Time out EXTRA

who, what, where, when?

WHO wrote the philosophical work The Phenomenology of Spirit?

WHAT family of fish does the skipjack belong to?

WHERE were John the Perfect and John the Fortunate kings?

WHEN in 1944 did the Germans evacuate Dieppe?

remember when...

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

1. Alec Guinness starred in The Bridge On The River Kwai

2. The Crickets had a UK No 1 single with That’ll Be The Day

3. Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigned

4. The European Common Market was set up

impossipuzzles

If my first were a nine, and my second a three, I’d be six times as much as the number that’s me. So if only you’ll try, you’ll surely agree,

It’s quite easy to find what three digits I be.

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

SCORBUTIC

A. Affected with scurvy B. Anaesthetic alkaloid C. Out of tune

who am I?

An actor, I was born in Montreal in 1931. My version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was once voted worst ever Beatles cover. I played Captain James T Kirk in Star Trek.

10 questions

1. The main depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro system is found in which area of Newcastle?

2. Tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in which country?

3. Hyacinthoides is the scientific name for which flower commonly seen in woodlands at this time of year?

4. Who won the ladies’ singles at Wimbledon for the first time last year – and has since retired from the sport?

5. Which member of the rodent family can run as fast backwards as it can forwards?

6. Which word meaning to search and cause damage to a property comes from the Old Norse words for ‘house’ and ‘seek’?

7. Which Shakespeare play contains the line ‘All the world’s a stage’?

8. Which legendary country performer joined the KLF on their 1990s hit Justified and Ancient?

9. Lorries, buses and coaches that don’t comply with emissions standards would incur a charge of how much under a Newcastle city centre clean air scheme that was indefinitely postponed this week?

10. Muscat is the capital of which Middle Eastern nation?