Homework for grown-ups

Everything you learnt at school ... but can you remember?

1 Rocinante is the trusty steed of which literary hero? a) Sir Gawain b) Hamlet c) Heathcliff d) Don Quixote 2 The aria Nessun Dorma appears in which Puccini opera? a) La Boheme b) Turandot c) Tosca d) Manon Lescaut 3 What is the field of play called in fencing? a) Court b) Coquille c) Strand d) Piste 4 Which of the following angels is frequently depicted holding a lily, symbolising truth and purity? a) St Gabriel b) St Michael c) St Uriel d) St Raphael 5 Which of the following historical periods is the most recent? a) Bronze Age b) Iron Age c) Ice Age d) Stone Age 6 In mathematical set notation, what name is sometimes given to the curly brackets that define the elements of a set? a) Interstices b) Venns c) Braces d) Partitions 7 In a chemical flame test, if the burning substance produces a lilac flame, which metal is present? a) Potassium b) Lithium c) Calcium d) Sodium 8 Which of the following is not one of the ossicles, the small bones in the middle ear that transmit sound? a) Cochlea b) Hammer c) Anvil d) Stirrup 9 Which of the following African countries does not share a border with Angola? a) Namibia b) Zambia c) Democratic Republic of Congo d) Cameroon 10 In 1871, the revolutionary Paris Commune ruled the French capital after the collapse of the second empire led by who? a) Napoleon Bonaparte b) King Louis-Philippe c) Napoleon III d) King Louis XVIII Answers: 1 d;2 b; 3 d; 4 a; 5 b; 6 c; 7 a; 8 a; 9 d; 10 c