Are you ready for a cerebral workout? This week's Saturday quiz offers a double challenge, testing your grasp of straightforward facts and your ability to decipher witty cryptic clues.
General Knowledge Challenge
The quiz kicks off with ten questions designed to probe various corners of your memory. From anatomy to pop culture, you'll need a broad base of information to succeed. For instance, can you identify where the latissimus muscle is located in the human body? Or name the English poet who was buried upright in Westminster Abbey in 1637?
History buffs are asked to recall which modern English city was once known by the Roman name Mamucium. Meanwhile, music fans must figure out the song with 'City' in the title that became a UK top ten hit for five different artists across several decades, including Lovin' Spoonful and Guns 'n' Roses.
Cryptic Nursery Rhyme Conundrums
The second part of the puzzle requires a different kind of thinking. Here, classic nursery rhymes are described in elaborate, cryptic language. Your task is to see through the wordplay and identify the well-known tale being referenced.
One clue speaks of a '55 year old mother charged with cruelty towards her enormous brood' who claims ignorance of birth control. Another describes a 'young boy found guilty of semi-naked late-night neighbourhood rant' blaming a genital slur for his state. These are cleverly disguised references to rhymes like 'The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe' and 'Little Boy Blue'.
Last Week's Answers Revealed
To help you gauge the difficulty, the answers from the previous quiz, dated December 19, are also provided. Those questions covered topics from Dickensian characters to 1990s film stars. For example, the Serratus Posterior muscle is part of the back, and the co-founder of Allido Records was revealed to be Mark Ronson.
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