SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 She was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays and is best remembered for her detective novels especially those featuring Hercule Poirot. What is her name?

2 What is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)?

3 The port city located on the Mediterranean Sea is the second-largest city in Libya, what is it called Benghazi or Tobruk?

4 Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon Singles Champion was the first female Czech-born player to win the title since which other Czech player who won the title a total of nine times?

5 When Henry Ford built the first model T, the nickname was the vehicle was given was ____ Lizzie?

6 In which country can we find the cities Shiraz, Mashhad and Tehran?

7 In basketball, a shot made outside of the arc is worth how many points?

8 The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern…?

9 According to the famous Beatles’ song, ______ all you need is what?

10 What is the middle name of Edgar Burroughs, the creator of the Tarzan adventure stories (cryptic hint: an important staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in East and South Asia)? 11 On what part of the body are epaulettes worn?

12 What are the steel bars that reinforce poured concrete called?

13 It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. It is called _______ California?

14 He is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team, and was the 2008 Formula One World Champion. What is his name?

15 She was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles.

One of her famous quotes is “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses”. What is her name?

16 In Greek and later Roman mythology, a _______ was a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of his forehead?

17 This desert occupies thousands of square kilometres in northern Chile and it is, according to many sources, the driest desert on earth. Is it called?

A) the Atacama Desert

B) the Sahara Desert

C) the Great Victoria Desert

18 She is an American R&B recording artist, actress and undisputed world superstar. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the group Destiny’s Child. What is her name? 19 Which British band included the lyrics “Hey teacher leave us kids alone” in their 1979 #1 hit in the UK?

20 In which year did a terrorist group kill eleven hostages at the Olympic Games in Munich?