QUICK QUIZ

1. Which US ventriloquist was best known for the sock puppet Lamb Chop?

2. What nationality was the explorer Fridtjof Nansen?

3. With which instrument is jazz musician Benny Goodman associated?

4. Which city is known as Napoli in Italian?

5. What sort of creature is a funnel weaver?

6. According to legend, who cut the Gordian knot with his sword?

7. The Gorbals is a district of which Scottish city?

8. What is the Friday before Easter known as?

9. In horseracing, which unit of length is equal to 220 yards?

10. What is the most widely spoken language of India?