton, C) Gorgonzola, D) Caerphilly
6. It’s about the size of your fingernail, but what role does the olfactory epithelium have in the brain?
7. Which of these groups of animals appeared most recently in Earth’s evolutionary history? A) Mammals, B) Reptiles, C) Birds, D) Amphibians 8. How many pins are there in the back row in a game of tenpin bowling?
9. In art, what is bozzetto or a bozzetto? A) A fixative used to secure pastels on canvas;
B) An artist who pays homage to another artist; C) A small, rough model used in sculpture;
D) A miniature portrait
10. She began her career in “The Horse Whisperer” and then went on to act in “Black Dahlia” and “The Island”. She married Ryan Reynolds in 2008. Who is she?
11. Who did Kevin Costner protect in the film “The Bodyguard”?
12. He was known as one of the first leaders to encourage Huguenots to mix with the Dutch, he became Commander and Governor of the Cape Colony in 1679. Name this man.
13. Complete the title of the Khaled Hosseini book, “The Kite…”?
14. “New Moon”, “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn” are sequel novels of which book series? 15. Which hip-hop artist had a number one hit in 2017 with the track “Humble”? A) Kendrick Lamar, B) Drake, C) Future, D) Chance the Rapper
16. Glen Campbell’s biggest hit was about what sort of cowboy?
17. In the 2017/18 English Premier League season Alan Shearer’s longstanding record of most goals in a season was beaten. Who beat it? 18. Name the crime drama series from the early 2000s that starred Dominic West, Lawrence Gilliard jnr and Idris Elba.
19. Which motel provides the setting for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”?
20. Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901 after the assassination of which US president?
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