Let's get quizzical
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 02 May, 1999, 12:00am
UPDATED : Sunday, 02 May, 1999, 12:00am
Questions: 1 Name the MTR station between Kowloon and Tsing Yi on the Tung Chung line.
2 Who said 'Familiarity breeds contempt - and children'? a) Winston Churchill b) Dorothy Parker c) Mark Twain.
3 Who are the main protagonists in the forthcoming film A Nightmare On Friday The 13th? 4 In fashion terms, what are jams? 5 Where is the Mirtoan Sea? 6 What did Posh Spice and David Beckham name their baby? 7 Which shopping centre is one of the top three tourist attractions in the United States? 8 Which is the only non-English club to win the FA Cup? 9 What is jazz guitarist Clarence Brown's nickname? 10 What are Karakul, Corriedale, Cotswold and Rambouillet all types of? 11 What is a French press? a) a printing technique b) an exercise c) a hairstyle.
12 In Roman mythology, who are the parents of Cupid? Answers: 1 Olympic 2 c) Mark Twain 3 Freddy Kruger and Jason Voorhees 4 men's below-the-knee baggy shorts 5 between the Cyclades Islands and mainland Greece 6 Brooklyn Joseph Beckham 7 Mall of America in Minneapolis 8 Cardiff City (1927) 9 'Gatemouth' 10 sheep 11 b) an exercise (in which a barbell is lowered behind the head) 12 Mars and Venus
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