{"id":24096,"date":"2026-07-26T06:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/what-links-horrible-histories-and-gordon-browns-neighbour-the-bumper-summer-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T06:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:37:19","slug":"what-links-horrible-histories-and-gordon-browns-neighbour-the-bumper-summer-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/what-links-horrible-histories-and-gordon-browns-neighbour-the-bumper-summer-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"What links Horrible Histories and Gordon Brown\u2019s neighbour? The bumper summer quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From award-winning Julies to golfers who were nearly the best, test your knowledge with this bumper summer quiz<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong> What is now the world\u2019s most populous city, according to the UN?<br \/><strong>2<\/strong> Which two Julies won best actress Oscars in consecutive years?<br \/><strong>3<\/strong> What was thrown by the goddess Eris at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?<br \/><strong>4<\/strong> Richard Nixon appeared a record 55 times on the cover of what?<br \/><strong>5<\/strong> What became Britain\u2019s tallest structure in 1894?<br \/><strong>6<\/strong> Mojang Studios in Sweden is renowned for developing which video game?<br \/><strong>7<\/strong> Which golfer spent 270 weeks as world No 2, but never reached No 1?<br \/><strong>8<\/strong> Which \u201cThe\u201d group, named after a Camus novel, went through over 65 members?<br \/><strong>9<\/strong> Who is the subject of Alberto Korda\u2019s photograph Guerrillero Heroico?<br \/><strong>10<\/strong> What defines an Olimpico goal in football?<br \/><strong>11<\/strong> Who initiated the Fridays for Future school strikes?<br \/><strong>12<\/strong> Which British dynasty is commemorated by a monument in St Peter\u2019s Basilica?<br \/><strong>13<\/strong> What type of souvenir was invented in Vienna in 1900?<br \/><strong>14<\/strong> Which Norwegian island gives its name to two shipping forecast areas?<br \/><strong>15<\/strong> Which art museum employs a colony of cats to protect it from rodents?<br \/><strong>16<\/strong> Millvina Dean, who died in 2009, was the last living survivor of what?<br \/><strong>What<\/strong> <strong>links:<br \/>\n  17<\/strong> Arrival of spring; double portraits; swimming pools; Grand Canyon; Yorkshire landscape?<br \/><strong>18<\/strong> Mozart &amp; Franz S\u00fcssmayr; Landseer &amp; Millais; F Scott Fitzgerald &amp; Edmund Wilson?<br \/><strong>19<\/strong> Cordelia, Goneril &amp; Regan; Imogen; Marina?<br \/><strong>20<\/strong> Britannia (1717-1936); Golden Hind (1937-69); St Edward\u2019s Crown (1971-84)?<br \/><strong>21<\/strong> Alba white truffles; Pule cheese; Wagyu beef; Yubari King melons?<br \/><strong>22<\/strong> Matt Damon; Robert Frost; Bill Gates; Bonnie Raitt; Mark Zuckerberg?<br \/><strong>23<\/strong> Horrible Histories; glucose; Gordon Brown\u2019s neighbour; King-Smith\u2019s swine; winter squash?<br \/><strong>24<\/strong> Mount Whitney in California and Mulhac\u00e9n in Andaluc\u00eda?<br \/><strong>25<\/strong> 1991 defence of Baghdad; nacre; UK parliament; Virginia?<br \/><strong>26<\/strong> Carrying a double bass; missing a bus; walking two dogs; wearing a cowboy hat; winding a clock?<br \/><strong>27<\/strong> 2 (1st); 29 (10th); 541 (100th); 7,919 (1,000th); 104,729 (10,000th)?<br \/><strong>28<\/strong> Ant; bull; cuckoo; eagle; shower of gold; swan?<br \/><strong>29<\/strong> Zl\u00edn, Czechoslovakia; Cohutta, US; Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia?<br \/><strong>30<\/strong> Drowned; large bread; pick me up; half cold?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2026\/jul\/26\/what-links-horrible-histories-and-gordon-browns-neighbour-the-bumper-summer-quiz\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6cb83a2b5ce50f89a1a07485b13a84607b605cd2\/0_453_4663_3730\/master\/4663.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=bf6d385cacdc9ee810feb90c6f1ff344\" title=\"What links Horrible Histories and Gordon Brown\u2019s neighbour? The bumper summer quiz\" \/>From award-winning Julies to golfers who were nearly the best, test your knowledge with this bumper summer quiz<br \/>\n1 What is now the world\u2019s most populous city, according to the UN?2 Which two Julies won best actress Oscars in consecutive years?3 What was thrown by the goddess Eris at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?4 Richard Nixon appeared a record 55 times on the cover of what?5 What became Britain\u2019s tallest structure in 1894?6 Mojang Studios in Sweden is renowned for developing which video game?7 Which golfer spent 270 weeks as world No 2, but never reached No 1?8 Which \u201cThe\u201d group, named after a Camus novel, went through over 65 members?9 Who is the subject of Alberto Korda\u2019s photograph Guerrillero Heroico?10 What defines an Olimpico goal in football?11 Who initiated the Fridays for Future school strikes?12 Which British dynasty is commemorated by a monument in St Peter\u2019s Basilica?13 What type of souvenir was invented in Vienna in 1900?14 Which Norwegian island gives its name to two shipping forecast areas?15 Which art museum employs a colony of cats to protect it from rodents?16 Millvina Dean, who died in 2009, was the last living survivor of what?What links:<br \/>\n  17 Arrival of spring; double portraits; swimming pools; Grand Canyon; Yorkshire landscape?18 Mozart &amp; Franz S\u00fcssmayr; Landseer &amp; Millais; F Scott Fitzgerald &amp; Edmund Wilson?19 Cordelia, Goneril &amp; Regan; Imogen; Marina?20 Britannia (1717-1936); Golden Hind (1937-69); St Edward\u2019s Crown (1971-84)?21 Alba white truffles; Pule cheese; Wagyu beef; Yubari King melons?22 Matt Damon; Robert Frost; Bill Gates; Bonnie Raitt; Mark Zuckerberg?23 Horrible Histories; glucose; Gordon Brown\u2019s neighbour; King-Smith\u2019s swine; winter squash?24 Mount Whitney in California and Mulhac\u00e9n in Andaluc\u00eda?25 1991 defence of Baghdad; nacre; UK parliament; Virginia?26 Carrying a double bass; missing a bus; walking two dogs; wearing a cowboy hat; winding a clock?27 2 (1st); 29 (10th); 541 (100th); 7,919 (1,000th); 104,729 (10,000th)?28 Ant; bull; cuckoo; eagle; shower of gold; swan?29 Zl\u00edn, Czechoslovakia; Cohutta, US; Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia?30 Drowned; large bread; pick me up; half cold? 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