Time out EXTRA

who, what, where, when?

WHO won the Wimbledon women’s singles title eight times between 1927 and 38?

WHAT is the trachea more commonly known as?

WHERE in NW England was a Roman fortress named Deva?

WHEN did Erskine Hamilton Childers become president of the Republic of Ireland?

remember when...

The following events all occurred in a year in living memory. Can you guess the year?

1. Isabel Peron became Argentina’s first female President

2. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro starred in The Godfather Part II

3. Carl Douglas was at No 1 in the UK with Kung Fu Fighting

4. Penelope Cruz and Joaquin Phoenix were born

impossipuzzles

“That’s right, six kids and all spaced evenly one year apart,” Clem declared. “Regular, like clockwork.”

Jim smiled. “Quite a family, but what ages?”

“Well, you get that this way,” Clem replied. “The eldest is just twice as old as the youngest.”

You figure it out!

wordwise The word may sound familiar, but what does it mean? AUTOCARP

A. Chinese freshwater fish

B. Legal power or right

C. Fruit produced by self-fertilisation

who am I?

An actor, I was born in New York City in 1980. I married actress Rachel Miner in 1998. My films include Home Alone and Uncle Buck.

10 questions

1. Who composed The Nutcracker?

2. What is the nationality of the marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge?

3. Which 1955-born Scottish goalkeeper’s surname is also the name of a town in Northumberland?

4. In which year were the Wimbledon tennis championships first held – 1857, 1877 or 1897?

5. In which city would you find the Patriarshy Bridge?

6. Diamonds are composed of which element?

7. Bronze representations of which animal were installed at Newcastle’s Exhibition Park last month?

8. Which country was the first to issue postage stamps?

9. A prancing horse is the symbol of which racing car?

10. Which country in Asia was once called Siam?