Brainiac #1 : The answers

Some of the questions were hard, and lots needed research.  Apparently even some of the teachers found these hard!!  You can guess who below but Mr Young has promised he will never tell.

1. Which famous television series was filmed at FPS?

GRANGE HILL

2. Who stole fire from the Greek Gods?

PROMETHEUS

3. Which composer’s 8th Symphony is famously unfinished?

SCHUBERT

4. Who ran the first 4 minute mile?

ROGER BANNISTER

5. The shortest verse in The Bible is two words long.  What are the two words?

JESUS WEPT

6. Who wrote “1984”?

GEORGE ORWELL (or ERIC BLAIR if you want to be clever)

7. Who invented dynamite?

ALFRED NOBEL (the same man as the NOBEL peace prize!)

8. What does Gog do for London?

HE GUARDS IT WITH MAGOG.

9. What is further north: Madrid or New York?

NEW YORK (but only just!!) -

10.  How many pints make a gallon?

8