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1
Who has the most followers on Twitter with
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113 million'?
Barack Obama
Ellen DeGeneres
Cristiano Ronaldo
Rihanna
2
Bette Midler returned to Broadway for the first time in 30 years in what show?
Gypsy
Hello, Dolly!
A Doll’s House, Part 2
I’ll Eat You Lads: A Chat with Sue Mengers
3
The highest-grossing anime film in Japan in 2010 was based on what children’s story?
Tom Thumb
The Borrowers
Gullivers Travels
Jack and the Beanstalk
4
A professor made headlines in 2012 after making a 'discovery' that features in ''The Da Vinci Code''. What was it?
The origins of the illuminati
Where the Ark of the Covenant was buried
That Jesus was married
That the world would end on December 2012
5
Which of these played no role in the Danny Boyle-directed opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic?
The Queen
Kate Bush
JK Rowling
Paul McCartney
6
What modern item was accidentally left in a scene in 'Little Women'?
Hydro Flask
Laptop
Drone
Iphone charger
7
One of the worlds best selling albums of 2010 featured an artist drinking too much in a night club. Which artist?
Taylor Swift in ‘’Speak Now’
Katy Perry in ‘’Teenage Dream’’
Eminem in ‘’Recovery’’
Lady Gaga in ‘The Fame Monster’’
8
What song did Jay-Z famously open with when he headlined the main stage at Glastonbury 2008?
'Smells Like Team Spirit' by Nirvana
'Wonderwall' by Oasis
'I Wanna Be Adored' by The Stone Roses
'Charmless Man' by Blur
9
At the end of the James Bond film ‘Skyfall’ who replaced Judi Dench as ‘M’?
Emma Thompson
Benedict Cumberbatch
Ralph Fiennes
Imelda Staunton
10
What film was mistakenly announced as Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars?
Manchester By The Sea
Fences
Moonlight
La La Land
11
What World record was broken by Bulgaria in 2012?
The biggest orchestra of Balkan folk musicians
The largest bagpipe ensemble
The longest note ever played without mechanical assistance
The loudest note ever played without mechanical assistance
12
In 2017 who retired from acting?
Cameron Diaz
Halle Berry
Haley Joel Osment
Jack Nicholson
13
Which of the following on set injuries did ‘Twister’ and ‘Speed’ director Jan De Bont suffer at the start of his career?
A bird of prey partially blinded him in one eye
He broke his collarbone after falling out a window
He was mauled by a lion and had to have his scalp sewn back on
He got his foot caught in a camera tracking roll
14
Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark had the longest preview period in Broadway history by how many nights?
182
84
301
216
15
What piece of music did newly elected Brexit Party MEP’s turn their back to in European Parliament?
Kraftwerk’s ‘Trans-Europe Express’
‘La Marseillaise’
Haydn’s ‘Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser’
Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’
16
Who made Mozarabic art?
Muslims
Christians
Jews
Arabs
17
The term ‘WAGs’ (wives and girlfriends) was coined during which international football competition?
1990 World Cup
2002 World Cup
2010 World Cup
2006 World Cup
18
The following retired from active service in 2011. Which is the odd one out?
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Space Shuttle Programme
The pop singer Phil Collins
The rock band REM
19
The creators of ‘South Park’ made their Broadway debut with what musical?
Something rotten!
The Book of Mormon
SpongeBob Squarepants
The Prom
20
In the musical ‘Hamilton’. Which of its songs refers to the so-called ‘dinner table bargain' of 1790?
Satisfied
The Room Where It Happens
Washington on Your Side
History Has Its Eyes on You
21
Which composer’s operas have been performed most often at La Scala in Milan?
Verdi
Mozart
Wagner
Puccini
22
A bronze sculpture was ridiculed at its unveiling in 2017. Who was the bust meant to represent?
Ronaldinho
Cristiano Ronaldo
Neymar
Wayne Rooney
23
What is the most liked post on Instagram, with over 54.3 million different accounts?
A picture of an egg
Jennifer Aniston and some familiar ‘Friends’
Kylie Jenner and her baby Stormi
XXXTentacion’s last Instagram post before he died
24
Which actor has appeared in the Most Marvel movies?
