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