Homework for grown-ups

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

1 In a crucial moment in Jane Austen’s Emma, the young heroine is taken to task by Mr Knightley – but where does the scene take place? a) The Cobb, Lyme Regis b) Box Hill, Surrey c) Pemberley d) The Pump Room, Bath

2 What is 48 per cent expressed as a fraction in its simplest form? a) ½ b) ¹¹/ c) d) ¹²/

3 Which of the following does not belong to the elasmobranch family of animals? a) Shark b) Squid c) Ray d) Skate

4 Which of these surface ocean currents is cold, not warm? a) Humboldt b) Gulf Stream c) Agulhas d) Kuroshio

5 Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham is a fine example of Gothic revival architecture, but who built it? a) John Nash b) John Ruskin c) Horace Walpole d) Edwin Lutyens

6 The Bessemer process, first patented in 1856, was a method of mass-producing which vital industrial material? a) Coke b) Steam c) Glass d) Steel

7 The work of Renaissance architect Jacopo Sansovino is associated with the splendour of which city? a) Milan b) Rome c) Venice d) Naples 8 Which of the following foods is high in potassium, an important nutrient for muscle growth? a) Blueberries b) Bananas c) Cabbage d) Rice

9 Who directed the groundbreaking James Dean teen angst drama Rebel Without A Cause? a) Nicholas Ray b) Douglas Sirk c) Fritz Lang d) Joseph Losey

10 In mythology, who is the Roman equivalent of the Greek titan Kronos, father of Zeus? a) Jupiter b) Mars c) Saturn d) Neptune