The Scotsman

MINI QUIZ

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1. Which wind instrument was invented by Adolphe Sax?

2. What is the capital of Western Australia?

3. Which entreprene­ur founded the Virgin brand as a mail order record business in 1970?

4. What name is given to rain that has absorbed sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide from the atmosphere?

5. What is the highest mountain in the Alps? 6. Which five-line form of comic verse was popularise­d by Edward Lear in the 19th century?

7. Of which African country is Accra the capital?

8. Which American actor starred in On the Waterfront, The Godfather and Apocalypse Now?

9. By what name is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, used as a flavour enhancer in foods, known?

10. Of which alcoholic drink are Cognac and Armagnac varieties?

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