The Saturday quiz challenges readers with 15 questions spanning history, pop culture, science, and geography. Topics include a diarist born in 1967, a No 1 hit tribute, and the story inspired by rogue waves hitting the RMS Queen Mary.
Questions and Connections
Questions range from identifying the type of fossils studied by an ichnologist to naming the line that divides the daylit and dark sides of a planet. Others ask about the Battle of Watling Street and where contestants compete for dingo dollars.
The quiz also includes link questions, such as identifying production companies known for horror films, the surnames of Joan Collins's husbands, and music titles that start with "O."
Answers and Explanations
Answers reveal that the diarist is Adrian Mole, the No 1 hit is Cornershop's "Brimful of Asha," and the fossils are trace fossils. Quinine is a traditional remedy for malaria, and the line is the terminator.
Boudicca and her allies were defeated at Watling Street, and contestants win dingo dollars in "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" The story inspired by rogue waves is "The Poseidon Adventure" by Paul Gallico.
Other answers include production companies like Amicus and Hammer, the tallest statues of the Virgin Mary, and novels by Bennington College contemporaries. The quiz concludes with capitals sharing names, such as St John's and Georgetown.
