- 1. Which traditional Scottish fruit cake is typically decorated with concentric circles of almonds ?
- 2. Which leader of the DUP served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2016 ?
- 3. Saguaro, peyote, cholla and golden barrel are examples of what type of plant ?
- 4. What is the meaning of the word matelot ?
A. A weasel
B. A sailor
C. A gambler
- 5. Usedom, Gotland, Öland and Saaremaa are islands in which sea ?
- 6. The crosses of which three saints are combined to make the Union Jack ?
- 7. On 20 October 2024, which country held a national referendum on European Union membership ?
- 8. In Norse mythology, which of the Nine Worlds is inhabited by gods known as the Æsir ?
- 9. Who won an Oscar for directing the 1972 film Cabaret ?
- 10. It Takes More and Put Him Out were 2002 singles from which British rapper's Mercury Prize-winning debut album ?
- 11. Which American legal drama series starred Raymond Burr as the title character and Barbara Hale as his secretary Della Street ?
- 12. Which combat sport, which has featured in every modern Olympics, takes place on a piste ?
- 13. A distorted depiction of what object appears in the bottom half of the painting The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger ?
- 14. What type of fish is used to prepare the Spanish tapas dish boquerones ?
- 15. Which English king was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III in 1209 for rejecting Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury ?
Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.
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