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1
The square root of 2 is called what?
Euler’s Constant
The Golden Ratio
PI
The Pythagoras Constant
2
In what year did Shakespeare die?
1616
1707
1573
1495
3
What is the main herb in pesto?
Oregano
Thyme
Parsley
Basil
4
Which Rugby team won the 2018/2019 English Premiership
Bath
Saracens
Harlequins
Northampton
5
Who has won the most Oscars?
Katherine Hepburn
Bette Davis
Meryl Streep
Ingrid Bergman
6
What is the atomic number for Oxygen?
12
2
8
16
7
What is the name of this US President?
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
8
Which of the following is NOT a French fashion house?
Louis Vuitton
Yves Saint Laurent
Fendi
Givenchy
9
Errol Flynn played the title role in this 1935 film. Name the film.
Captain Black
Captain Blood
Blackbeard
Captain Morgan
10
How many items in a gross?
13
1024
21
144
11
When was Gregg's founded?
1966
1972
1946
1939
12
Queen Victoria's bloomers sold in 2014 for £7,400. What size waist were they?
44 inches
36 inches
60 inches
52 inches
13
What is the Icelandic delicacy "hakarl" ?
Mouldy gull egg
Salted, raw herring eyes in vinegar
Rotted basking shark
Stewed seaweed
14
Who wrote Little Women?
Louisa May Alcott
Emily Bronte
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
Jane Austen
15
What was ABBA's original name?
The Hep Stars
The Rok Stars
The Gang Stars
The Song Stars
16
Who wrote the Jack Reacher novels?
Michael Connelly
Lee Child
Lee Goldberg
Riley Sager
17
How many prime numbers are there between 0 and 1000?
168
77
None
47
18
John Meade Falkner worked for Armstrong Whitworth in Newcastle. What famous pirate novel did he write?
Moonfleet
The Sea Hawk
Treasure Island
Pirates of the Caribbean
19
What was the first McDonalds mascot called?
Mr Happy
Mr Hamburger
Mr Tasty
Mr Speedy
20
Which actor plays Dr Ivo Robotnik in the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog?
Jim Carey
Jack Black
Eddie Murphy
Tom Hanks
21
Which is longest?
Ten Pin Bowling Alley
Cricket Pitch
22
Which 40 year old fashion designer committed suicide in 2010?
Bill Blass
Gianni Versace
Alexander McQueen
Oscar de la Renta
23
Who wrote “50 Shades of Grey” ?
E Nesbit
E Lockhart
E L James
Mary Pearson
24
In 'A Game of Thrones', the direwolf represents what family?
The Lannisters
The Targaryens
The Starks
The Baratheons
25
The word “confetti” derives from what phrase in Italian ?
Little pasta
Little sweets
Little flowers
Little kisses
26
Which city is the capital of Oman?
Muscat
Doha
Amman
Dakar
27
Which two countries were LOSING semi finalists in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
England & Belgium
Brazil & Croatia
Croatia & England
England & Brazil
28
When was the first episode of Emmerdale aired?
1st November 1980
15th September 1969
23rd August 1976
16th October 1972
29
31 trillion kilometres is a very long way. What is this distance otherwise known as?
a zarg
a light year
a parsec
an astronomical unit
30
Who was the FIFTH wife of Henry VIII ?
Catherine Howard
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Cathrine Parr
31
Which US baseball team won the 2019 World Series
New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants
Houston Astros
Washington Nationals
32
A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time equal to 1/100th of a second?
True
False
33
What phase of the moon is this?
Waxing gibbous
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
New moon
34
In 1979, Kevin Keegan had a Top 10 hit in Germany with what song?
Lieber Love
I would love it !
Head over heels in love
Falling in love you
35
According to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy what is the most massively useful item a galactic hitchhiker can have?
A babel fish
Two heads
A towel
A Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster
36
The 1908 Summer Olympics were held in London. Which of the following was NOT an event?
Lacrosse
Real Tennis
Cricket
Tug of War
37
What lyric is NOT in "Hey Jude" by the Beatles?
The movement you need is on your shoulder
It's a love that lasts forever
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
You're waiting for someone to perform with
38
Which team has won the boat race the most?
Currently tied (84-84)
Oxford (84-80)
Cambridge (84-80)
Currently tied (80-80)
39
In the Harry Potter books, what potion does Professor Lupin have to take at each full Moon?
Wolfsbane
Happy Juice
Leg Locker
Moonstone
40
Who won the 2020 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
Brad Pitt
Rami Malek
Joachim Phoenix
Gary Oldman
41
Human babies are born without what?
Knee caps
Eye brows
Toe nails
Eye lashes
42
What sort of hat is also known as a Derby hat?
a Trilby
a Panama
a Fedora
a Bowler
43
Why are haggis imports banned in the USA?
It contains suet
It contains sheeps heart
It contains sheeps lungs
It contains sheeps stomach
44
Which cricket player scored the most runs in the ICC 2019 World Cup?
Ben Stokes (England)
Rohit Sharma (India)
Steven Smith (Australia)
Joe Root (England)
45
Who is this?
