“An extra day?? What am I supposed to do with an extra day?!”

Don’t fear the Bank Holiday.

We’ve got you sorted with a quiz to beat the boredom. Just add alcohol and unreasonable levels of competitiveness.

We reckon it’ll kill at least half an hour… you’re welcome.

Round 1: Film

1. In which neighbourhood would you find the real-life cafe that Amélie worked at in Paris?

a) Montmartre
b) Montparnasse
c) Notre Dame

2. Which island in Thailand was the 2000 film The Beach filmed on?

a) Ko Samui
b) Ko Tao
c) Ko Phi Phi

3. Which film is shot in Edinburgh and features Renton and Spud sprinting down Prince’s Street?

a) Trainspotting
b) Filth
c) Burke and Hare

Round 2: Art

4. Which city does Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night hang in>

a) Paris
b) New York
c) London

5. Which famous Cubist painter was born in Malaga, Spain?

a) Salvador Dali
b) Pablo Picasso
c) Paul Cezanne

6. Which French region did Monet paint Water Lillies in?

a) Alsace
b) Champagne
c) Normandy

Round 3: Books

7. Call Me By Your Name is set over a summer in the Italian Riviera… what’s the author's name?

a) André Aciman
b) Paolo Giordano
c) Rachel Kushner

8. A Walk in the Woods by travel writer Bill Bryson is about which American hiking trail?

a) Pacific Crest Trail
b) Appalachian Trail
c) The Hayduke Trail

9. On The Road is a novel by Jack Kerouac it’s about a group of friends who travel across which country?

a) Australia
b) America
c) China

Round 4: Travel Trivia

10. What percentage of ice in the Antarctic is penguin piss?

a) 10%
b) 3%
c) 25%

11. If someone does the devil horns gesture to you in Italy it means…

a) They want you to buy them a drink
b) They're wishing you luck
c) They think your partner is cheating on you

12. At over 9500 years, a tree nicknamed 'Old Tjikko' is thought to be the oldest in the world... where is it?

a) Japan
b) Sweden
c) Norway

Round 5: Food

13. Where does ceviche originally come from?

a) Spain
b) Peru
c) Italy

14. Kielbasa is a meaty sausage from which country?

a) Poland
b) Germany
c) Denmark

15. Which county north of San Francisco is known for its vino?

a) Orange County
b) Butte County
c) Napa Valley

Round 6: Animals

16. The Red-Lipped Batfish is a fish that wears lipstick and is a terrible swimmer… which island would you find it on?

a) Kauai
b) The Falklands
c) Galapogos Islands

17. A Fossa is a slinky cat-looking animal that lives on which island country?

a) Tanzania
b) Madagascar
c) Mozambique

18. In which country would you find a Tufted Deer?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Mongolia

Answers

1. a) Montmarte
2. c) Ko Phi Phi
3. a) Trainspotting
4. b) New York
5. b) Pablo Picasso
6. c) Normandy
7. a) André Aciman
8. b) Appalchian Trail
9. b) America
10. b) 3%
11. c) Cheating
12. b) Sweden
13. b) Peru
14. a) Poland
15. c) Napa Valley
16. c) Galapogos Islands
17. b) Madagascar
18. A) China

Who's Top Dog?

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