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? The chirps of a cricket can tell you the time of day?
2. WHO AM I? Name the celebrity pictured above?
3. ODD ONE OUT: Which one of these is the odd one out?
APOLLO; ATHENA; HERMES; MARS; NIKE; ZEUS.
4. REMEMBER WHEN? The following events all occurred in a year in living memory. Do you know the year?
â–¶ The Sun on Sunday launched – replacing the News of the World, that closed the previous year
â–¶ England lost on penalties to Italy in the quarter-finals of the Euros
â–¶ The Shard, then the tallest building in Europe, officially opened
▶ We had an extra bank holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
5. WHAT’S COOKING: Can you name these two well-known herbs?
6. QUESTION OF SPORT: Who was the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France?
7. POPTEASER: Which massive summer hit opens with these lines?
Let me take you to the place
Where membership’s a smiling face
8. WORDWISE: Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
The lively owl hooted loudly into the night.
â–¶ LIVELY
â–¶ HOOTED
â–¶ LOUDLY
9. WHO… am I? An actress, I was born in California in 1958. I made my film debut in Grease 2 in 1982. I have starred in the Fabulous Baker Boys, Dangerous Liaisons and the Witches of Eastwick. Since 2018, I have played Janet van Dyne (The Wasp) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
10. WHICH… two countries have the longest shared international land border?
11: WHAT … one letter can be added to the word ARE to convert it from a one-syllable word to a three-syllable word?
12. HOW… many of David and Victoria Beckham’s four children can you name?
13: WHERE AM I: Miuccia, was winner of Best in Show at Crufts Dog Show earlier this year. Where has the show taken place annually since 1991? And for a bonus point, which breed is Miuccia?
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 False – but the chirps can roughly tell you the temperature; 2 TV show host and comedian Clive Anderson; 3 They are all Greek gods apart from Mars, who was the Roman god of war; 4 2012; 5 Dill, left, and basil; 6 Bradley Wiggins in 2012: 7 Club Tropicana by Wham! 8 Loudly; 9 Michelle Pfeiffer; 10 USA and Canada; 11 The letter A, to make AREA; 12 Brooklyn, Cruz, Harper and Romeo; 13 The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. Miuccia is a whippet.
