1. In Greek Mythology who is the messenger and herald of the Gods? |
2. What name is given to a medieval armoured leather glove? |
3. In the human body, Otalgia is the medical name for what painful condition? |
4. In weightlifting, what name is given to a lift in which the weight is raised in one quick motion from the floor to an overhead position? |
5 Which US Jazz Singer was known as ‘The First Lady of Song’? |
6. Piers Morgan was sacked as editor of which newspaper in 2004? |
7. Actor Bert Lahr played which character in the 1939 Film Musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’? |
8. What is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates? |
9. What name is given to a trinket or charm worn as a protection against evil? |
10. The 4 branches of the Tate Gallery are: The Tate Britain, The Tate Modern, The Tate Liverpool, and which other? |
11. Which Author wrote ‘The Snowman’ ‘Father Christmas’ & ‘Ethel & Ernest’? |
12. In the Bible in which garden did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus with a kiss on the cheek? |
13.Which character was played by Liza Minnelli in the Musical Film ‘Cabaret’ resulting in her receiving an Oscar for Best Actress in 1973? |
14. Bondi Beach is located in which Australian city? |
15. ‘Dance of the Knights’ by Prokofiev is used as the theme tune to which TV programme? |
16. Who was the King of Jordan from 1952 – 1999? |
17. What specific name is given to a person who shoes horses? |
18. Mitchell Hooper won The World’s Strongest Man 2023, representing which country? |
19. Brimstone is another name for which chemical element? |
20.What title was given to the eldest son of the King of France & Heir Apparent to the French throne? |
ANSWERS BELOW
1.In Greek Mythology who is the messenger and herald of the Gods? | HERMES |
2. What name is given to a medieval armoured leather glove? | GAUNTLET |
3. In the human body, Otalgia is the medical name for what painful condition? | EARACHE |
4. In weightlifting, what name is given to a lift in which the weight is raised in one quick motion from the floor to an overhead position? | SNATCH |
5 Which US Jazz Singer was known as ‘The First Lady of Song’? | ELLA FITZGERALD |
6. Piers Morgan was sacked as editor of which newspaper in 2004? | DAILY MIRROR |
7. Actor Bert Lahr played which character in the 1939 Film Musical ‘The Wizard of Oz’? | THE COWARDLY LION |
8. What is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates? | DUBAI |
9. What name is given to a trinket or charm worn as a protection against evil? | AMULET |
10. The 4 branches of the Tate Gallery are: The Tate Britain, The Tate Modern, The Tate Liverpool, and which other? | THE TATE ST IVES |
11. Which Author wrote ‘The Snowman’ ‘Father Christmas’ & ‘Ethel & Ernest’? | RAYMOND BRIGGS |
12. In the Bible in which garden did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus with a kiss on the cheek? | GETHSEMANE |
13.Which character was played by Liza Minnelli in the Musical Film ‘Cabaret’ resulting in her receiving an Oscar for Best Actress in 1973? | SALLY BOWLES |
14. Bondi Beach is located in which Australian city? | SYDNEY |
15. ‘Dance of the Knights’ by Prokofiev is used as the theme tune to which TV programme? | THE APPRENTICE |
16. Who was the King of Jordan from 1952 – 1999? | KING HUSSEIN |
17. What specific name is given to a person who shoes horses? | FARRIER |
18. Mitchell Hooper won The World’s Strongest Man 2023, representing which country? | CANADA |
19. Brimstone is another name for which chemical element? | SULPHUR |
20.What title was given to the eldest son of the King of France & Heir Apparent to the French throne? | DAUPHIN |