SUNDAY CHALLENGE

1 In India in January 1948 who was shot at point-blank range by Nathuram Godse resulting in his death?

2 What was described by Karl Marx as the opiate of the people?

A) Religion

B) Tobacco

C) Shoes

3 Which nation did Austria declare war on which started the chain reaction that quickly led to World War 1, was it Serbia or Australia? 4 Although we generally refer to “seven continents,” which two are often regarded as one?

5 In which city in the Northern Hemisphere would you find the Piccadilly Circus?

6 Madonna’s movie, ‘Swept Away’, directed by her husband Guy Ritchie, has been called one of the biggest turkeys in movie history. It was produced by Matthew Vaughn who is the husband of which former supermodel?

7 What is the capital of Canada?

A) Toronto

B) Los Angeles

C) Ottawa

8 Name the title of the “monstrous” 1818 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley?

9 What number is represented by the letters XIX in Roman numerals?

10 It is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs. What is it called?

11 The 2010 Winter Olympics, or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010, in which Canadian city?

12 He became a deputy president of South Africa in 1994 on the attainment of universal suffrage and sole deputy-president in 1996. He succeeded Nelson Mandela as ANC president in 1997 and as president of the Republic in 1999; he was subsequently re-elected for a second term in 2004. What is his name?

13 It is the fictional 19th century Nantucket whaleship commanded by Captain Ahab that appears in the 1851 novel ‘Moby-Dick’ by American author Herman Melville. What is its name?

14 On the Mohs scale of substance hardness, diamond is the hardest material on the scale, what is the softest?

15 What was Cassius Clay’s, now Muhammad Ali, original middle name?

16 Addis Ababa is the capital city of which landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa?

17 Sfumato is one of the four canonical painting modes of the Renaissance and it corresponds to the concept of ‘low-contrast’ in photography; true or false?

18 The Prince Edward Islands are two small islands in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean that are politically part of South Africa – true or false?

19 MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) is an entactogenic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. By which name is it colloquially known?

20 He was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics. He advocated the use of fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions and depressions and his ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian Economics. What was his full name?