Time out EXTRA
who, what, where, when?
WHO was the first Bourbon King of France?
WHAT element is represented by the symbol Rb?
WHERE is the forest setting of Shakespeare’s As You Like It?
WHEN was Benjamin Franklin elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly?
remember when...
The following events all occurred in a year in living memory. Can you guess the year?
1. Clothes rationing in Britain ended
2. James Cagney starred in White Heat
3. Ireland became a republic
4. Composer Richard Strauss died
impossipuzzles
“What are you doing with my new insurance policy?” Sam asked.
Ken smiled. “Nothing, Dad,” he replied. “It’s the serial number. It’s just one less than twice the square of its last three digits. Isn’t that something?”
It certainly made the number unique, but what exactly was it?
wordwise
The word may sound familiar, but what does it mean?
TANTRUM
A Justified anger
B Ill-temper without cause
C Plate that holds an outboard motor
who am I?
A rugby player, I was born in Dublin in 1979. I made my debut for Ireland in 1999 against Australia. I published my memoir A Year In The Centre in 2005.
10 questions
1. Who scored the winning goal for Chelsea to be crowned champions in this year’s women’s FA Cup final?
2. Name the Ukrainian band which won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.
3. When did Mark Noble make his senior debut for West Ham United?
4. A statue of Margaret Thatcher was egged after it was installed in her home town in Lincolnshire – what is the town called?
5. Which players won a silver medal for Team GB in the mixed tennis doubles final at the London 2012 Olympics?
6. Kenton Cool broke a record for the number of times a non-Sherpa has summited Mount Everest – how many times has he completed the feat?
7. In which year did the battlle of Stamford Bridge take place?
8. Which teams will contest rugby union’s Heineken Champions Cup final on May 28?
9. Who is the prime minister of Finland?
10. Which Formula 1 team does Daniel Ricciardo drive for?
answers
WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN: Henry IV; Rubidium; Forest of Arden; 1751.
REMEMBER WHEN: 1949.
IMPOSSIPUZZLES: The serial number was 1755937.
WORDWISE: B.
WHO AM I: Brian O’Driscoll.
10 QUESTIONS: 1. Sam Kerr; 2. Kalush Orchestra; 3. 2004; 4. Grantham; 5. Andy Murray and Laura Robson; 6. 16; 7. 1066. 8. Leinster and La Rochelle; 9. Sanna Marin; 10. McLaren.