5 h. ago Which archipelago is home to Norway’s polar bears? The Saturday quiz

From Summoner’s Rift to Scotland’s other national drink, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What is celebrated, mathematically, on 14 March and 22 July?2 Which form of Chinese originated in Guangzhou?3 Summoner’s Rift is the main battleground in what game?4 What is advertised as “Scotland’s other national drink”?5 Which archipelago is home to Norway’s polar bears?6 Which activist was arrested in Rochester, NY, in 1872 for voting?7 What was the first martial art to become an Olympic sport?8 Which organ produces insulin?What links: 9 Dominic McLaughlin; Jamie Parker; Daniel Radcliffe?10 Riviera’s second city; goddess of victory; Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight?11 Star patterns; time travel in Hill Valley; piano; neo-Nazi code?12 Lime Rickey; Arnold Palmer; Shirley Temple; Virgin Mary?13 Political Wife (Sarah Vine); Politician (Rory Stewart) Professional Footballer (Paul Merson); Boy (Robert Webb)?14 Ghost; Lordi; Pussy Riot; Sleep Token; Slipknot?15 Ancelotti; Enrique; Guardiol...

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7 d. ago What strange device was found in 1901 by sponge divers? The Saturday quiz

From Disney World, Oasis and the Magic Roundabout to Mini-Me and Oddjob, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which lines of latitude are defined by the midnight sun and polar night?2 Who was the first female head writer at Saturday Night Live?3 Which band have had a one-armed drummer since 1986?4 90% of the world’s advanced semiconductors come from which island?5 Which entertainment venue is at 82 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris?6 What is the heaviest naturally occurring element?7 What mysterious device was discovered in 1901 by Greek sponge divers?8 Which Shakespeare play is partly set in Lebanon?What links: 9 Disney World in 2010; GWR; Magic Roundabout; Oasis?10 Politician Leanne Wood, poet Simon Armitage; artist Cold War Steve; writer Mari Hannah?11 Dumbo; Gromit; Michael Myers; Mini-Me; Oddjob?12 Bay; general mines; holy spirit; St Paul; thick forest?13 First Nephi; Second Nephi; Book of Jacob; Book of Enos; Book of Jarom?14 Birmingham (trades); Cairo (minarets); Lon Chaney (...

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1 week ago Norway’s new rules to protect polar bears from tourists slammed as ‘conservation fascism’

Exclusive: Government in Oslo says keeping a distance protects the Arctic predators, but critic says the motto is ‘We’re not happy till you're not happy’

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1 week ago Brit holidaymakers urged to understand 12 European road signs or face fines

From polar bear warnings to right of way signs, experts have compiled a list of 12 baffling European road signs you should be familiar with - or risk being slapped with a hefty fine

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2 w. ago What was proposed as a basic taste by a chemist in 1908? The Saturday quiz

From Euphoria and Tattoo to Miniminter, KSI and Zeraa, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What was proposed as a basic taste by chemist Kikunae Ikeda in 1908?2 At the centre of the Milky Way, what is Sagittarius A*?3 Which Booker prize-winning novel has no named characters?4 Miniminter, KSI and Zerkaa are members of which collective?5 The helots were people subjugated by which city-state?6 Which official censored British theatre until 1968?7 Which sculpture stands by the A1 in Gateshead?8 San Miguel beer and Tanduay, the world’s bestselling rum, come from where?What links:9 Laputa; Nublar; Saint Marie; Skull; Sodor; Utopia?10 Castellaneta; Kavner; Cartwright; Smith?11 Frederick of Utrecht, 838; Thomas Becket, 1170; Óscar Romero, 1980?12 Chairman of ways and means; first deputy; second deputy?13 Dubris; Londinium; Verulamium; Venonis; Viroconium?14 Euphoria and Tattoo; What’s Another Year and Hold Me Now?15 1858 medical textbook; Shonda Rhimes and Ellen Pompeo? Continue read...

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2 w. ago Brit on 27 year trek around the world escaped polar bear, Putin and drug cartels

A Brit is on his way home on the last leg of an extraordinary journey around the world which has taken him 27 years so far

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2 w. ago The 1% Club fans up in arms as 'simple' word question wipes out 16 celeb contestants

Saturday's instalment of the ITV quiz show, hosted by Lee Mack , was a Soccer Aid special and saw 100 stars attempt to win a whopping £100,000 for UNICEF .

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3 w. ago What links jellyfish, golden tortoise beetle and sea angel? The Saturday quiz

From Doc, Mirabel and Geppetto to Gaynor, Garland and Gaga, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What 1883 event is said to be the loudest sound in human history?2 Rikishi take part in which sport?3 What film links Gaynor, Garland and Gaga?4 Who made the “I am prepared to die” speech at the Rivonia trial?5 What term for quiz facts derives from a place where three roads meet?6 Comprising 121 countries, what is the NAM?7 What type of tropical bird is an aracari?8 Which singer’s stage name is based on her old MSN Messenger username?What links: 9 Village opposite Padstow; town between Stoke and Stafford; Colorado college town?10 1964; 1970; 1974; 1979; 1997; 2010; 2024?11 Robert Prevost (14); Gioacchino Pecci (13); Annibale della Genga (12)?12 MLK assassin; 39th president; voice of Vader?13 Thorburn; Doherty; Robertson; Brecel; Zhao?14 Barreleye fish; ghost shrimp; glass frog; golden tortoise beetle; jellyfish; sea angel?15 Mirabel, Encanto; Sadness, Inside Out; Doc, Snow White; ...

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4 w. ago Which galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way? The Saturday quiz

From Tim Martin’s pubs and Wardle and Makin’s shops to a computer glitch and minor illness, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Who opened a Fossil Depot in Lyme Regis in 1826?2 Which galaxy is on a collision course with the Milky Way?3 Which creatures make up a fifth of all mammal species?4 Which sci-fi writer was the first person in Europe to buy a Mac computer?5 What machine gun was named after a Czech city and London suburb?6 At 410 miles, what is the UK’s longest road?7 Which band did Quincy Jones call “the worst musicians in the world”?8 Notker the Stammerer was an early biographer of which emperor?What links: 9 Derwent, Derbyshire in 1944; Capel Celyn, Gwynedd in 1965?10 Observatory Circle resident; reclusive New Hampshire author; Tim Martin’s pubs; Wardle and Makin’s shops?11 Mijaín López (5); Vincent Hancock, Katie Ledecky, Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps (4)?12 Cassandra in Troy; Martha Mitchell in Washington DC?13 Annoy; computer glitch; minor illness; small insect;...

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4 w. ago Birds were nesting in the Arctic during age of dinosaurs, scientists discover

Minuscule fossils from 73m years ago are oldest evidence yet for birds nesting in polar regionsThe Arctic might evoke images of polar bears and seals, but 73m years ago it was a dinosaur stomping ground. Now fossil hunters say these beasts shared their turf with a host of different birds.Researchers believe their discovery of more than 50 bird fossils from the Prince Creek formation in Alaska is the oldest evidence of birds nesting in polar regions, pushing back the date by more than 25m years. Continue reading...

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