5 minute quiz

1. What was the occupation of the characters played by Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver, Kim Basinger in LA Confidential and Charlize Theron in Monster?

2. What commonly used word of Greek origin means ‘‘love of wisdom’’?

3. What was the name of the man who had a famous love affair with the 12th-century French nun Heloise d’argenteuil?

4. In America, what is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November?

5. The author Salman Rushdie was born in which country: Jamaica, India or Britain?

6. In London, what vehicles must have a turning circle of less than eight metres?

7. Which is the only American state whose name begins with R?

8. Is the Mull of Kintyre, made famous in a hit song by Paul Mccartney, a mountain range, a bay or a headland?

9. An apostolic nuncio carries out what type of duties for the Vatican City?

10. The Famous Five, who featured in a series of children’s adventure stories written by Enid Blyton, consisted of four children and one what?