The Saturday Quiz

1. What does a barista do?

2. Which of the Solomon Islands was the scene of a six-month battle between the US and the Japanese in 1942-43?

3. Which celebrated 1913 play takes its title from an ancient legend of a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved?

4. What protest movement was co-founded by Abbie Hoffman (below)?

5. Which type of dance takes its name from a Portuguese word meaning the crack of a whip?

6. She was born in Poland in 1898. One of her most famous paintings is The Musician, dating from 1929, and she was one of the first female artists to enjoy celebrity status. Who was she?

7. In the 1930s, the Mannerheim Line was built to protect which country from invasion by the Soviet Union?

8. Cecil Sharp was the founding father of the revival of what in early 20th-century England?

9. What kind of rhyme is a feminine rhyme?

10. Who was criticised for his involvement in the future of One Hyde Park?