QUICK QUIZ

1 From which French novelist is the word “sadism” derived? 2 Which British novelist wrote Animal Farm? 3 Which British dramatist wrote The Entertainer? 4 Which artist was one of the pioneers of cubism and painted the Spanish Civil War-inspired painting Guernica? 5 Which witty dramatist and poet wrote the fairy story The Happy Prince? 6 Which French novelist defended Dreyfus in an 1898 open letter entitled “J’accuse”? 7 In which country can the city of Mumbai be found? 8 What is the capital of Paraguay? 9 In which German city is the Brandenburg Gate situated? 10 In which state of the USA is the city of Cleveland situated? 11 In which Italian city can the Bridge of Sighs be found? 12 Of which country is Sumatra the second largest island? 13 What are the leaves of ferns called? 14 To which country is the black swan native? 15 What are louse eggs called? 16 Which small parrots get their name from the great affection they show to their mates? 17 What name is given to the fossilised resin of coniferous trees which is used for jewellery? 18 By what name is the bluebottle also known? 19 Which sport is played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron? 20 Which British motor racing driver became the Formula One world champion in 1976? 21 At which sport did Geoffrey Boycott represent England? 22 Which seven-a-side ball game is played in a swimming pool? 23 Which Czech-born tennis player won the men’s singles at the US Open from 1985 to 1987? 24 In what year did England last win football’s World Cup? 25 Which amphitheatre in Rome is 188 metres long and 156 metres wide? 26 How are adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints commonly known? 27 From what sort of fruit is cider usually made? 28 What is the currency unit of Australia? 29 Which Middle East political group is represented by the initials PLO? 30 Which constellation of the zodiac lies between Leo and Libra?