Time out EXTRA

who, what, where, when?

WHO wrote the humorous orchestral Divertissement? WHAT sort of creature is a nematode?

WHERE is the constellation in which Polaris lies? WHEN was the Battle of Vouille?

remember when...

The following events all occurred in a year in living memory.

Can you guess the year?

1. Police clashed with thousands of pickets outside Rupert Murdoch’s printing plant in Wapping

2. Madonna had a U.K. No.1 single with Papa Don’t Preach

3. The Duchess of Windsor died

4. Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson

impossipuzzles

When Brian was as old as Carol was when Brian was twice as old as Carol was when Brian was half as old as Carol is now, Carol was just a third as old as Brian will be when Carol is two years younger than Brian is now.

We have of course taken ages in completed years. Brian is in his fifties, so how old is Carol?

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

ADONIZE

A Increase by chemical division B Adorn oneself

C Treat as a teenager

who am I?

An actor, I was born in Billingham, County Durham, in 1986. I starred in the film Billy Elliott at the age of 14 and won a BAFTA for the role. My films include Filth and Rocketman.

10 questions

1. In golf, how many majors has Rory McIlroy won?

2. Who were revealed as the winners of Britain’s biggest EuroMillions lottery jackpot?

3. Which Women’s Super League football team does striker Vivianne Miedema play for?

4. Madame Tussauds is to showcase a series of outfits worn by which member of the royal family?

5. Against which team did England cricketer Jofra Archer make his Test debut?

6. Which Government minister admitted she shares her Netflix account details with four other UK households?

7. How many French Open titles does Rafael Nadal have?

8. Who will play Boris Johnson in a new Sky drama series about the Prime Minister’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic?

9. Where is this year’s women’s rugby union World Cup being held?

10. What is the colloquial term for red or orange rain expected to fall in the UK this week due to storms mixing with a dust cloud?