Hom ework for grown-ups

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

1 The Plough And The Stars, depicting events of the 1916 Easter Rising, was the work of which playwright?

a) George Bernard Shaw b) JM Synge c) Sean O’Casey d) Samuel Beckett

2 What order of rotational symmetry does an equilateral triangle have?

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 0

3 Harry Beck produced which well-known piece of graphic design, marrying form and function?

a) The typeface Helvetica b) The Coca-Cola logo c) The Penguin paperback cover d) The London Underground Tube map

4 An astronomical unit, used to measure distances in the Solar System, is based on the distance of the Earth from the Sun – which is what?

a) 45 million miles b) 68 million miles c) 93 million miles d) 128 million miles

5 In meteorology, what is a föhn?

a) A warm mountain wind b) A type of Alpine fog c) A kind of snowdrift d) A very large hailstone

6 Cubitus is the Latin word and medical term for which part of the body?

a) Ankle b) Shoulder c) Elbow d) Knee

7 Which saint founded a religious community on the island of Iona that helped spread Christianity throughout Scotland?

a) Aidan b) Bede c) Columba d) Dunstan

8 Another Place is an artwork in Merseyside featuring 100 cast-iron figures by which artist?

a) Damien Hirst b) Rachel Whiteread c) Anish Kapoor d) Antony Gormley

9 You are in a restaurant in Germany and want fish, not meat. Which of the following should you choose?

a) Das Hähnchen b) Der Lachs c) Die Ente d) Der Schinken

10 Who has won cricket’s County Championship most often?

a) Lancashire b) Middlesex c) Surrey d) Yorkshire

Answers: 1 c;2 b; 3 d; 4 c; 5 a; 6 c; 7 c; 8 d; 9 b; 10 d