Rubicon Quiz (26 November 2020)

Who replaced Phil Hogan as the European Commissioner for Trade?

What is the standard distance for a rowing race?

Where is Michelangelo's "David" located?

Rudy Giuliana was previously mayor of what city?

Who played James Bond in "From Russia with Love"?

What is the oldest Catholic religious order?

What is the name of the character played by Will Ferrell in Anchorman?

FINA is the international governing body of what sport?

Who wrote "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?

What is the most used operating system? (per statcounter.com as of October 2020)

Who wrote Frankenstein?

What was chosen as the 2020 "Word of the Year" by Collins Dictionary?

What is the name of this painting by Gustav Klimt?

What was the price of the most expensive house ever sold in Ireland?

What is the only human disease to be successfully eradicated?

In which country is "War and Peace" predominantly set?

Who was the top goal scorer in the 2019-20 Premier League?

Which stock exchange index closed at a record high of 30,000 points on 24 November 2020?

Who has won the most tennis grand slam titles?

Who painted "The Starry Night"?

When did Netflix first start streaming content online?

Who is the current captain of the French national rugby team?

Who won the 2019 Oscar for Best Actress?

Which event had the highest global television audience?

What was the best-selling book in Ireland in 2019?

Who painted the "Girl with the Pearl Earing"?

Where is Brussels?

Shakespeare's Hamlet is the ruler of which country?

What is the only soccer club to have fired Sir Alex Ferguson?

Which of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles namesakes was NOT a painter?

Which of these languages is the most spoken first language in Europe?

In what year was the Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre?

Which of these states did President Trump win in the 2020 general election?

Into what sea does the Danube river flow?

What is the name of the upcoming movie set in Ireland starring Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt?

Where is the Epic of Gilgamesh from?

In which book did Sherlock Holmes first feature?

How much does the PlayStation 5 cost in Ireland?

Which of these cities is NOT a host of the Euro 2020 soccer championship?

Where was the first chocolate bar created?

Which of these countries does NOT have a monarchy?

How many episodes of Game of Thrones are there?

What organisation is responsible for authorising vaccines in the European Union?

What team were Argentina playing against when Maradona's "Hand of God" incident occurred?

In how many Harry Potter films did Michael Gambon play Dumbledore?

Which of these art movements was the first to begin?

What is the highest-rated move on IMDb? (as of 26/11/2020)

Who won the 2020 Masters Tournament?

The world's most valuable art heist involved art stolen from which museum?

Which of these pharmaceutical companies has applied for authorisation to distribute their COVID-19 vaccine in the US?

What is the name of the Hobbit played by Elijah Wood in the Lord of the Rings?

Who invented the first modern vaccine?

Which of these countries' capitals is spelled the same in its native language as in English?

Who of these is the most recent F1 champion?

How many functions are there in Excel? (per Microsoft as of 26/11/20)

Who is the only female winner of an Oscar for best director?

Where are "Aesop's Fables" believed to originate from?

Which of these European Union treaties is the most recent?

How many "A Song of Ice and Fire" (Game of Thrones) books have been published?

Which US president appears in Home Alone 2?

When was "Dune" by Frank Herbert first published?

Who plays Prince Charles in Netflix's "The Crown"?

In American Football, how many points are scored for a touchdown?

Who wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude" ("Cien años de soledad")?

Which of these composers has been nominated for the greatest number of Oscars?

Who is the chief Brexit negotiator for the British government?

Which treaty established the European Economic Community in 1957?

Who of these is the eldest?

In what year did Usain Bolt set the current 100m record?

What is the most-consumed fruit in the world? (in kilograms, as of 2013)

Which of these counties is a member of the European Economic Area, but not the European Union?

Which city is hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics?

Which country's flag has the greatest number of different colours on it?

Who will Joe Biden nominate as Secretary of State?

How many world championship gold medals has gymnast Simone Biles won?