1. How is the chaparral cock, a ground cuckoo native to the southwestern US and Mexico, better known?
  2. Who wrote the Waverley novels?
  3. What was the name of Napoleon's first wife?
  4. Which country's presidential post did Albert Einstein decline?
  5. Who provides the voice of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons?  
  6. Which band have had hits called Waiting for a Girl Like You and I Want to Know What Love Is?
  7. What number is 10 to the power of 15? One trillion, one quadrillion or one quintillion?
  8. What vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
  9. The month of January is named after which Roman god?
  10. What US state did Sarah Palin represent as governor?  












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ANSWERS: 1. The roadrunner; 2. Sir Walter Scott; 3. Joséphine; 4. Israel; 5. Kelsey Grammer; 6. Foreigner; 7. One quadrillion; 8. The leek; 9. Janus; 10. Alaska.


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