BRAIN test

1. TCTAC are the initials of a common English saying. What is it? 2. Who played Roger Murtaugh alongside Mel Gibson’s Martin

Riggs in the film franchise “Lethal Weapon”?

3. What is the main constituent of a falafel?

4. Who was the first prime minister of the Union of South Africa?

5. Italians call the city Firenze; by what name do we know it? (Picture: Christ and St Thomas, one of the city’s famous statues.)

6. In which book was the future said to be like a “boot stamping on a human face — forever”?

7. Name the band comprising Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon and John Entwistle.

8. Which element (atomic number 6) is the second most abundant element in the human body after oxygen?

9. When Ben Johnson was disqualified in the 1988 Olympics, who was awarded the gold medal in the men’s 100m?

10. What instruments is Steinway most notable for manufacturing? A) Violins, B) Guitars, C) Clarinets, D) Pianos 11. Complete the title of the 1957 Western starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday: “Gunfight at …”

12. Which of these is not one of New York’s five boroughs? A) Staten Island, B) Queens, C) Manhattan, D) Long Island

13. Scottish peaks that are above 914.4m in height are known as what? A) Sinclair, B) Murrays, C) MacDonalds, D) Munros

14. The licking of what animal (genus: bufo) can result in the ingestion of bufo-toxins that produce a psychedelic high?

15. Which religious movement was founded by Joseph Smith at Fayette, New York, in 1830?

16. Which Arthur Miller play features the character Willy

Loman? A) “The Crucible”, B) “A View from A Bridge”, C) “Death of a Salesman”, D) “All My Sons”

17. Name the supergroup comprising Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. A) The Highwaymen, B) Stage Coach, C) Chickenfoot, D) Traveling Wilburys

18. Which vitamin is also known as riboflavin? A) Vitamin A, B) Vitamin B2, C) Vitamin C, D) Vitamin D

19. Since its inception in 1992, which has been the only club to go through an entire English Premier League season unbeaten? A) Arsenal, B) Manchester United, C) Manchester City, D) Leicester City

20. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey were in Season 1, Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams were in Season 2, and Mahershala Ali in Season 3. Name the TV show. Answers on this page