8 extra pages of brain teasers
1 Who was the president of Argentina when they invaded the Falkland Islands?
A General Garibaldi B General Fasto C General Peron D General Galtieri
2 What is the name of the Japanese electronic pet which became popular worldwide in 1997?
A Tamagotchi B Pokemon C Yawakatchi D Mashagawi
3 In which popular US sport do the Atlanta Braves play?
A Baseball B American Football C Ice Hockey D Basketball
4 Which Prussian statesman was known as the Iron Chancellor?
A Alfred B Willhem II C Bismarck D Peter
5 Kirk Douglas portrayed which famous painter in the 1956 biopic Lust For Life?
A Paul Gauguin B Vincent Van Gogh C Jackson Pollock D Salvador Dali
6 Which firework is named after a 4th century Christian martyr?
A Roman candle B Catherine wheel C Jumping jack D Sarah sparkler 7 Sherlock star Andrew Scott played the flamboyant aristocrat Lord Merlin in which recent BBC1 drama series?
A The Pursuit of Love B Love in a Cold Climate C The Blessing
D Don’t Tell Alfred
8 Which Shakespeare play is about a former Roman general who is dissuaded from sacking Rome?
A Titus Andronicus B Twelfth Night C Coriolanus D Julius Caesar
9 By what name is a kangaroo’s young commonly known?
A Joey B Jimmy C Jonah D Josie 10 Which former Generation Game hostess also presented Come Dancing?
A Rosemarie Ford B Sally Ford C Cheryl Ford D Louise Ford
11 To which genus of plants does the snapdragon belong?
A Dragonis B Petunia C Antirrhinum D Antidragonum
12 What is the usual name for the salts formed by the combination between sodium or potassium and palmitic; stearic and oleic acids?
A Sand B Rock Salts C Soap D Basalt
13 Which Hugh Grant film features songs by Damon (Badly Drawn Boy) Gough?
A Notting Hill
B About a Boy
C Bridget Jones’s Diary D Nine Months
14 Who wrote the opera I Pagliacci?
A Mascagni B Leoncavallo C Puccini D Verdi
15 Which band had a hit single with Girls and Boys?
A Oasis
B Ocean Colour Scene C Ash
D Blur