G
E
H
Which planet is closest to the
Earth?
What was the first published
Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle?
Who was the king of England who had
a son and a mother both beheaded?
H
Which is Scotland’s second largest
city?
What movie was hyped “Five
Criminals. One Line Up. No
Coincidence?
How many dogs survived the sinking
of the Titanic?
AL
What Agatha Christie novel was made
up of two parts, England and Egypt?
SN
What element did Pierre and Marie
Curie discover in 1898?
G
E
SN
What happened one night to the
central character of Kafka’s
Metamorphosis?
What percentage of the human brain
is water?
SL
In cross-country bike racing, what
do the initials BMX represent?
SL
What city and its surroundings is
the basis for a standard US Monopoly
board?
G
In which country were the Hanging
Gardens of Babylon located?
What Queen hit did Sylvester
Stallone nearly used for the Rocky
III theme song?
Which family ruled Florence for
three centuries from 1434?
G
Which Andersen fairy tale figure
sits by the waterside in Copenhagen?
E
What is ET’s job in the Spielberg
movie?
H
Who was the first left-handed to
serve two terms as US President?
AL
E
H
AL
SN
What was the pen-name of the writer
who created the fictional characters
of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
What gives the mineral turquoise its
distinctive colour?
AL
SN
SL
What was the first sport in which
women were invited to compete at the
Olympics?
SL
G
What is the capital of New Zealand?
G
E
H
AL
What song holds the record for the
biggest leap to the number one
position on Billboard's Hot 100?
Who
were the Celtic-speaking people
chart?
living in France and Belgium during
Roman times?
What is a three-line, 17-syllable
Japanese verse-form?
E
H
What is the first name of Professor
Dumbledore in the Harry Potter
books?
What was the main method of food
preservation used by the Incas to
store potatoes?
What item of sports equipment can
have a coquille to protect the
fingers?
How many Berlin streets are named
after Adolf Hitler?
Which character in The Matrix is
known as the One, One being an
anagram of his name?
What saint is said t have landed in
Ireland in 432 AD?
AL
What note is the highest string of a
violin usually tuned to?
SN
What valuable product is obtained
from the sturgeon?
SL
What’s the women’s equivalent to
tennis’ Davis Cup?
SL
How many frames --or pictures -- per
second are transmitted over American
television?
What sports activity was originally
known in England as "plank-gliding”?
G
What is Latin America’s northernmost
nation?
G
What country shares Lake Titicaca
with Bolivia?
E
What South Park character has been
killed the most times?
E
What 1993 blockbuster was set on
Isla Nublar near Costa Rica?
H
Who did Mehmet Ali Agca attempt to
assassinate in 1981?
H
Whose tomb did Howard Carter
discover in 1922?
SN
AL
What nationality was Rembrandt?
AL
When does Mary Poppins say she will
leave?
SN
What do the British call gasoline?
SN
How many bits are there in a byte?
SL
What game awards the Stanley Cup?
SL
What items of sports equipment are
made by a fletcher?
G
VENUS
G
EDINBURGH
E
A STUDY IN SCARLET
E
THE USUAL SUSPECTS
H
JAMES I
H
TWO
AL
HE TURNED INTO AN INSECT
AL
DEATH AT THE NILE
SN
80%
SN
RADIUM
SL
BICYCLE MOTOCROSS
SL
ATLANTIC CITY
G
IRAQ
G
THE LITTLE MERMAID
E
“ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST”
E
BOTANIST
H
THE MEDICI
H
BILL CLINTON
AL
MARK TWAIN
AL
ALBUS
SN
TRACES OF COPPER
SN
FREEZE DRYING
SL
TENNIS
SL
SWORD
G
WELLINGTON
G
ZERO
E
THE BEATLES’ CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
E
NEO
H
THE GAULS
H
SAINT PATRICK
AL
A HAIKU
AL
E
SN
THIRTY
SN
CAVIAR
SL
WATERSKIING
SL
THE FEDERATION CUP
G
MEXICO
G
PERU
E
KENNY
E
JURASSIC PARK
H
POPE JOAN PAUL II
H
TUTANKHAMUN’S
AL
DUTCH
AL
WHEN THE WIND CHANGES
SN
PETROL
SN
EIGHT
SL
ICE HOCKEY
SL
ARROWS
G
Which is the largest of the Balearic
Islands?
