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Who wants to be an egghead?
Writersworld newsletter, November 25, 2001

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WHO WANTS TO BE AN EGGHEAD?


Pit your wits against �1 million winner Judith Keppel in our fortnightly quiz. No prizes - this one's just for fun! Good Luck!

(Re-printed by kind permission of the London Daily Telegraph. For the latest news visit www.telegraph.co.uk)

Questions (Answers at the bottom of the page, but no cheating!!)
1. What does the "J" in Bill Clinton's initials stand for?
A: Jackson
B: Johnson
C: Jefferson
D:Jones
2. In which sea are the Azores to be found?
A: Eastern Mediterranean
B: North Atlantic
C: Arctic Ocean
D: South Pacific
3. Which of the patron saints of France is also known for giving half his cloak to a beggar?
A: St. Louis
B: St. Christopher
C: St. Denis
D: St. Martin
4. Where is Arthur's Seat to be found?
A: Glastonbury
B: Edinburgh
C: Tintagel
D: Winchester
5. Which Russian composer created an operatic setting from Tolstoy's War and Peace?
A: Rimsky-Korsakov
B: Scriabin
C: Rachmaninov
D: Prokofiev
6. Complete the inscription on the ruined statue in Shelley's poem "My name is....., King of Kings, /Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"?
A: Solomon
B: Alexander
C: Ozymandias
D: Kubla Khan
7. Julian Hipwood is associated with which sport?
A: Polo
B: Cycling
C: Diving
D: Croquet
8. At sea, 8 Bells signifies what time of day?
A: 8 o'clock
B: 10 o'clock
C: 12 o'clock
D: 2 o'clock
9. What kind of creature is a Havana Brown?
A: Chicken
B: Cat
C: Bear
D: Horse
10. What was the real name of the landscape gardener "Capability" Brown?
A: Galahad
B: Gawain
C: Merlin
D: Lancelot
11. In which film was Cary Grant terrorised by a crop duster plane?
A: Notorious
B: North by NorthWest
C: Dial M for Murder
D: Rear Window
12. Which of these artists painted a portrait of the Duke of Wellington now in the National Gallery?
A: Reynolds
B: Lawrence
C: Goya
D: David
13. Which of Henry VIII's wives was the mother of Elizabeth I?
A: Catherine Howard
B: Jane Seymour
C: Anne Boleyn
D: Catherine of Aragon
14. What is an "applet"?
A: Clerical garment
B: Miniature fruit
C: Small computer programme
D: Architectural moulding
15. Who is the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being?
A: Milan Kundera
B: Italo Calvino
C: Mario Vargas Llosa
D: Salman Rushdie
16. Which of Zeus's wives was the mother of Apollo and Artemis?
A: Hera
B: Demeter
C: Leto
D: Metis
17. What is the Latin name of the Swiss Cheese plant?
A: Gigantea macrophylla
B: Monstera deliciosa
C: Titanica longifolia
D: Ogrus fragrans
18. In the Sixties, was the name of Sir Cliff Richard's backing group?
A: The Goodies
B: The Rebel Rousers
C: The Dreamers
D: The Shadows
19. Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
A: Sir Walter Raleigh
B: Sir Walter Raleigh
C: Sir Francis Drake
D: Captain James Cook
20. The father of which television newscaster was a test cricketer?
A: Michael Buerk
B: Reginald Bosanquet
C: Peter Sissons
D: Trevor Macdonald
21. Which of the following was the name of the jester in Shakespeare's As You Like It?
A: Touchstone
B: Trinculo
C: Costard
D: Pompey
22. In which city can Topkapi Palace be found?
A: Cairo
B: Lhasa
C: Istanbul
D: Bangkok
23. In human biology, which of the following is an exocrine gland?
A: Ovary
B: Pituitary
C: Thyroid
D: Pancreas
24. Oysters wrapped in bacon are the chief ingredients of which after dinner savoury?
A: Kromeskis
B: Devils on Horseback
C: Angels on Horseback
D: Venus's Mittens
25. A Countach is a model of which make of car?
A: Maserati
B: Lamborghini
C: Porsche
D: Ferrari
Answers
1.C, 2.B, 3.D, 4.B, 5.D, 6.C, 7.A, 8.C, 9.B, 10.D, 11.B, 12.C, 13.C, 14.C, 15.A, 16.C, 17.B, 18.D, 19.C, 20.B, 21.A, 22.C, 23.D, 24.C, 25.B
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