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1
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Slippery snakes slid sneakily
The snow is a white blanket
Thud
The boy swam as fast as a shark
2
What was the height of the shortest adult human recorded in modern history?
3 foot 9
2 foot 5
30cm
21½ inches
3
Who sang the 2002 song 'Cry Me a River'?
Mariah Carey
Britney Spears
KoRn
Justin Timberlake
4
Freddie Mercury was the lead singer in the band Queer
True
False
5
In chemistry, what is the mass number?
The number of neutrons of an atom
The weight of matter
Another term for atomic number
The total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus
6
Where was the 2004 Olympics held?
Sydney
Atlanta
Beijing
Athens
7
What did Goldilocks think of the second bowl of porridge?
Too sweet
Too Hot
Just right
Too cold
8
What nationality is Tom Jones?
Scottish
Welsh
American
English
9
Who wrote the novel 'Frankenstein'?
Mary Shelly
Mary Shelley
George Orwell
J R R Tolkein
10
Which food can be oyster, chestnut or shitaki?
Nuts
Mushrooms
Beef
Onions
11
Who was Great Britain's prime minister at the start of the First World War?
David Lloyd George
David Cameron
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
12
All arteries transport oxygenated blood
True
False
13
How many babies can a hump back whale give birth to?
1 calf a year maximum, twins are very rare
Up to two calves from two separate pregnancies every year
Up to 10 calves at once
Up to 5 or 6 calves a year
14
In biology, what does ATP stand for?
Association of Tennis Professionals
adenosine triphosphate
actin trypsine phospholipid
antibody testosterone production
15
What species was the early hominid 'Lucy'?
Australopithecus africanus
Homo floriensis
Homo erectus
Australopithecus afarensis
16
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
Ant
Giraffe
Shrew
Whale
17
The plague is no longer in existence
True
False
18
On the periodic table the element gold is represented by which symbol?
G
Au
Ag
Gd
19
All six legs of an ant are attached to its thorax
True
False
20
There are 3461 steps up the Eiffel Tower
False
True
21
Which country does marmalade originally come from?
Spain
France
Italy
Portugal
22
What creature was Gollum similar to in J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?
A human
An orc
An elf
A hobbit
23
Where in the brain is the hippocampus located?
the right posterior lobe
in a hippo's head
prefrontal cortex
in the temporal lobe
24
Pure water does not conduct electricity
False
True
25
Where in the PRESENT day was the ancient wonder the Hanging Gardens located in?
Pakistan
Iraq
Babylon
Persia
26
In 2005, the men's 100m sprint world record was broken. What was the time and by whom was it broken?
Usain Bolt, 9.58
Usain Bolt, 10.02
Daniel Radcliffe 9.89
Asafa Powell, 9.77
27
The Scots constructed Hadrian's Wall to keep the Romans out
True
False
28
Who composed Requiem in D Minor?
George Frideric Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastien Bach
None of the above
29
Thomas Aquinas was known for which field of study?
Physics
Philosophy
Music
Psychology
30
Which of the following is NOT a prime number?
271
29
2
22
31
What was the most expensive film to make of all time?
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Titanic
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
32
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria
False
True
33
In which modern day country was St Nicholas born in?
Turkey
Spain
Alaska
Russia
34
Which town or city was the song 'Silent Night' first performed
Vienna
Salzberg
Oberndorf
Cherbourg
35
What does "DNA" stand for?
Deoxygenated Nucleic Acid
Do Not Ask
Degosterone Nucleotidal Actin
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
36
What are the first 5 digits of Pi after the decimal place? 3.......
3.49151
3.14159
3.12345
3.45271
37
What type of vessel is the inferior vena cava?
A type of sparkling alcohol
Artery
The ship second in command in the navy
Vein
38
Which animal has the largest brain?
Sperm whale
Elephant
Blue whale
Giant squid
39
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Aukland
Christchurch
Canberra
Wellington
40
Which town or city is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre located in?
Birmingham
London
Worcester
Stratford-upon-Avon
41
What film did Leonardo Di Caprio get his first Oscar for?
Shutter Island
Romeo and Juliet
Titanic
The Revenant
42
Which mountain range forms the border between Slovakia and southern Poland?
Himalayas
Balkan
Carpathian
Alps
43
Who wrote 'A Little Princess'?
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Lewis Caroll
A. A. Milne
Roald Dahl
44
King Henry VIII had eight wives
False
True
45
What date did the battle of Dunkirk finish?
10th November 1939
1st January 1941
4th of June 1940
9th July 1941
46
What is the Queen's date of birth?
12th December 1925
The second Saturday in June
21 April 1926
5th June 1929
47
A dolphin is a mammal
True
False
48
What is a group of hedgehogs known as?
Array
Litter
Peck
Prickle
49
A sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 mph
True
False
50
In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', which family did Romeo belong to?
Di Caprio
Montague
Capulet
Da Vinci
51
During the English Civil War Charles I was executed on Tuesday 30 January 1649. How did he die?
Hung, drawn and quartered
In battle
Tortured to death
Beheaded
52
Cell walls are a structural feature of all cells
False
True
53
Which floor of Hogwarts was the three headed dog located on in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
3rd
1st
26th
593rd
54
In the Christian book the Bible, where was baby Jesus born?
Jerusalem
Bethelehem
Bethlehem
Israel
55
Which wife survived King Henry VIII?
Anne of Cleeves
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
56
Who wrote the novel 'A Christmas Carol'?
Ernest Hemmingway
Thomas Eddison
Carlos Dickinson
Charles Dickens
57
What is the 5th planet from the sun
Pluto
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
58
What is endoplasmic reticulum?
An organelle within eukaryotic cells
A term describing a cell membrane
The scientific term for your butt hole
The outer skin layer of a reticulated python
59
Which year did the Second World War end?
1949
1945
1941
1939
60
What does alliteration mean?
A way of describing something by comparing it to something else
A word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else
Words that start with the same sound
A word that sounds like what it means
61
Queen Boudicca was proven to be less than 5 feet tall
False
True
62
The end of the Quiz!! Merry Christmas! What day is it tomorrow?
Christmas Eve
New Years Day
Boxing Day
Christmas Day
63
Who wrote the book 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Emily Brontë
Enid Blyton
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Austin