G
Which river is Nigeria named after?
E
What initials are formed by Homer
Simpson’s hair and ear?
E
Who did Kermit the frog unwittingly
marry in The Muppets?
H
Which island was Napoleon on at the
time of his death?
H
What country gave the Statue of
Liberty to the US?
AL
What artist stopped talking to van
Gogh after the ear cutting incident?
AL
SN
SL
Which English sci-fi writer first
conceived the idea of artificial
communication satellites?
What sport invented sunny Santa
Monica in the 1920s that made its
Olympic debut in 1996?
SN
Whose novel is the basis for the
Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of
the Opera?
What is the largest dinosaur so far
discovered?
SL
What event in a decathlon takes the
athletes to the greatest heights?
G
Which of the 7 Wonders of the World
was situated near modern Baghdad?
G
What country is known as the Cradle
of Civilization?
E
What singing, dancing Scientologist
played Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction?
E
What animal is Shrek’s best buddy?
H
What battle saw the final defeat of
Napoleon?
H
What city did Yasir Arafat die in?
AL
Who created Hercule Poirot and Miss
Marple?
SN
What bird lays the largest eggs?
SN
What’s the stolen Heart of Gold in
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy?
What is the clever-sounding name for
a human third molar?
SL
What is the end opposite the nose
called on a snowboard?
SL
How many balls are normally racked
in the triangle in pocket billiards?
G
What was once mined in Salzburg?
G
What is Finland’s most northerly
province?
E
What creatures produce delicious
jelly on SpongBob SquarePants?
H
What country did the Romans call
Hibernia?
AL
What fictional Harvard professor
appears in Dan Brown novels?
SN
Which planet was once thought to
have canals?
AL
E
H
What 4 words appear in parenthesis
after the R.E.M. song “It’s the End
of the World as We Know It”?
What did you require to obtain legal
whisky during Prohibition?
SN
Which Shakespeare play tells the
story of Miss Capulet who loves Mr.
Montague?
What tube connects the larynx to the
lungs?
SL
What colour jackets are winners of
the Masters Golf Tournament awarded?
SL
What is the sport of Hilary Swank’s
character in Million Dollar Baby?
G
What New York location is popularly
called the Crossroads of the world?
What movie held the all-time box
office record until Star Wars came
along?
Which historic area of Paris must
you visit to enter the Sacré Coeur?
G
What Strait links the Mediterranean
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?
E
What U.S. state is the home of Tony,
head of the Sopranos household?
H
Which Egyptian queen is said to have
died following a bite from an asp?
AL
Who made the One Ring in The Lord of
the Rings?
SN
What birds were traditionally used
as gas detectors in coal mines?
SL
Who had a women’s tennis recordbreaking winning streak of 74 games
in 1984?
AL
E
H
SN
What metal is the Statue of
Liberty’s visible surface
constructed from?
What is the second most common
element in the Sun after hydrogen?
SL
What is the target area in Olympic
fencing?
AL
G
MAJORCA
G
THE NIGER
E
M.G.
E
MISS PIGGY
H
SAINT HELENA
H
FRANCE
AL
PAUL GAUGHIN
AL
GASTON LERAUX
SN
ARTHUR C. CLARKE
SN
BRACHIOSAURUS
SL
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
SL
POLE VAULT
G
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
G
IRAQ
E
JOHN TRAVOLTA
E
DONKEY
H
WATERLOO
H
PARIS
AL
A SPACE SHIP
AL
AGATHA CHRISTIE
SN
WISDOM TOOTH
SN
OSTRICH
SL
TAIL
SL
FIFTEEN
G
SALT
G
FINNISH LAPLAND
E
(AND I FEEL FINE)
E
JELLYFISH
H
A DOCTOR’S PRESCRIPTION
H
IRELAND
AL
ROMEO AND JULIET
AL
ROBERT LANGDON
SN
THE TRACHEA
SN
MARS
SL
GREEN
SL
BOXING
G
TIMES SQUARE
G
THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
E
JAWS
E
NEW JERSEY
H
MONTMARTRE
H
CLEOPATRA
AL
COPPER
AL
DARK LORD SAURON
SN
HELIUM
SN
CANARIES
SL
THE TORSO
SL
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
G
What is the official state sport of
Alaska?
