The Saturday Quiz: Weekly brain teaser

Chris Maume
Friday 19 February 2016 20:08 EST
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In 2009, Joan Bakewell was asked by whose widow to stay away from his memorial service?
In 2009, Joan Bakewell was asked by whose widow to stay away from his memorial service? (Getty Images)

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1. In which city did nearly 2,000 runners recently compete in a 'For Love and Peace'- themed race?

2. Sterlet, ossetra, and sevruga: three of the four main varieties of what?

3. Who will soon be either 'petite', 'tall' or 'curvy'?

4. Which Canadian city is named after the large hill west of the city's business district?

5. 'Childhood', 'Boyhood', 'Youth' and 'Resurrection': novels by whom?

6. Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was the founder of which religion?

7. The Angel opened in Oxford in 1650. It is widely considered to be the first in Britain of what kind of establishment?

8. In 2009, Joan Bakewell was asked by whose widow to stay away from his memorial service?

9. Which American brand of cigarettes was named after the London street where its British factory was located?

10. Which branch of philosophy examines the nature of being?

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