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1
Name this famous European politician.
Bernie Sanders
Emmanuel Macron
Jeremy Corbyn
Justin Trudeau
2
Where does Larry the Cat live?
London
Liverpool
Birmingham
New York
3
What is the name of this animal?
Mouse
Wombat
Rat
Capybara
4
Which artist won this year's Grammy for best album?
Beyonce
Justin Bieber
Adele
Drake
5
Which artist or group has sold the most records of all time?
Led Zepplin
The Beatles
One Direction
Michael Jackson
6
Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Austen
Elizabeth Gaskell
Emily Bronte
7
Who played an Adolf Hitler-like dictator in the film the Great Dictator?
Robert Redford
Paul Newman
Charlie Chaplin
Frank Sinatra
8
Name this famous Cartoon Network character.
Kevin
Edd
Ed
Eddy
9
What is the heaviest animal in the world?
Elephant
Worm
Rhinocerous
Blue Whale
10
Where in the world would you find this ancient ruin?
Venice
Athens
Rome
Vienna
11
Where in the world would you find this?
Germany
Spain
America
Italy
12
Which country is this flag from?
Zambia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Botswana
13
What is the symbol for Gold on the Periodic Table?
Ah
Ar
Au
Go
14
What is the all time highest selling video game?
World of Warcraft
Call of Duty Black Ops
Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag
GTA 5
15
Name this famous actor.
Jamie Foxx
Ice Cube
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
16
Who wrote "the Lord of the Rings" trilogy?
George R. Martin
J. R. R. Tolkein
ee cummings
J. K. Rowling
17
There are 206 bones in an adult human body and 300 bones in an infant's body.
False
True
18
Which group of people are thought to have written the world's first song?
Chinese
Anglo-Saxons
Syrians
Bantu tribe
19
Who wrote "The Fault In Our Stars"?
Stephen King
Meg Cabot
John Grisham
John Green
20
Name this African leader.
Kenneth Kuanda
Robert Mugabe
Goodluck Jonathan
Nelson Mandela
21
Where would you find this famous landmark?
Nepal
Tibet
Russia
China
22
Which European country started their fight for independence in 1916?
France
Ireland
England
Germany
23
Which artist produced the song "Panda"
Calvin Harris
Dr Dre
Desiigner
Avicii
24
When did the UAE form?
1972
1969
1970
1971
25
Who sings the song "Sign of the Times"?
Harry Styles
Niall Horan
Zayn Malik
Liam Payne
26
Name this former Indian prime minister.
David Cameron
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohammad Ali
Mahatma Gandhi
27
Who created Percy Jackson?
Jeff Kinney
Rick Riordan
Eoin Colfer
J. K. Rowling
28
In which country do you finds these pyramids?
Brazil
Peru
Egypt
Mexico
29
Who has Rolling Stone named the best singer of all time?
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
30
In which continent do you find these animals?
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
31
Your body's temperature rises slightly during digestion.
True
False
32
Which of these world leaders has a Nobel Prize for Literature?
Winston Churchill
Barak Obama
Nelson Mandela
Margaret Thatcher
33
Who plays Han Solo in the Star Wars movie franchise?
J. J. Abrams
John Boyega
Harrison Ford
Mark Hammil
34
Which singer sang the original version of "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay"?
Keith Urban
Michael Bolton
Eric Clapton
Ottis Redding
35
Where is the summer Olympics 2020 being held?
Tokyo
Dubai
Russia
China
36
What is the capital of the UAE?
Fujairah
Dubai
Sharjah
Abu Dhabi
37
What is Fred Flintstone's wife's name?
Velma
Betty
Barney
Wilma
38
When did the Titanic sink?
1912
1917
1989
1910
39
What is the fastest member of the animal kingdom?
Cheetah
Peregrin Falcon
Slow Loris
Black Marlin
40
Name this famous woman.
Malala Yousafzai
Princess Nour
Rosa Parks
Julia Roberts
41
Where in the world would you see this view?
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Indoneia
42
Which celebrity starred in Barney and Friends?
Christina Aguilera
Selena Gomez
Britney Spears
Mila Kunis
43
How tall is the Burj Khalifa?
828m
928m
728m
628m
44
Name this famous TV character
Sheldon Cooper
Schmidt
Johnny Drama
Khal Drogo
45
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Highland Cow
Lochness Monster
Mouse
Unicorn
46
In the Super Mario Bros video games, where do the hero and his brother Luigi live?
Italy
Cloud Village
Flower Land
Mushroom Kingdom
47
Name this famous human rights activist.
Nelson Mandela
Malcolm X
Robert Mugabe
Martin Luther King Jr.
48
Who was this actress married to?
Freddie Prinze Junior
Billy Bob Thornton
Jonny Lee Miller
Owen Wilson
49
Where in the world would you find this?
Zimbabwe
America
Sri Lanka
Brazil
50
How many corgis has the Queen owned during her reign?
