Sunday Quiz by Tamara :)

Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?

Which of Henri Matisse's paintings was hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art for 46 days?

Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?

Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?

Commonly known by his nickname, what was the full name of ‘Banjo’ Paterson?

In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?

During World War II, US soldiers used the first commercial aerosol cans to hold what?

What artist was struck in the face with a mallet by an envious rival, disfiguring him for life?

What percentage of the River Nile is located in Egypt?

What is the oldest city in the world?

Who created the first energy storing solar power cells?

Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? 

What famous general was once attacked by rabbits?

Which of these sports is most similar to ‘korfball’?

A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?

Which of these popular 60s TV shows premiered first?

Who was never 'Time' magazine's 'Man of the Year'?

According to Vatican researcher Sabrina Sforza Galitzia, what does Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper predict?

In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from?

What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina?

Who invented Arabic numerals?

Which of these English royals was not put to death at the Tower of London?

Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth?

Registering 9.5 on the Richter scale, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded struck where?

Oberon is the satellite of which planet?

What was the occupation of the composer Borodin?

Who was the first man to travel into space twice?

Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?

What is the earliest surviving system of laws?

How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar?

How many humans have set foot on the moon?

Which African nation has the most pyramids?

What art movement was Yoko Ono associated with during the 1960s?

Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?

English artist Andy Brown created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II using what?

How many Dalai Lamas ruled Tibet?

In Doctor Who, what was the signature look of the fourth Doctor, as portrayed by Tom Baker?

Which song was the first of a string of No. 1 US hits for the Supremes?

Which saint founded the Italian hilltop monastery of Monte Cassino?

Who is the only British politician to have held all four "Great Offices of State" at some point during their career?

Mocha, a choice variety of coffee, takes its name from a seaport in which country?

When the Australian city of Darwin was founded in 1869, it was given what name?

The Earth is approximately how many kilometers away from the Sun?

Which of these religious observances lasts for the shortest period of time during the calendar year?

Who designed the first sewing machine?

Which monarch was known as "the wisest fool in Christendom"?

In 1912, former US President Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate for which political party?

How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?

Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?

Which great film-maker has won the most Best Director Oscars?

What is the only sea without any coasts?

What late 19th-century French painter was known for his pictures of ballet dancers?

What country has the most natural lakes?

Who was the first to win two unshared Nobel Prizes?

If you planted the seeds of 'Quercus robur', what would grow?

Which of these former Australian politicians served the longest term as prime minister?

Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital?

Which of these cetaceans is classified as a "toothed whale"?

Who is credited as the designer of the many statues which decorated the Parthenon?

What is the correct chronological order, from earliest to latest, of the development of the following religions?

Construction of which of these famous landmarks was completed first?

Tomas Masaryk was the first president of which country?

At the closest point, which island group is only 50 miles south-east of the coast of Florida?

In Australia, traditionally used for storing clothes and household items for use after marriage is a what ‘box’?