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Olympics Special: Which of these is not an Olympics sport?
Cricket
Break Dancing
Tennis
Surfing
2
Languages (and History) : What was Queen Victoria's first language?
Austrian German
English
German
French
3
In the News: Who performed in the Legends slot this Glastonbury?
Sugarbabes
Coldplay
Dolly Parton
Shania Twain
4
In the News: Which Royal Family member made their first public appearance this year at the Trooping of the Colour?
King Charles
Queen Camilla
Princess Catherine
Princess Charlotte
5
Culture: Who wrote 'Catch 22'?
Stephen King
Joseph Heller
F Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
6
Languages: What was the first language spoken in Space?
Chinese (Mandarin)
Russian
English (American)
7
True or False: Stephen Hawking declined a knighthood
True
False
8
True or False: Brazil nuts are not nuts
True
False
9
Languages: Which of these is NOT an one of the three official languages of Belgium?
Flemish
German
French
English
10
STEM: Which animal never drinks water in its entire lifetime?
Fruit Bat
Tasmanian Devil
Desert Gecko
Kangeroo Rat
11
History Who? Which woman is celebrated in the USA for her stand against segregation through a protest on a bus?
Harriet Tubman
Maya Angelou
Michelle Obama
Rosa Parks
12
Sports: In which Olympic event do the participants cross the finishing line backwards?
Swimming
Slalum Skiing
Bobsleigh
Rowing
13
Music: Lizzo plays which musical instrument?
Guitar
Saxophone
Flute
Violin
14
Where in the world...is Machu Picchu - The Lost City of the Incas?
Colombia
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
15
In the News : Who is the President of Ukraine?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Victor Zelensky
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Zelenskar
16
Languages: Which two letters will score 10 points in Scrabble (English version)?
Q and Z
X and Z
X and Q
Y and Z
17
Sports: Which race has the fastest time of 8 minutes 47.8 seconds?
The Grand National
The First Leg of the Tour De France
The Gold Cup
The Olympic 1500 meters
18
How do you spell...the title of the Prime Minister of Ireland
Teishoek
Teashook
Taisoich
Taoiseach
19
Where in the world...is the Suez Canal?
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Egypt
Libya
20
Languages: What is the official language of Angola?
Dutch
French
English
Portuguese
21
History Who? Who was the first Prime Minister of the UK?
William Gladstone
Henry Pelham
Robert Warpole
Benjamin Disraeli
22
Where is the world...is the largest church building in the world?
Spain
The Vatican
Brazil
Italy
23
History Who? Who was the first man to summit Everest?
Reinhold Messner
George Mallory
Achille Compagnoni
Edmund Hillary
24
Culture: In which year did 'Coronation Street' begin?
1955
1948
1960
1972
25
How do you spell...the name of an Egyptian King?
Pharow
Pharaoh
Phareoh
Pharoh
26
Olympics Special: Which country has won the most Olympic medals?
United States of America
Greece
China
Russia
27
True or False: Donald Trump is the first American President to be impeached twice.
True
False
28
STEM: What is the name for the fear of snakes?
Hissophobia
Ophidiophobia
Cyanphobia
Serpenophobia
29
Languages: Which country has the most official languages?
Mexico
Indonesia
South Africa
Albania
30
Culture: Which Disney film is based on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?
Frozen
Bambi
The Fox and The Hound
The Lion King
31
Music: What is the first name of Beethoven?
Amadeus
Wolfgang
Johann
Ludwig
32
How do you spell...the name for a word that sounds like what it describes? (woof)
Onomatapeia
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopeoia
Onomatopeia
33
History Who? Who was leader of Portugal during World War Two?
Marcelo Caetano
Francisco Franco
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Oscar Carmona
34
Food and Drink: What is the national dish of Spain?
Tapas
Paella
Chorizo
Manchego
35
Where in the world...is Mount Kilimanjaro?
Kenya
Botswana
Angola
Tanzania
36
Where in the world...is the Bering Strait?
Between Australia and New Zealand
Between the UK and France
Between Russia and the USA
Between China and Japan
37
Languages: Which of the following is NOT a Romance Language?
French
Italian
Albanian
Romanian
38
Food and Drink: In which American state was the first McDonald's opened?
New York
South Carolina
Nebraska
California
39
True or False: Light travels in a straight line.
False
True
40
Sports: Which country are the current Olympic cricket champions?
Pakistan
New Zealand
Great Britain
France
41
Sports: What piece of sporting equiptment is modelled on the Carbon 60 molecule?
Snooker Triangle
Rugby Ball
Shuttlecock
Football
42
Who painted this? Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Pablo Picasso
Piet Mondrian
Georges Braque
Vincent Van Gogh
43
STEM: What's the triple point of water?
0.01 Degrees C
101.9 Degrees C
50.7 Degrees C
0.9 Degrees C
44
Who painted this? The Creation
Leonardo
Raphael
Donatelo
Michelangelo
45
STEM : Solve 7-4+3x0+1
29
6
4
0
46
History Who? Which pair of Kings were father and son?
James II and William III
George V and George VI
George I and George II
George IV and William IV
47
STEM: What is 0 to the power of 0
Pi
Nobody knows
1
2
48
History Who? Who was the 6th and last wife of Henry VIII?
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
Catherine Seymour
49
STEM : What is the fastest animal on the planet?
Sword Fish
Antelope
Peregrine Falcon
Cheetah
50
Culture: What is the longest running children's TV show in the UK?
