BRAINtest

1. Name the green-faced friendly monster (voiced by Mike Myers) who had a donkey as a best friend?

2. In 2017, what is the maximum length of a cricket test match?

3. What is/was the (famous) occupation of Sigmund Freud’s grandson, Lucian Freud? A) Painter, B) Footballer, C) Film director, D) Psychologist

4. In the nursery rhyme “Hickory Dickory Dock”, at what time did the mouse run down the clock?

5. In which ocean would one find the Cape Verde Islands?

6. Bilbo Baggins is a character in which two books?

7. The many films of Frankenstein were based on a book by which author?

8. What nationality is four-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton?

9. In South Africa, the term “Methode Cap Classique” is used to describe the process of making what type of wine?

10. Which vehicle manufacturer makes the models “Clio”, “Megane” and “Laguna”?

11. In which Latin American country would you find the ruins Chichen-Itza?

12. Which Egyptian leader was assassinated by four radical Islamic militants during a military parade in 1980?

13. In Ancient Greece, citizens would vote on pottery fragments (known as “ostraka”) if they wished an individual banished from a town. What “O” is an English word meaning “to exclude” that originates from this custom?

14. Name the band fronted by

Andre “3000” Benjamin that have had hits with “Ms Jackson”, “Hey Ya!” and “The Way You Move”.

15. Which of the following crooners was not born in the US? A) Frankie Laine, B) Tony Bennet, C) Frank Sinatra, D) Dean Martin

16. What “E” is the name for a protein which functions as a biological catalyst?

17. What is the more common name for magnesium sulphate? A) Chalk, B) Epsom salts, C) Caustic soda, D) Lime

18. Which sitcom features the characters Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris and Stewie?

19. Who directed the films “A Beautiful Mind”, “Apollo 13” and “Frost/Nixon”?

20. What “M” is the name of the bar on the Durban beachfront which was bombed by, among others, Robert McBride in 1986? Answers on this page