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  • Name the English actor who won the 2014 Oscar for Best Actor, for his role in “The Theory of Everything”?
    Eddie Redmayne
  • Which company uses the advertising slogan “Good to the last drop”?: Pepsi, Maxwell’s House, Galway Hooker or Punjana
    Maxwell’s House
  • Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?
    Roald Amundsen
  • What is the smallest county in Northern Ireland?
    Co. Armagh.
  • The word “ananas” means what, in almost every other major language apart from English?
    Pineapple
  • What is the federal capital of Canada? .
    Ottawa
  • What is the capital of Sri Lanka? .
    Colombo
  • What is the principal nerve in the human body?
    The spinal cord.
  • Name the type of erosion which occurs when rocks grind along the bed and banks of a river to wear it down?
    Abrasion
  • What kind of animal is a MERINO?
    A sheep.
  • What is a blunderbuss?
    An old gun.
  • Who created the character “Sherlock Holmes”?
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
  • In what year did Elvis Presley die?
    1977
  • Who was the oldest woman to win a Wimbledon Championship?
    Martina Navratilova
  • Which of these companies was formed first?: Google, Facebook, Bing, Netflix
    Netflix
  • What is Cynophobia?
    A morbid fear of dogs.
  • What is the capital city of Peru?
    Lima
  • What is the capital of the Isle of Man?
    Douglas.
  • What type of animal is Timon, in “The Lion King”?
    Meerkat
  • Although they have since been re-designed, the national flags of Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and East Timor once featured what item?
    Assault Rifle
  • 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
  • Kabul is the capital city of which country?
    Afghanistan
  • What is the national tree of Canada?
    The Maple.
  • What is GRAPHOLOGY?
    The study of handwriting.
  • Which of the Canary Islands is the largest and most populous?
    Tenerife
  • In which country would you find Mecca?
    Saudi Arabia
  • Name Hermoine’s cat in the “Harry Potter” series of books and movies?
    Crookshanks
  • What was the surname of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, in “Titanic”?
    Dawson
  • What drug was discovered by Sir. Alexander Fleming?
    Penicillin.
  • Name the English Premier League football club that carries the motto “Superbia in Proelio” or “Pride in Battle”?
    Manchester City
  • Which colour is the most common on the national flags of the world, featuring on 75% of national flags?
    Red
  • What does the abbreviation OPEC stand for?
    Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
  • What is the name given to the fat of a whale?
    Blubber.
  • In what country is Lufthansa the national airline?
    Germany
  • Which is the oldest University in Britain?
    Oxford.
  • What is the longest river in Europe?
    The Volga.
  • In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
    1986
  • The wife of a Marquis is called what?
    A Marchioness.
  • How many miles are there between the sun and the earth, to the nearest five million?
    43 million.
  • What is the name of the channel which separates Ireland from Wales?
    St. George’s Channel.
  • What is a Gauntlet?
    An iron glove or a military punishment of having to run between two lines of soldiers.
  • Name the only nation to appear at every single FIFA World Cup?
    Brazil
  • Ted Kaczynski was better known as what?:
    The Unabomber
  • What is the hardest known natural material in the world?
    Diamond.
  • What colour is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?
    Red
  • Who wrote the original “Rocky” film?
    Sylvester Stallone
  • What type of rock is marble?
    Metamorphic
  • If Good King Wenceslas lived today, what nationality would he be?
    Czechoslovakian.
  • From what raw material is aluminum obtained?
    Bauxite.
  • To which country do the Magyars belong?
    Hungary.
  • What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
    Nitrogen
  • Which country’s name means “The Shallows”?
    The Bahamas
  • Which actor was the first female to be paid $1million dollars for a role?
    Elizabeth Taylor
  • What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
    Sicily
  • What is Australia’s single biggest export?
    Wool [Approx. 30% of the world’s supply.]
  • How many counties in the province of Leinster?
    Twelve.
  • Which country produced the most F1 World Championship winning drivers?
    UK
  • During WWII; Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword were nicknames for what?
    Beaches
  • What is the capital city of Canada?
    Ottawa
  • What is the capital of Nigeria?
    Lagos.
  • “The Muppets” character, Animal, plays which instrument?
    Drums
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