BRAIN test
This week it’s an alphabet soup quiz.
1. What “A” was a battle in the Napoleonic Wars also known as the Battle of Three Emperors?
2. What “B” is the name of the satirical Kazakh character played by Sasha Baron Cohen in two feature films and many TV shows? 3. What “C” is the name of the lead character played by Freddie Highmore in a 2005 film who visits a chocolate factory?
4. What “D” is a word that means confident, stylish and charming (usually referring to a man) and is also the name of a South African fast food franchise?
5. What “E” is the country of origin of Panama hats (despite their name)?
6. What “F” is a singer/actor with whom Kanye West collaborated on the 2005 No 1 hit “Gold Digger”?
7. What “G” is the name of the village druid in the Asterix series of comic books?
8. What “H” is the only South African woman to have run the 100m sprint in under 11 seconds, which she did at a Diamond League meeting in Doha in 2018?
9. What “I” is the largest island nation (i.e. nation made up entirely of islands)?
10. What “J” was the flyhalf when South Africa won the Rugby World Cup in 2007?
11. What “K” describes winds that blow down inclines (i.e. downhill winds)?
12. What “L” is an Australian cake known in South Africa as an ystervarkie?
13. What “M” is a detective TV series featuring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher who lived in a (very violent) village known as Cabot Cove?
14. What “N” is the word used to describe the top number in a fraction? (e.g. the 3 in 3/8ths)
15. What “O” is a song by Lil Nas X that broke the record for the most weeks at No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (19 weeks)?
16. What “P” was a British composer who wrote the operas “Dido and Aneas” and “King Arthur”?
17. What “R” was the only US president to be voted in for four terms?
18. What “S” is a triangle with three unequal sides?
19. What “T” is the game of bridge made up of (there are 13 of them with each hand)?
20. What “W” is an author who wrote the books “Jacob’s Room”, “Mrs Dalloway” and “To the Lighthouse”?
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