Quiz time 2

1. What are left-handed playing cards?
2. What makes bowling shoes left or right-handed?
3. Are lefthanders naturally clumsy?
4. What does being ambidextrous mean?
5. Who said: “Damned infernal gizmo. My kingdom for a left-handed can opener.”
6. In which country are there are more left-handed golfers, per head of population, than anywhere else in the world?
7. Which British king was left handed but made to write with his right hand?
8. Until recent years, in which country was having a left handed wife was sufficient grounds for divorce?
9. What is a left-handed oath?
10. Which of the following tennis champions is/was NOT a left handed player?

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1. Left-handed playing cards have the numbers printed on all four corners of the card. Standard cards only have numbers on two corners and these are obscured when they are fanned in a left hand.
2. Most left-handed bowlers slide with their right foot, so the right shoe has a special sole to aid sliding.  Right handers have this sole on their left shoe.
3. NO!
4. It means the ability to use both hands with equal skill and co-ordination. It doesn’t mean using your left hand for some tasks and your right for others.
5. Mr Burns from The Simpsons.
6. New Zealand.
7. King George VI.
8. Japan.
9. A promise you don’t intend to keep.
10. Boris Becker.

Scores 

0-3 right? Oh dear. You need to spend a bit more time reading this site!

4-6 right? Pretty good, but you could do with a bit more 'southpaw' knowledge at your fingertips.

7-10 right? Very impressive indeed!