Today's Saturday quiz challenges readers with ten general knowledge questions and a cryptic round. The quiz also marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bosworth Field, fought on this day in 1485, when Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III, ending the Wars of the Roses and establishing the Tudor dynasty.
General Knowledge Questions
The main round asks:
- What are the names of "The Three Sisters" in the Chekhov play?
- How many of the eight countries sharing a land border with Serbia can you name?
- Which composer wrote the orchestral suite 'The Planets'?
- How many sides does a heptagon have?
- Which Beatle was married to Barbara Bach?
- Who was Robin's alter ego in Batman stories?
- Which Scottish heroine smuggled Bonnie Prince Charlie to the Isle of Skye?
- Route 66 runs from Illinois to which coastal state?
- What is the standard English keyboard layout called?
- What is the line on a weather map connecting equal pressure points called?
Cryptic Round: 5 Films and 5 Underground Stations
The cryptic section lists clues such as "Australia's top magician," "Short Meeting," "Waltz without ever washing," "Quiet small sheep," "Siblings are the same," "Bad news for Napoleon," "It's falling down," "Weapon Store," "Irate Monarch," and "Where the money is."
Answers from August 21
For reference, the previous quiz answers were: Peter Benchley wrote "Jaws"; the London Congestion Charge was £5 per day in 2003; maiden names were Roberts, Knowles, Sheffield, French, and Eastman; the upper jaw bone is the maxilla; the five Great Lakes are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior; Bedrich Smetana composed "The Bartered Bride"; the Fitzroy shipping area was known as Finisterre until 2002; the Fourth Estate is the press or news media; babka originates from Poland; and Buster Keaton was "The Great Stone Face."
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