Quiz

Question 1

When referring to a USB port, what do the letter USB stand for?

Accepted Answer

Universal Serial Bus

Question 2

What is the capital of the USA called?

Accepted Answer

Washington DC

Question 3

What is it called when the moon blocks out the sun during the day?

Accepted Answer

Eclipse

Question 4

How much is a pint?

Accepted Answer

0.6ml

Question 5

How old is planet Earth?

Accepted Answer

4.5 billion years

Question 6

How are you if you are "flabbergasted"?

Accepted Answer

surprised

Question 7

Who wrote Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 8

One foot is 30.48cm. Every foot is 12 inches, and an inch is 2.54 cm. How tall is 5 foot 5?

Accepted Answer

165

Question 9

Who was the first man in space?

Accepted Answer

Youri Gagarin

Question 10

In The Simpsons cartoon show, how old are Bart and Lisa Simpson?

Accepted Answer

10 and 8 years old

Question 11

What percentage of the Internet is in English?

Accepted Answer

86%

Question 12

Which tree is the odd one out: English Oak, Scots Pine, Poplar, Hazel, Elm and Silver Birch?

Accepted Answer

Scots Pine

Question 13

What colour comes next in this sequence: orange, yellow, green, blue, purple......?

Accepted Answer

Red

Question 14

What is the name of London's most popular shopping mile?

Accepted Answer

Oxford Street

Question 15

Which speed is fastest?

Accepted Answer

1 kilometer per second

Question 16

What do the letters ASAP stand for?

Accepted Answer

As Soon As Possible

Question 17

On what continent is the city of Mombasa?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 18

Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England form the ...?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 19

Which is the shallowest sea in the world?

Accepted Answer

Baltic Sea

Question 20

What is the maximum points scored in a NBA match by a single player?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 21

The American English word 'zucchini' means what in Standard English English?

Accepted Answer

Courgette

Question 22

Name the film

Accepted Answer

Forrest Gump

Question 23

UK has 999. France, Germany, Greece and Spain have 112. Jamaica has 911. But who has 000?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 24

What are: Yukon, Amazon, Mackenzie, Mekong, Danube, Orange and Irrawaddy?

Accepted Answer

Some of the longest rivers in the world

Question 25

Name that song...

Accepted Answer

Cheerleader

Question 26

What word is included in the names of all these things?

Accepted Answer

lock

Question 27

Which planet, shown here, is well known for its many rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 28

Name the song

Accepted Answer

What do you mean

Question 29

Finish the sentence: “I have been living in Madrid...”

Accepted Answer

For ten years

Question 30

How many times can a US president be re-elected?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 31

Which Prime Number is missing in this list in sequence: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 32

How many Oscars did the film Titanic win in the 1998 Academy Awards Ceremony?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 33

Which biome is located at the north and south poles, and is permanently frozen?

Accepted Answer

Tundra

Question 34

Who directly preceded these names: Edward, George, Edward, George, Elizabeth?

Accepted Answer

Victoria

Question 35

What is it called when liquid rock, called lava or magma, erupts through the Earth's crust

Accepted Answer

Volcano

Question 36

Who was the author of "A Christmas Carol"?

Accepted Answer

Charles Dickens

Question 37

What is the longest river in the world called?

Accepted Answer

The Nile River

Question 38

Which temperature is hottest?

Accepted Answer

100 degrees celsius

Question 39

What is the title of the British national anthem?

Accepted Answer

God save the Queen

Question 40

In music, how is Shawn Carter better known?

Accepted Answer

Jay Z

Question 41

What class of animals are whales?

Accepted Answer

Mammals

Question 42

How long does it take for the light from the sun to reach the earth?

Accepted Answer

Just over 8 minutes

Question 43

What letter is missing from this list: S,W and E?

Accepted Answer

N

Question 44

Who would come next on the class register after: Barnes, Birch, Cowans, Greenway and Howard?

Accepted Answer

Jones

Question 45

From which country did this person come from?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 46

Who has been the biggest cricket player in history?

Accepted Answer

Sachim Tendulkar

Question 47

What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "per ardua ad astra"?

Accepted Answer

Through adversity to the stars

Question 48

Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?

Accepted Answer

2700

Question 49

Probably, when he grows up he ______________ very good at sports.

Accepted Answer

is going to be

Question 50

Which of these sports is the number one in India?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

Question 51

Start the sentence: "... people eat very healthy."

Accepted Answer

Very few

Question 52

This famous American boxer died in the past week.

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Ali

Question 53

If 'on the rocks' is stated on a drinks menu, what is meant by this?

Accepted Answer

The drink is served with ice

Question 54

Which word does not rhyme with TOUGH?

Accepted Answer

Though

Question 55

What is the second name of Barack Obama?

Accepted Answer

Hussein

Question 56

Choose the correct missing word: "There's a woman [...] handbag was stolen."

Accepted Answer

Whose

Question 57

Which bird is the odd one out, penguin, kiwi, ostrich, emu, puffin, cassowary and rhea?

Accepted Answer

puffin

Question 58

What kind of house is this famous house in Sydney, Australia?

Accepted Answer

Opera

Question 59

Complete the sentence: "He is a very ... man. He always ends up crying with Bambi."

Accepted Answer

sensitive

Question 60

Which famous group recorded their music in the Abbey Road Studios?

Accepted Answer

The Beatles

Question 61

Which is the capital city of Australia?

Accepted Answer

Canberra

Question 62

Which is the odd US state out: Washington, North Dakota, New York, Maine and North Carolina?

Accepted Answer

North Carolina

Question 63

Which of the following countries hasn't been a colony of the UK in the past?

Accepted Answer

Singapur

Question 64

Three times nine, minus twelve, divided by three, plus six equals...

Accepted Answer

11

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