WHO WANTS TO BE AN EGGHEAD?
Writersworld Newsletter - Issue No. 2
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Pit your wits against £1 million winner Judith Keppel in our fortnightly quiz. No prizes - this one's just for fun! Good Luck!
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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