Torrevieja Forum and Discussion Board

• 1. What is the meaning of the word apophthegm ?
  A. A blessing
  B. A saying
  C. A remedy

• 2. Located in the Cairngorms, what is the second-highest mountain in Britain ?

• 3. Which actor, who is married to Emily Blunt, did People Magazine select as 2024's Sexiest Man Alive ?

• 4. In Greek mythology, which Titan, the son of lapetus, carries the sky on his shoulders ?

• 5. Directed by Ridley Scott, which 2005 film stars Orlando Bloom as a crusader named Balian ?

• 6. Which English rock band released the singles Go Now, Question and Nights In White Satin ?

• 7. Which actress played the Doctor's wife River Song in Doctor Who ?

• 8. Which English snooker player defeated Barry Hawkins in the final of the 2024 UK Championship ?

• 9. Which sonnet by Emma Lazarus is displayed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty ?

• 10. Lady With An Ermine is one of the four surviving portraits of women by which Renaissance artist ?

• 11. Founded in 1920, which political party was led by Gordon McLennan from 1975 until 1990 ?

• 12. Meaning 'salt makers' in Greek, what is the collective name for the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine ?

• 13. What is the meaning of the word penurious ?
  A. Talkative
  B. Severe
  C. Stingy

• 14. Designed by Basil Spence and consecrated in 1962, St Michael's Cathedral is located in which English city ?

• 15. In November 2024, it was announced that which fish market near Canary Wharf would be closed down in or after 2028 ?

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

6. Moody blues
15. Billingsgate

4 Atlas
12 Halogens

ANSWERS

1. B. A saying
2. Ben Macdui
3. John Krasinski
4. Atlas
5. Kingdom of Heaven
6. The Moody Blues
7. Alex Kingston
8. Judd Trump
9. The New Colossus
10. Leonardo da Vinci
11. The Communist Party of Great Britain
12. Halogens
13. C. Stingy
14. Coventry
15. Billingsgate