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1
How many bridges are there across the River Thames, which flows through London?
350
150
200
10
2
In the Chinese Zodiac, which year follows the Rat?
Snake
Ox
Pig
Panda
3
What is the current mens 100m world record time?
9.68s
9.71s
9.51s
9.58s
4
"Idiot" is a greek word, what is the original meaning of the word?
A politician
Being stupid
Not a politician
Being smart
5
The Capital of New Zealand is?
Wellington
Auckland
Cairns
Queenstown
6
Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
Taoism
Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
Judaism
Shintoism
7
Pick the correct spelling:
Hypottenuse
Hippoppotanus
Hypotenuse
Hypotanuse
8
What letter is silent in the word "business"
I
E
U
S
9
What is the name of the Bic logo?
Brainy Bic
Bic Buddy
Bic Baby
Bic Boy
10
Literally translated, what does television mean?
Depth Seeing
Recorded Seeing
Far Seeing
Near Seeing
11
Where would you find the Sea of Tranquility?
Venus
Earth
Mars
the Moon
12
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
Australia
Fiji
India
USA
13
Who has the most followers on instagram?
Jake Paul
Taylor Swift
Selena Gomez
Justin Bieber
14
"Dydd Iau" is Welsh for which day of the week?
Friday
Thursday
Monday
Wednesday
15
Where is Nantucket?
England
USA
Canada
Australia
16
Where will the 2020 olympics be held?
Tokyo
Melbourne
Beijing
Atlanta
17
1. In Greek mythology, Erebus was the God of what?
Darkness
Light
Mountains
Forests
18
Rowan Atkinson has a degree in?
Engineering
Physical Education
ICT
Mathematics
19
How old is Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) from Big Bang Theory in real life?
39
41
44
37
20
In the Bible, who was found in a basket among the bullrushes?
Levi
Jonah
Moses
Job
21
Eugenics is the study of
different races of mankind
genetics of plants
altering human beings by changing their genetic components
people of European origin
22
What language has the most words?
Japanese
Mandarin
English
Russian
23
What is the highest point on Earth's continental crust?
K2
Annapurna
Lhotse
Everest
24
Which boys name means - "he who resembles God"
Brendan
John
Michael
George
25
Maths: Which of these is a Prime number?
1010
15
4
7
26
What colour is the black box (flight recorder) on a plane?
Black
Orange
Green
Blue
27
Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world ?
Mount Cook
K2
Mount Everest
Mount McKinley
28
Which male animal gives birth to babies?
Seahorse
Dolphin
Platypus
Echidna
29
Which social media company hired James Blunt to carry out reviews of its users?
Twitter
Instagram
Facebook
Tinder
30
What is Arizona's nickname?
The Cooper State
The Yellow State
The Golden State
The Grand Canyon State
31
The highest selling book of all time, with approx 500 million sales is?
Lord of the Rings
A Tale of Two Cities
Harry Potter
Don Quixote
32
For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are
27 m x 16 m
28 m x 16 m
28 m x 15 m
26 m x 14 m
33
How many main islands does New Zealand have?
2
1
4
3
34
Which author wrote 'Brave New World'?
Thomas Hardy
Aldous Huxley
D H Lawrence
Grahame Greene
35
The 'Michelin Man' is associated with what product?
Sweets
Books
Candles
Tyres
36
Which two colours make purple?
Red and Green
Red and Blue
Blue and Yellow
Green and Orange
37
What is the second highest grossing movie at the US domestic box office?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Beauty and the Beast
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Wonder Woman
38
In the film 'Forrest Gump', who did Forrest help discover a new way to dance?
Fred Astaire
Little Richard
Ginger Rogers
Elvis Presley
39
Which animal kills the most people in Africa?
Hippopotamus
Buffalo
Lions
Crocodiles
40
For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Literature, Peace and Economics
Physics and Chemistry
Physiology or Medicine
All of the above
41
First China War was fought between
China and Greece
China and Egypt
China and France
China and Britain
42
What species of bird is Big Bird?
Australian Emu
New Zealand Moa
African Ostrich
South American Rhea
43
Friction can be reduced by changing from
potential energy to kinetic energy
sliding to rolling
dynamic to static
rolling to sliding
44
What colour is a Grasshoppers blood?
Grey
Red
White
Green
45
Which country will lift its ban on woman drivers in June 2018?
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Iran
United Arab Emirates
46
The last Soccer world cup was won by?
Spain
France
Germany
Brazil
47
Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
May 8
May 18
June 8
June 18
48
Which company is owned by Bill Gates?
Twitter
Snapchat
Facebook
Microsoft
49
Blue Mountain Coffee comes from where?
Kenya
Colombia
Jamaica
Costa Rica
50
In Australian dollars, how much did Rebel Wilson get awarded, in damages, in a defamation case?
6 million
2 million
4.5 million
3.5 million
51
In a deck of playing cards, the only king without a moustache is...
