From a French saint to a Roman deity, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 In Tokyo, Eddy Alvarez became the sixth Olympian to do what? 2 Which French “saint” died in Kent in 1943? 3 What unit is equal to about 5.88 trillion miles? 4 Which promontory was built by Finn McCool? 5 What is thought to be the world’s oldest alcoholic drink? 6 Which 2003 song has spent more than five years in the UK Top 100? 7 What condition was known as woolsorters’ disease? 8 Oprah’s stylist Andre Walker designed a system to categorise what? What links: 9 UK; Ireland; Malta; Cyprus (on the road)? 10 Rapper Cheryl James; chef Nusret Gökçe; cold war arms talks? 11 Roman deities (6); Greek deities (1); neither (1)? 12 War on the Shore; Battle of Brookline; Miracle at Medinah? 13 Barwick Green; Sailing By; By the Sleepy Lagoon? 14 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; JFK Library; Louvre pyramid? 15 Ivory-billed woodpecker; Bachman’s warbler; Molokai creeper? Continue reading...
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