G
What is the world’s largest volcano?
E
What actually is an American Beauty
in the film of that title?
E
Who is the oldest of the four main
characters in Sex and the City?
H
What is the best-known invention of
Peace Prize founder Nobel?
H
Who was Elizabeth I’s father?
AL
What was the first James Bond novel?
AL
Which famous artist made all his
scientific notes in mirror writing?
SN
What land animal has the longest
gestjation period?
SN
What has four true varieties: black,
white, green and oolong?
SL
How many throwing events are there
in a decathlon?
SL
How many weight classes are there
for women sumo wrestlers?
G
What colour is the cross on the
Swedish flag?
G
What nickname was the Channel Tunnel
known by before it opened?
E
What rock star was Johnny Depp’s
inspiration for Jack Sparrow?
E
What duo included George Michael
before he went solo?
H
Who was known as the “Virgin Queen”?
H
How many times has Nelson Mandela
been married?
AL
Which novel follows the adventures
of Phileas Fogg and his valet
Passepartout?
AL
SN
What does an entomologist study?
SN
SL
What legendary boxer lit the flame
at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
SL
G
G
H
What South American country has a
name meaning “water to water”?
What Rolling Stones hit did Guns N’
Roses cover for the movie Interview
With the Vampire?
Which nation’s conquistadors took
over from the Incas?
H
Which Middle Eastern country has the
highest proportion of Christians?
What horror movie hears Jack
Nicholson announce, “Here’s
Johnny!”?
How many times did Henry VIII marry
in 1540?
AL
Who founded the cubism movement with
George Braque?
AL
What city must you visit to see
Leonardo’s famous “The Last Supper”?
SN
How many wings does a butterfly
have?
SL
What was the only tennis Grand Slam
event played on grass at the start
of the 21st century?
G
What was Iran known as until 1935?
E
What is the name of the coolest
guy’s gang in the movie Grease?
H
What is the Flavian amphitheatre now
called by tourists in Rome?
E
SN
SL
G
E
H
What element with the symbol I is
found in seawater and has a name
based on the Greek for violet?
What is the most common colour for
basketballs?
What dam regulates the flow of the
Nile?
What Scottish city is the setting
for Trainspotting, according to the
plot?
What did the Romans call their most
important road?
E
What does Jo sell in Little Women to
raise money for her mother to visit
her father?
What was the name of the Earth’s
first artificial satellite?
What martial art has a name
beginning with K that means “empty
hand”?
AL
Who wrote Treasure Island?
AL
Who wrote The War of the Worlds?
SN
What is the national tree of
England, Germany, France and the US?
SN
What is the heaviest breed of bear?
SL
What city’s 1972 Olympics were
staged to celebrate peace but were
marred by a terrorist attack?
SL
What does a player generally use for
a long fairway shot in golf – wood
or iron?
G
DOG MUSHING
G
MAUNA LOA
E
A ROSE
E
SAMANTHA JONES
H
DYNAMITE
H
HENRY VIII
AL
CASINO ROYALE
AL
LEONARDO DA VINCI
SN
THE ELEPHANT
SN
TEA
SL
THREE
SL
THREE
G
YELLOW
G
THE CHUNNEL
E
KEITH RICHARDS
E
WHAM!
H
ELIZABETH I
H
THREE
AL
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
AL
HER HAIR
SN
INSECTS
SN
SPUTNIK I
SL
MUHAMMAD ALI
SL
KARATE
G
PARAGUAY
G
LEBANON
E
“SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL”
E
THE SHINING
H
SPAIN
H
TWICE
AL
PABLO PICASSO
AL
MILAN
SN
IODINE
SN
FOUR
SL
ORANGE
SL
WIMBLEDON
G
ASWAN
G
PERSIA
E
EDINBURGH
E
THE T-BIRDS
H
THE APPIAN WAY
H
THE COLOSSEUM
AL
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
AL
H.G. WELLS
SN
THE OAK
SN
THE POLAR BEAR
SL
MUNICH
SL
A WOOD
G
E
H
What does Steinbeck refer to as the
Mother Road in The Grapes of Wrath?