Lil’ Kim
Beyoncé
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
46
What happened to Eastenders' Abi and Lauren in 2017?
Arrested by Police for Fraud
Trapped in house fire
Fell off a roof
Stuck up a Christmas Tree
47
How was the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer caught?
He tried to kill an undercover policeman
A neighbour reported a smell from the drains
He turned himself in
An intended victim managed to escape
48
What is Homer Simpson’s middle initial ?
J
D
T
R
49
This logo is correct?
False
True
50
Who is this famous outlaw?
Butch Cassidy
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
The Sundance Kid
51
Alan Halsall plays which character in Coronation Street?
Tyrone Dobbs
David Platt
Kevin Webster
Steve McDonald
52
The Finnish word for gorgeous is “korea” ?
True
False
53
What former football stadium is this?
Highbury (Arsenal)
Roker Park (Sunderland)
The Victoria Ground (Stoke City)
Ayresome Park (Middlesbrough)
54
Sir Ian McKellen plays which supervillain in the X-Men series?
Magneto
Apocalypse
Mystique
Master Mind
55
Which horse won the 2019 Grand National?
Tiger Roll
Lion King
One for Arthur
Two for Tea
56
In what year did the first ever Nando’s restaurant open?
1987
1993
1996
1990
57
Who sung “There’s a fire starting in my heart, reaching a fever pitch and it’s bringing me out the dark”
Ariana Grande
Lady Gaga
Adele
Madonna
58
How many calories in an average sized banana ?
about 200
about 400
about 100
about 35
59
Which famous battle took place on 18 June 1815?
The Alamo
Gettysburg
Trafalgar
Waterloo
60
What is this tv show?
Pretty Little Liars
One Tree Hill
Gossip Girl
The O.C
61
Which character is this from the children’s TV show “Octanauts”?
Sergeant Bluebear
Policeman Panda
Captain Fearnaut
Captain Barnacles
62
Julian Dunkerton and James Holder founded what UK fashion brand in Cheltenham, UK in 2003
ASOS
Aeropostale
Superdry
Abercrombie & Fitch
63
Which Roman Emperor built the Colosseum of Rome?
Claudius
Vespasian
Hadrian
Tiberius
64
Which actress said “I’m not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful”?
Ingrid Bergman
Marilyn Monroe
Audrey Hepburn
Jane Fonda
65
Who was the LAST person to walk on the moon?
Alan Shepard
Charles “Pete” Conrad
Gene Cernan
John Young
66
Which country in NOT a land neighbour of China?
Myanmar (Burma)
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
67
A “google” is 1 followed by how many zeroes.
A hundred
Ten
A thousand
A million
68
Which company owns this logo?
Nike
Adidas
Skechers
New Balance
69
A criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. Name the film.
The Departed
Watchmen
The Heist
Despicable Me
70
Name that film
Aladdin
Frozen
The Lion King
Kung Fu Panda
71
LAST QUESTION: Which quiz show host had the longest run on UK TV?
Richard Whiteley (Countdown)
Bruce Forsyth (Generation Game)
Bamber Gascoigne (University Challenge)
Magnus Magnusson (Mastermind)
72
Name the seventh planet in terms of distance from the Sun.
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
73
What is the name of the Green Teletubby?
La La
Dipsy
Po
Tinky Winky
74
The great fire of London was in 1666 but in what sort of shop did it start?
Baker
Candlestick Maker
Butcher
Blacksmith
75
What is the surname of the brothers in the TV series “One Tree Hill”?
Sallow
Scott
Ross
McQueen
76
What are the names of the sisters in the animated film Frozen?
Kristin and Anna
Elsa and Isla
Elsa and Kristin
Anna and Elsa
77
Who is this famous footballer?
Mezit Ozul
Luka Modric
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Raheem Stirling
78
How did the Cleveland Browns US Football Team get their name?
Their founder was a Mr Brown
Their original helmets (made from leather) were brown
Their white shirts were always quickly covered in dirt
They were formed by black and native American players
79
What is the name of Patrick Swayze’s character in the film Dirty Dancing?
Johnny Castle
Sam Wheat
John Dalton
Tom Wright
80
Which Star Trek actor was shot six times on June 6th 1944?
James Doohan (Scotty)
DeForest Kelly (McCoy)
George Takei (Sulu)
Walter Koenig (Chekov)
81
According to the UK official charts, which artist had the most streamed songs in 2019?
George Ezra
Ed Sheeran
Lewis Capaldi
Billie Eilish
82
Which living creature has the most chromosomes at 448?
The Caribbean three rowed sea cucumber
The white headed marmoset
The Atlas Blue butterfly
The human being
83
Which of the following is NOT a character from Star Wars?
Poe Dameron
Grand Moff Tarkin
Sandor Clegane
Jar Jar Binks
84
Bogotá is the capital of which country?
Paraguay
Venezuela
Bolivia
Colombia
85
“Ooidial” means egg-shaped
False
True
86
What colour is Scooby Doo’s collar?
Yellow
Blue
Red
Black