Tuesday 24 July 2007

THE 19th TUESDAY QUIZ

Welcome back for another quiz feast. Hope these are to your liking:

1. Written, at least in part, whilst their author was confined to a lunatic asylum, the poems 'A Song to David' and 'Jubilate Agno' are among the most famous works of which 18th Century English poet?
2. Which dish, consisting of toast, bacon, poached eggs and Hollandaise sauce, is named after a 19th Century New York stockbroker?
3. The Greek architect Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis is best remembered for designing which Asian capital city?
4. What was the name of the King's horse that trampled and killed the suffragette Emily Davison during the 1913 Epsom Derby?
5. What was the name of the female monster of Greek mythology, that had the head and torso of a woman and the lower half of a snake, who stole and ate children?
6. Who was elected American President in 1840 using the slogan 'Tippecanoe and Tyler Too'?
7. Who was the American Vice-President to Calvin Coolidge who wrote the music for the song 'It's All in the Game', later to be recorded by Cliff Richard, Elton John and Barry Manilow among others?
8. Who was the English analytical chemist who produced the first periodic table of the elements arranged in order of atomic mass in 1863?
9. In 1977, which East German athlete became the first female high jumper ever to clear a height of 2 metres?
10. What was the name of the prized stud racehorse that was beheaded in the 1972 film 'The Godfather'?
11. Which famous poem by Lewis Carroll is subtitled 'An Agony in Eight Fits'?
12. From which African country does Cap Bon wine come?
13. Which mountain in the Sequoia National Park is the highest peak in the forty-eight contiguous states of the USA?
14. In the 1st Century BC, which Roman statesman and general ordered the construction of the original Pantheon in Rome that was later rebuilt, on the orders of Hadrian, after it had been destroyed by fire in 80AD?
15. What name is given to the shawl with fringed corners worn by Jewish men at prayer?
16. Founded by Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Yassin in 1988, by what acronymic name is the Islamic Resistance Movement better known?
17. Niomi MacLean-Daley is the real name of which British singer?
18. What term describes the point at which a celestial object in orbit around the Earth, such as the Moon, makes its closest approach to the Earth?
19. Which Northern Irish motorcycle racer, who was nicknamed 'King of the Road', died in a crash in a race in Estonia in 2000?
20. Which 1954 musical film was based on Stephen Vincent Benéts short story 'The Sobbin' Women'?
21. In George Orwell's '1984', Room 101 is part of which government ministry?
22. Used in brewing, a hogshead of beer is equal to how many gallons?
23. The Place de Quinconces and the Colonnes des Girondins are sight-seeing attractions in which French city?
24. What was the first name of the young girl who, in 1948, became the first patient to be treated through the National Health Service?
25. According to the Bible, from which wood was the Ark of the Covenant built?
26. Which Norwegian politican became the first Secretary General of the United Nations in 1946?
27. Which rock group, formed in 1992, were originally called Tragic Love Company?
28. The headquarters of the car manufacturer Ferrari are based in which Italian town 12 miles outside Modena?
29. According to the 2001 census, which is the largest town in England never to have had a football league team?
30. The 1958 film 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' told the true story of which British missionary in China?
31. Which 17th-Century French author wrote many of today's most famous fairy-tales, including 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Cindarella', 'Puss in Boots' and 'Sleeping Beauty'?
32. With a name meaning 'to chop into small pieces', what is the name of the cold Russian soup made from raw vegetables, boiled potatoes, eggs and ham?
33.The islands of Bulla, Vulf and Nargin all lie in which body of water?
34. The word ghetto has come to describe any area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background live as a group in seclusion; but the original ghetto was an area set aside for Jews in the 15th and 16th Centuries in which city?
35. Deriving from the Persian for 'fairy', what name is given to the creature of Persian mythology, descended from fallen angels, who have been denied Paradise until they have done penance?
36. Who became the first President of Indonesia upon its independence from the Netherlands in 1945?
37. In which American state did Buddy Holly die in a plane crash in 1959?
38. Paraesthesia is the medical name for which minor complaint?
39. Which early 20th Century baseball player, who spent most of his career at the Detroit Tigers, was nicknamed 'The Georgia Peach'?
40. In the cartoons, which fictional football team does Postman Pat support?
41. In the early 20th Century, which hotel in New York was used as the site for the meetings of the literary Round Table, whose members included Dorothy Parker, Alexander Woollcott and Robert Benchley?
42. The name of which liqueur translates into English from Scots Gaelic as 'the drink that satisfies'?
43. At 926 metres, Lugnaquilla is the highest peak in which mountain range?
44. Who was the 17th-Century King of Sweden known as 'The Lion of the North' who was killed at the Battle of Lützen?
45. What name is given to the wall of a mosque that faces Mecca?
46. Which demographer and political economist published the influential 'Essay on the Principle of Population' in 1798?
47. Which singer launched his own record label, Direction Records, in 1969?
48. Which medium-sized passerine bird of the family Artamidae native to Australia is sometimes referred to as the piping-crow because of its resounding, metallic cry?
49. Between 1919 and 1937, Ralph Greenleaf was the 20 times world champion in which sport?
50. Bob Dylan won the 2000 Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Things Have Changed', taken from the soundtrack to which film?


