SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 Australopithecus is a genus of extinct hominids and is closely related to the human genus Homo, and may be ancestral to it. Which came first, Australopithecus afarensis or Australopithecus africanus?

2 Hurricane Flora is among the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes in recorded history, with a death total of over 7,000. In what year did she strike (hint; the same year John F. Kennedy was assassinated)?

3 What is the name of the scientific study of animal behaviour, a sub-topic of zoology?

4 It is a 1964 black comedy that satirized the nuclear scare. It was directed by Stanley Kubrick and starred Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. Fill in the blanks to complete the film’s full (and inspired!) title; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb?

5 Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot whose CIA spy plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. What type of plane, made by Lockheed, was he flying?

6 Does the word, perseverate mean to repeat or to hoard?

7 With his backing group The Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s. What is this ageing bachelor boy’s name? 8 In 2007, he died suddenly in Jamaica. Shortly afterwards, Jamaican police announced that they were opening a murder investigation into his death, however, three months later they announced that he had died of natural causes. Who was this celebrated former international cricketer and coach?

9 Who is the American author, best known for his popular legal thrillers that include; The Client, The Pelican Brief and A Time to Kill?

10 Mango Groove is an Afropop group formed in 1983 in Johannesburg and fronted by lead singer...?

11 What is the capital of Eretria?

12 It is a mountain in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and named Cervino in Italian, Cervin in French and what (probably its best-known name) in German?

13 Which Rhinoceros has only one horn, the Indian or the Javan?

14 What is the chemical element with symbol C?

15 Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991?

16 Stanley, also known as “Port Stanley”, is the capital and only true city in the _______ Islands (hint; Britain and Argentina fought a war here in 1982)?

17 Who was Prime Minister of the UK during the 1982 war from the previous question?

18 Which country won the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament staged in South Africa?

19 What is the fragrant grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin called?

20 They are the tallest trees on Earth; living for up to 2,200 years they reach up to 115.5 m in height and 8 m in diameter at breast level. By what name are these monsters commonly known?