MASTERQUIZ

1. In 1829, where did the steam locomotive trials take place in which George Stephenson’s Rocket proved the overall winner? 2. Who played psychotic Brigadier-General Jack D. Ripper in the 1964 comedy film Dr Strangelove? 3. Which area in the east of the city, covering over 100 acres, manufactured the bulk of Venice’s ships? 4. Football’s Neymar scored on his debut for which team following his world-record transfer fee? 5. Who was the female philosopher and astronomer murdered by a Christian mob in Alexandria in the 5th century AD? 6. Which French chemist gave his name to the reaction between amino acids and sugars which turns cooked foods brown above a certain temperature?

1 Rainhill. 2 Sterling Hayden. 3 The Arsenale. 4 Paris Saint-Germain. 5 Hypatia. 6 Maillard.