How did you do? Let's take a look:


1. CHRISTOPHER SMART
2. EGGS BENEDICT
3. ISLAMABAD
4. ANMER
5. LAMIA
6. WILLIAM HARRISON
7. CHARLES DAWES
8. JOHN NEWLANDS
9. ROSEMARIE ACKERMANN
10. KHARTOUM
11. THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
12. TUNISIA
13. MOUNT WHITNEY
14. AGRIPPA
15. TALLITH
16. HAMAS
17. MS. DYNAMITE
18. PERIGEE
19. JOEY DUNLOP
20. SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
21. MINISTRY OF LOVE
22. 54
23. BORDEAUX
24. SYLVIA
25. ACACIA WOOD
26. TRYGVE LIE
27. STEREOPHONICS
28. MARANELLO
29. WAKEFIELD
30. GLADYS AYLWARD
31. CHARLES PERRAULT
32. OKROSKHA
33. CASPIAN SEA
34. VENICE
35. PERI
36. SUKARNO
37. IOWA
38. PINS AND NEEDLES
39. TY COBB
40. PENCASTER UNITED
41. ALGONQUIN HOTEL
42. DRAMBUIE
43. WICKLOW MOUNTAINS
44. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
45. QIBLA WALL
46. THOMAS MALTHUS
47. BOBBY DARIN
48. CURRAWONG
49. POOL (or POCKET BILLIARDS)
50. THE WONDER BOYS

Saturday 14 July 2007

THE 18th TUESDAY QUIZ

Hello once again. You may have noticed that it's not yet Tuesday. Well done, award yourself an extra point. As some of you will know, televisual duties mean that I shall be without an internet connection for a few days. I hope you enjoy this selection:


