The following quiz round was submitted by Ben Lyon from the UK. Many thanks Ben, good job.

1. Which Gemstones take their name from the Ancient Greek for ‘Unbreakable’?

2. What is the first name of the wife of US President Barack Obama?

3. The Greek Titan Prometheus stole what from the Greek Gods and gave it to mortals?

4. What was the nickname of trumpeter John Birks Gillespie?

5. What relation was Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud to artist Lucien Freud?

6. What is the real surname of the action actor Vin Diesel?

7. Which battle was fought in present-day Belgium on 18 June 1815?

8. Jackson is the capital of which US state?

9. What is the first name of the (Liverpool) striker Torres?

10. What connects the answers to the previous nine questions?

ANSWERS

1. DIAMONDS

2. MICHELLE

3. FIRE

4. DIZZY

5. GRANDAD

6. VINCENT

7. WATERLOO

8. MISSISSIPPI

9. FERNANDO

10. "ONE WORD" UK NUMBER ONE HITS

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