# | Question |
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1 | What are the largest animals to have ever lived? |
2 | Montevideo is a city in which South American country? |
3 | Which city was once called the Paris of the Middle East? |
4 | With which sport was Brooklands most associated? |
5 | In 1476 William Caxton introduced the first what to England? |
6 | In Greek mythology, Zeus threw what at his enemies? |
7 | What is the main source of vitamin D? |
8 | Insulin is produced where in the human body? |
9 | The first atom bomb was dropped on which Japanese city? |
10 | What is coulrophobia the fear of? |
11 | A ‘pedestrian curricle’ was a nineteenth-century forerunner of what? |
12 | Which publication claims to be world’s oldest weekly magazine? |
13 | What was Beethoven’s first name? |
14 | What does a lepidopterist study? |
15 | The term bhp is used when describing the power of a motor vehicle; for what does it stand? |
16 | What is the name of Princess Anne’s eldest child? |
17 | Who invented the Spinning Jenny in the 1760’s? |
18 | What does a seismometer measure? |
19 | If you are awarded an LLD, what subject would you have studied? |
20 | How many of Henry VIII’s wives were called Catherine? |
# | Answer |
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1 | Blue Whale |
2 | Uruguay |
3 | Beirut |
4 | Motor Racing |
5 | Printing Press |
6 | Lightning Bolts |
7 | Sunlight |
8 | Pancreas |
9 | Hiroshima |
10 | The fear of clowns |
11 | A bicycle |
12 | The Spectator (Founded 1828) |
13 | Ludwig |
14 | Butterflies and moths |
15 | Brake horse power |
16 | Peter Phillips |
17 | James Hargreaves |
18 | Earthquakes, ground shaking |
19 | Law (Doctor of Law) |
20 | Three – Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr |
# | Question |
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1 | In which sport can you win the Stanley Cup? |
2 | Tennis: In 1997 which woman became the youngest winner of a Grand Slam title? |
3 | Which German Manchester City goalkeeper arrived in Britain as a prisoner of war? |
4 | Tennis. The two girls who won the women’s doubles for the USA at the 1992 Olympic Games had the same surname. What name? |
5 | In which country did the first Cricket World Cup take place in 1975? |
6 | Cricket. Which batmen holds the world record for scoring the most test runs? |
7 | Kenny Roberts was famous for racing what? |
8 | Michael Schumacher raced for which Formula 1 team for most of his career? |
9 | Who did Muhammad Ali beat to first become world champion? |
10 | Which sport was originally named Poona after an Indian town where it was popular? |
11 | Who has scored a record 277 points in Rugby World Cup football? |
12 | Who did Manchester United beat with injury time goals in the 1999 Champions League final? |
13 | Golf: In which country was the 2018 Ryder Cup, held for the first time? |
14 | What is the name of the two Ukrainian brothers who have held boxing World Heavyweight titles in the twenty-first century? |
15 | Who was the first black player to play for the senior England football team? |
16 | In which country was the final match of the first Football World Cup in the 21st century held? |
# | Answer |
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1 | Ice Hockey |
2 | Martina Hingis (Australian Open) |
3 | Bert Trautmann |
4 | Fernandez |
5 | England |
6 | Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 runs) |
7 | Motorcycles |
8 | Ferrari |
9 | Sonny Liston |
10 | Badmington |
11 | Jonny Wilkinson |
12 | Bayern Munich |
13 | France (Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris) |
14 | Vitaly and Wladimir Klitschko |
15 | Viv Anderson |
16 | Japan |
# | Question |
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1 | With the lights out, it’s less dangerous. Here we are now, entertain us. |
2 | You're twistin' my melon man |
3 | Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold |
4 | You must understand though, the touch of your hand makes my pulse react. |
5 | Take a sad song and make it better |
6 | My job is very boring I’m an office clerk |
7 | Another girl in the neighbourhood, wish she was mine, she looks so good |
8 | But it’s been no bed of roses, No pleasure cruise |
9 | Just a small town girl, Livin' in a lonely world, She took the midnight train goin' anywhere |
10 | I've played all my cards, And that's what you've done too, Nothing more to say, No more ace to play. |
11 | Her name is Noelle, I have a dream about her, She rings my bell |
12 | Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp |
13 | Sometimes I feel like throwing my hands up in the air, I know I can count on you, Sometimes I feel like saying "Lord I just don't care |
14 | I’m never gonna dance again, Guilty feet have got no rhythm |
15 | Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play, And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate |
# | Answer |
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1 | Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit |
2 | Happy Mondays – Step On |
3 | Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk |
4 | Tina Turner – What’s Love Got do to With |
5 | The Beatles – Hey Jude |
6 | Martha and the Muffins – Echo Beach |
