Five-minute quiz

1. What four herbs are mentioned in the traditional song Scarborough Fair?

2. What palace is the official residence of the French president?

3. The 1993 movie Philadelphia was one of the first Hollywood films to deal with what sensitive topic?

4. Which American state has a capital named after the frontiersman Kit Carson?

5. In what country would you experience a luxurious rail journey known as the Blue Train?

6. Oberon and Titania – king and queen of the fairies – are characters in which play by Shakespeare?

7. The parasite bonamia ostreae affects what marine organism?

8. In her 1985 hit Freeway Of Love, what type of car was Aretha Franklin riding in?

9. Oil from what aromatic spice is sometimes used to relieve dental pain?

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