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1
Walt Disney holds the most academy awards.
False
True
2
What is Sydney's most famous monument?
A City Hall
An Opera
A Museum
3
The children remained home with their parents during the Blitz.
True
False
4
Who decyphered the Enigma machine?
Alan Turing
Joan Clarke
Stephen Hawking
5
What are the two houses in the British Parliament?
Labour and Lords
Representatives and Senators
Lords and Democrats
Lords and Commons
6
How long did the Blitz last?
Nine months
Seven months
Eight months
A year
7
Buckingham Palace has 776 rooms.
True
False
8
Rugby is an English city.
False
True
9
Which President launched the "Moon Race"?
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
10
There are four houses in Harry Potter.
True
False
11
MLK's famous speech was on the Washington Memorial.
True
False
12
New York City is also called...
The Youngest State
The Peach State
The Big Apple
13
Mandela won the Nobel Literature Prize
False
True
14
How were called the women who fought for the right to vote in the UK?
The Voters
The Suffragettes
The Suffrage fighters
15
Who wrote "Frankenstein"?
Mary Shelley
Jane Austen
16
What are the two main political parties in the US?
Democrats and Republicans
Conservatives and Democrats
Labours and Conservatives
Labours and Republicans
17
What is the capital of Jamaica?
Kingston
May Pen
Montego Bay
18
Il pleut des cordes.
It's raining cats and dogs.
It's raining as if a cow was pissing.
It's raining as a torrent.
It's raining ropes.
19
The most viewed video on YouTube is a song.
False
True
20
The counterculture artists participated in the ______________ festival.
The Woodstock Festival
The Coachella Festival
21
What is the name of the American lobbying group which allows guns?
Th IRA
The ANC
The NRA
22
What does it mean to "be under the weather"?
To feel ill
To live in a dry place
To feel happy
To live in a rainy place
23
What is the traditional Christmas dessert in England?
A porridge
A crumble
A pudding
24
Elizabeth II remained Queen for 60 years.
True
False
25
The Wimbledon tennis tournament is played on...
Clay
Indoor
Grass
26
What term designs the worst of society?
A dystopia
A utopia
Hell
27
What is Shakespere famous for?
His operas
His plays
28
Australia is wider than the Moon.
True
False
29
Which Civil Rights Activist refused to give up her seat in a bus?
Rose Parks
Rosa Parks
Angela Davis
30
What are the four nations which compose the United Kingdom?
Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England
England, Canada, Wales and Ireland
Australia, England, Scotland and Canada
Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England
31
Who is the British Prime Minister?
Keir Starmer
Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak
Theresa May
32
The group which sang a new version of the British anthem was...
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Sex Pistols
33
The US boycotted the 1980 Olympics.
True
False
34
What is a "poutine"?
An Australian dish
A Canadian dish
A Scottish dish
A Trinidadian dish
35
How many mass shootings took place between January 1 and June 30, 2022?
100 - 200
Less than 100
50
36
Captain America was created during the Cold War.
False
True
37
There's only one letter that doesn't appear in the American states' names.
True
False
38
What right did the Supreme Court overturn in 2023?
The right for abortion.
The right to choose your religion.
The right to bear guns.
39
William inherited the throne after Elizabeth II.
False
True
40
Jesse Owens won 3 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
False
True
