1. Malt, used in the brewing of beer and in whisky distillation comes from what grain crop?

2. Who was proclaimed Empress of India at the Delhi Durbar on 1 January 1877?​

3. In rugby union, what number shirt does the player in the position of tighthead prop wear?​

4. Beluga caviar comes from which fish?​

5. Born 1 January 1879, who was the author of the novel A Passage To India? ​

6. The headquarters of the International Criminal Police Organisation, also known as Interpol, is in which French city?​

7. Taken from their 1983 album War, which U2 single was inspired by the Polish Solidarity movement?​

8. Which of the planets in our solar system is nearest to the sun?​

9. What word can mean a tool to smooth a surface, to glide or soar without moving the wings, and a flat or level surface of a material object?​

10. Which 1972 disaster movie centred around the sinking of a ship during a tsunami on New Year’s Eve?​

QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Barley​
2. Queen Victoria​
3. 3
4. Beluga sturgeon​
5. EM Forster​
6. Lyon​
7. New Year’s Day​
8. Mercury​
9. Plane​
10. The Poseidon Adventure


Questions set by John Cunnane