Persepolis
What is 2003
Can show possession or contraction
What is an apostrophe?
Tehran
The national flower of Wales
What is a daffodil?
What's the capital of Peru?
Lima
Between which years were the borders of Iran closed
1980-83
Type of noun that you can't touch
What is an abstract noun?
What was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire?
Persepolis
Famously, these are produced in and exported from Amsterdam
What is a tulip?
Mercury
Vienna
Joins two related sentences
What is a semi-colon?
Islamic clerical leader who returned to rule Iran after 14 years in exile.
Ayatollah Khomeini
flowering plant best known for producing saffron
What is a crocus?
What country is the singer Kim Wilde from?
England
19
A semantic device wherein two very different things are compared directly
What is a metaphor?
First Persian Empire, known as the Achaemenid Empire, initially founded around 550BC by whom?
Cyrus the Great
At around 1metre in diameter, the Rafflesia arnoldi is the world's biggest flower. What is its simpler/ English name
Monster Flower
What is the collective noun for a group of geese?
Gaggle
Between the ages of 15 and 16, how many inches does Marjane grow by?
7
Famous linguist and grammar expert who argued that we are hardwired with 'Universal Grammar'.
Who is Noam Chomsky?
Iran is home to a desert which is one of the hottest places on Earth. What is its name?
The Lut Desert
Showcased at Chelsea Flower Show in 2006, Davis Austin, who invested 15 years in growing this flower, sold it for $15.8 million
What is the Juliet Rose?
Which African country has the biggest population?
Nigeria