Hom ework for grown-ups

Everything you learnt at school ... but can you remember?

1 The drunkard Christopher Sly serves as the audience for the ‘play within a play’ in which of Shakespeare’s comedies?

a) Measure For Measure b) Love’s Labour’s Lost c) The Taming Of The Shrew d) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

2 Which of the following is not a platonic solid?

a) Triangular prism b) Cube c) Octahedron d) Dodecahedron

3 Who was on the English throne when Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up Parliament?

a) Elizabeth I b) James I c) Charles I d) Charles II

4 Azaleas belong to which plant genus?

a) Rhododendron b) Rose c) Dahlia d) Clematis

5 Which of the following is not part of the group of B vitamins?

a) Niacin b) Riboflavin c) Beta carotene d) Folic acid

6 Which Greek hero was the slayer of the Chimera?

a) Perseus b) Bellerophon c) Heracles d) Icarus

7 The Isenheim Altarpiece is regarded as the great opus of which Renaissance painter?

a) Jan van Eyck b) Hans Holbein c) Albrecht Durer d) Matthias Grunewald

8 What name is given to the movement of water from plants through the atmosphere that contributes to precipitation?

a) Evaporation b) Transpiration c) Evacuation d) Hydration

9 Which of the following French verbs does not take etre in the perfect tense?

a) Aller b) Partir c) Arriver d) Attendre

10 In cricket, Kookaburra, Dukes, and SG are all names of what?

a) Bowling delivery b) Ball c) Batting stroke d) Famous grounds