BRAINtest

1. Name the actor who starred in “East of Eden”. He sadly died in car accident in his Porsche Spyder?

2. Which Russian city has also been known as Petrograd and

Leningrad?

3. Justin Trudeau is, in 2018, the prime minister of which country? 4. Who was the outgoing president when FW de Klerk took power?

5. What “G” is a science that studies the history; structure and composition of the earth?

6. How is a humming bird’s hum made?

7. What is the nationality of former Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve?

8. The characters Borat, Ali G and Bruno are creations of which

British comedian?

9. Name the Dutch artist about whom it is said the only work sold during his lifetime was “Red Vineyard at Arles” (a claim that is probably not true).

10. He’s an extreme swimmer, known for swimming in the world’s coldest oceans to raise awareness of climate change and ocean pollution. He’s a UN Patron of the Oceans. He is a dual citizen of SA and the UK. Who is he?

11. Which Bond character was played by Terry Savalas and Donald Pleasence?

12. In which country is the city affectionately known as

“Salonika”? A) Malta, B) Greece, C) Turkey, D) Romania

13. Name the longest-serving head of the FBI (from Coolidge through to Nixon). Despite building the FBI to a formidable organisation, he was also known for the Palmer raids which exposed left-wing radicals; he also composed conspiracies on Martin Luther King jnr and others. 14. What “D” is a mocking term meaning dim-witted. It comes from a 14th-century philosopher who gained many supporters, but after centuries his ideas became obsolete and his supporters mocked.

15. Who wrote “The Hounds of the Baskervilles”?

16. Who was Tina Turner’s first husband?

17. Who had a number one hit with “Genie in a Bottle”?

18. Who did Liverpool defeat in the 2005 Uefa Champions League final? A) Real Madrid, B) Bayern Munich, C) AC Milan, D) Chelsea

19. Yomiuri Shimbun is the newspaper with the world’s largest circulation (more than 9-million copies daily). In which country is this newspaper based?

20. Who wrote the books “The Big Sleep”, “The Lady in the Lake” and “The Long Goodbye”?

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