The Broons family quiz
Can you rise to Horace’s challenge?
1. The Battle of Caporetto was fought during which war?
2. What type of animal is a karakul?
3. Which storm - the fourth named of this winter - brought poor conditions to Scotland this week?
4. What is composer Offenbach’s Galop Infernal better known as?
5. Who wrote the children’s book The Snowman?
6. Which UK TV has the line “a starter for 10”?
7. In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of the rainbow?
8. What does an arctophile collect?
9. How many holes are on a classic cribbage board?
10. What type of paper changes colour when testing whether a substance is acidic or alkaline?
11. Lake Tana is the largest lake in which African country?
12. A googol is a number written as the numeral one followed by how many zeros?
13. Pyrosis is the medical term for which condition?
14. The Royal Albert Hall is named after the consort of which monarch?
15. Amnesty International was founded in which year - 1951, 1961 or 1971?
16. What type of plant is a nardoo?
17. “Make them wait” is rhyming slang for which bingo number?
18. Which British writer coined the phrase “youth is wasted on the young”?
19. In which city was illusionist Uri Geller born?
20. In which mountain range did fictional character Rip Van Winkle sleep for 20 years?