BRAIN test

1. What “K” is a Sunni-Islamic shrine where reported supernatural wonders were performed by

Islamic saints?

2. What is the popular nickname of actress Mary Elizabeth Spacek?

3. Which Australian state’s name consists of three words?

4. In which country would you find the city of Stuttgart?

5. What legal document comprising a sworn statement literally means “he/she asserted” in Latin?

6. In which Charles Dickens novel does the protagonist Sydney Carton die at the guillotine?

7. Which musician had a number one hit in 1991 with “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”?

8. How many square feet are there in a square yard?

9. What are the two names of the Australian cricketing Waugh twins? 10. What “B” is a 15th-century Italian artist who painted “Primavera”? His name means “little barrel” in Italian.

11. As well as a Golden Globewinning actor, Egyptian Omar Sharif was also ranked in the global top 50 in what other field?

A) Chess, B) Tennis, C) Bridge, D) Judo

12. A dish that is “à la Florentine” would be garnished with which vegetable?

13. The airline Iberia is based in which country?

14. Who of the following was not a Roman emperor? A) Hadrian, B) Marcus Aurelius, C) Juno,

D) Nero

15. Who of these is not a former US president? A) Franklin Pierce, B) Millard Fillmore, C) Chester Arthur, D) Zachary Stevenson

16. Which author occasionally wrote under the pseudonym Ellis Bell? A) Jane Austen, B) Barbara Cartland, C) Emily Brontë, D) Agatha Christie

17. Duncan Campbell took over as lead singer of which band from his brother Ali Campbell in 2008?

18. What is the term for the longest side of a right-angled triangle?

19. With which sport would you associate the name Fatima Whitbread? A) Tennis, B) Athletics, C) Swimming, D) Lawn bowls

20. Who plays the role of “The Fixer” Olivia Pope, the head of a crisis management firm, in the US TV series (it's known as “Scandal” outside of South Africa)?