A Boiled Egg Is Hard To Beat Trivia Quiz

Answer: ode

English Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) was a contemporary of Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. He spent some years studying medicine before giving up his training, having decided his real love was poetry. He wrote his six famous odes in 1819, just two years before his death from tuberculosis at his home in Rome, which is now the Keats-Shelley Memorial House, a museum dedicated to his life and works.

Answer: dab

The dab is a similar fish to the plaice. It is native to northern Europe and the North Sea.

The phrase 'dab hand', meaning someone who has a talent for something, is a British slang term of unknown origin, believed to date from the 17th century.

Answer: blog

The word 'blog' is derived from the two words 'web' and 'log'. Blogs are often interactive, allowing others to add comments to them. A portmanteau word is one which blends together two existing words to make a new one. 'Brunch' (breakfast and lunch) and 'camcorder' (camera and recorder) are two well-known examples.

Answer: dial

This 1954 Hitchcock thriller starred Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. It focuses on a man's plot to have his wife murdered, a plan which goes wrong when she defends herself against the attacker he has blackmailed into carrying out the murder, stabbing him fatally in the process. The film then follows her lover, Mark Halliday's (Robert Cummings), efforts to save her from being executed for the murder and prove what really happened. In true Hitchcock manner there is plenty of suspense along the way.

The film was honoured by the American Film Institute, being placed ninth best mystery film. Alfred Hitchcock films featured strongly in the Top 10, with 'Vertigo', 'Rear Window' and 'North by Northwest' also placed.

Answer: globe

The original Globe Theatre in London was built in 1599 but was short-lived as it was destroyed in a fire fourteen years later and, although rebuilt in 1614, was later demolished in 1644. Under the leadership of American actor and director Sam Wanamaker the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was sympathetically reconstructed, and opened in 1997 not far from the original site.

The name 'Globe' is synonymous with Shakespeare's works; there are other Globe Theatres around the world which also perform plays by him and other playwrights.

Answer: eagle

The eagle is a bird of prey, of which there are many different species. The name for an eagle's nest is an eyrie; this is normally built high up in inaccessible places such as clifftops or treetops. The eagle is a national symbol in several countries and is featured on many coats of arms. The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the USA.

In the world of golf, an eagle is a score of two strokes under par on a hole. Another large bird, the albatross, represents a score of three under par.

Answer: boa

Boa constrictors are found in North, Central and South America and also on some Caribbean islands. They are large non-venomous snakes which kill by constricting their prey which includes mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. They are often kept in zoos and as pets and can become very easy to handle. Feather boas on the other hand are long 'scarves' made of feathers, mainly from the ostrich, which are often dyed in various colours to accessorise with outfits.

Answer: dogleg

Generally used in the context of a road, a dogleg is a sharp angled bend in a road, so called because its shape resembles a dog's hind leg. The term can also mean a staircase with a sharp turn at a half landing.

In golf, a dogleg is a bend in the fairway between the tee and the green, making the green difficult to see from the tee. If there are two such bends this is known as a double dogleg.

Answer: goa

Goa is in South West India and is one of India's richest states. Its capital city is Panaji. Steeped in history, Goa has many historical sites including two World Heritage sites, several wildlife sanctuaries and other places of interest. A former Portuguese colony, it has interesting examples of architecture in the Portuguese style, and is renowned for its beaches and cuisine.

Answer: beagle

HMS Beagle was the name of the ship sailed on by Charles Darwin, the English naturalist and author of 'On the Origin of Species' who was famous for his Theory of Evolution. He sailed on HMS Beagle for his epic voyage which lasted nearly five years and took in many places including the Galapagos Islands.

Beagles belong to the Hound group of dogs and have an excellent temperament. The modern breed was developed in England. They feature strongly in films and literature. Charlie Brown's dog Snoopy from Charles Schulz's comic strip 'Peanuts' is one of the most well-known.