BRAIN test

All answers this week begin with the letter M.

1. What “M” wrote the “Don Giovanni” opera which recounts the dissolute life of Don Juan?

2. What “M” links the following: Coachella, Green Man and Glastonbury?

3. What “M” is an actor who starred in the films “Lost in Translation”, “Scrooged” and “Ghostbusters” (1984)?

4. What “M” is a small country that is the world’s most densely populated?

5. What “M” is a famous New York City department store that is situated on Herald’s Square in Manhattan? It hosts an annual Thanksgiving parade.

6. What “M” is a JSE-listed company that owns Game, Makro and Builder’s Warehouse?

7. What “M” is the vocative form of a Zulu or Xhosa word (sometimes derogatory; sometimes affectionate) meaning white person; it is similar to the Sotho lekhoa?

8. What “M” completes the title of a Thomas Hardy book “Far from the …”?

9. What “M” are a group of animals that include capuchin, lorises, howlers and tamarins?

10. What “M” is the oldest player to have played for the Springboks at 38 years and 172 days? 11. What “M” is a modern composer (pictured) who wrote the music for the films “The Mission”, “The

Thing” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” as well as many others? 12. What “M” is a river that forms a natural border between Thailand and Laos?

13. What “M” is a city where Ruth First was assassinated by parcel bomb?

14. What “M” is the lead singer of the South African band Just Jinjer? 15. What “M” is a musician who wrote “American Pie” and about whom the song “Killing me Softly with his Song” was written?

16. What “M” are Io, Callisto, Ganymede and Europa collectively? 17. What “M” is a British golfer who has the won the most Harry Vardon trophies (Race to Dubai or Order of Merit) with eight?

18. What “M” is the surname of the psychologist and TV show host known as “Dr Phil”?

19. What “M” was a Zulu king who preceded Cetswayo?

20. What “M” killed MacBeth in the Shakespeare play?

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