ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Which bespectacled aardvark, who has a little sister called DW and a dog called Pal, first appeared in a series of books by Mark Brown which were later made into a popular children’s TV series?

2.

Which dancing rodent, which originally appeared in books by Katharine Holabird with illustrations by Helen Craig, has gone on to feature in an animated series on CITV?

3.

Which crime-detecting married couple were created by Agatha Christie and appeared for the first time in the 1923 novel The Secret Adversary?

4.

What were the names of the crime-solving married couple, created by Francis Durbridge, who appeared in a number of films, TV and radio shows and comic strips throughout the 40s, 50s and 60s, but were perhaps most famously played on radio by Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury?

5.

Which British comedian, who became only the second solo female performer to win the Perrier Award when she scooped the prize in 2005, has appeared in shows such as Harry and Paul, Man Stroke Woman and her own eponymous radio show subtitled Talking and Not Talking?

6.

Which comedian, who became the first female winner of the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer in 2006, is a regular guest on the panel show circuit and has published a fanzine called Drawing Moustaches In Magazines Monthly Magazine (Bi-Monthly)?

7.

Which range of fruit-scented dolls, created by American Greetings in the early 1980s, included the eponymous character as well as her sister Apple Dumpling and friends Lemon Meringue, Raspberry Tart, Crepe Suzette, Frosty Puff and Orange Blossom?

8.

Which extensive range of miniature doll’s houses were first produced by Bluebird toys in the early 1990s?

1.

Which controversial former US Vice President was (after his vice-presidential career had ended in fatal scandal) tried for treason over an alleged attempt to create an independent state in what was then the Texas Territory?

2.

When Mansa Musa went on the hajj in 1324, he gave out so much gold it caused prices in Egypt to superinflate. This legendarily wealthy ruler was the king of which African polity?

3.

Which Italian dance act found chart success in 1999 with their single Blue (Da Ba Dee)?

4.

Examples of this local style of beer include Gaffel, Reisdorff and Früh.  What is it?

5.

What is the only team to have played in the 1. Bundesliga in every season since the league's foundation in 1963?

6.

King from 1015 to 1028, who is the patron saint of Norway?

7.

Which British actor, born 1973, stars in Five's new US import zombie horror drama The Walking Dead and has also appeared in Teachers and This Life?

8.

Which novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett features trainee assassin Teppic, Prince of the Kingdom of Djelibeybi?

Sp.

Which hip-hop star released his major label debut album Rolling Papers in 2011?

ROUND 3 - Internet Memes

All questions refer to viral internet videos, for which everyone at the Meat Raffle is deeply sorry

1.

The Gregory Brothers are responsible for such viral videos as The Bed Intruder Song (We're Gonna Find You) and Winning - A Song By Charlie Sheen, where they have turned amusing news clips into catchy songs.  What is the name of the audio-processing, voice-adjusting software (ubiquitous in the charts nowadays thanks to artists such as T-Pain) that they use to make these songs?

2.

We can all agree the Withington Quiz league has become something of an institution, a fixed point of calm in the storms of our everyday lives. You might even say "it's never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you". You could even go further and say "it's never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie and hurt you".  What (horrific) meme has this question just subjected you all to?

3.

Which American airline suffered a 10% drop in its share price when a song by a disgruntled passenger whose guitar was broken in transit went viral on YouTube?

4.

Identify the film that was the source of the original rant by Adolf Hitler (as played by Bruno Ganz) that went on to go viral in numerous comically re-subtitled forms.

5.

What did baby panda Tai Shan do to warm the cockles of humanity's hearts in a viral video of 2006 (while simultaneously scaring the living daylights out of his mother)?

6.

What was unusual about the entrance of the wedding party and bride at the nuptials of Jill and Kevin Heinz in a viral video of 2009 (64 million hits and counting)?

7.

Which popular minty sweets are known to cause an eruption by expediting the rapid release of CO2 from carbonated drinks?  (as demonstrated in several viral videos, including 2007's epic 101-Diet Coke bottle Geyser replication of the Las Vegas Fountains at the Bellagio)

8.