Blue Peter
Thomas the Tank Engine
Postman Pat
Newsround
51
Olympics Special: Where were the 2000 Olympics Games held?
Sydney
Barcelona
Los Angeles
London
52
Culture: Which film WAS NOT based on a book?
Pitch Perfect
Pulp Fiction
The Godfather
Mean Girls
53
Culture: Who wrote 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'?
Virginia Woolf
Jane Eyre
Jane Austen
Anne Bronte
54
Culture: Which actress has won the EGOT? (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards)
Whoopi Goldberg
Meryl Streep
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie
55
True or False: The Great Wall of China can be seen from space.
False
True
56
In the News: Which city will host Taylor Swift the most on her Eras Tour?
Los Angeles
Singapore
London
New York
57
History Who? Who was the 35th President of the United States?
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John F Kennedy
Franklin D Roosevelt
58
Where in the world...is the Rijksmuseum?
Brussels
Berlin
Denmark
Amsterdam
59
Music: Who composed the music for 'God Save the Queen'?
Johann Sebastien Bach
Thomas Tallis
Joseph Hadyn
Thomas Arne
60
Food and Drink: Earl Grey Tea is flavoured with which fruit?
Satsuma
Cherry
Conference Pear
Bergamot
61
Where in the world...is the tallest building in the world?
UEA
China
Dubai
Malaysia
62
Culture: In which year did the first 'Toy Story' movie come out?
1994
1995
1996
1997
63
Languages: In which language is the motto of Britain's Royal Family?
Old English
Latin
English
French
64
STEM: What is the 3rd decimal place of Pi
9
4
1
3
65
Culture: For which film did Leonardo DiCaprio finally win an Oscar after several unsuccessful nominations?
Blood DIamond
Wolf of Wall Street
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Revenant
66
How do you spell...the state with Boston as the capital?
Masachusettes
Massachussettes
Massachusetts
Masachewsettes
67
Sports: Why were India sent home from the 1950 Football World Cup?
The whole team were sent off
They refused to wear football boots
They didn't know how to play football
They only had 13 players
68
Music: Which popstar was offered 'Wrecking Ball' before Miley Cyrus?
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
69
Who painted this? The Scream
David Hockney
Leonardo da Vinci
Banksy
Edvard Munch
70
In the News: In which year was Wimbledon first held?
1924
1889
1877
1902
71
True or False: Fruit flies have been in space
True
False
72
True or False: Prince William is 40.
False
True
73
Olympics Special: Which Greek God were the ancient Olympic Games dedicated to?
Hades
Apollo
Zeus
Jupiter
74
Culture: Which film is based on Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'?
Ten Things I Hate About You
Kill Bill
Clueless
Grease
75
History Who? Which King was beheaded during the French Revolution?
Charles V (5th)
Louis XVI (16th)
Charles III (3rd)
Louis XVII (17th)
76
In the News: Which country will England next play in the Euros?
Sweden
Croatia
Switzerland
Austria
77
Where in the world...is Angkor Wat?
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
78
Culture: Doctor Who travels in the TARDIS, but what does it stand for?
Time and Relative Dimensions in Space
Travel and Range Dynamics in Space
Time and Rough Dialogue in Suspension
Travel and Recreational Dangers in Space
79
Food and Drink: In which country were French Fries first introduced?
USA
Netherlands
Belgium
France
80
STEM: Which of these is NOT a heat unit?
Dual
Therm
Celsius
Calories
81
STEM: Which planet has the longest year?
Uranus
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
82
True or False: The capital of Australia is Melbourne
True
False
83
Culture: Where are the Beatles from?
London
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester
84
Languages : What is the most spoken language in the world?
English
Spanish
Chinese Cantonese
Chinese Mandarin
85
Music: Stefani Germanotta is the real name of which singer?
Gwen Stefani
Megan Thee Stallion
Lady Gaga
Cardi B
86
In the News: Which of these Conservative MPs
IS
seeking re-election?
Matt Hancock
Michael Gove
Theresa May
Jacob Rees-Mogg
87
History Who? Who first invented the television?
Alexander Fleming
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
John Logie Bird
88
Where in the world...does the Amazon begin and end?
Peru to Brazil
Chile to Argentina
Peru to Ecuador
Chile to Brazil
89
How do you spell...the capital of Iceland?
Rekyavik
Reykjavik
Recjavich
Reykyavic
90
Who painted this? Road with Cypress and Star
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
Edouard Manet
Vincent Van Gogh
91
STEM: What is the symbol for Potassium?
Kl
P
K
Po
92
Languages: How many letters are in the modern Greek alphabet?
24
30
21
26
93
In The News: Who won this year's Eurovision Song Contest?
France
Norway
Ireland
Switzerland
94
In the News: Who is the current leader of the Liberal Democrats?
Sarah Olney
Caroline Lucas
Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Ed Davey
95
Who painted this? The Kiss
Damien Hurst
Gustav Klimt
Salvador Dali
Grayson Perry
96
Where in the world...are the Pyrenees?
Between Italy and Switzerland
Between Spain and Portugal
Between France and Spain
Between France and Italy
97
Food and Drink: Which country grows the most varieties of potatoes?
Peru
Argentina
America
Russia
98
In the News: How many crimes has Donald Trump recently been found guilty of?
42
7
193
34
99
Olympics Special: Which Olympian has won the most medals?
Sir Steve Redgrave
Sir Chris Hoy
Michael Phelps
Jessica Ennis Hill
100
History Who? Which explorer 'discovered' Australia?
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan
Willem Janszoon
Luis Vaz de Torres