SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 The currency of Angola is called the…?

2 Which word means a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke or in the sport of fencing means a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge?

3 He is an Australian politician who became the 28th prime minister of Australia in 2013. What is his name?

4 What word beginning with a P is defined as a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all or an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties?

5 It is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. It contains some of the worlds’ highest peaks including Everest. What is it called?

6 The Tropic ________________of is the dividing line between the Southern Temperate Zone to the south and the tropics to the north?

7 Which is Germany’s national airline?

8 What two colours do the flags of Poland, Indonesia and Switzerland have in common? 9 What is the term used for artificial limbs and body parts, that comes from the Greek word meaning “addition”?

10 What is the plural of louse?

11 Which of these is not an adjective? A) extraordinary

B) beautiful

C) race

12 What is the retiring age of the UN Secretary-general?

13 “Les Demoiselles d’avignon” or “The

Young Ladies of Avignon” is a disturbing, even sinister painting by Pablo Picasso featuring five naked women, from which age-old profession?

14 At 425km what is New Zealand’s longest river?

A) Waikato River

B) Kiwi River

C) Sore Losers River

15 Which Russian WWII leader changed his name and would not have been Russian, had he been born today?

A) Khrushchev

B) Gorbachev

C) Stalin

16 The capital of Tunisia is called…?

17 Which of these US states does not share a border with Louisiana?

A) Texas

B) Mississippi

C) California

18 Which Russian writer won the Nobel Prize in 1970 and was exiled from his homeland in 1974?

19 She is a registered competitive alpine skier under the name Vanessa Vanakorn. She competed for Thailand at the Sochi

2014 Winter Olympics in alpine skiing. She is also a famous violinist known for her “violin techno-acoustic fusion” style. By what name is she better known?

20 The 2006 Fifa World Cup was hosted by Germany and was won on penalties after the match finished 1-1 after extra time. Name the winning country with a bonus point for naming the runners-up?