The Saturday Quiz answers

 

Chris Maume
Friday 29 August 2014 21:03 BST
Comments

Here are the answers to this week's quiz...

1. All shared the Booker Prize, the first two in 1974, the latter two in 1992.

2. Ytterby: yttrium, erbium, terbium and ytterbium were all isolated in the nearby quarry.

3. The first product bought online.

4. The children of Japanese immigrants.

5. Robbie Coltrane, born Anthony Robert McMillan.

6. Radio Luxembourg.

7. Chess.

8. Robin Williams.

9. The Ebola virus.

10. The International Cricket Council (moved its HQ from Lord's to the UAE in 2005).

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in