1.’The Thinker’, ‘The Kiss’ & ‘The Burghers of Calais’ are artworks by which French Sculptor? |
2. What word describes a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis? |
3. What title was given to the eldest son of the King of France & the Heir Apparent to the French Throne? |
4. Which wife of Henry VIII was the mother of Mary I? |
5. Silas Marner, Adam Bede & Daniel Deronda, are novels by which Author? |
6. What name is given to a strong truck or cart without sides used to deliver beer barrels & kegs? |
7. David Frost, Chris Tarrant, Brian Clough & Tony Blair have all been portrayed on screen by which Welsh Actor? |
8. Which British Olympian is our most decorated competitive sailor, winning one Silver & four Gold Medals between 1996 & 2012 |
9. Olly Smith, Jilly Goolden & Oz Clarke are all TV Experts on which subject? |
10. Which TV Cook is a majority shareholder and long-time avid supporter of Norwich City Football Club? |
11. In mathematics, what is the name of a triangle in which all sides are of varying length and all three angles are different? |
12. In the human body, what is the name of the fluid that surrounds the foetus in the womb? |
13. What is the name given to a country or part of a country lying wholly within the boundaries of another? |
14. Which spice, obtained from the crocus, is the most expensive spice in the world? |
15. Who became the first Mayor of London in 2000? |
16. In the film ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ & its sequels, which British Actor played Bridget’s Father? |
17 The Common Krait, native to the Indian sub-continent, is what type of creature? |
18. What is the Capital City of the Canadian Province of Manitoba? |
19. Which Actor played Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine, and later became the voice of Wallace in the animated films featuring Wallace & Gromit? |
20.What is the hardest natural substance found in the human body? |
ANSWERS BELOW, JULIE CLARKE
1.’The Thinker’, ‘The Kiss’ & ‘The Burghers of Calais’ are artworks by which French Sculptor? | AUGUSTE RODIN |
2. What word describes a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis? | HYPERBOLE |
3. What title was given to the eldest son of the King of France & the Heir Apparent to the French Throne? | DAUPHIN |
4. Which wife of Henry VIII was the mother of Mary I? | CATHERINE OF ARAGON |
5. Silas Marner, Adam Bede & Daniel Deronda, are novels by which Author? | GEORGE ELIOT |
6. What name is given to a strong truck or cart without sides used to deliver beer barrels & kegs? | DRAY |
7. David Frost, Chris Tarrant, Brian Clough & Tony Blair have all been portrayed on screen by which Welsh Actor? | MICHAEL SHEEN |
8. Which British Olympian is our most decorated competitive sailor, winning one Silver & four Gold Medals between 1996 & 2012 | BEN AINSLIE |
9. Olly Smith, Jilly Goolden & Oz Clarke are all TV Experts on which subject? | WINE |
10. Which TV Cook is a majority shareholder and long-time avid supporter of Norwich City Football Club? | DELIA SMITH |
11. In mathematics, what is the name of a triangle in which all sides are of varying length and all three angles are different? | SCALENE |
12. In the human body, what is the name of the fluid that surrounds the foetus in the womb? | AMNIOTIC FLUID |
13. What is the name given to a country or part of a country lying wholly within the boundaries of another? | ENCLAVE |
14. Which spice, obtained from the crocus, is the most expensive spice in the world? | SAFFRON |
15. Who became the first Mayor of London in 2000? | KEN LIVINGSTONE |
16. In the film ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ & its sequels, which British Actor played Bridget’s Father? | JIM BROADBENT |
17 The Common Krait, native to the Indian sub-continent, is what type of creature? | SNAKE |
18. What is the Capital City of the Canadian Province of Manitoba? | WINNIPEG |
19. Which Actor played Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine, and later became the voice of Wallace in the animated films featuring Wallace & Gromit? | PETER SALLIS |
20.What is the hardest natural substance found in the human body? | TOOTH ENAMEL |