Pub Quiz

1. What name is given to the decorative stonework supporting the glass in Gothic windows?

A. Tributary, B. Trainery, C. Tracery, D. Truery.

2. Who do you associate with the phrase ‘Cogito ergo sum’?

A. Eugene Ionesco, B. Louis XVI, C. Immanuel Kant, D. Rene Descartes.

3. Which American early-learning series uses a host of ‘Muppets’ to help present the show?

A. Fraggle Rock, B. Sesame Street,

C. Play Days, D. The Tweenies.

4. What sort of creature is a dace? A. Insect, B. Fish, C. Rodent, D. Bird.

5. In what US state is Yale University? A. Missouri, B. Kansas, C. Washington, D. Connecticut.

6.Which Arctic marine mammal has webbed flippers, a bristly moustache and large tusks?

A. Sea lion, B. Elephant seal,

C. Arctic wolf, D. Walrus.

7.Who wrote The Mask of Dimitrios and Journey Into Fear?

A. Tom Clancy, B. Stephen King,

C. Eric Ambler, D. John Grisham.

8.Extreme Honey is a compilation of songs by which British singersongwriter?

A. Paul Weller, B. Billy Bragg, C. Elton John, D. Elvis Costello.

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S PUB QUIZ: 1.D; 2.C; 3.B; 4.D; 5.A; 6.C; 7.D; 8. C.