The Sunday Independent

SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 In the 1964 film Zulu, who played Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead?

2 “Doe, a deer, a female deer.” What other female animal is also called a doe: a zebra or a rabbit?

3 The furcula, meaning “little fork” in Latin, is a bone found in birds. By what name is this bone usually known?

4 What is the name of the antagonist of The Road Runner in the much-loved cartoons?

5 What is the smallest breed of dog (hint: it is named for the state of in Mexico)?

6 The Giant Anteater is the largest species of anteater: true or false?

7 The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change aimed at fighting global warming. In which year was it initially adopted?

A) 1924

B) 2001

C) 1997

8 If you placed a bid at a Tattersalls auction, what would you be hoping to buy?

A) a racehorse

B) a yacht

C) antique furniture

9 What was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002?

10 Who played scrumhalf for the Springboks in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final?

11 Which country did the Netherlands beat in the semi-final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup? 12 Name the artist who created the art objects of a ‘lobster telephone’ and a ‘Mae

West lips sofa’, was it?

A) Andy Warhol

B) Damien Hirst

C) Salvador Dali

13 Which actor did not survive The Magnificent Seven (1960) but did survive The Dirty Dozen (1967), was it?

A) Steve McQueen

B) Robert Redford

C) Charles Bronson

14 The American Revolutionary War or the American War of Independence began in which year?

15 What is the largest river in Europe? A) Volga

B) Danube

C) Thames?

16 What was the former name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo?

17 This country in West Africa was founded as a settlement for freed African slaves from the United States, and has been independent since 1847. What African nation is this whose capital city of Monrovia is named for US President James Monroe?

18 In astronomy, the Pleiades is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is also known as?

A) the Seven Sisters

B) the Seven Virgins

C) the Seven Spinsters

19 The Cape of Good Hope juts from this country, a landmark that has shown captains for centuries that they were “turning the corner” in sailing around Africa. In which gold and diamond rich nation is it found? 20 Tequila is a spirit made from the blue ______ plant?

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