1. Deriving from the Latin for 'a cutting', what name is given to an audible pause that breaks up a line of poetry?
2. Which almond filling used in cakes, tarts and pastries is thought to be named after the perfumer to King Louis XIII of France?
3. Which capital city stands at the confluence of the rivers Alzette and Petrusse?
4. Who was the British major-general who formed and led the Chindit special force in Burma and India during World War II before being killed in a plane crash in 1944?
5. Which king of Greek mythology, when defeated by Odysseus for the armour of Achilles, went mad and slaughtered a herd of sheep before killing himself?
6. Which Labour MP lost her Bethnal Green and Bow constituency to George Galloway in 2005?
7. For which stage and film musical did Dolly Parton write the hugely popular song 'I Will Always Love You'?
8. What name is given to the bluish-brown halo that can be seen around the Sun in the presence of large amounts of dust in the stratosphere, typically observed after a large volcanic eruption?
9. In 1898, which American writer and adventurer became the first person to sail single-handedly around the world?
10. Which 1980 film, starring Robert Redford and directed by Stuart Rosenberg, was set in Wakefield Prison Farm?
11. Which 17th Century female artist painted 'Judith and Holofernes', a depiction of the Biblical story of Judith beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes?
12. Which food ingredient, made from seaweed or red algae, is used as a vegetarian substitute for gelatine in soups, jellies and ice creams?
13. Which island group in the North Pacific was known as the Catherine Archipelago prior to 1867?
14. Which 17th Century French explorer was known as the 'Father of New France' after founding and naming Quebec City?
15. Which palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of York?
16. Who led the Polish military in the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and later became Prime Minister and, ultimately, President in 1989?
17. Which was the only group to have UK number 1 singles in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s?
18. What was the common name of Harpagornis moorei, the largest eagle ever to have lived, that was native to New Zealand and became extinct around 1500?
19. Which Scottish club were beaten by IFK Gothenburg in the 1987 UEFA Cup final?
20. The 1965 film 'The Agony and the Ecstasy', a biopic of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo, was based on a novel by which American author?
21. In which 20th Century novel would you find cows called Aimless, Feckless, Graceless and Pointless?
22. A variety of which fruit is named after a Californian postal worker named Rudolph Hass who patented it in 1935?
23. Which city did Astana replace as capital of Kazakhstan in 1998?
24. At which American university were four students killed by the National Guard after an anti-war demonstration in May 1970?
25. In Hinduism, the Great Buddha is represented as the incarnation of which Hindu god?
26. The British sportsman, turned politician, CB Fry was offered the throne of which European country in the 1920s?
27. Mike Ness is the guitarist and vocalist for which punk band whose 1996 album 'White Light, White Heat, White Trash' was met with widespread critical acclaim?
28. Named after the Roman goddess of plants and motherly love, what is the name of the dwarf planet that orbits between Mars and Jupiter?
29. Although he played under the pseudonym A.H. Chequer, what was the real name of the footballer who scored the only goal in the first ever FA Cup Final?
30. Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role as a society call girl in which 1960 film?
31. On which Italian island is the novel 'Catch-22' set?
32. Angostura bitters, used in pink gin, was named after a town in which country?
33. What is the name of the river that is formed by the confluence of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in the Iraqi town of al-Qurnah?
34. Thought to have been the first iron-clad battleships in history, what was the name of the ships, meaning 'turtle ships' in Korean, that made up the fleet built by the Korean naval hero Yi Sun-shin to defend against the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592?
35. Which religion was founded by Vardhamana Mahavira in the 6th Century BC?
36. In 1875, which became the first trademark to be registered in the UK?
37. Which singer-songwriter painted the cover of the 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album 'So Far'?
38. 'The Book of Healing' and 'The Canon of Medicine' are two of the best known works by which Persian philosopher and scientist, whose works were used as standard medical texts at European Universities from the 11th to 17th Centuries?
39. Who was the only male tennis player during the 20th Century to have held the number 1 ranking despite never winning a Grand Slam event?
40. Who directed the 1971 film 'Death in Venice', starring Dirk Bogarde?
41. Which 20th Century artistic movement, associated with the American painters Robert Henri and George Wesley Bellows, sought to portray scenes of daily life in poor urban neighbourhoods?
42. Often flavoured with fruits or herbs and sometimes used in soups, what is the name of the mildly alcoholic beverage made from black or rye bread that is popular in Russia and several ex-Soviet states?
43. What is the unit of currency used in both Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
44. Now part of Malaysia, what was the name of the historic state in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo that was ruled by a dynasty of British rajas between 1841 and 1946?
45. Who is the Roman goddess of war, regarded as the sister of Mars?
46. In which ex-Soviet state was Askar Akayev displaced as President after the Tulip Revolution of 2005?
47. Under what name does the British singer-songwriter Damon Gough record?
48. Which African cat, that is extensively hunted for its fur, has the longest legs of all cats relative to body size?
49. The Soviet athlete Viktor Saneyev won his third consecutive gold medal in which event at the 1976 Olympics?
50. In 1961, which footballer became the first person to turn down an invitation to appear on 'This is Your Life'?


Some extremey tricky questions there but a good few easier ones too. How did you do? Let's take a look:


1. CAESURA
2. FRANGIPANE
3. LUXEMBOURG (or LUXEMBOURG CITY)
4. ORDE WINGATE
5. AJAX
6. OONA KING
7. THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
8. BISHOP'S RING
9. JOSHUA SLOCUM
10. BRUBAKER
11. ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
12. AGAR (or AGAR-AGAR)
13. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
14. SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
15. BISHOPTHORPE PALACE
16. WOJCIECH JARUZELSKI
17. BEE GEES
18. HAAST'S EAGLE
19. DUNDEE UNITED
20. IRVING STONE
21. COLD COMFORT FARM
22. AVOCADO
23. ALMATY
24. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
25. VISHNU
26. ALBANIA
27. SOCIAL DISTORTION
28. CERES
29. MORTON BETTS
30. BUTTERFIELD 8
31. PIANOSA
32. VENEZUELA
33. SHATT AL-ARAB (or ARVAND RŪD)
34. KOBUKSON
35. JAINISM
36. BASS RED TRIANGLE
37. JONI MITCHELL
38. AVICENNA
39. MARCELO RÍOS
40. LUCHINO VISCONTI
41. ASHCAN SCHOOL
42. KVASS
43. MANAT
44. SARAWAK
45. BELLONA
46. KYRGYZSTAN
47. BADLY DRAWN BOY
48. SERVAL
49. TRIPLE JUMP
50. DANNY BLANCHFLOWER

Tuesday 10 July 2007

THE 17th TUESDAY QUIZ

Hello again and welcome back; I've been waiting for you. Here's your next 50 questions. Don't answer them all at once now, will you?


