The Scotsman

MINI QUIZ

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1. Which English king was known as the Unready?

2. Which African wild horse has distinctiv­e black and white stripes?

3. What is the name of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis at Athens from which the Elgin Marbles were taken?

4. What sort of creatures are kept in an apiary?

5. Which period of human culture occurred between the Stone Age and Iron Age? 6. What name was given to bars that illegally sold alcohol during the Prohibitio­n? 7. Which mathematic­al instrument marked with logarithmi­c scales has been superseded by the electronic calculator? 8. What was the popular name for the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem? 9. Which 19th-century cookery writer was famous for her Book of Household Management?

10. Which African country was formerly

known as Abyssinia?

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