Quiz of the week
1) Turner left a bequest to the National Gallery on condition that two of his paintings were hung next to two works by which 17th-century French master?
2) Give or take a few million, how many insects are there for every person on Earth?
3) Since the 12th century, who was England’s shortest-reigning monarch, not including Empress Matilda and Lady Jane Grey?
4) What is the yellow-flowered, widely spreading Taraxacum officinale more usually called?
5) Earlier this year, a newly discovered genus of which insect was named after the Lord of the Rings’ arch villain, Sauron, for its black and orange markings?
Word of the week
Madefaction The process of making something wet
