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Questions:

1) A 17ft tall marble statue of David is found in the Italian city Florence. Which renaissance sculptor created the work?

 

2) What time is two and a half hours after 2.30pm?

 

3) Digbeth and Edgbaston are suburbs of which British city?

 

4) Englishman Nick Matthew is considered one of the greatest players of which racquet sport?

 

5) Which English actress, known for Educating Rita, was made a Dame in 2017?

 

6) Which South American country gained independence from Spain in 1821?

 

7) In the English language, which 'C' is a 'tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railway'?

 

8) The Portuguese dish Caldo Verde is predominantly which colour?

 

9) The Rolex Zenith Daytona is what type of accessory worn on the human body?

 

10) True or false; the chemical element Einsteinium is named after Albert Einstein?

 

Answers:

1) A 17ft tall marble statue of David is found in the Italian city Florence. Which renaissance sculptor created the work?

Michelangelo

 

2) What time is two and a half hours after 2.30pm?

5pm

 

3) Digbeth and Edgbaston are suburbs of which British city?

Birmingham

 

4) Englishman Nick Matthew is considered one of the greatest players of which racquet sport?

Squash

 

5) Which English actress, known for Educating Rita, was made a Dame in 2017?

Julie Walters

 

6) Which South American country gained independence from Spain in 1821?

Peru

 

7) In the English language, which 'C' is a 'tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railway'?

Culvert

 

8) The Portuguese dish Caldo Verde is predominantly which colour?

Green

 

9) The Rolex Zenith Daytona is what type of accessory worn on the human body?

Watch

 

10) True or false; the chemical element Einsteinium is named after Albert Einstein?

True