Who was the last Beatle to marry and
the only one whose first marriage
didn’t end in divorce?
What city became the capital of Cuba
in 1599?
SL
What must be held by anyone wishing
to speak during meetings in Lord of
the Flies?
What occurs when the Sun and the
Moon are in conjunction as seen from
the Earth?
What is the name of the case where
an archer keeps his arrows?
G
What is Europe’s longest river?
AL
SN
E
H
What pop star posed naked and
pregnant for the August 2006 cover
of Harper’s Bazaar?
Who was the leader of the successful
1953 ascent of Everest?
G
What is SoHo short for?
E
What 2005 movie starred Johnny Depp
as Willy Wonka?
H
Who invented the telephone?
AL
Who composed the Freemansonryinfluenced opera The Magic Flute?
SN
What name is given to the study of
volcanoes?
SL
How many points is a jack worth in a
game of blackjack?
G
What vegetable takes its name from
the capital of Belgium?
E
Who tied the knot with Nicole Kidman
on Christmas Eve 1990?
H
What animal is said to have nurtured
the founders of Rome, Romulus and
Remus?
AL
Who wrote Great Expectations?
AL
Who killed the Minotaur?
SN
Which is the fourth planet from the
Sun?
SN
What two metals form the alloy white
gold?
SL
What’s the maximum number of players
who should be on a basketball court
at any one time?
SL
What R-word is the common name for
inline skates?
G
What animal is the symbol of
Thailand?
G
What is the capital of Tunisia?
E
What Bob Dylan classic was a top ten
hit for Guns N’ Roses?
E
Who directed Robert De Niro and cast
in Goodfellas?
H
Which Greek goddess gave her name to
the city of Athens?
H
AL
SN
SL
Who was already the husband of
Octavia Minor when he married
Cleopatra?
What hugely successful movie was
based on a book by Margaret
Mitchell?
What is the most common name for the
Boeing 747?
AL
SN
Who, in 2004, became the first
person to become a billionaire by
writing books?
Which is the largest planet in the
solar system?
What is the reward for rolling three
consecutive doubles in a game of
Monopoly?
SL
How many squares are there on a
“Scrabble” board?
G
AL
Who wrote “The Pit and the
Pendulum”?
AL
What country produces the world’s
finest rubies?
What bathroom product does the
character Tyler Durden sell in the
movie Fight Club?
Which state was the first to ratify
the 13th Amendment to abolish
slavery?
Who had the Ring immediately before
Bilbo took it?
SN
What does a coleopterist study?
SN
What is the name for a baby turkey?
SL
How many pieces does each player
start a game of chess with?
SL
What martial art’s name means “way
of the sword”?
G
E
H
What religion do many Haitians
practice along Christianity?
What colourful rock duo claimed to
be brother and sister but was
actually a divorced couple?
Who was the first holy Roman
emperor?
E
H
G
ROUTE 66
G
SOUTH OF HOUSTON
E
PAUL MCCARTNEY
E
CHARLIE AND THE CHOLOCATE FACTORY
H
HAVANA
H
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
AL
A CONCH SHELL
AL
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
SN
A SOLAR ECLIPSE
SN
VOLCANOLOGY OR VULCANOLOGY
SL
QUIVER
SL
TEN
G
VOLGA
G
BRUSSEL’S SPROUTS
E
BRITNEY SPEARS
E
TOM CRUISE
H
JOHN HUNT
H
A WOLF
AL
CHARLES DICKENS
AL
THESEUS
SN
MARS
SN
GOLD AND SILVER
SL
TEN
SL
ROLLERBLADES
G
ELEPHANT
G
TUNIS
E
“KNOCKING ON HEAVEN’S DOOR”
E
MARTIN SCORSESE
H
MARC ANTONY
H
ATHENA
AL
GONE WITH THE WIND
AL
J.K. ROWLING
SN
JUMBO JET
SN
JUPITER
SL
SENT TO JAIL
SL
225
G
VOODOO
G
BURMA (MYANMAR)
E
THE WHITE STRIPES
E
SOAP
H
CHARLEMAGNE
H
ILLINOIS
AL
EDGAR ALLAN POE
AL
GOLLUM (SMEAGOL)
SN
BEETLES
SN
POULT
SL
16
SL
KENDO
AL
Which ocean covers a greater area of
the world’s surface than all land?
