Q1) April 16th is the feast of Saint Bernadette; which French pilgrimage site is she associated with?
Q2) Today saw the Battle of Culloden, between English and Scottish forces; in which year of the 1740’s was it?
Q3) April 16th, 1963, saw the birth of Little Jimmy Osmond; what was his biggest UK hit?
Q4) This day in 1964 saw the sentancing of the Great Train Robbers. How long were they collectively sentanced for; 307, 308, or 309 years?
Q5) And finally, today in 1945 saw the liberation of PoW camp Oflag IV-C; which is better known as which castle?
Q1) Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of English was 1st published toady, in 1755. In which comedy series did Robbie Coltrane play Dr Johnson?
A1) “Blackadder Goes Forth”
Q2) Today also saw the birth of Leonardi da Vinci, in 1452; which direction did he write his journals; left to right, or right to left?
A2) Right to left. (In mirror writing, in other words.)
Q3) What’s the name of the Sikh holy book; the Koran, the Adi Granth, or the Tripitaka?
A3) Adi Granth
Q4) Yesterday in 1993 saw the death in 1993 saw the death of Leslie Charteris; which famous fictional spy did he create; Harry Palmer, James Bond, or The Saint?
A4) The Saint
Q5) Who’s the patron saint of writers; St Francis de Sales, St Francis of Assisi, or St Frances of Medina?
A5) St Francis de Sales.
Q6) Which thriller writer coined the term, ‘mole’?
A6) John Le Carré.
Q7) What’s the collective name for a group of clams?
A7) A bed.
Q8) Which professor of medieval languages wrote “The Lord of the Rings”?
A8) J. R. R. Tolkien.
Q9) Famously controversial writer, Jeffrey Archer was allegedly involved with a 2004 coup attempt in which North African country?
A9) Equatorial Guinea.
Q10) Murder is the collective word for a group of which bird?
A10) Crows.
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