This quiz is even harder than finding a quiet spot in Central Park.
1. Where is the only population of wild apes in Europe?
2. What is the name of the ripple effect caused by spectators standing up successively and raising their arms?
3. What was Natalie Imbruglia’s debut single?
4. Central Park is in which New York borough?
5. The rank insignia of Swiss generals has representations of what flower instead of stars?
6. On 25 April 1945, in which US city did a group of nations begin to draft the Charter of the United Nations?
7. To whom does the nickname “Dubya” refer?
8. In which US city is the FBI based?
9. Who caused a stir in the UK on 8 January 2005 by wearing a Nazi storm trooper uniform to a fancy dress party?
10. What is the English translation of the title of Mozart’s opera “Die Zauberflöte”?
11. The central young adventurer in the Belgian cartoon series, “The Adventures of Tintin”, is in what profession?
12. On the buttons of a tape, VCR or DVD player, what does the sign in the shape of a single right pointing arrow mean?
13. What character has been played by Howard Marion Crawford, Jude Law, Nigel Bruce and Martin Freeman?
14. What is identified by an I.S.B.N.?
15. Who wrote “The Prince and the Pauper” and “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”?
16. What does the Republic of Ireland call itself?
17. What is an alternative name for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?
18. On what continent is Niagara Falls?
19. Who were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1993?
20. Which vehicle maker has marketed models called HiLux, HiAce, Prado and Echo?
Bonus question: What was the first name of American homeopathic physician and wife murderer Dr Crippen? Answer in Quiz #26.
Answers: 1.Gibraltar 2.Mexican Wave 3.Torn 4.Manhattan 5.Edelweiss 6.San Francisco 7.George W Bush 8.Washington DC 9.Prince Harry 10.The Magic Flute 11.Jornalism 12.Play 13.Dr Watson 14.A book 15.Mark Twain 16.Eire 17.Mormons 18.North America 19.FW de Klerk & Nelson Mandela 20.Toyota
Bonus question answer (from Quiz #24): The British yachtsman was found alive five days after his boat capsized in the Southern Ocean in January 1997 was Tony Bullimore.