What Hollywood superstar filled the
role of Joker in the 1989 Batman
movie?
Which was the first city to be
devastated by the dropping of an
atomic bomb?
Whose best-selling diary was written
by Helen Fielding?
AL
What nationality was Paul Cézanne?
SN
How many horns does the average
African black rhino have?
SN
What was the name of the first
manned mission to land on the Moon?
SL
What name is given to the object
that is knocked around in a game of
ice hockey?
SL
What actress did tennis star Andre
Agassi marry in 1997?
G
What is the most popular locally
distilled spirit in Colombia?
G
What name is given to water buses in
Venice?
E
What 1977 sci-fi movie was hyped “A
long time ago in a galaxy far away”?
E
Who was The Muppet Show drummer?
H
What disability did talented Thomas
Edison have?
H
What is widely considered to be
man’s first celestial observatory?
AL
What Paris cathedral’s bells were
rung by Quasimodo?
SN
What is the name for a young deer?
G
E
H
G
What is the most famous product from
Murano, Venice?
E
What make of car took Marty McFly
back to the future?
H
What was the agora in an ancient
Greek city?
SN
What mythical creature was born from
the blood when Perseus chopped off
Medusa’s head?
What was the first vitamin to be
discovered and named?
SL
What country has won the most
Olympic basketball titles?
SL
What winter Olympic event combines
cross-country skiing with rifle
shooting?
G
What desert surrounds Las Vegas?
G
Which is the world’s northernmost
capital city?
E
What is the name of Spiderman’s
childhood sweetheart?
E
What is the “heart of the ocean” in
the movie Titanic?
H
Whose death resulted in Elizabeth I
becoming queen?
H
What city was RMS Titanic built in?
AL
SN
What William Golding novel tells the
story of a group of boys cast away
on a desert island?
What type of wood can come from a
rabbit?
SL
How many wheels does a pair of
roller skates have?
SL
G
What is the most famous drink from
Jamaica’s Blue Mountains?
G
What is the world’s most populous
Spanish-speaking country?
E
What is the city if the TV show is
Sex and the City?
E
Who co-wrote most of The Beatles’
songs with Paul McCartney?
H
What was the administrative and
political centre of the Incas?
H
How many years are there in a French
president’s term?
AL
AL
SN
SL
What kind of creatures are Nag and
Nagaina in The Jungle Book?
What present-day continent has
yielded evidence of the earliest
dinosaur?
What’s the sport in the movie Field
of Dreams?
AL
SN
AL
SN
SL
Which of the Bennet girls is fifteen
years old at the start of Pride and
Prejudice?
What was first patented in Britain
with a recipe consisting mostly of
fish and fish bones?
What part of the body gave its name
to the pointed front end of a
surfboard?
What four-letter girl’s name gave
Jane Austen the title for a comic
novel?
What does AM mean to a radio
enthusiast?
What country gets to go first in the
Olympic opening parade because they
founded the Games?
G
PACIFIC
G
GLASS
E
JACK NICHOLSON
E
A DELOREAN
H
HIROSHIMA
H
THE MARKETPLACE
AL
THE DIARY OF BRIDGET JONES
AL
FRENCH
SN
TWO
SN
APOLLO 11
SL
PUCK
SL
BROOKE SHIELDS
G
RUM
G
VAPORETTI
E
STAR WARS
E
ANIMAL
H
HE WAS HEARING-IMPAIRED
H
STONEHENGE
AL
PEGASUS
AL
NOTRE DAME’S
SN
VITAMIN A
SN
FAWN
SL
USA
SL
BIATHLON
G
MOJAVE
G
REYKJAVIK
E
MARY JANE WATSON
E
THE DIAMOND
H
MARY’S
H
BELFAST
AL
LORD OF THE FLIES
AL
LYDIA
SN
ANGORA
SN
GLUE
SL
EIGHT
SL
NOSE
G
COFFEE
G
MEXICO
E
NEW YORK
E
JOHN LENNON
H
CUZCO
H
SEVEN
AL
COBRAS
AL
EMMA
SN
SOUTH AMERICA
SN
AMPLITUDE MODULATION
SL
BASEBALL
SL
GREECE
What is South America’s national
animal?
