Brain test

1. The summit of which mountain is the highest point on Earth? 2. In which city would you find the following art museums, The Met., MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney museum? 3. From whom did Catherine Zeta Jones separate last year after 13 years of marriage? 4. Name the world’s smallest land-locked republic situated within Italy. 5. Among the folklore associated with St Patrick, it is held that he was responsible for driving away which creatures from Ireland? 6. By what name was the city of Harare formerly known? 7. Vlad the Impaler was the historic inspiration for which famous literary character? 8. Which India-born British novelist’s works include: “Midnight’s Children” and “The Satanic Verses”? 9. Do arteries carry blood towards or away from the heart? 10. Who provided the voice for Princess Fiona in the “Shrek” films? 11. Who directed the following films: “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”; “Spaceballs”; “Life Stinks” and “The Producers”? 12. Who, during World War 2, was known as the Desert Fox? 13. The words Lilliputian and yahoo are taken from a famous book by Jonathan Swift. Name the book. 14. Complete the song lyrics “How many roads must a man walk down; Before you can call him a man; How many seas must a . . .” (3 words). 15. In what section of the orchestra would you expect to find the instrument the timpani? A) Woodwind B) brass C) percussion D) strings? 16. What is the common name for the disease varicella? 17. Which athlete created history in 1996 by winning the 200m and 400m at the same Olympics? 18. In which TV show did Michael J Fox and Charlie Sheen both play the role of deputy mayor of New York City? 19. Which fruit takes its name from a word for “testicles”? A) Avocado; B) pomegranate; C) granadilla; D) apricot 20. In cricket, from 1936 to 1979 in Australia; in 1939 in England, from 1938 to 1958 in RSA, how many balls to an over?