BRAINtest

This week it’s a gentle quiz.

1. 99% of our sun is comprised of two elements. What are they?

2. A limerick has five lines. Which sets of lines rhyme with each other?

3. According to legend, who had a sword known as Excalibur?

4. Eva Braun was the mistress of which infamous historical leader? 5. How high is the net in tennis in feet measured in the middle of the court?

6. How many kidneys do most humans have?

7. What “S” is the English word for a female bear?

8. In which country would one have found the famous stadium known as Lansdowne Road (it was demolished in 2007)?

9. Name any of the four towns/cities covered in ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD?

10. The song “This is Me” is from which Hugh Jackman film? A) “Les Misérables”, B) “X-Men”, C) “The Greatest Showman”, D) “Australia” 11. What English word meaning “childish” originates from the Latin word for boy, “puer”?

12. What nationality would you associate with the artists William Kentridge, Irma Stern and Marlene Dumas?

13. Which Seattle-based grunge band had hits with “Smells like Teen Spirit” and “Lithium” before their lead singer committed suicide?

14. Who played the lead role alongside Morgan Freeman in the film “The Shawshank Redemption”?

15. Which American reality TV show currently features Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan as judges with Ryan Seacrest as host?

16. Which car manufacturer makes the Sorrento?

17. What “A” is the capital of

Ghana?

18. Which musician has had hits with “Sir Duke”, “I Just Called to Say I Love You” and “Superstitious”?

19. Which two countries share a land border with the US?

20. What unit of power was originally described as the amount of power required to lift 33,000 pounds through 1 foot in 1 minute, or 550 foot-pounds per second. A) Watt B) Joule C) Horsepower, D) Calorie

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