30+
10-15
1-5
15-25
51
In what bay is Alcatraz?
San Francisco Bay
Bay of Pigs
Tokyo Bay
Guantanamo Bay
52
Which of these artists has won the most grammys?
Beyonce
Georg Solti
U2
Jay Z
53
Most of the dust in your home is made of human skin.
False
True
54
Which country is this flag from?
Ecuador
North Korea
Brazil
Cuba
55
Which one of these titles is a Shakespeare play?
Northanger Abbey
A Winter's Tale
Anna Karenina
War & Peace
56
Who was the highest paid athlete in 2016?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Floyd Mayweather
Lebron James
Lionel Messi
57
Which of these calendars is not in use today?
Gregorian
Chinese
Mayan
Islamic
58
Who is the world's longest reigning monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II of England
William IVth of Henneberg-Schleusingen
Queen Victoria of England
Sobhuza II of Swaziland
59
"Boy for sale", "As long as he needs me" and "Food glorious food" were from which musical?
Lion King
Phantom of the Opera
Oliver
Hairspray
60
Which singer appeared in the feature film,
Battleship
?
Rihanna
Beyonce
Jennifer Lopez
Britney Spears
61
Where in the world would you see this?
Sahara Desert
Namib Desert
Arizona, USA
Australia
62
Which country is this flag from?
Monaco
Belgium
Indonesia
Gambia
63
Name this musician.
John Lennon
David Bowie
Jimmy Paige
Michael Jackson
64
What was the name of the girl group in the movie Grease?
Pink Ladies
Frankie and the Gang
White Ladies
Pink Girls
65
Name this famous dictator.
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Mao Tsetung
Idi Amin
66
What is the most highly rated series on IMDB?
Modern Family
Planet Earth II
Game of Thrones
Breaking Bad
67
When did GEMS Silicon Oasis open?
2 years ago
6 years ago
4 years ago
5 years ago
68
How many hearts does an octopus have?
4
2
1
3
69
Name this famous actress.
Emma Watson
Emma Thompson
Mila Kunis
Anne Hathaway
70
When did the Battle of Hastings take place?
1786
1309
1807
1066
71
Name this famous president.
John F. Kennedy
George W Bush
Henry Ford
Harry S. Truman
72
Which country is this flag from?
Algeria
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda
Maldives
73
Name this bird.
Cockatoo
Macaw
Parrot
Love bird
74
Which actor starred as Professor Charles Xavier in Logan?
Sir Rod Stewart
Sir Ben Kingsley
Sir Ian McKellan
Sir Patrick Stewart
75
Name this famous painter.
Bottecelli
Leonardo Da Vinci
Salvador Dali
Michaelangelo
76
What year did Martin Luther King Jnr give his "I have a dream" speech?
1963
1962
1976
1956
77
What sport is competed at the Americas Cup?
Horse Racing
Baseball
Sailing
Fencing
78
Approximately how much time has been spent by Humankind watching Gangnam Style?
23 years
2300 years
23000 years
230 years
79
When did India gain its independence?
1942
1947
1967
1978
80
Which US state is closest to the former Soviet Union?
Alaska
Texas
Kansas
Florida
81
In which continent do you find these animals?
Australasia
Asia
America
Africa
82
Which American state is as flat as a pancake?
Vermont
Texas
Washington DC
Kansas
83
What was the winning answer in the online poll to name Britain's next big ship?
HMS Huge Massive Ship
Boaty Mc Boat Face
HMS Elizabeth II
HMS Attenborough
84
Name this Sheikh.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nayhan
85
When did WWI start?
1814
1918
1914
1912
86
What are the surnames of the two families in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet and Montague
Hamlet & Othello
Capulet and Mantague
Lear and Donatello
87
In which country do you find these animals?
Brazil
New Zealand
Africa
Australia
88
Where in the world would you find this?
England
America
China
India
89
In which country did the Boer War take place?
South Africa
The Netherlands
India
America
90
Which singer died 11th May 1981?
Amy Winehouse
Kurt Cobain
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Marley
91
Which famous musical film featured the song "Can you feel the love tonight"?
The Lion King
Les Miserables
Grease
Rent
92
Whose album is this (Abbey Road)?
The Beatles
The Who
Queen
The Rolling Stones
93
A modern human's brain is smaller than a Neanderthal's brain.
True
False
94
Which country is this flag from?
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Germany
95
Where in the world would you find this?
London
Moscow
Berlin
Paris
96
Name this movie.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
97
Who is this famous jazz singer (nicknamed Satchmo)?
Howling Wolf
Chet Baker
Louis Armstrong
Stevie Wonder
98
If you go into space you get taller.
False
True
99
Sean John Combs is better known by what stage name?
Snoop Dogg
Jay Z
Usher
Puff Daddy
100
What nickname to the other members of 1D call Niall?
Kyle
Kieran
Kane
Kayleb
101
Which country is this flag from?
Cuba
Russia
Georgia
Vietnam