Compete against friends and family in our weekly online quiz – the Sheps’ Saturday Social, sponsored by Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer.
There are 13 questions in total – simply scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.
1. TRUE OR FALSE? Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones.
2. WHO AM I? Name the famous face pictured above.
3. ODD ONE OUT: Which one of these metals is the odd one out?
COPPER; GOLD, SILVER, STEEL; PLATINUM; TIN.
4. REMEMBER WHEN? The following events all occurred in a year in living memory. Do you know the year?
▶ Bruce Forsyth handed over the Strictly Come Dancing presenting role to Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman
▶ Peaches Geldof-Cohen died at just 25
▶ Uruguay’s Luis Suarez bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in a World Cup game
▶ Scotland voted against independence in a referendum
5. WHAT’S COOKING: If you wanted to order this raw meat dish on a French menu – what would you need to ask for?
6. QUESTION OF SPORT: Until last month, England’s men’s football team had never lost to an African nation. Which country beat them 3-1 in Nottingham?
7. POPTEASER: Which classic song (and we need the exact title) has the lines…
I saved her life, she nearly drowned
He showed off, splashing around
8. WORDWISE: Which one of these collective nouns is incorrect (and what should it be)?
▶ A dazzle of zebras
▶ A flight of flamingos
▶ A tower of giraffes
9. WHICH… actor and director has a name that anagrams (quite appropriately) to Old West Action?
10. WHAT… luxury goods company makes the perfumes Poison, Dune, J’Adore and Joy?
11. WHERE… in Europe will you find the holiday resort of Palma Nova?
12. HOW… many years would a couple have been married if they are celebrating their pearl wedding anniversary?
13. WHERE AM I? In which famous street was this picture taken?
If you’re looking for a pub quiz…
The Old Mill in Kennington, near Ashford, holds its monthly quiz on the first Sunday of every month. It costs £2 per person to enter, with 50% going to the KSS Air Ambulance.
Also supporting the KSS Air Ambulance is the quiz at the Belle Vue Tavern in Pegwell Road, Ramsgate on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm. It costs £5 to enter and has a cash prize for the winning team.
The Singleton Barn, near Ashford, hosts a quiz every Sunday from 8pm. It’s £1 per person to take part.
Head to the Bull Inn at Linton, near Maidstone, on the first Wednesday of every month for its charity pub quiz. It costs £3 per person to enter with £1 going to charity.
In Broadstairs, the Botany Bay Hotel has a quiz on the second Monday of every month (except August). It’s £2 per person to enter, and teams are up to six. There are lots of prizes, including a cash prize for the winners.
The monthly quiz at The Limes in Faversham is so popular that booking is recommended! It is usually held on the third Thursday of the month. Call the pub on 01795 532007 to book your place.
ANSWERS: 1 True – they both have seven bones in their necks; 2 Political activist Greta Thunberg; 3 They are all naturally occurring, apart from steel which is an alloy of iron and carbon; 4 2014; 5 Steak tartare; 6 Senegal; 7 Summer Nights by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John; 8 It should be a flamboyance of flamingos; 9 Clint Eastwood; 10 Dior; 11 Majorca; 12 Thirty; 13 Fortnum & Mason is in Piccadilly, London.
