BRAINBUSTERS
1 Marilyn Monroe (pictured) was once married to which famous playwright?
2 By which name is famous US writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known?
3 In shelf-stable UHT milk, what do the initials UHT stand for?
4 What is the minimum wind speed required for the JMA to classify a tropical cyclone as a typhoon?
5 Quito is the capital city of which South American country?
6 The most southerly point of mainland Europe lies where – in Spain, Italy or Greece?
7 In the Bond movies, who is M’s personal secretary?
8 Is a funicular a form of transport, a part of the body or a type of spider?
9 The term ‘Chrysanthemum Throne’ relates to the royal rulers of which country?
10 What name is given to the method of cooking food in sealed plastic bags in a water bath?
11 Equus quagga is the scientific name for which well-known African animal?
12 Robert De Niro (pictured) has won an Academy Award for his performance in The Godfather Part II and which other film?