'Wild man' Paul 'Bear' Vasquez posted his memorably 'enthusiastic' (i.e. borderline bat-poo insane) response to a Double Rainbow he saw in Yosemite Park in a viral video of 2010.  In a double rainbow, what is the name of the dark patch of sky between the two rainbows that occurs due to the deviation angles of the refracted light?

ROUND 4 - Compulsory Meat Questions Raffle

Contestants take it in their usual turns to pick raffle tickets out of the envelope in order to be given the corresponding question... ABOUT MEAT!

1.

With what are pigs that are destined to become Jamon Iberico (Spanish Cured Ham) famously fed while being fattened up for slaughter?

2.

The flavour of savoury meatiness is strongly associated with the chemical monosodium glutamate.  What term is given to the taste sensation stimulated by this molecule?

3.

What term is given to the pattern of intramuscular fat seen in a good quality steak?

4.

Broadly speaking, meat is muscle tissue.  There are 3 main types of muscle tissue - name 2 out of the 3.

5.

What is the difference between a black pudding and a white pudding?

6.

What distinctive characteristic does the wild haggis have (or would have if it existed) that allows it to run quickly up the hills and mountains of its native habitat?

7.

What meaty sort of cheese can you get from a pig (or sometimes a sheep or a cow)?

8.

Which American 'cowpunk' band backed Nirvana on Unplugged In New York?

Sp1

Where do Rocky Mountain Oysters come from?

Sp2

Which animal's meat did the Chinese philosopher Mencius recommend as the tastiest of all?

ROUND 5 - Pairs

1.

Which are the only two Cambridge colleges to have won University Challenge in the Paxman era?

2.

Which four Oxford colleges have won University Challenge in the Paxman era?

3.

Which large Chinese city, situated at the southern end of the Grand Canal in the Yangtze River Delta, served as the capital of the Southern Song dynasty from 1123 until 1276?

4.

Which Chinese city, previously part of the province of Sichuan but now one of the PRC's five National Central Cities, served as Chiang Kai-shek's capital during the Second Sino-Japanese war?

5.

Which German philosopher and literary theorist, sometimes associated with the Frankfurt School, the writer of The Origin of German Tragic Drama, tragically and dramatically committed suicide on the Spanish-French border in 1940 whilst trying to escape the Nazis?

6.

Which German philosopher, strongly associated with the Frankfurt School, whose works include Negative Dialectics and Minima Moralia, was also an enthusiastic amateur composer who dreamed of writing an opera based on Huckleberry Finn?

7.

Which two-letter word might be: an ancient state in Eastern Sichuan, one component of your soul (if you are an Ancient Egyptian), a leading Fijian football club, a French-Senegalese winger who used to play for AC Milan, a Senegalese striker who currently plays for West Ham United, or a mob football game played in Orkney and the Scottish borders?

8.

Which three-letter word might be: a rapper ('Kool Moe'), a former Radio 1 DJ who lends his name to a paradox whereby someone is more famous for no longer being famous than they were when they were famous, a member of the Ramones, or one of several rivers?

1.

Which song, originally released in 1977, became the biggest chart hit for Joan Jett’s band The Runaways and was covered by riot grrrl band Bratmobile on their breakthrough album Pottymouth?

2.

Which 'colourful' single, released by REM in 1988, is apparently about the Vietnam war though it sounds much more like a paean to a fizzy drink to me?

3.

Which bubblegum pop duo comprising Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson, formed in Glasgow in 1981 and had their only top 10 hit in 1985 with Since Yesterday?

4.

Which enduring paean to sweet treats was a hit for The Strangeloves in the 60s and Bow Wow Wow in the 80s?

5.

Which hit by 90s indie-pop trio Bis is often (inaccurately) cited as the first song performed by an unsigned band on TOTP?

6.

Which New York antifolk duo formed by Kimya Dawson and Adam Green, released their first, and only, self-titled album in 2000 and had an unlikely hit on the indie charts with the single Who’s Got the Crack?, Although they have not been performing as a duo for several years, interest in their work has recently been renewed due to their inclusion on the soundtrack for the movie Juno.

7.

Which eccentric marine-themed single by the B52s, released in 1978, was the first single by the band to enter the US Billboard 100 chart and continues to be one of their best-loved tracks and a staple at indie discos?

8.

