From Blue Monday and Candy Girl to ‘Violet, you’re turning violet’, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 Lydia of Thyatira is claimed to be the first person in Europe to do what?
2 In what country do mountain lions eat penguins?
3 Single pot still is a style of what drink?
4 “Violet, you’re turning violet” is a line in what book?
5 Whose Easter Sonata was originally attributed to her brother?
6 Which two small UK cities share a name?
7 Who spoke the pitmatic dialect?
8 Which football team won five NASL titles?
What links:
9 Mercedes-Benz cars; MySQL database; Tootsie Roll sweet; Wendy’s burgers?
10 Michael Henchard; John Loveday; Elfride Swancourt; Clym Yeobright?
11 Beg, Steal or Borrow; Blue Monday; Candy Girl; Hangin’ Tough?
12 1 (1st); 55 (10th); 75,025 (25th); 12,586,269,025 (50th)?
13 First Consul for Life; Co-Prince of Andorra; King of Italy; Sovereign of Elba?
14 Women’s 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, long jump, discus, shot put and heptathlon?
15 Chicago; Buenos Aires; Marktl, Bavaria; Wadowice, Poland?
