PUB QUIZ

Answers on today’s solutions panel.

1 MOVIES: In The Graduate, which actor stars as Benjamin Braddock, a man who finds himself torn between an older lover and her daughter?

2 MUSIC: Which late Motown singer, known as the Prince of Soul, recorded the 1971 protest song What’s Going On?

3 TV & RADIO: In which year did Ainsley Harriott replace Fern Britton as the host of Ready Steady Cook?

4 SPORT: Minnowing, porpoising and windage are all terms used in which sport?

5 HISTORY: In which country was Catherine the Great, Emperor of All Russia from 1762 until 1796, born?

6 ART: Which US-born painter, printer and photographer produced camera-less pictures he dubbed Rayographs?

7 LITERATURE: In the Lord Of The Rings series, what is the name of Frodo Baggins’s loyal friend and travelling companion?

8 NATURE: Which species of whale is nicknamed the ‘sea canary’, due to its high-pitched cry?

9 WORDS: What is a quenelle? a) An almondflavoured biscuit, b) A French cake, c) A meat dumpling.

10 IRELAND: Which Kerry town features a statue commemorating the golfing visit of Bill Clinton? 11 THIS YEAR: Ed Sheeran released Castle On The Hill and which other single simultaneously in January? 12 POT LUCK: The scapula is the scientific name for which body part?