Which 'fruity' Canadian electropop artist, known for frankly discussing gender and sexuality in her lyrics, was born with the real name Merrill Beth Nisker?

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - Pick Your Own Subject

1.

New Universities

Identify this institution that was granted university status in 1994, previously known as Dundee Institute of Technology.

2.

Capital Cities

Identify Bolivia's two capitals (constitutional and de facto).

3.

Forbidden Lore

The Necronomicon is a dangerous book of forbidden lore by 'the mad Arab', Abdul Alhazred.  In which writer's mythos does it frequently appear?

4.

Marvel Comics

Identify the deranged son of Professor X and Gabrielle Haller, whose actions were responsible for the formation of the alternate 'Age of Apocalypse' timeline.

5.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Which military knightly order had their castle at Malbork, now a world heritage site in Poland?

6.

World Literature

One of the Four Great Classic Novels of Chinese literature, this novel was the basis for the TV series Monkey (a name by which it is sometimes known in English).  What is it?

7.

Lower-League Football

Which Devon side play at the 'other' St James's Park?

8.

Pop Music

Which Cornish electronic musician, born Richard D James, once got Frank Sidebottom to read out a statement on his behalf rather than appear on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Pop Videos, where the video for his hit Windowlicker was at No.65?

9.

New Universities

Identify this institution that was granted university status in 2005, previously known as King Alfred's College.

10.

Prime Ministerial Nicknames

Which British Prime Minister had the nickname, 'Jack Boot'?

11.

Fruit Beverages

Identify this exotic fruit drinks company that was founded in 1982.  Its first product was a sparkling passion fruit drink.

12.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Identify this UK world heritage site, comprising a Romanesque cathedral and a nearby castle, originally built as a residence for the diocese's bishops.

13.

TV

Who did Idris Elba play in The Wire?

14.

Lower-League Football

Which former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder is the current manager of Brighton & Hove Albion?

15.

World Literature

Which Argentinian writer wrote such short stories as The Aleph, The Lottery In Babylon and Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote?

16.

Prime Ministerial Nicknames

Which British Prime Minister had the nickname, 'The Great Commoner'?

17.

Pop Music

Which rap trio's second album was Paul's Boutique?

18.

TV

This stop-motion animation which airs on CBeebies features Da Easy Crew, a trio of crime-solving mice who play in a reggae band and talk in Jamaican patois.  What is it called?

19.

Forbidden Lore

Which mysterious secret society, associated with esoteric philosophy in the early modern era, was said to have been founded by one Christian Rosenkreutz, born 1378?

20.

Capital Cities

Identify South Africa's three capitals (executive, legislative and judicial).

ROUND 1 - Pairs

1.

Which bespectacled aardvark, who has a little sister called DW and a dog called Pal, first appeared in a series of books by Mark Brown which were later made into a popular children’s TV series?

Arthur

2.

Which dancing rodent, which originally appeared in books by Katharine Holabird with illustrations by Helen Craig, has gone on to feature in an animated series on CITV?

Angelina Ballerina

3.

Which crime-detecting married couple were created by Agatha Christie and appeared for the first time in the 1923 novel The Secret Adversary?

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford

4.

What were the names of the crime-solving married couple, created by Francis Durbridge, who appeared in a number of films, TV and radio shows and comic strips throughout the 40s, 50s and 60s, but were perhaps most famously played on radio by Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury?

Paul and Steve Temple

QM's NOTE:

The next two questions mention the 'Perrier Awards'. This award has gone through several name changes but we've used the one we think the audience will be most familiar with. The Perrier Awards are identical to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and the if.comedy awards

5.

Which British comedian, who became only the second solo female performer to win the Perrier Award when she scooped the prize in 2005, has appeared in shows such as Harry and Paul, Man Stroke Woman and her own eponymous radio show subtitled Talking and Not Talking?

Laura Solon
 

6.

Which comedian, who became the first female winner of the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer in 2006, is a regular guest on the panel show circuit and has published a fanzine called Drawing Moustaches In Magazines Monthly Magazine (Bi-Monthly)?

Josie Long

7.

Which range of fruit-scented dolls, created by American Greetings in the early 1980s, included the eponymous character as well as her sister Apple Dumpling and friends Lemon Meringue, Raspberry Tart, Crepe Suzette, Frosty Puff and Orange Blossom?