1. Which 17th Century Italian sculptor was commissioned to make the tomb of Pope Leo XI and a bronze statue of Pope Innocent X?
2. Popular in Mexico, what name is given to a bright container, often in the shape of a donkey, that is broken with sticks in order to collect the sweets that are held within it?
3. Mount Marcy is the highest peak in which American mountain range?
4. Which Roman Emperor was stabbed to death in AD96 in a plot organised by members of the Praetorian Guard, the Senate and his Empress?
5. The Shah Jehan Mosque was the first purpose built mosque in the UK and is situated in which English town?
6. Coming to office in 1852, who was Britain's only Peelite Prime Minister?
7. What name does the American blues singer-songwriter B.B. King give to his customised guitar?
8. Known scientifically as a parhelion, what is the common name for the atmospheric optical phenomenon caused by the refraction of sunlight by the small ice crystals that constitute clouds that creates the illusion of a halo of light that can look like the Sun or a bright comet?
9. Who was the South African rugby union player who scored a world record five drop goals against England during the 1999 World Cup?
10. The controversial 1971 film 'The Devils', directed by Ken Russell, was based on a novel by which British author?
11. Which rhyming verse stanza form was created by Dante and first used in his work 'The Divine Comedy'?
12. Which French sauce, consisting of Béchamel sauce with grated cheese added, is thought to have been named after a 16th and 17th Century writer and diplomat in the court of King Henri IV of France?
13. Which is the most populous native American tribe in the USA?
14. Which American criminal became Public Enemy Number One in the USA upon the death of John Dillinger in 1934?
15. In Greek mythology, who was the son of Helios who drove the Chariot of the Sun for a day but lost control of the horses that drew the chariot, thus turning Africa to desert?
16. What was Camilla Parker-Bowles' maiden name?
17. Sal Solo was the lead singer of which early 1980s New Wave group?
18. What is the medical name given to the white part of the eye?
19. At which English football stadium was the last ever Cup Winner's Cup final held in 1999?
20. The 2001 film 'A Beautiful Mind', starring Russel Crowe, told the true story of which brilliant but disturbed mathematician?
21. Deriving from the Italian for 'murky', and most commonly applied to Spanish painters, what name is given to an atmospheric style of painting using violent contrasts of light and dark?
22. Calzone is a folded pizza that takes its name from the Italian for what?
23. The flag of which country has a red-crested crane at its centre?
24. What was the name used by the aircraft hijacker who, in 1971, leapt from the back of a Boeing 727 over the American Pacific Northwest, after collecting a $200,000 ransom, and was never seen again?
25. Which Greek poet wrote the poem 'Theogony', describing the origins of the gods of Greek mythology?
26. With which two countries did Britain sign the Triple Entente in 1907?
27. Puff Daddy's 1997 hit single 'I'll Be Missing You' was released in memory of which rapper who was murdered in 1997?
28. Who was the English philosopher, known as the father of social Darwinism, who coined the phrase 'survival of the fittest' in his book 'Principles of Biology' in 1864?
29. The first large scale meet of which sport was organised by Major Ernst Killander in Sweden in 1918?
30. Who was the schoolgirl and homecoming queen who became the first character to be murdered in the TV show 'Twin Peaks'?
31. Who was the Canadian soldier of World War I who wrote the famous poem 'In Flanders Fields' which begins with the lines “In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row”?
32. Which vegetable mix, usually made from carrots, onions and celery and used in soups and sauces, is said to have been named after one of Louis XV's ambassadors?
33. Which is the most westerly capital city in Africa?
34. Who was the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon bishop who, whilst living on the Farne Islands off Northumberland, instituted special laws to protect the eider ducks nesting there?
35. Founded by James and Jane Wardley in 1772, by what name is the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing better known?
36. The parliament of which Asian country is known as the Tshogdu?
37. Which song, recorded by the rock band Queen in 1973, is named after a painting by the 19th Century English painter Richard Dadd?
38. Which 16th Century astronomer kept a moose to entertain his guests and a dwarf named Jepp as a court jester?
39. Which Finnish athlete broke the men's 10,000m world record at the 1972 Olympics despite falling in the twelfth lap?
40. In 1928, who became the first actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, doing so for his roles in the films 'The Way of All Flesh' and 'The Last Command'?
41. Probably the best known Korean calligrapher of the 19th Century, who developed the unique style of calligraphy known as ch'usa?
42. From which country does the wine Mavrud come?
43. Which archipelago of islands, west of the Outer Hebrides, is named after a non-existent saint?
44. Which American soldier was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour for leading an attack on a German machine-gun nest during World War I, killing 32 German soldiers and capturing 132 others?
45. In Norse mythology, what type of creature was Fenrir, the son of Loki?
46. Nicknamed 'Little Ellick' because of his diminutive size, who was the Vice-President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
47. By what name is the hip-hop legend Andre Romell Young better known?
48. Which plant is sometimes known as 'burning bush' because its oil can vaporise and catch fire in strong heat?
49. In horse racing, at which racecourse is the French Derby run?
50. The television personality and singer Des O'Connor once played professional football for which league club?


