Name The Year: William Golding, English novelist (Lord of the Flies) (Nobel 1983), born.?

Questions

Which French novelist wrote the book 'Gigi'?

How many points are there on a traditional ship's compass?

Which word for the metric unit of electric current is taken from the name of a French physicist?

How many watches are there in the course of a sailor's day (24 hours)?

The decorations of which English woodcarver adorn the walls of Hampton Court and Windsor Castle?