coffeebreak: QUIZ OF THE DAY.
1. Which river flows through Dublin?
2. What are trefly, potent, avellane and patonce all types of?
3. Which Russian city was at one time called Stalingrad?
4. Who in Greek mythology is the personification of divine justice and vengeance of the gods?
5. What is the name of the national day in France, celebrated on July 14?
6. Ado Annie is a character in which musical?
7. Who played Marlon Brando's son Michael Corleone in The Godfather?
8. At Hoboken, New Jersey, in late 1845 the Knickerbockers and New York played the first game of which new sport?
9. For which film did Oliver Stone win his first Academy Award for best director in 1986?
10. Clive Staples are the first two names of which English writer?
ANSWERS
QUIZ OF THE DAY: 1 The Liffey; 2 Crosses in heraldry; 3 Volgograd; 4 Nemesis; 5 Bastille Day; 6 Oklahoma; 7 Al Pacino; 8 Baseball; 9 Platoon; 10 C.S. Lewis.
CAPTION(S):
Oliver Stone - see Question 9
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback | |
Publication: | Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) |
---|---|
Article Type: | Brief article |
Date: | Jan 26, 2009 |
Words: | 165 |
Previous Article: | Morning Serial; The Death of Justice COLUMNIST. |
Next Article: | Car repairers in pole position to expand thanks to grant support; Company that supplied Audi for TV seeks new markets. |