Any good? Let's have a look at the answers:


1. ALESSANDRO ALGARDI
2. PIÑATA
3. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS
4. DOMITIAN
5. WOKING
6. GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, THE EARL OF ABDERDEEN
7. LUCILLE
8. SUN DOG
9. JANNIE DE BEER
10. ALDOUS HUXLEY
11. TERZA RIMA
12. MORNAY SAUCE
13. CHEROKEE
14. BABY FACE NELSON
15. PHAETON (or PHAETHON)
16. SHAND
17. CLASSIX NOUVEAUX
18. SCLERA
19. VILLA PARK
20. JOHN FORBES NASH
21. TENEBRISM
22. TROUSER LEG
23. UGANDA
24. DB COOPER
25. HESIOD
26. FRANCE and RUSSIA
27. NOTORIOUS B.I.G. (aka BIGGIE SMALLS)
28. HERBERT SPENCER
29. ORIENTEERING
30. LAURA PALMER
31. JOHN McCRAE
32. MIREPOIX
33. DAKAR
34. ST CUTHBERT
35. SHAKERS
36. BHUTAN
37. THE FAIRY FELLER'S MASTER STROKE
38. TYCHO BRAHE
39. LASSE VIREN
40. EMIL JANNINGS
41. KIM CHONG HI
42. BULGARIA
43. ST KILDA
44. ALVIN YORK
45. A WOLF
46. ALEXANDER STEPHENS
47. DR DRE
48. WHITE DITTANY
49. CHANTILLY
50. NORTHAMPTON TOWN

Tuesday 3 July 2007

THE 16th TUESDAY QUIZ

Hello once again. Have a crack at these:


