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  • Ted Kaczynski was better known as what?:
    The Unabomber
  • What is the capital city of Canada?
    Ottawa
  • Which company uses the advertising slogan “Good to the last drop”?: Pepsi, Maxwell’s House, Galway Hooker or Punjana
    Maxwell’s House
  • In which country would you find Mecca?
    Saudi Arabia
  • What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
    Sicily
  • “The Muppets” character, Animal, plays which instrument?
    Drums
  • William Bailey is the real name of which famous rock star?
    Axel Rose
  • Eric Clapton wrote the song “Layla” about his unrequited love for the wife of which Beatle?
    George Harrison
  • What type of rock is marble?
    Metamorphic
  • What is the capital city of Peru?
    Lima
  • Which actor was the first female to be paid $1million dollars for a role?
    Elizabeth Taylor
  • During WWII; Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword were nicknames for what?
    Beaches
  • Which of these companies was formed first?: Google, Facebook, Bing, Netflix
    Netflix
  • The word “ananas” means what, in almost every other major language apart from English?
    Pineapple
  • Name the English actor who won the 2014 Oscar for Best Actor, for his role in “The Theory of Everything”?
    Eddie Redmayne
  • Which country produced the most F1 World Championship winning drivers?
    UK
  • Name Hermoine’s cat in the “Harry Potter” series of books and movies?
    Crookshanks
  • Name the type of erosion which occurs when rocks grind along the bed and banks of a river to wear it down?
    Abrasion
  • Name the only nation to appear at every single FIFA World Cup?
    Brazil
  • What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
    Nitrogen
  • What was the surname of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, in “Titanic”?
    Dawson
  • Name the English Premier League football club that carries the motto “Superbia in Proelio” or “Pride in Battle”?
    Manchester City
  • In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
    1986
  • Which country’s name means “The Shallows”?
    The Bahamas
  • Who was the oldest woman to win a Wimbledon Championship?
    Martina Navratilova
  • Kabul is the capital city of which country?
    Afghanistan
  • Who wrote the original “Rocky” film?
    Sylvester Stallone
  • Which of the Canary Islands is the largest and most populous?
    Tenerife
  • Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?
    Roald Amundsen
  • Which colour is the most common on the national flags of the world, featuring on 75% of national flags?
    Red
  • Although they have since been re-designed, the national flags of Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and East Timor once featured what item?
    Assault Rifle
  • What colour is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?
    Red
  • What type of animal is Timon, in “The Lion King”?
    Meerkat