Elderflower and Emperors

Question 1

Which city is home to the Colosseum, completed under the Flavian dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Answer

Athens

Answer

Istanbul

Answer

Naples

Question 2

What gas do flowering plants release during photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Answer

Hydrogen

Answer

Nitrogen

Answer

Methane

Question 3

Which capital was the primary seat of the Habsburg court?

Accepted Answer

Vienna

Answer

Prague

Answer

Bratislava

Answer

Budapest

Question 4

Which Shakespeare play features Titania, Oberon, and a magical woodland?

Accepted Answer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Answer

As You Like It

Answer

Twelfth Night

Answer

The Tempest

Question 5

Which Italian sparkling wine is the main ingredient in a Bellini?

Accepted Answer

Prosecco

Answer

Lambrusco

Answer

Barolo

Answer

Chianti

Question 6

Who portrayed Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott's 2023 historical epic?

Accepted Answer

Joaquin Phoenix

Answer

Christian Bale

Answer

Russell Crowe

Answer

Adam Driver

Question 7

Which footballer was nicknamed 'Der Kaiser' during his playing career?

Accepted Answer

Franz Beckenbauer

Answer

Gerd Müller

Answer

Michel Platini

Answer

Johan Cruyff

Question 8

Which dynasty oversaw construction of most of Beijing's Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

Ming

Answer

Song

Answer

Yuan

Answer

Qing

Question 9

Which plant genus includes the species traditionally harvested for floral cordial?

Accepted Answer

Sambucus

Answer

Artemisia

Answer

Digitalis

Answer

Lavandula

Question 10

Which berry-like cones give gin its characteristic flavor?

Accepted Answer

Juniper

Answer

Hawthorn

Answer

Rowan

Answer

Sloe