1. In Shakespeare's 'Timon of Athens', what is the name of the churlish philosopher who exerts his influence on the title character?
2. The Pio Quinto is a cake, drenched in rum and topped with custard and cinnamon, that originated in which country?
3. Cape Farewell is a headland that constitutes the southernmost part of which island?
4. What was the name of the train robbed in the Great Train Robbery of 1963?
5. Who was the legendary Greek physician, later deified as the god of the healing arts, who was destroyed by a thunderbolt sent by Zeus lest he teach mankind to evade death?
6. Samuel Joseph Byck gained notoriety after he hijacked a plane with the intention of crashing into the White House in the hope of killing which American President?
7. Which was the first single to sell one million records in the United Kingdom?
8. Which is the only one of the 13 zodiacal constellations not to be used as a star sign?
9. In August 1992, which Sheffield United striker scored the first ever goal in the English Premier League?
10. In the famous James Bond film, what is the first name of the villainous Goldfinger?
11. The Dutch painter Karel Appel was perhaps the most famous member of which avant-garde art movement active from 1949 to 1952 in Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam?
12. Which traditional three-cornered biscuit, usually eaten during the Jewish festival of Purim, is said to have been named after a Biblical Persian official whose hanging is described in the Book of Esther?
13. In which Cornish town is the world-famous Furry Dance performed each May?
14. Who was the first king of the Babylonian Empire?
15. In the Bible, which woman of Jerusalem gave Jesus her cloth to wipe his face as he bore the cross?
16. What is the maximum speed limit on British canals?
17. What is the name of the American record producer who founded Tamla Mowtown in Detroit in 1959?
18. Which subspecies of the plains zebra, that had zebra-like markings on its head and forelegs but plain brown hindquarters, was hunted to extinction in the 1870s?
19. Who was the Irish equestrian who won the gold medal for the Individual Show Jumping event at the 2004 Olympic Games only to be stripped of it due to drug offences?
20. The song 'White Christmas' is taken from which 1942 film?
21. Which Englishman was appointed the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999?
22. What type of mollusc is the geoduck that is highly regarded in Oriental cuisine?
23. Which is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet?
24. Who was the American serial killer, nicknamed 'The Green River Killer', who, at his trial in 2003, confessed to the murders of 48 women in Washington state?
25. Which knight of Arthurian legend fought against the mysterious Green Knight?
26. Who was the Ugandan political leader who led his country to independence in 1962 but was overthrown by Idi Amin nine years later?
27. The video for which song was the first ever to be played on MTV?
28. Named after the Greek writer who first described it, what name is given to the unlit area of sky that can be seen between the arcs of two rainbows caused by the deviation angles of the primary and secondary bows?
29. Which American tennis player did Richard Krajicek defeat in the 1996 Wimbledon men's singles final?
30. The 1987 film 'Babette's Feast' was taken from a story written by which Danish author?
31. Benjamin Britten's opera 'The Rape of Lucretia' is based on the play 'Le Viol de Lucrèce' by which French playwright?
32. In Mexican cuisine, what name is given to meats, often a whole sheep, that are traditionally cooked in a pit covered with leaves?
33. The Square of Three Powers is the name of the central square in which South American city?
34. During World War II, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki because bad weather prevented the bomb being dropped on the original target; on which city was the bomb originally scheduled to be dropped?
35. According to Norse mythology, what is the name of the battle that will take place at the end of the world?
36. In which American state did Winston Churchill make his famous speech that brought the term Iron Curtain into popular usage in 1946?
37. The style of music known as heavy metal takes its name from a term used in the 1962 novel 'The Soft Machine', written by which author?
38. Which letter of the alphabet is used to symbolise the atomic number of an element?
39. Which former Spanish international footballer was nicknamed the Beast of Barcelona?
40. What connects Marilyn Monroe's character in 'The Seven Year Itch', Paul McGann's character in 'Withnail and I', and Edward Norton's character in 'Fight Club'?
41. Who was the calligrapher who invented the nakshi script, the first cursive style of Arabic lettering?
42.What is the name of the naturally-carbonated yoghurt beverage that is a popular accompaniment to meals in Iran, Afghanistan and several of the Asiatic ex-Soviet states?
43. The name of which African capital city means 'rope matting' in its local language?
44. What was the name, deriving ultimately from the Berber for 'spear', of the short spear used as a stabbing weapon by the Zulus?
45. In 1558, which Scottish religious reformer wrote 'The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women'?
46. In which city was the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in 1972 that led, later that year, to the creation of the UN Environment Programme?
47. Which American singer-songwriter, who recorded as a solo artist as well as with the International Submarine Band, The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, died of a drug overdose at the age of 26 in 1973?
48. In 1824, which became the first dinosaur to be named?
49. In 1981, Susan Brown became the first woman to take part in which sporting event?
50. Arthur Jefferson was born in Ulverston in Cumbria in 1890; under what name did he achieve fame?


The answers this week are:


1. APEMANTUS
2. NICARAGUA
3. GREENLAND
4. ABERDEEN EXPRESS
5. AESCULAPIUS (or ASCLEPIUS)
6. RICHARD NIXON
7. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
8. OPHIUCUS
9. BRIAN DEANE
10. AURIC
11. COBRA
12. HOMENTASHN
13. HELSTON
14. HAMMURABI
15. VERONICA
16. 4 MPH
17. BERRY GORDY
18. QUAGGA
19. CIAN O'CONNOR
20. HOLIDAY INN
21. SIMON RATTLE
22. CLAM
23. TET
24. GARY RIDGWAY
25. GAWAIN
26. MILTON OBOTE
27. VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR
28. ALEXANDER'S BAND
29. MALIVAI WASHINGTON
30. KAREN BLIXEN
31. ANDRÉ OBEY
32. BARBACOA
33. BRASILIA
34. KOKURA
35. RAGNARÖCK
36. MISSOURI
37. WILLIAM S BURROUGHS
38. Z
39. MIGUEL ÁNGEL NADAL
40. THEY REMAIN NAMELESS THROUGHOUT THE FILM
41. IBN MUQLAH
42. DOOGH (or DUGH)
43. BANJUL
44. ASSEGAI
45. JOHN KNOX
46. STOCKHOLM
47. GRAM PARSONS
48. MEGALOSAURUS
49. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE
50. STAN LAUREL