A Challenging Quiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is the medical term 'singultus' used to describe? Hiccups Facial tic Athlete's foot Sunburn

2. Which country is the world's largest producer of potatoes? US China Australia Canada

3. Alan Rickman is one of my favourite actors, and has given many performances in mainstream 'hit' films. However, what is the name of the lesser-known 1991 film in which he plays an interrogator opposite Madeleine Stowe? 'Red Eye' 'Day of Infamy' 'Closet Land' 'The Darkening Door'

4. In Australia, what are the 'Olgas'? The national women's football team Television awards given out each year Cluster of streets in Melbourne Outback rock formations

5. Which philosophical principle states that we should never make assumptions beyond the minumum necessary? Spinoza's mirror Schroedinger's cat Occam's razor Diogenes' hand

6. Approximately how many babies are born into the world every minute? 400 200 300 100

7. Everyone knows about 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas, with its cast of dashing French characters. However, do you know the name of the man above whose shop D'Artagnan rented his first room in Paris? Monsieur Dutorte Monsieur Chamoisin Monsieur Bonacieux Monsieur Richelieu

8. In Prague, what are the names of the two famous churches on the Old Town Square? St Nicholas Church and Tyn Church St Vitus Church and Dobryden Church St Helen's Church and Kunovich Church St Wenceslas Church and Jan Hus Church

9. In Dante's 'Inferno', the location of a sinner in Hell is determind by the number of times a certain being wrapped his tail around him or her. What was this creature's name? Atropos Sychaeus Ninus Minos

10. Everyone knows that the capital of Laos is Vientiane, but how should this city's name correctly be pronounced? Ven-sian Vieng-chan Van-tan Van-siang