Strawberry Shortcake

8.

Which extensive range of miniature doll’s houses were first produced by Bluebird toys in the early 1990s?

Polly Pocket

1.

Which controversial former US Vice President was (after his vice-presidential career had ended in fatal scandal) tried for treason over an alleged attempt to create an independent state in what was then the Texas Territory?

Aaron Burr

2.

When Mansa Musa went on the hajj in 1324, he gave out so much gold it caused prices in Egypt to superinflate. This legendarily wealthy ruler was the king of which African polity?

Mali Empire

(QM: Accept Mali but Empire is necessary for the theme)

3.

Which Italian dance act found chart success in 1999 with their single Blue (Da Ba Dee)?

Eiffel 65

4.

Examples of this local style of beer include Gaffel, Reisdorff and Früh.  What is it?

Kölsch

(Cologne beer)

5.

What is the only team to have played in the 1. Bundesliga in every season since the league's foundation in 1963?

Hamburger SV

(HSV, Hamburg)

6.

King from 1015 to 1028, who is the patron saint of Norway?

St Olaf

(King Olaf II, Olaf Haraldsson)

7.

Which British actor, born 1973, stars in Five's new US import zombie horror drama The Walking Dead and has also appeared in Teachers and This Life?

Andrew Lincoln

8.

Which novel in the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett features trainee assassin Teppic, Prince of the Kingdom of Djelibeybi?

Pyramids

Sp.

Which hip-hop star released his major label debut album Rolling Papers in 2011?

Wiz Khalifa

Theme: Each answer contains a reference to an incomplete reverse chronology of the tallest buildings in the world:

Burj Khalifa (2007- present); The Empire State Buildings (1931-67); Eiffel Tower (1889-1930); Cologne Cathedral (1880-1884); St Nikolai Church, Hamburg (1874-76); St Olaf's Church, Tallinn (1549-1625); Lincoln Cathedral (1311-1549); various Pyramids (2700 BC-1311)

ROUND 3 - Internet Memes

All questions refer to viral internet videos, for which everyone at the Meat Raffle is deeply sorry

1.

The Gregory Brothers are responsible for such viral videos as The Bed Intruder Song (We're Gonna Find You) and Winning - A Song By Charlie Sheen, where they have turned amusing news clips into catchy songs.  What is the name of the audio-processing, voice-adjusting software (ubiquitous in the charts nowadays thanks to artists such as T-Pain) that they use to make these songs?

Auto-tune

2.

We can all agree the Withington Quiz league has become something of an institution, a fixed point of calm in the storms of our everyday lives. You might even say "it's never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you". You could even go further and say "it's never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye, never gonna tell a lie and hurt you".  What (horrific) meme has this question just subjected you all to?

A rick-roll

(accept variations like 'rick-rolled' etc. but NOT the song title Never Gonna Give You Up)

3.

Which American airline suffered a 10% drop in its share price when a song by a disgruntled passenger whose guitar was broken in transit went viral on YouTube?

United Airlines

(The song was United Breaks Guitars)

4.

Identify the film that was the source of the original rant by Adolf Hitler (as played by Bruno Ganz) that went on to go viral in numerous comically re-subtitled forms.

Downfall

(accept Der Untergang)

5.

What did baby panda Tai Shan do to warm the cockles of humanity's hearts in a viral video of 2006 (while simultaneously scaring the living daylights out of his mother)?

He sneezed

(very loudly, and unexpectedly)

6.

What was unusual about the entrance of the wedding party and bride at the nuptials of Jill and Kevin Heinz in a viral video of 2009 (64 million hits and counting)?

They danced down the aisle

(to the tune of Forever by Chris Brown)

7.

Which popular minty sweets are known to cause an eruption by expediting the rapid release of CO2 from carbonated drinks?  (as demonstrated in several viral videos, including 2007's epic 101-Diet Coke bottle Geyser replication of the Las Vegas Fountains at the Bellagio)

Mentos

8.

'Wild man' Paul 'Bear' Vasquez posted his memorably 'enthusiastic' (i.e. borderline bat-poo insane) response to a Double Rainbow he saw in Yosemite Park in a viral video of 2010.  In a double rainbow, what is the name of the dark patch of sky between the two rainbows that occurs due to the deviation angles of the refracted light?