What comedy show’s theme song is
“I’ll Be There For You”, by the
Rembrandts?
G
What sea does the Danube empty to?
E
Who was The Beatles’ bass guitarist?
H
Who was the first British astronaut?
H
AL
What is the most famous painting in
the Louvre?
AL
Which islands did Columbus visit to
stop up before setting sail for the
Americas?
Which city’s Merrion Square boasts a
statue of Oscar Wilde?
SN
What is the only breed of cat that
does not have retractable claws?
SN
What is the only continent without
any bees?
SL
What country invented the Winter
Olympic sport of bobsleigh?
SL
What four-letter word describes an
arena for public roller-skating?
G
G
H
What do the letters DC stand for in
Washington DC?
Who played Lee Harvey Oswald, Count
Dracula, Beethoven and Sirius Black
in movies?
What shortage killed 1 million Irish
people in the 1840s?
H
AL
What book introduced readers to 11year-old Anne Shirley?
AL
What is the highest mountain in the
world?
What was the first Arnold
Schwarzenegger movie to win four
Academy Awards?
Which political party was former
Prime Minister Tony Blair the leader
of?
Who was the fictional Dracula based
upon?
SN
What is the very common
trypanophobia a fear of?
SL
What martial art’s name means “to
strike with the feet”?
G
What nation’s treasures include the
Sistine Chapel?
E
Who was the first woman to receive
an Oscar for acting and scripting?
H
Which of Henry VIII’s wives gave
birth to Elizabeth I?
G
E
E
SL
How many neck vertebrae does a
giraffe have compared with a human’s
seven?
What South American country has won
the World Cup four times?
G
What is the capital of Turkey?
SN
E
H
What screen character is the world’s
fastest ice sculptor and topiary
artist?
Which country’s Parliament passed
the Act of Union in 1801?
E
AL
Which 18-year-old married 26-yearold Anne Hathaway in 1582?
AL
Which artist is known as the Father
of Impressionism?
SN
What is the rhino horn made of?
SN
How many moons does Mars have?
SL
How many teams take part in the
World Cup Final?
SL
What D-word means bouncing a
basketball as you move around the
court?
G
What two countries sandwich the Dead
Sea?
What is the minimum number of
musicians a band must have to be
considered a “big band”?
What Russian cleric was poisoned,
shot and finally drowned in 1916?
G
What US state has the highest
percentage of people born elsewhere?
E
What does the Italian musical term
“adagio” mean?
E
AL
What Shakespeare play asks, “To be
or not to be”?
AL
What Eastern European city was the
last to be liberated in World War
II?
What musical instrument does
Sherlock Holmes play for relaxation?
SN
Where in the body will you find your
aqueous humour?
SN
What vitamin’s principal form is
ascorbic acid?
SL
What company’s logo is called the
“swoosh”
SL
What’s the last Grand Slam
tournament played in a calendar
year?
H
H
G
SPRINGBOK
G
THE BLACK SEA
E
FRIENDS
E
PAUL MCCARTNEY
H
HELEN SHARMAN
H
THE CANARY ISLANDS
AL
MONA LISA
AL
DUBLIN
SN
CHEETAH
SN
ANTARCTICA
SL
SWITZERLAND
SL
A RINK
G
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
G
MOUNT EVEREST
E
GARY OLDMAN
E
TERMINATOR 2
H
POTATOES
H
THE LABOUR PARTY
AL
ANNE OF THE GREEN GABLES
AL
VLAD TEPES
SN
SEVEN
SN
INJECTIONS
SL
BRAZIL
SL
TAE KWON DO
G
ANKARA
G
VATICAN CITY’S
E
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
E
EMMA THOMPSON
H
IRELAND’S
H
ANNE BOLEYN
AL
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
AL
CAMILLE PISSARRO
SN
KERATIN
SN
TWO
SL
32
SL
DRIBBLING
G
ISRAEL AND JORDAN
G
CALIFORNIA
E
TEN
E
SLOW
H
RASPUTIN
H
PRAGUE
AL
HAMLET
AL
THE VIOLIN
SN
IN THE EYE
SN
VITAMIN C
SL
NIKE’S
SL
THE US OPEN
G
What are the three colours on the
German flag?
