SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 This Italian artist lived from 1571 to 1610. He painted many scenes of death, including “Crucifixion of Saint Peter,” “Death of the Virgin,” “David with the Head of Goliath,” Judith Beheading Holofernes,” and “Entombment.” What is his name?

2 Ontario, Canada, is a huge province, covering an area bigger than some countries! Which of the following countries is larger than Ontario?

A) Spain

B) India

C) France

3 The phrase “to be on a sticky wicket” means to be at a disadvantage. From which sport, popular in many parts of the world but invented in England, is it derived?

4 Which of the following movies is NOT based on a novel by John Grisham?

A) The Pelican Brief

B) The Shining

C) A Time to Kill

5 What word is used to describe a male bee or as an unmanned aircraft or ship?

6 Which of these countries borders Peru? A) Bolivia

B) Costa Rica

C) Panama

7 What city “was not built in a day”?

A) Paris

B) Pretoria

C) Rome

8 Almost every Queen of Europe has been photographed or painted adorned with all the Royal Regalia including a sceptre. A sceptre is?

A) an ornamental staff

B) an ornamental sword

C) an ornamental crown

9 Androphobia is the abnormal fear of…?

10 In what sport would players compete for the Bledisloe Cup?

11 In the book, who was Lady Chatterley’s lover?

A) Johnny Clegg

B) Oliver Reed

C) Oliver Mellors

12 What was the name of the sheep famously cloned in 1997?

13 “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” In which Shakespeare play is this line spoken; Macbeth or Hamlet?

14 What was the rather arrogant and possessive name by which the Romans referred to the Mediterranean Sea with a bonus point for the English translation of the name?

15 Who became Australia’s first female Prime Minister in 2010?

16 Which ancient symbol resembling a flower was carried by Joan of Arc, often used by French royalty, and became a symbol for many French-founded new world locations, such as Quebec?

17 What kind of shoes did many Native American Indians traditionally wear? A) brogues

B) moccasins

C) wing tips

18 Tahiti is a part of what Pacific Ocean island group?

A) The Hawaiian Islands

B) Indonesia

C) French Polynesia

19 Stockholm is the capital of which Scandinavian country?

20 What German word describes the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938?