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