BRAINtest
1. Which artist, sculptor and architect, born in 1475, designed the Dome of St Peter’s in Rome?
2. She was born in the ’60s and has acted in films such as “Hook”, “Steel Magnolias” and “Pretty Woman”. Who is she?
3. Who won a Golden Globe best actor award in 1999 for his performance in “The Truman Show”?
4. Which of the following
American states is not landlocked? A) Oregon, B) Michigan,
C) Vermont, D) Oklahoma?
5. Name the spiritual leader of the Chinese-governed state of Tibet.
6. A flight recorder on an aircraft is known as a black box, but is usually what colour?
7. What nuts are used in marzipan? 8. Who is the only South African head of state to be assassinated? 9. The lead singer of the band The Doors was Jim _?
10. In music, what does R&B stand for?
11. 28.35 grams is equal to 1 what? 12. Which actor links “Legends of The Fall”, “Interview with the Vampire” and “Ocean’s Eleven”? 13. Which Daphne Du Maurier novel was turned into a 1940 film by Alfred Hitchcock?
14. Who wrote a famous diary between 1660 and 1669 which included detailed descriptions of the Plague and the Great Fire of London? A) Isaac Newton,
B) Sir Walter Raleigh, C) Samuel Pepys, D) William Shakespeare
15. What is the name for the law in that states “current is equal to voltage over resistance”? A) Faraday’s Law, B) Volta’s Law, C) Ohm’s Law, D) Boyle’s Law 16. With which sport would one associate the great Pakistani players Jansher and Jahangir Khan?
17. Near what major South African town is the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace? A) Nelspruit, B) Polokwane, C) Bloemfontein, D) Rustenburg
18. Name the TV series based on a Margaret Atwood novel set in a dystopian US. It follows a second American Civil War where fertile women are subjugated by a totalitarian government. It stars Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes. 19. What is the part of speech where “ing” is added to a verb so it can be used as a noun; for example, “Swimming is a fine pastime?”
20. What were: Absaroka, Sequoya, Chiwaukee, Jefferson and
Superior?
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