Alexander's Band

ROUND 4 - Compulsory Meat Questions Raffle

Contestants take it in their usual turns to pick raffle tickets out of the envelope in order to be given the corresponding question... ABOUT MEAT!

1.

With what are pigs that are destined to become Jamon Iberico (Spanish Cured Ham) famously fed while being fattened up for slaughter?

Acorns

2.

The flavour of savoury meatiness is strongly associated with the chemical monosodium glutamate.  What term is given to the taste sensation stimulated by this molecule?

Umami
 

3.

What term is given to the pattern of intramuscular fat seen in a good quality steak?

Marbling

4.

Broadly speaking, meat is muscle tissue.  There are 3 main types of muscle tissue - name 2 out of the 3.

(2 out of)

Skeletal,

Smooth,

Cardiac

5.

What is the difference between a black pudding and a white pudding?

A white pudding doesn't include blood

6.

What distinctive characteristic does the wild haggis have (or would have if it existed) that allows it to run quickly up the hills and mountains of its native habitat?

Left and right legs are of different lengths

7.

What meaty sort of cheese can you get from a pig (or sometimes a sheep or a cow)?

Head cheese

8.

Which American 'cowpunk' band backed Nirvana on Unplugged In New York?

Meat Puppets

Sp1

Where do Rocky Mountain Oysters come from?

They are bull's testicles

Sp2

Which animal's meat did the Chinese philosopher Mencius recommend as the tastiest of all?

Dog meat

ROUND 5 - Pairs

1.

Which are the only two Cambridge colleges to have won University Challenge in the Paxman era?

Trinity ('95),

Emmanuel ('10)

2.

Which four Oxford colleges have won University Challenge in the Paxman era?

Magdalen ('97, '98. '04, '11),

Somerville ('02),

Corpus Christi ('05, arguably '09),

Christ Church ('08)

3.

Which large Chinese city, situated at the southern end of the Grand Canal in the Yangtze River Delta, served as the capital of the Southern Song dynasty from 1123 until 1276?

Hangzhou

(Hangchow)

4.

Which Chinese city, previously part of the province of Sichuan but now one of the PRC's five National Central Cities, served as Chiang Kai-shek's capital during the Second Sino-Japanese war?

Chongqing

(Chungking)

5.

Which German philosopher and literary theorist, sometimes associated with the Frankfurt School, the writer of The Origin of German Tragic Drama, tragically and dramatically committed suicide on the Spanish-French border in 1940 whilst trying to escape the Nazis?

Walter Benjamin

6.

Which German philosopher, strongly associated with the Frankfurt School, whose works include Negative Dialectics and Minima Moralia, was also an enthusiastic amateur composer who dreamed of writing an opera based on Huckleberry Finn?

Theodor Adorno

(accept 'Theodor Wiesengrund')

7.

Which two-letter word might be: an ancient state in Eastern Sichuan, one component of your soul (if you are an Ancient Egyptian), a leading Fijian football club, a French-Senegalese winger who used to play for AC Milan, a Senegalese striker who currently plays for West Ham United, or a mob football game played in Orkney and the Scottish borders?

Ba

(State of Ba; Ba; Ba F.C.; Ibrahim Ba; Demba Ba; the Ba Game)

8.

Which three-letter word might be: a rapper ('Kool Moe'), a former Radio 1 DJ who lends his name to a paradox whereby someone is more famous for no longer being famous than they were when they were famous, a member of the Ramones, or one of several rivers?

Dee

(Kool Moe Dee; Simon Dee; Dee Dee Ramone; River(s) Dee)

1.

Which song, originally released in 1977, became the biggest chart hit for Joan Jett’s band The Runaways and was covered by riot grrrl band Bratmobile on their breakthrough album Pottymouth?

Cherry Bomb

2.

Which 'colourful' single, released by REM in 1988, is apparently about the Vietnam war though it sounds much more like a paean to a fizzy drink to me?

Orange Crush

3.

Which bubblegum pop duo comprising Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson, formed in Glasgow in 1981 and had their only top 10 hit in 1985 with Since Yesterday?

Strawberry Switchblade

4.

