SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 What word connects a nuclear project, a New York borough and a cocktail of whiskey, vermouth and Angostura bitters?

2 What is an ampersand?

3 In which field is a sommelier an expert? A) cheese

B) nougat

C) wine

4 The most famous of all the reindeer is Rudolph. But do you know what Donner and Blitzen mean in German?

5 Which English word is derived from the Latin, “folium”, meaning “leaf”, and is the chemical name of a vitamin which is essential to the production of healthy blood cells, as well as being particularly important to pregnant women?

6 Which of these activities would you most likely be engaged in if you are using a pedometer?

A) jogging

B) piloting a helicopter

C) deep sea diving

7 Which unique athletic event involving throwing a large, long, wooden pole, is a standard “Heavy Event” at the Scottish Highland Games?

8 Which of the following cats, as well as being native to Russia, is the world’s largest; Siberian Tiger or Mongolian Tiger?

9 A code of practice for which sport was published in 1867 as the “Queensberry Rules”?

10 What term, from Old Norse, means a castrated animal? 11 In the early 1990s these women formed the elite of their field. What career did Turlington, Moss, Campbell, Crawford, Evangelista and Schiffer follow?

12 Which of the following actors has never portrayed “The Joker” in the “Batman” movies?

A) Heath Ledger

B) Jack Nicholson

C) Danny Devito

13 Devil’s Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to which South African city?

14 Found in Kent in the south east of England, what is the Folkestone White Horse? A) a celebrated type of local ale

B) a famous racehorse

C) A gigantic white horse carved into the hillside

15 By the 20th century, which English king, before he inherited the throne, was the longest serving Prince of Wales?

16 It is a 1995 historical drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. The film was written for the screen and then novelised by Randall Wallace and won several awards including best picture. What was its title?

17 If you re-arrange the letters NAPIS, what country could you spell?

18 “The Naked and the Dead” is a 1948 novel based on the author’s experiences with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. What is the author’s name?

19 It is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity and when pure is soft and malleable. It is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, a building material, and a constituent of various metal alloys. What is it?

20 “Cry, The Beloved Country” is a novel by which South African author?