Trivial Pursuit

Question 1

Which term refers to the materials used to create a work of art?

Accepted Answer

Medium

Question 2

Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali were both painters part of which art movement?

Accepted Answer

Cubism

Question 3

In baking, which type of sugar is traditionally darkest in colour?

Accepted Answer

Muscovado Sugar

Question 4

Desdemona is a character in which Shakespeare play?

Accepted Answer

Othello

Question 5

The legal drink drive limit in the UK is what?

Accepted Answer

80mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath

Question 6

Which was the capital city of the UK prior to London?

Accepted Answer

Winchester

Question 7

In the TV series 'Futurama,' what is the name of the pizza-deliverer who wakes up 1,000 years in the future?

Accepted Answer

Fry

Question 8

What are the character avatars known as on Nintendo Wii?

Accepted Answer

Miis

Question 9

How many Coronations were there in the UK in the 20th Century?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 10

Who is the current manager of Everton F.C.?

Accepted Answer

Carlo Ancelotti

Question 11

If it's Autumn in the UK, what season is it in Australia?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Question 12

What was the name of the space flight which landed Neil Armstrong on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Apollo 11

Question 13

The Mona Lisa is on display in which art gallery?

Accepted Answer

The Louvre

Question 14

Which novel focuses on a group of British boys abandoned on an island who attempt to govern themselves?

Accepted Answer

Lord of the Flies

Question 15

The theory of relativity was devised by whom?

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

Question 16

In a standard chemical equation, on which side of the equation would the product(s) be?

Accepted Answer

The right hand side of the equation

Question 17

How many US presidents have died in office?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 18

The first element of the periodic table is what state at room temperature?

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 19

Vitreous gel makes up a large proportion of which sensory organ?

Accepted Answer

Eye

Question 20

Which of the following is not a class A drug?

Accepted Answer

Cannabis

Question 21

Which country does this flag belong to?

Accepted Answer

Jordan

Question 22

Margaret Thatcher succeeded who as Prime Minister of the UK?

Accepted Answer

James Callaghan

Question 23

Which component of blood is most associated with the immune response?

Accepted Answer

White blood cells

Question 24

Who was the eldest of the Brontë sisters?

Accepted Answer

Charlotte Brontë

Question 25

The earliest forms of glass contained which of the following compounds?

Accepted Answer

Silicon dioxide

Question 26

The Cuban Missile Crisis is sometimes known by what other name?

Accepted Answer

The October Crisis of 1962

Question 27

The lightbulb was Thomas Edison's first invention. True or false?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

How many children's books have been written by David Walliams?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 29

Which celestial body goes through the process of outgassing when it gets closer to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Comets

Question 30

What year was the iPhone 5s released?

Accepted Answer

2013

Question 31

Which country has the highest population?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 32

Which of the following is not a type of cloud?

Accepted Answer

Cyclone

Question 33

Under the standard rules of chess, which of the following pieces cannot move diagonally?

Accepted Answer

Castle

Question 34

In which UK city is the TV soap 'Coronation Street' set in?

Accepted Answer

Manchester

Question 35

Which part of a spa is sometimes known as a Turkish Bath?

Accepted Answer

Steam Room

Question 36

Which of these London attractions is furthest north?

Accepted Answer

Madame Tussauds

Question 37

In which Irish city was the Titanic built?

Accepted Answer

Belfast

Question 38

Which of the following have not appeared as a judge on The X Factor?

Accepted Answer

Olly Murs

Question 39

Seaweed and pond scum are both types of what?

Accepted Answer

Algae

Question 40

Who presents 'Dragons Den?'

Accepted Answer

Evan Davis

Question 41

Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?

Accepted Answer

Justin Trudeau

Question 42

Lizzo plays which musical instrument?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Question 43

The Great Fire of London originated in which London lane?

Accepted Answer

Pudding Lane

Question 44

Who succeeded David Dimbleby as presenter of BBC Question Time?

Accepted Answer

Fiona Bruce

Question 45

In a Relay Race, what is the name of the object passed to the 'next runner' in the race?

Accepted Answer

Baton

Question 46

How many letters is the word used for the Countdown Conundrum on Countdown?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 47

How many people would you expect to see on a Tennis Court in a doubles match?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 48

A work of modern art by Tracey Emin in the Tate Liverpool features what?

Accepted Answer

An unmade bed

Question 49

Which of the following types of accommodation is most associated with backpacking?

Accepted Answer

Hostel

Question 50

The first series of Star Trek is known as what?

Accepted Answer

The Original Series

Question 51

Which female singer sang 'Chandelier?'

Accepted Answer

Sia

Question 52

The Falklands War was a 10-week confrontation between the UK and which other country?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 53

Where are the 2020 Olympic games scheduled to take place?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Question 54

Germany won against which team in the Fifa World Cup 2014?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 55

In which country of the UK can the electorate vote for the SNP?

Accepted Answer

Scotland

Question 56

Table tennis is known by which alternative name?

Accepted Answer

Ping Pong

Question 57

Which of the following US states is the furthest south?

Accepted Answer

New Mexico

Question 58

Who wrote the poem 'Daffodils?'

Accepted Answer

William Wordsworth

Question 59

The Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

Ecuador

Question 60

Which geographical term refers to the merging of two rivers?

Accepted Answer

Confluence

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