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