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WHO WANTS TO BE AN EGGHEAD?

Writersworld Newsletter - Issue No. 2

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

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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