Déjà Vu 33
2021
T is for Tiddlywinks
Romanus Numerus
Qs from my Ps
100

Who, in the bible, was the father of Ham, Shem and Japheth?

(N is for Nincompoop)

Noah

100

Who left ITV's Good Morning Britain after his controversial comments following Harry & Meghan's TV interview with Oprah Winfrey?

Piers Morgan

100

Which book, a catalogue of words and synonyms, has a Latin name that means 'treasure'?

Thesaurus

100

The rhyme 'divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived' refers to the fates of the wives of which English monarch?

Henry VIII

100

The Ukrainian soup, borscht, is usually made with which vegetable as the main ingredient?

Beetroot

200

What 'A' is a composition for one voice, usually part of an opera?

Aria

200

Which U.S. building was besieged by Trump supporters on 6 January, 2021?

The Capitol building

200

Sometimes called the 'Black Diamond', what is the subterranean fungus highly prized in cooking known as?

Truffle

200

From the Book of Revelations, what is the 'number of the beast'?

DCLXVI

200

In which sport would you have an Eskimo roll?

Canoeing

300

A 'cob' is a male of which creature?

Swan

300

Three spacecraft arrived at Mars in the space of 10 days in February, 2021 - the U.S.A. led one of those missions, name one of the other nations involved.

China or U.A.E.

300

Which African capital city is named from the Greek meaning 'three towns'?

Tripoli

300

In which year did WWI start?

MCMXIV

300

Who directed the first Alien movie?

Ridley Scott

400

Who's this?

Alexandra Burke

400

Which island country recently became the world's newest republic after removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state?

Barbados

400

What is the rather apt name of Saturn's largest natural satellite, the second largest in the Solar System?

Titan

400

How many red balloons were 'floating in the summer sky'?

XCIX

400

What nationality is famous shoe designer Manolo Blahnik?

Spanish

500

Colourful words round

Which word MATCHED its colour the most?

500

On 23 March, 2021, which huge container ship became wedged across the Suez Canal, blocking hundreds of other vessels?

Ever Given

500

What test, originally called the imitation game, is used to determine if an A.I. is thinking like a human?

Turing test

500

The number 3888 uses a whopping 15 digits, yet luckily has no subtractions.  How do you write it?

MMMDCCCLXXXVIII

500

Which is the most northerly state in the U.S. on the eastern seaboard?

Maine

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