BRAINtest

1. With which sport would you associate the term “square leg”?

2. What is the name of Snoopy’s bird friend? A) Glastonbury, B) Coachella, C) Woodstock, D) Roskilde

3. Which 1992 film tells the story of a German industrialist who saves the lives of over 1,200 Jews during World War 2?

4. Which 1975 film is set in a mental institution where the patients rebel against the oppressive nurses; it stars Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito?

5. Which SA bank is partly owned (20%) by Industrial and

Commercial Bank of China?

6. In English Scrabble, how many points is the letter E worth?

7. Which Shakespeare play begins with a storm at sea?

8. How many sides does a tetrahedron have?

9. Which 2018 crime drama series set in Hawaii starring Jay Hernandez is a reboot of a

1980s TV series? A) “MacGyver”, B) “Magnum P.I.”, C) “Hawaii Five-0”, D) “Knight Rider”

10. Which of the following is not a woodwind instrument? A) The Clarinet, B) The Oboe, C) The French horn, D) The English horn 11. Which is the largest (land area) country in Africa?

12. Who first coined the term “Gulf Stream”? A) Christopher Columbus, B) Benjamin Franklin, C) Sir Walter Raleigh, D) Ferdinand Magellan

13. Which British king died at the Battle of Bosworth Field?

A) Henry II, B) Richard III, C) Edward I, D) Charles I

14. In the 19th century if someone was described as “uranian” what best describes them? A) Astronomer, B) Cat owner, C) Food lover, D) Gay 15. Who wrote the book “How to Win Friends and Influence People”? A) Edward de Bono, B) Dale Carnegie, C) Nelson Rockefeller, D) Benjamin Franklin

16. Who is the youngest solo artist to have topped the American Billboard Hot 100 (at the age of 13)? A) Tiffany, B) Stevie Wonder, C) Paul Anka, D) Donny Osmond

17. In what year was Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu’s band Juluka established? A) 1969, B) 1974, C) 1978, D) 1984

18. The soccer club Feyenoord is based in which country?

19. Idris I, who was deposed in a 1969 coup, was the last king of which country? A) Mali, B) Sudan, C) Libya, D) Benin

20. Besides the giraffe itself, what is the only other living member of the giraffe family?

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