G
What country’s flag has the Union
Jack and the Southern Cross?
E
What US city did Indiana Jones take
off in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
E
What was the role of Ellen Page in
the movie Inception?
H
Who killed John F. Kennedy?
H
What year did World War II end?
AL
Which French writer wrote Journey to
the Centre of the Earth?
AL
What did Hannibal Lecter say French
people taste like?
SN
How many colours are there in a
rainbow?
SN
What term applies to space devoid of
matter?
SL
In
which
discipline
did
Great
Britain win most of their medals at
the 2000 Olympics in Sydney?
SL
How many English clubs have won the
Champions League?
G
What is the capital of Ontario?
G
What is the capital of Netherlands?
E
What French detectives features in
the “Pink Panther” movies?
E
Who played the role of Trinity in
the movie The Matrix?
H
Between which two ages did the
Bronze Age occur?
H
AL
Who was the king of France in 1789,
at the beginning of the French
Revolution?
What musical is based on the play
Pygmalion?
SN
What are the six characters in the
title of Luigi Pirandello’s play in
search of?
How many pairs of ribs do humans
have?
SL
What became America’s first
organised sport in 1664?
AL
SL
Which is the only dwarf planet that
has not been visited by a
spacecraft?
How many rings are there on a fivezone archery target?
G
Which group of islands is known to
Polynesians as Aotearoa?
G
Which country has the world’s lowest
birth rate?
E
Name two movies Meg Ryan and Tom
Hanks starred in together.
E
What decade did Marty McFly go back
to in Back to the Future?
SN
H
What was the first country to
recognize the United States in 1789?
AL
What landlocked European country
remained neutral in both World War I
and World War II?
Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory?
AL
What artist’s largest work is called
The Night Watch?
SN
Which country contributes the most
Greenhouse gas?
SN
What plant is opium derived from?
SL
How many hurdles are there in a
standard 100m race?
SL
How many events were part of the
2012 Olympics?
G
Where is the Sahara desert?
G
What is Europe’s second largest
island?
E
What country was the movie Full
Metal Jacket filmed in?
E
In the movie Carrie, what type of
blood was she covered in?
H
In what year did George Washington
become President of the US?
H
H
AL
What writer lost use of his left
hand at the Battle of Lepanto?
AL
SN
If you use dendrochronology to date
something, what are you doing?
SN
SL
In which sport would you see a
scrum?
SL
What were the first words Edison
spoke into the phonograph he had
just invented?
Which Greek god was an excellent
blacksmith?
Which three
display the
screen?
As of 2012,
the largest
colours are used to
picture on your TV
which NFL stadium has
capacity?
G
BLACK, RED AND GOLD
G
AUSTRALIA
E
SAN FRANCISCO
E
THE ARCHITECT
H
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
H
1945
AL
JULES VERNE
AL
CHICKEN
SN
SEVEN
SN
VACUUM
SL
SAILING
SL
FIVE
G
TORONTO
G
AMSTERDAM
E
JACQUES CLOUSEAU
E
CARRIE ANNE-MOSS
H
KING LOUIS XVI
H
STONE AND IRON
AL
MY FAIR LADY
AL
AN AUTHOR
SN
PLUTO
SN
12 PAIRS
SL
FOUR
SL
HORSE RACING
G
NEW ZEALAND
G
VATICAN CITY
E
YOU’VE GOT MAIL AND SLEEPLESS IN
SEATTLE
E
THE 1950s
H
SWITZERLAND
H
MOROCCO
AL
ROALD DAHL
AL
REMBRANDT’S
SN
CHINA
SN
THE OPIUM POPPY
SL
TEN
SL
302
G
ALGERIA
G
ICELAND
E
ENGLAND
E
PIG’S
H
1789
H
Mary had a little lamb
AL
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
AL
HEPHAESTUS
SN
COUNTING TREE RINGS
SN
RED, GREEN AND BLUE
SL
RUGBY
SL
COWBOYS FIELD
G
Lesser Britain is most commonly
known as Brittany. Where is it?
