On This Day: Birth of Poet William Butler Yeats in 1865
Birth of Poet William Butler Yeats in 1865

On this day in 1865, Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer William Butler Yeats was born. He is regarded as one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century and won the 1923 Nobel Prize for Literature.

General Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge with these questions:

  • Which group famously sang about the YMCA?
  • Which European country has the largest number of volcanoes?
  • What name is given to a baby owl?
  • What is the softest mineral on the Moh's scale?
  • What do the letters DVD refer to in the entertainment market?
  • From which Disney movie did the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" originally appear?
  • What is the capital of Poland?
  • What is the chemical symbol for Platinum?
  • What is the longest bone in the human body?
  • What word beginning with P is the ballet term for a full turn on the front of one foot?

Cryptic Clues: Sounds the Same

Two answers to each question, sound the same but spelt differently:

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  • Forcibly drag something 'round to a large mansion
  • Commit murder using a form of winter transport
  • Has connections with a feral feline
  • Would you use this to attract a very wealthy man
  • Run away in fear of an insect
  • A little bodily depression that has everything to do with warships
  • A building level sounds like it has a defect
  • Conduct a general survey of a satirical theatrical entertainment
  • Make a nice return as a seer
  • Give someone ample notice of something that's not in good condition

Answers for June 12

Questions:

  1. During the Falklands conflict which British submarine sank the Argentinian battleship "General Belgrano"?
  2. Featured together on the back of a Bank of England £50 note, who was the business partner of Matthew Boulton?
  3. Which British King was married to Mary of Teck?
  4. What songs with "Four" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists: [a] Gene Pitney (1963), [b] Faron Young (1972), [c] Kim Wilde (1988), [d] Mark Owen (2003) and [e] Bob Dylan (1965)?
  5. What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a Tom Collins cocktail?
  6. If you sailed directly north from Malta which country would you reach first?
  7. Which 1988 feature film gave Tom Hanks his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor?
  8. Who in 2000 became the first left-handed World Snooker champion?
  9. Which country is dissected into two almost equal halves by the Tropic of Capricorn?
  10. What is the name of the girl in the Hunchback of Notre Dame?

Answers:

  1. HMS Conqueror
  2. James Watt
  3. George V
  4. [a] "Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa", [b] "It's Four in the Morning", [c] "Four Letter Word", [d] "Four Minute Warning", and [e] "Positively 4th Street"
  5. Gin
  6. Italy
  7. Big
  8. Mark Williams
  9. Australia
  10. Esmeralda

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