Pop goes the quiz!

The standard unit of electrical resistance is the ohm, represented by the Greek letter shown. Which letter is this?

What is the name of the Broadway play on which preposterously spurious Irish-based drama "Wild Mountain Thyme" is based?

Which of these counties is not one of the 26 that make up the Republic of Ireland?

In which year was Italian fashion brand Missoni originally founded as a local knitwear business in Gallarate, Lombardy?

The parents of British singing starlet Dua Lipa are originally from which Balkan country in southeastern Europe?

Which was the most visited country in the world in 2019, totalling 89.4 million international arrivals?

Which Irish actress and screenwriter created popular Channel 4 series "Catastrophe", starring US comic Rob Delaney?

Connecticut-based 1980's pop sensation Cyndi Lauper famously sang "girls just want to have _ _ _ ?"

In which year was American rap star, and occasional ruffian, Tupac Shakur shot dead in Las Vegas, Nevada?

What is the second most populous city in Japan?

What is the primary spice used in creamy Hungarian cheese spread körözött?

Which chemical element, also known as wolfram, is used for the filament in incandescent light bulbs?

In 2019, which country's 15 year-old secondary students ranked highest in the world in the OECD's triennial PISA study?

Approximately how many bones are there in the adult human body?

What is the name of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine first registered by the country's Ministry of Health in August 2020?

From which part of the UK was 18th-century scientist James Watt, who developed the concept of horsepower?

Which country lays claim to the highest populations of European bison?

Which of these books was not written by Virginia Woolf?

Where is Melania Trump's homeland?

Which of these is the capital city of New Zealand?

Which film by Martin Scorsese won the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival?

In which American city was popular household toxin Coca-Cola first manufactured?

In which year did venerable US television chat show host Johnny Carson step down from "The Tonight Show" after 30 years?

Which of these was not the real name of a mass-produced automobile?

Excluding pick-up trucks, which was the best-selling passenger vehicle in the United States in 2019?

Which country hosted the 2019 Cricket World Cup?

Which of the following countries has never won the Eurovision Song Contest since its creation in 1956?

Which football player won the 1976 Ballon d'Or?

In which year did the Canadian province of Quebec narrowly vote to reject becoming an independent country?

American comedy-drama series "Ugly Betty" was based on a telenovela originating in which South-American country?

In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar. Which 1713 treaty ceded the territory to Great Britain?

Before becoming US vice president-elect in 2020, for which American state was Kamala Harris a junior senator?

As the longest-reigning monarch in British history, which jubilee might Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in 2022?

In August 1945, Soviet forces captured the city of Wrocław, now part of Poland. What was its former German name?

What was the name of the male sidekick to TV's three "Charlie's Angels" in the popular 70's series of the same name?

Which was the first James Bond feature film, based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name?

What was the real name of the Da Vinci portraiture subject referred to in the Anglo-Saxon world as "Mona Lisa"?

Approximately when were the first cats believed to have been domesticated?

In a harsh blow to The Vatican's influence, when did Italy first legislate to allow divorce?

What name is given to limestone formations made of mineral droplets dribbling from cave ceilings over millions of years?

To where does the poké bowl trace its origins?

Under which leader did Russian forces defeat the Swedish Army in 1809, capturing Finland, then ruling it for 108 years?

Which is the only country to have won two consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments?

With which Bryan did former Spice Girl Mel C score a near worldwide hit with the track "When You're Gone" in 1998?

Under the Emperor Meiji, when did the yen, Japan's first single currency, come into circulation?

At which Olympic Games did Afro-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise a Black Power salute on the podium?

Which city boasts the most cinemas in the world?

With a total of 4 Oscars and 12 nominations, who is the most decorated actress in the history of the Academy Awards?

What is the model name given to Mazda's MX-5 roadster in North America?

Who starred alongside Whitney Houston in the critically slated 1992 romantic thriller "The Bodyguard"?

Which novel won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1983?

Which of the following words is described by the Cambridge English dictionary as "great speed and eagerness"?

Which of these operas is not the oeuvre of Giacomo Puccini?

In which year did a constitutional amendment expel Singapore from Malaysia, making it a sovereign nation?

Which country produces the most olive oil in the world?

Which team won the UEFA Champions League for the 1994-95 season?

What name is given to the wistfully melancholic Portuguese music genre made famous by Amália Rodrigues, among others?

What is the name of the German Defence Minister, having succeeded Angela Merkel as CDU party leader in 2018?

Who among these was not a member of 70's English punk band The Clash?

According to a recent BBC poll, which of the following was named "Britain's Greatest Invention"?

In which Dublin suburb did Dracula author Bram Stoker grow up?

Which artistic movement is typified by the paintings of French artist Georges Seurat?

What kind of animal is this?

Though enjoyed in several Mediterranean countries, from which nation does savoury cheese halloumi originate?

The distilled essence of which fruit, infused with cognac, is used to make French liqueur Grand Marnier?

Which country has the highest rate of diabetes per capita in Europe?

What is the national animal of Canada, receiving royal assent in March 1975?

The first vaccine for typhoid fever was finalised in 1909, but how long did it take scientists to develop it?

What was the name of veteran BBC broadcaster David Attenborough's first nature programme in 1954?

Which Michigan actor starred alongside Teri Hatcher in 90's TV series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"?