G
What is the capital of Louisiana?
E
What newspaper does Clark Kent work
for?
E
Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?
H
What sport is commonly associated
with Thanksgiving?
H
Which American inventor held 1,093
patents?
AL
How many ghosts appear to Scrooge in
A Christmas Carol?
AL
Which children’s author is the most
banned in the US?
SN
How many days can a cockroach live
up to without its head?
SN
How many equal sides are there on a
scalene triangle?
SL
According to Mark Twain, which sport
is “a good walk spoiled”
SL
How long is regulation time in a
football (soccer) game?
G
Where is the driest place on earth?
G
The famous city of Shanghai is
located on which body of water?
E
As a child, what did Casper the
Friendly Ghost die from?
E
What is Marilyn Monroe’s real name?
H
Which ship was Titanic’s sister
ship?
AL
Until the 1940s, which Asian nation
had gone since the 1270s without
being invaded?
What was Goliath according to the
Bible?
AL
What painter popularised soup cans
and Brillo soap pad boxes?
SN
When an animal hibernates, what is
it really doing?
SN
How is the lowest level of our
atmosphere called?
SL
Which throwing event provides
athletes with a runway?
SL
What is the slogan used for all of
the Olympic Games?
G
What is the capital of Iraq?
G
What was the former name of the
island now known as Rapa Nui?
E
TV’s original Star Trek is set in
which century?
E
Who is known as Eminem?
H
Who declared, “I have a dream”?
H
What line divided the North and the
South in the US Civil War?
H
AL
Who changes Pinocchio into a real
boy?
AL
Cerberus guarded the Underworld.
What kind of beast was it?
SN
What is the only insect that can
turn its head?
SN
What is the common name for hydrogen
hydroxide?
SL
What is Magic Johnson’s real name?
SL
Where were the 2004 Olympic Games
held?
G
What is the most sacred river of
India?
G
By length, which is the largest
river in the world?
E
What track from U2’s The Joshua Tree
album won a Grammy for its video?
E
Who directed the movie Blade Runner?
AL
Which disease did the colonists of
Salem believe was caused by
witchcraft?
What category of writing are the
Hugo and Nebula awards given for?
AL
Catherine of Aragon’s lady in wait
replaced her in her bed and on her
throne. Who was she?
Who is the most important female
character in the Millenium series?
SN
What is the real name of a baby
horse?
SN
What are the only mammals that can
fly?
SL
Who scored a perfect ten in the
Olympic Games at Montreal?
SL
Which NBA team plays their home
games at the Oracle Arena?
H
H
G
FRANCE
G
BATON ROUGE
E
THE DAILY PLANET
E
STANLEY KUBRIK
H
FOOTBALL
H
THOMAS EDISON
AL
FOUR
AL
JUDY BLUME
SN
NINE
SN
NONE
SL
GOLF
SL
60 MINUTES
G
IN ANTARCTICA (THE DRY VALLEYS)
G
THE YANGTZE RIVER
E
23rd CENTURY
E
PHNEUMONIA
H
JAPAN
H
THE OLYMPIC
AL
A GIANT
AL
ANDY WARHOL
SN
SLEEPING
SN
TROPOSPHERE
SL
JAVELIN
SL
SWIFTER, HIGHER, STRONGER
G
BAGHDAD
G
EASTER ISLAND
E
NORMA JEANE
E
MARSHALL MATHERS
H
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
H
THE MASON-DIXON LINE
AL
THE BLUE FAIRY
AL
A THREE HEADED DOG
SN
PRAYING MANTIS
SN
WATER
SL
EARVIN JOHNSON
SL
GREECE
G
THE GANGES
G
THE NILE
E
“WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME”
E
RIDLEY SCOTT
H
SMALL POX
H
ANNE BOLEYN
AL
SCIENCE FICTION
AL
LISBETH SALANDER
SN
FOAL
SN
BATS
SL
NADIA COMANECI
SL
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL
G
G
E
E
H
H
AL
AL
SN
SN
SL
SL