Which enduring paean to sweet treats was a hit for The Strangeloves in the 60s and Bow Wow Wow in the 80s?

I Want Candy
 

5.

Which hit by 90s indie-pop trio Bis is often (inaccurately) cited as the first song performed by an unsigned band on TOTP?

Kandy Pop

6.

Which New York antifolk duo formed by Kimya Dawson and Adam Green, released their first, and only, self-titled album in 2000 and had an unlikely hit on the indie charts with the single Who’s Got the Crack?, Although they have not been performing as a duo for several years, interest in their work has recently been renewed due to their inclusion on the soundtrack for the movie Juno.

Moldy Peaches

7.

Which eccentric marine-themed single by the B52s, released in 1978, was the first single by the band to enter the US Billboard 100 chart and continues to be one of their best-loved tracks and a staple at indie discos?

Rock Lobster

8.

Which 'fruity' Canadian electropop artist, known for frankly discussing gender and sexuality in her lyrics, was born with the real name Merrill Beth Nisker?

Peaches

ROUNDS 7 & 8 - Pick Your Own Subject

1.

New Universities

Identify this institution that was granted university status in 1994, previously known as Dundee Institute of Technology.

University of Abertay

2.

Capital Cities

Identify Bolivia's two capitals (constitutional and de facto).

Sucre and La Paz

(no need to specify which is constitutional and which de facto, but feel free to)

3.

Forbidden Lore

The Necronomicon is a dangerous book of forbidden lore by 'the mad Arab', Abdul Alhazred.  In which writer's mythos does it frequently appear?

H P Lovecraft

4.

Marvel Comics

Identify the deranged son of Professor X and Gabrielle Haller, whose actions were responsible for the formation of the alternate 'Age of Apocalypse' timeline.

Legion

5.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Which military knightly order had their castle at Malbork, now a world heritage site in Poland?

Teutonic Knights

6.

World Literature

One of the Four Great Classic Novels of Chinese literature, this novel was the basis for the TV series Monkey (a name by which it is sometimes known in English).  What is it?

Journey To The West

7.

Lower-League Football

Which Devon side play at the 'other' St James's Park?

Exeter City

8.

Pop Music

Which Cornish electronic musician, born Richard D James, once got Frank Sidebottom to read out a statement on his behalf rather than appear on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Pop Videos, where the video for his hit Windowlicker was at No.65?

Aphex Twin

9.

New Universities

Identify this institution that was granted university status in 2005, previously known as King Alfred's College.

University of Winchester

10.

Prime Ministerial Nicknames

Which British Prime Minister had the nickname, 'Jack Boot'?

John Stuart, Earl of Bute

(accept Bute)

11.

Fruit Beverages

Identify this exotic fruit drinks company that was founded in 1982.  Its first product was a sparkling passion fruit drink.

Rubicon

12.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Identify this UK world heritage site, comprising a Romanesque cathedral and a nearby castle, originally built as a residence for the diocese's bishops.

Durham Cathedral and Castle

13.

TV

Who did Idris Elba play in The Wire?

Stringer Bell

(accept 'Russell Bell' as it is the character's real name)

14.

Lower-League Football

Which former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder is the current manager of Brighton & Hove Albion?

Gus Poyet

15.

World Literature

Which Argentinian writer wrote such short stories as The Aleph, The Lottery In Babylon and Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote?

Jorge Luis Borges

16.

Prime Ministerial Nicknames

Which British Prime Minister had the nickname, 'The Great Commoner'?

Pitt the Elder

17.

Pop Music

Which rap trio's second album was Paul's Boutique?

Beastie Boys

18.

TV

This stop-motion animation which airs on CBeebies features Da Easy Crew, a trio of crime-solving mice who play in a reggae band and talk in Jamaican patois.  What is it called?

Rastamouse

19.

Forbidden Lore

Which mysterious secret society, associated with esoteric philosophy in the early modern era, was said to have been founded by one Christian Rosenkreutz, born 1378?

Rosicrucians

20.

Capital Cities

Identify South Africa's three capitals (executive, legislative and judicial).

Pretoria (executive),

Cape Town (legislative),

Bloemfontein (judicial)

(no need to specify which is executive, which is legislative, etc, but feel free to)