A GLASS QUIZ

The Shard in May 2012
Image: Wikimedia Commons

Yesterday's inauguration of what is now London's - and Europe's - tallest building, the glass-clad Shard, has inspired me to create a quiz all about glass. You will find the answers at the end of the quiz.


1.  Through the  - - - - - - - Glass, and What Alice Found There is a novel by Lewis Carroll.


2. If you see the glass as half-full, you are an optimist.  If you see the glass as 
half-empty, you are a  - - - - - - - - - .

3.  Similarly, if you always see only the good side of life you may be "looking at the world
through rose-tinted  - - - - - - - or - - - - - - - - - - ".

4.  Complete this proverb:  "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw - - - - - - ."

5.  - - - - - - - glass is often used to depict religious scenes in church windows.

The Thomas Beckett Window,
Canterbury Cathedral, England.
Image: Wikimedia Commons

6.  If you raise your glass to someone you are drinking a - - - - - .

7.  An - - - - - - - - - is an instrument for measuring time using sand that trickles from one glass bulb into another.

8.  - - - - - glasses help you see the performance better in a theatre.

9. - - - - - are binoculars which are used outdoors.

10.  A - - - - - - - - - - - is a craftsman who uses his mouth to create objects from molten glass.

Highlight the space below to see the answers:
1. Looking 2. pessimist 3. glasses or spectacles 4. stones 5. stained 6. toast 7. hourglass 8. opera 9. field 10. glassblower