7 | The Undertones – Teenage Kicks |
8 | Queen – We are the Champions |
9 | Journey – Don't Stop Believin' |
10 | ABBA – Winners Takes It All |
11 | Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag |
12 | REM – Man on the Moon |
13 | Florence and the Machine – You’ve Got the Love (Originally by The Source featuring Candi Staton) |
14 | George Michael – Careless Whisper |
15 | Taylor Swift – Shake it Off |
# | Question |
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1 | In Star Wars what relation is Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker? |
2 | ‘The Godfather’ was released in 1972; who played Michael Corleone? |
3 | What is the name of the villain in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ (2012) played by Tom Hardy? |
4 | In 2019 which British actress won an Emmy for Lead actress in a comedy series? |
5 | Who plays the psychopathic assassin Villanelle in the BBC series Killing Eve? |
6 | Who directed and narrated the 2002 documentary film ‘Bowling for Columbine’? |
7 | Which film concerns the declaration of war by Freedonia against neighbouring Sylvania? |
8 | Lena Headey portrayed who in Game of Thrones? |
9 | Who is the central character in the Halloween film series? |
10 | Geena Davis played Thelma, who played Louise? |
11 | Who won a Best Actor Oscar for his role as corrupt detective Alonzo Harris in the film Training Day (2001)? |
12 | In 2017 which film was wrongly announced as the Oscar winner for Best Picture? |
13 | Who played Hugh Glass in the ‘The Revenant’? |
14 | What was the name of Alex Haley’s slave drama, screened in the 1970s and still one of the most watched dramas in the US TV history? |
15 | In Downton Abbey who dies shortly after giving birth? |
16 | David Tenant and Olivia Coleman starred in which 2013 crime drama? |
17 | Who played James Bond in “The Spy who Loved Me”? |
# | Answer |
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1 | Sister |
2 | Al Pacino |
3 | Bane |
4 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) |
5 | Jodi Comer |
6 | Michael Moore |
7 | Duck Soup |
8 | Cersei Lannister |
9 | Michael Myers |
10 | Susan Sarandon |
11 | Denzel Washington |
12 | La La Land |
13 | Leonardo DiCaprio |
14 | Roots |
15 | Lady Sybil |
16 | Broadchurch |
17 | Roger Moore |
# | Question |
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1 | 22 September 1980 saw Iraq start a war with which neighbouring state? |
2 | The Soviet Union started an invasion of which country in November 1939? |
3 | In which year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour? |
4 | In the 5th century which barbarian leader was called the ‘Scourge of God’? |
5 | In which year did the Battle of Waterloo take place? |
6 | Which volcano erupted in AD 79, destroying the Roman city of Pompeii? |
7 | The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during which war? |
8 | In 1960 which country became the first to elect a woman as head of government? |
9 | In the 1100’s which empire became the largest contiguous land empire in history? |
10 | Which type of animal did Hannibal use to win a naval battle? |
11 | Who was British Prime Minister at the start of World War II? |
12 | What year did Queen Victoria die? |
13 | Who immediately succeeded Oliver Cromwell after his death in 1658? |
14 | What important contribution did Sir Rowland Hill make to the Post Office in 1837? |
15 | VE Day marking the unconditional surrender of the German Army at the end of World War II is celebrated on what date? |
16 | Which country did Germany invade first at the start of World War I? |
17 | What was the nationality of dancer Mata Hari, shot as spy? |
# | Answer |
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1 | Iran |
2 | Finland |
3 | 1941 |
4 | Attila The Hun |
5 | 1815 |
6 | Mount Vesuvius |
7 | Crimean |
8 | Sri Lanka |
9 | Mongolian |
10 | Snakes |
11 | Neville Chamberlain |
12 | 1901 |
13 | Richard Cromwell (Oliver’s Son) |
14 | Invented the Adhesive Stamp |
15 | 8 May |
16 | Luxembourg |
17 | Dutch |
# | Question |
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1 | Deoxyribonucleic Acid is commonly known as? |
2 | What substance makes plants green and allows photosynthesis to occur? |
3 | What part of the brain controls muscle movement and maintains posture, and balance? |
4 | Which NASA mission first landed men on the moon? |
5 | Which is the largest planet in the Solar System? |
6 | What fly around the nucleus of an atom? |
7 | A gauss meter measures the strength of what? |
8 | A mutation in a gene called MC1R usually results in? |
9 | What is the heaviest, naturally occurring element? |
10 | Electric power is usually measured in what units? |
11 | What is the most common gas in the earth’s atmosphere? |
12 | Hg is the symbol of which chemical element? |
13 | Numbers: How many zeros are there in a Googol? |
14 | Who wrote the book ‘A Brief History of Time’? |
15 | Who discovered Oxygen? |
# | Answer |
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1 | DNA |
2 | Chlorophyll |
3 | Cerebellum |
4 | Apollo 11 |
5 | Jupiter |
6 | Electrons |
7 | Magnets |
8 | Red Hair |
9 | Uranium |
10 | Watts |
11 | Nitrogen |
12 | Mercury |
13 | 100 |
14 | Stephen Hawking |
15 | Joseph Priestley |