King of Diamonds
King of Hearts
King of Spades
Kings of Clubs
52
Which team won the wooden spoon for the 2017 AFL season?
Fremantle Dockers
Gold Coast Suns
Brisbane Lions
Carlton Blues
53
Which tree grows from an acorn?
Oak
Birch
Elm
Ash
54
After more than 2000 years, in 2017 China allowed the commercial distribution of:
Silkworms
Rice
Salt
Alcohol
55
What was the first James Bond film?
Skyfall
ThunderBall
Dr. No
The Man with the Golden Gun
56
What language do Pakistani's speak?
English
Nauruan
Sindhi
Hindi
57
The ozone layer restricts
Infrared radiation
X-rays and gamma rays
Ultraviolet radiation
Visible light
58
According to the nursery rhyme, who "ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water"?
The Grand Old Duke of York
Little Miss Muffet
Humpty Dumpty
Jack and Jill
59
Pick the correct spelling:
Parellel
Paralell
Parrallel
Parallel
60
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's...
highest railway station
none of the above
largest railway station
longest railway station
61
What is the capital of Mali called?
Tripoli
Cairo
Kigali
Bamako
62
Who founded Marvel Comics?
Stan Lee
Martin Goodman
Jim Mooney
Jack Kirby
63
Entomology is the science that studies...
formation of rocks
The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
Insects
Behaviour of human beings
64
Which car company makes the Celica?
Nissan
Toyota
Mercedes
Hyundai
65
Where will the next Winter Olympics be held?
Canada
Korea
Japan
France
66
Game of Thrones is based on the book series A song of ice and fire. What is the author's name?
J.K Rowling
Steven King
J.R.R Tolkien
G.R.R Martin
67
What is it called when the moon blocks out the sun during the day?
Enbola
Ellipse
Envelope
Eclipse
68
What colour is worn for funerals in Egypt?
Black
Yellow
Red
Blue
69
Who is the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
Ceres
Luna
Prosperina
Venus
70
Disney question - who are Daisy Ducks three nieces?
April, May & July
April, May & December
April, May & January
April, May & June
71
What colour is a polar bear's skin?
Grey
Black
Pink
White
72
How many coloured balls are there in
billiards
?
10
18
15
12
73
Which word? The students didn’t know when ……….. teacher was returning.
Their
They're
There
Where
74
Which fruits are most commonly used to make wine?
Lemons
Strawberries
Oranges
Grapes
75
Emerald is the birth stone for which month?
June
May
January
April
76
Which Italian city has a famous leaning tower?
Florence
Venice
Rome
Pisa
77
Algophobia is the fear of?
Alligators
Algebra
Algae
Pain
78
Which musical family does the saxophone belong to?
Percussion
Woodwind
Jazz
Strings
79
What was Elvis' biggest hit?
Heartbreak Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes
Suspicious Minds
"Hound Dog"
80
How many lions are estimated to be left in the wild?
80,000
20,000
40,000
120,000
81
Who composed 'The Nutcracker'?
Handel
Tchaikovsky
Beethoven
Mozart
82
What pop group had a "Message in a Bottle"
Derek Ryan
Sean Wilson
Foster and Allen
The Police
83
Which dinosaur's name means 'roof lizard'?
Tyrannosaurus
Triceratops
Stegosaurus
Pteradactyl
84
Emma Watson has a degree in?
Economics
Psychology
Geography
English Literature
85
How many sheets are in a standard roll of toilet paper?
1000
100
500
5000
86
Plant and animal cells both have...
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Chloroplasts
Vacuole
87
2017's highest paid actor on 68 million is who?
Mark Whalberg
Tom Cruise
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Shah Rukh Khan
88
Which Sporting star was/is known as 'The greatest'?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Sir Donald Bradman
Muhammad Ali
Ian Thorpe
89
How long are dogs pregnant for?
9 months
9 weeks
9 days
12 months
90
When did the first McDonalds open in Australia?
1953
1976
1983
1971
91
When was Peter Rabbit published?
1901
1902
1899
1900
92
Which is the land of the rising Sun?
Japan
Thailand
Australia
India
93
What are the first five digits of pi?
3.1514
3.1451
3.1415
3.1416
94
The most poisonous snake in the world is?
King Brown Snake
Tiger Snake
Inland Taipan
King Cobra
95
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Steffi Graf
Roger Federer
Pete Sampras
Martina Navratilova
96
How many people in a water polo team?
9
7
3
5
97
Who painted "Sunday in the Park"
Claude Monet
Henri Rousseau
George Seurat
Pierre Bonard
98
Which among the following is the World’s largest Wetland System?
Okavango (Botswana)
Pantanal (South America)
Camargue (France)
Everglades (USA)
99
The first mobile phone text message was sent in
1996
1986
1992
2001
100
Which Ed Sheeran song starts; 'The club isn't the best place to find a lover, so the bar is'
Galway Girl
Thinking Out Loud
Shape of You
Perfect