BRAIN test

1. What is the predominant colour of the Australian flag?

2. What is the highest number used in a Sudoku puzzle?

3. In the US federal government, what do the letters CIA stand for? 4. Luke Skywalker lacks what body part by the end of “The Empire Strikes Back”?

5. Which country would a tourist be visiting if she went to kiss the Blarney Stone (pictured)?

6. On which continent is the historic town of El Alamein?

7. Which is the book of the Bible that follows Genesis and describes the Israelites fleeing Egypt?

8. What nationality is the band Coldplay?

9. In medicine, what do the letters TB stand for?

10. Which swimming stroke is named after an insect?

11. What “P” is a classical composer who wrote the music for the ballet “Romeo and Juliet”, the symphonic fairytale “Peter and the Wolf” and the ballet “Cinderella”?

12. Jack Nicholson yells “Here’s Johnny!” in which horror film?

13. What “H” is a sauce used in the dish eggs Benedict? 14. The word nictate means what? A) Blink, B) To argue where both points are incorrect, C) Smoke, D) Transfer liquid in drops

15. “The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-grean boat,” was written by which poet? 16. In mathematics and computing, what word describes the process of repeating a method of solving a problem until a certain condition is satisfied?

17. Which Springbok has the record for the most yellow cards in Test matches? A) Bryan Habana, B) Schalk Burger, C) Bakkies Botha,

D) Butch James

18. Who was governor of Rhodesia in 1980 when power was handed over to Robert Mugabe?

19. “Ah, look at all the lonely people,” is the opening line of which Beatles song?

20. He’s got a double first in Spanish and Arabic from Cambridge University. While he began his acting career in film, on TV he plays the role of the autistic doctor in the series “The Good Doctor” and was also in “Bates Motel”. Who is he?