Pub Quiz

1. What is an understatement that is made for the purpose of irony or emphasis called?

A. Lexis, B. Litotes, C. Meiosis, D. Lampoon. 2. What was the original surname of film producer Sam Goldwyn?

A. Goldfish, B. Goldenstein, C. Goldberg, D. Goldman.

3. Which ideal state is named from the Greek for ‘no place’?

A. Utopia, B. Ethiopia, C. Mesopotamia, D. Cephalonia.

4. Of which country is the Markka the basic unit of currency?

A. Finland, B. Sweden, C. Norway, D. Denmark.

5. Which Benedictine monk wrote Chronica majora, a history of the world

from the Creation to 1259?

A. Matthew Rome, B. Matthew London, C. Matthew Charles, D. Matthew Paris. 6. Which adjective describes elements with a higher atomic number than uranium?

A. Lanthanides, B. Alkalis, C. Inert Gasses, D. Transuranic.

7. Which country house in Derbyshire is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire? A. Burghley, B. Chatsworth, C. Castle Howard, D. Gatsworth.

8. Who was the king of Kent who became ruler of England south of the Humber and received the Christian missionary Augustine?

A. Egbert, B. Eadred, C. Hardicanute, D. Ethelbert.