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1. Which two-faced Roman god is the namesake of the month of January ?
2. The Cretaceous, Triassic and which other geological period make up the Mesozoic Era, which ran from roughly 252 to 66 million years ago ?
3. 'Modern', 'Britain' and 'Liverpool' are the three primary venues owned by which famous British art gallery ?
4. Gangnam, made famous worldwide by the Psy song Gangnam Style, is a neighbourhood in which Asian capital city ?
5. A Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally made from a cutlet of which type of meat ?
6. Which pre-Columbian society and empire was conquered by the Spaniard Hernán Cortés in the early 16th Century ?
7. Titus had been Roman Emperor for mere months when which volcano erupted in late summer or early autumn of 79AD ?
8. Ferrari, the automobile company, derives its name from the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. What medieval profession does the surname Ferrari refer to ?
9. Vlad the Impaler, Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia in modern-day Romania, is thought to have been the inspiration behind which famous character, created by Bram Stoker ?
10. 'White House' is the literal translation (from Spanish) of which Moroccan city, also the title of a critically-acclaimed 1942 film ?
11. The 1971 John Denver hit 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written about which American State, mentioned repeatedly in the song's chorus ?
12. Who, for her 2008 movie The Hurt Locker, became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director ?
13. Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles are 19th-Century novels written by which English author ?
14. How many degrees is each angle in an equilateral triangle ?
15. What railway line is green on the traditional map of the London Underground (Tube) ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
1. Which two-faced Roman god is the namesake of the month of January ? Janus
2. The Cretaceous, Triassic and which other geological period make up the Mesozoic Era, which ran from roughly 252 to 66 million years ago ? Jurassic
3. 'Modern', 'Britain' and 'Liverpool' are the three primary venues owned by which famous British art gallery ? Tate
4. Gangnam, made famous worldwide by the Psy song Gangnam Style, is a neighbourhood in which Asian capital city ? Seoul
5. A Wiener Schnitzel is traditionally made from a cutlet of which type of meat ? Veal
6. Which pre-Columbian society and empire was conquered by the Spaniard Hernán Cortés in the early 16th Century ? Aztec
7. Titus had been Roman Emperor for mere months when which volcano erupted in late summer or early autumn of 79AD ? Vesuvius
8. Ferrari, the automobile company, derives its name from the surname of its founder, Enzo Ferrari. What medieval profession does the surname Ferrari refer to ? Blacksmith
9. Vlad the Impaler, Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia in modern-day Romania, is thought to have been the inspiration behind which famous character, created by Bram Stoker ? Dracula
10. 'White House' is the literal translation (from Spanish) of which Moroccan city, also the title of a critically-acclaimed 1942 film ? Casablanca
11. The 1971 John Denver hit 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written about which American State, mentioned repeatedly in the song's chorus ? West Virginia
12. Who, for her 2008 movie The Hurt Locker, became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Director ? Kathryn Bigelow
13. Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Urbervilles are 19th-Century novels written by which English author ? Thomas Hardy
14. How many degrees is each angle in an equilateral triangle ? 60
15. What railway line is green on the traditional map of the London Underground (Tube) ? District Line
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