On this day in 1927, English author Virginia Woolf published To the Lighthouse, one of her most successful and accessible experiments in the stream-of-consciousness style. The novel explores themes of memory, time, and family dynamics through the lives of the Ramsay family.
Pop Acts Name Completion
What colour completes the name of the following pop acts: (a) Plain ..... T's, (b) ..... Fairies, (c) ..... Cheer, (d) ..... Rebel Motorcycle Club, and (e) ..... Dream?
Famous Voices and Characters
Who provided the voice of Jessica Rabbit in the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Geography and Culture
In a list of the sixteen states of Germany, which would come first alphabetically? What is the name of the river that flows through the Spanish capital, Madrid? Which London underground station on the Piccadilly Line was known as Gillespie Road before being renamed in 1932?
Shakespeare and Literature
What were the occupations of the six mechanicals in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream? In the Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit, what was the name of the inn run by Mrs Lupin?
James Bond and More
Which four James Bond movies featured Pierce Brosnan in the main role? What brand of washing powder has the same name as the French for parsley? Who is the Greek God of the sea?
May 4 Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to the May 4 quiz: 1. Theresa May served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for three years (July 2016 - July 2019). 2. The iconic Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth. 3. Queen guitarist Brian May has the surname May. 4. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women. 5. On May 4th, 1979, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 6. Hugh Grant played the lead role of Charles in Four Weddings and a Funeral. 7. The official birth flower for May is Lily of the Valley (Common hawthorn also accepted). 8. The "Fab Four" was the nickname for The Beatles. 9. Small decorative appetizers are called Petit Four. 10. Thomas Dekker wrote The Merry Month of May. 11. Time is commonly referred to as the "Fourth Dimension" in physics. 12. The May Fourth Movement began in China in 1919. 13. May Day is celebrated by dancing around a Maypole. 14. Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile in May 1954. 15. Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson starred in Maybe Baby. 16. Audrey Hepburn, born May 4th, 1929, starred in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Roman Holiday. 17. The River Forth flows past Stirling (and near Edinburgh). 18. Paul McCartney had a 1970s hit with "Maybe I'm Amazed". 19. James Madison was the fourth President and "Father of the Constitution". 20. The fictional "Force" is used by Jedi in the series that inspired "May the Fourth".
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