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!
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Questions (Answers at the bottom of the page, but no cheating!!)
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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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