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The Times Saturday Quiz: June 28, 2025
1 The 'check and send' service is used to apply for which travel document?
2 Which US state owes its name to the Virginia governor Thomas West, 3rd and 12th (the title was created twice because of a legal dispute) Baron De La Warr?
3 Michael Wolff created the red rose symbol of which British political party?
4 Which two-word French term means a blunder in etiquette or conduct?
5 In which epic poem does John Milton refer to Eve as the 'Mother of Mankind'?
6 Which Steve Coogan character was introduced as a sports reporter in the Radio 4 comedy On the Hour?
7 The anticoagulant hirudin is extracted from which type of blood-sucking worm?
8 Hosted by Rob Brydon, which TV comedy panel show is known by the abbreviation WILTY?
9 Margaret and Alice are the first names of the title characters in which Shakespeare comedy?
10 In a 2024 TV series, Daniel Brühl plays the title role in Becoming … which German fashion designer?
11 The High Roller is an aptly named observation wheel on which American 'strip'?
12 In 1880, the barrister John Maule was appointed the first holder of which office?
13 Making up 27.7 per cent by mass, what is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust?
14 Which former King Crimson member wrote the lyrics for Bucks Fizz's No 1 single The Land of Make Believe?
15 On her death in 1954, who became the first French female writer to be given a state funeral?
16 The Arts and Crafts-inspired garden Hidcote Manor is in which county?
17 The Vridi Canal connects which former national capital to the Atlantic Ocean?
18 Which queen founded Ascot Racecourse in 1711?
19 South African athlete Esther Brand won which field event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics?
20 Which Wes Anderson film is pictured? Scroll down for answersAnswers1 Passport
2 Delaware
3 Labour
4 Faux pas
5 Paradise Lost
6 Alan Partridge
7 Leech
8Would I Lie to You?
9 The Merry Wives of Windsor. They are also known as Mistress Page and Mistress Ford
10 Karl Lagerfeld
11 Las Vegas Strip
12 Director of public prosecutions (England and Wales)
13 Silicon
14 Peter Sinfield
15 Colette
16 Gloucestershire
17 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
18 Anne
19 High jump
20 The Royal Tenenbaums
