QUICK QUIZ

1 Which poet wrote the line ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’?

2 Whom did Prince

Edward marry in 1999?

3 Of what is palaeontology the study?

4 Which zodiacal sign is represented by an archer?

5 In which decade did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

6 Calamari is another name for which creature?

7 In Greek mythology, centaurs are part man and part what?

8 With which comic was Desperate Dan associated?

9 To which sense does

the word tactile refer?

10 Who played ‘The Fonz’ in US sitcom Happy Days? 11 What colour is sulphur?

12 Which group had a 1997 hit with Barbie Girl?

13 Who wrote the line ‘Tyger, tyger, burning bright’? 14 What is the capital of Kenya?

15 Who was the Greek god of war?

16 Which American city contains the Golden Gate Bridge?

17 Who was the canine member of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five?

18 What kind of animal was Dolly the clone?

19 Which pop group did Louise Nurding leave in 1995?

20 Which building houses England’s Crown Jewels?

21 What did Shakespeare call ‘the soul of wit’?

22 What phrase did Ali Baba use to get into a cave?

23 Which late actor played Richard DeVere in To the Manor Born?

24 What nationality was businessman Kerry Packer?

25 Which fruit has a

Victoria variety?

26 Who painted The Scream?

27 Which plant is the national emblem of Scotland?

28 Which country does tequila come from?

29 Who starred as the eponymous boxer in the 2001 biopic Ali?

30 What kind of garment is a busby?