Chris Evans
Robert Downey Jr
Gwyneth Paltrow
Scarlett Johannsson
25
Bob Dylan's ‘The Never Ending Tour’ started on June 7, 1988. How many shows has he played as of December 2019?
3,066
3,899
2,562
6,301
26
What was the debut album from The Streets called?
The Hardest Way to Make An Easy Living
Original Pirate Material
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
A Grand Don’t Come For Free
27
Pop duo Jemini received 'nul points' at the 2003 Eurovision song contest. What was the name of their song?
Play That Song Again
Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?
Cry Baby
Don't Let Me Down
28
A photo of what item had people arguing if it was black and blue or white and gold?
Bag
Dress
Jumper
Flag
29
Hackers ‘The Guardians of Peace’ demanded the shelving of a 2014 film featuring the assassination of which leader?
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Kim Jong Un
Vladimir Putin
Fidel Castro
30
Which Prime Minister cited the Arctic Monkeys as his favourite band?
Boris Johnson
David Cameron
Tony Blair
Gordan Brown
31
Winner of 'World Building of the Year Award’ in 2012 in Singapore. What is the buildings main function?
World’s largest glass greenhouse
World’s largest aquarium
Asia’s largest concert hall
Singapore parliament
32
Which book adaption made up entirely of emojis made it into US Library of Congress in 2013?
Emoji Dick
Of Emojis and Men
War and Emojis
The Emoji in the Willows
33
Who played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the 2018 Coachella Music Festival?
Rage Against the Machine
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande
Drake
34
Which pop star became the first woman to win both the 'Album of the Year' and 'Best Vocal Album' Grammy in 2016?
Adele
Katy Perry
Beyoncé
Taylor Swift
35
What movie took 12 years to film?
Boyhood
The Irishman
Roma
12 Years a Slave
36
Which TV show premiered first?
Orange is the New Black
Girls
Scandal
Game of Thrones
37
Apple presented a free copy of a U2 album to everyone with an iTunes account in 2014. What was the album?
Songs of Innocence
U2 - 2U
No Line on the Horizon
Songs of Experience
38
The Child or 'Baby Yoda' was the breakout hit of what Star Wars franchise?
The Force Awakens
The Mandalorian
Clone Wars
The Rise of Skywalker
39
Which pop icon died the day before the Grammys in 2012?
George Michael
Whitney Houston
Michael Jackson
Prince
40
Nicolas Cage famously went on a spending spree which left him near bankruptcy. Which of the following did he NOT buy?
A 70 Million year old dinosaur skull
A drinks cabinet made out of pieces of wood from a Mayan burial site
An octopus
A deserted island in the Bahamas
41
What is the origin of the “Floss Dance”?
Fortnite
Usain Bolt
Justin Bieber
Backpack Kid
42
Netflix began making original films in 2015. What was the first?
Okja
Roma
The Cloverfield Paradox
Beasts of No Nation
43
Which cricket hero was the subject of a 2016 biopic?
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Imran Khan
MS Dhoni
44
A picture of what created the phrase ‘break the internet’ back in 2014?
Renee Zellweger’s 'new look'
The coffee cup on ‘Game of Thrones’
Kim Kardashian's bum
The ‘hot’ felon Jeremy Meeks
45
What did Adam Levine do during the final song of Maroon 5’s Super Bowl halftime show that caused controversy?
Threw his mic into the crowd injuring a small child
Swore in an alcohol fuelled rant
Took a shot of tequila
Took his shirt off
46
What word entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013?
Twerk
Selfie
Bromance
Sexting
47
Which British pop location received a 'spruce up' recently thanks to Covid-19?
The zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, London
Bronze statue of Amy Winehouse, Camden Town
The David Bowie memorial in Brixton
Salford Lads Club, made famous by The Smiths
48
Christian Bale lost 63lb for his role in The Machinist. What did he eat every day in order to lose the weight?
Four tablespoons of quinoa and an egg white omelette
Cabbage soup
One can of tuna and one apple
One tin of sweetcorn and one banana
49
Who brought the Mona Lisa to France
?
Leonardo
Francesco del Giocondo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Raphael
50
Which of these was destroyed in the Notre-Dame fire?
A Statue of Jesus
The Crown of Thorns
The Spire
The Rose Windows
