The World Quiz League

Where in the world is this?

A thicket by any other name would be thorny indeed. Strange as it seems, only Satan could have possibly helped the natives escape Christianity. So what got its present name in the process?

mickhasalreadybeentaken

Who painted this?

His mother was arrogant, his sister pretty, his brother a saint, his son pious and his grandson red. Who was he, and how was he described?

Arthur J Puty

Queen Victoria, Jimi Hendrix, Douglas Adams, Michelangelo. Which Ancient Roman emperor would feel at home with this sinister bunch?

Owl

What is suggested by the five following words?

Uganda

film star mainframe

reggae

a famous park

a certain Mount

niobium

Nine of the following words have something in common; the tenth does not share that characteristic, but rather is a hint that might help you find the connection between the others, which is...?

shadow

silence

simple

slender

sly

snare

snout

snug

speed

swan

awaldock

In my trusty old dictionary between deprived of feeling and a person holding property I find a kind of infinity; the upper part of something vulgar; a cocky way past defenders; a semi-divine maiden; yet another byproduct of the plant Cannabis sativa; working class heroes or overrated gits; a bow; diverging sideways; a musical instrument; the opposite of tails and a secret world.

Can you find a few insults lurking around here?

What do......

A type of grass

A possible cold war weapon

A post-revolutionary leader

Rocky Marciano

and

A high-ranking veteran

...have in common and who is the odd-one-out and why?

Graybags

Why might many devout monotheists find this place (the centre of the image) the most problematic place possible to cruise through?