In the week when the Glastonbury Festival finally returned to Worthy Farm after a two-year hiatus, we’re bringing you something even more uplifting than Sir Paul McCartney belting out Hey Jude for the one billionth time… You’ve guessed it: it’s the weekly Tes quiz!
This fiendish contest will test your mental mettle, featuring a mix of pop-culture puzzlers and general knowledge brainteasers that will more than make up for the festival FOMO. Can you score a perfect 10? Grab your wellies and your glowsticks - it’s time to get quizzing…
This week’s questions
1. What was the first feature film directed by Elvis helmer Baz Luhrmann in 1992?
2. Perry is an alcoholic drink made from which fruit?
3. Which band’s celebrated discography includes the albums Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers?
4. Where in the body would you find the sphenoid bone?
5. In Greek mythology, what was the name of the first order of deities who preceded the Olympians?
6. The Gulf of Bothnia lies between which two countries?
7. Which tennis player won the women’s singles title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, before retiring earlier this year?
8. What type of animal is a marmoset?
9. Which word has become an informal verb meaning “to lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona”?
10. In computing terms, what does the IP stand for in the term “IP address”?
Scroll down for the answers. And if you’re in the mood for more brain teasers, check out some of Tes’ other recent quizzes below…
