Fifteen questions to get you thinking. The answers are below
1. The Hexamilion wall is thought to be the largest archaeological structure in which country?
2. Who was prime minister when the first Reform Act was passed in 1832?
3. What is the USA’s highest and oldest state capital?
4. Which mineralogy term describes the quality and intensity of light reflected from a mineral’s surface?
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5. The “high-water mark of the Confederacy” is an area on which battlefield?
6. Mother Teresa Sarani, Picasso Bithi and Shakespeare Sarani are roads in which Indian city?
7. Which food is called crème anglaise by the French?
8. Formed by sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, which Swedish duo released the 2014 album Stay Gold?
9. Alexander Blok dedicated Verses About the Beautiful Lady to Lyuba, the daughter of which chemist?
10. The world’s most commercially exploited banana, the cavendish, was named in whose honour?
11. Who wrote the thriller novels The Mask of Dimitrios and Journey into Fear?
12. Which royal family member married the former wife of Thomas Troubridge in 1978?
13. The River Nidd is a North Yorkshire tributary of which river?
14. Which younger brother of Ricky Hatton won the European welterweight boxing title in 2010?
15. Which tenor saxophone jazz legend is pictured?
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Answers
1. Greece
2. Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
3. Santa Fe, New Mexico
4. Lustre
5. Gettysburg — it is the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863
6. Calcutta
7. Custard
8. First Aid Kit
9. Dmitri Mendeleev
10. William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
11. Eric Ambler
12. Prince Michael of Kent
13. River Ouse
14. Matthew “Matty” Hatton
15. Coleman Hawkins