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Which strait separates Alaska from Russia?

Bering Strait

Which is the largest single island of the West Indies?

Cuba

In which year did the Crimean War start?

1853

How many castles are there in New Zealand?

2

… wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Mark Twain

How did World Series champions the LA Dodgers earn their name?

Their fans had to "dodge" trolley cars to get to the ballpark.

If you were overdrawn in funds, it could be said you are in the ...

red

Amarelle, may duke, and morello are all types of ...

cherry

Which actor famously danced with Diana, Princess of Wales, at the White House in 1985?

John Travolta

In poker, five cards of the same suit is called a ...

flush

Who was Henry VIII's fifth wife?

Catherine Howard

Tobey Maguire played which superhero?

Spiderman

Which element is used as a blue pigment?

cobalt

Music that is played adagio is played...

slowly

What did the Greek goddess Nike personify?

Victory

The ruins of ancient Persepolis are found in which country?

Iran

What is grown in a paddy field?

rice

The Spanish Civil War ended in which year?

1939

Hugo Chávez was leader of Venezuela until 2013, when ...

he died of cancer.

Which car manufacturer makes the Kona?

Hyundai

If a prescription medicine is to be taken QID, how often is this?

4 times a day

How many pairs of ribs does an adult usually have?

12

What is the main alcoholic ingredient in a margarita? Tequila

tequila

Pb is the symbol for which element?

lead

Which country was called South West Africa until 1968?

Namibia

What is the meaning of the word 'tortuous'?

full of twists and turns

The Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrate excellence in ...

crime writing

…is the largest desert in the world.

Antarctica

The Nile is longer than the Amazon river. True, or false?

T

Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?

Michael Phelps

Where in the body is the incus?

ear

How many bathrooms does Buckingham Palace have?

78

Achluophobia is a fear of ...

darkness

Which film featured Aerosmith's song, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"?

Armageddon

In what city is Leondardo Da Vinci's ‘The Last Supper’?

Milan

Nick Kyrgios is well known for playing which sport?

tennis

When did the Suez Canal open?

1869

Who is the daughter of the giant Pallas and of the infernal River Styx?

Nike

In which country is Copacabana beach?

Brazil

Which country's flag is known as "Old Glory"?

USA

Where is the world's longest canal?

China

What is the name for the parallel universe in Stranger Things?

The Upside Down

What is the collective noun for giraffes?

tower

Which Bible character was known for his patience?

Job

Who composed the William Tell Overture?

Rossini

The phrase "therein lies the rub" (That is where the problem is.) came from which Shakespeare play?

Hamlet

Buddhism originated in which country?

India

Which actor was born Ramon Antonio Gerard Estevez?

Martin Sheen

If the statue of Christ the Redeemer was looking down at you, which city would you be in?

Rio de Janiero

The painting ‘The Scream’ was stolen form which city in 1994?

Oslo

An area described as a delta has which shape?

triangle

How many contiguous/neighbouring US states are there in total?

48

In what country was Frida Kahlo born?

Mexico

Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar for his performance in which film?

The Revenant

Mormonism originated in which country?

USA

Which US president succeeded Richard Nixon?

Gerald Ford

In which year did the demolition of the Berlin Wall begin?

1989

Which country is the island of Sumatra part of?

Indonesia

In which part of the world did bananas originate?

Southeast Asia

What is the French word for sister?

soeur

Prince Albert and Queen Victoria were ...

married/husband and wife/first cousins

What was the first name of the Austrian friar Mendel who is considered to be the father of modern genetics?

Gregor

A person who acts independently is sometimes called a ‘lone ...’

wolf

In Monopoly, what colour is Leicester Square?

yellow

It is one of the oldest religions, but which ancient kingdom was associated with Zoroastrianism?

Persia

In which children's book does the clock strike 13 times?

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

San Juan is the capital city of ...

Puerto Rico

In music, which term means speed and rhythm?

tempo

Wangari Maathai, the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize in 2004, is from which country?

Kenya

Which type of substance is calcium carbonate?

chalk

What is an alternative name for maize?

corn

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is an agency of the …

United Nations

What was the name of Adele's first album?

19

Which chemical is commonly used in nail polish remover?

acetone

The common name for the coccyx is the …

tailbone

How old was John Lennon when he was shot and killed?

40

Beelzebub and Mephistopheles are alternate names given to ...

the devil/Satan

Juan Carlos was king of which country?

Spain

In Roman mythology, who was the fleet-of-foot messenger god?

Mercury

Jack Dorsey founded which social network in March 2006?

Twitter

Who is Dolly Parton's famous god daughter?

Miley Cyrus

By which name is Swaziland now known?

Eswatini

Conkers come from which tree?

horse chestnut

Greenland is an autonomous region of which country?

Denmark

Complete the title of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous poem: Rime of the Ancient ...

Mariner

What colour is sulphur?

yellow

Kevin Spacey played Lester Burnham in which film?

American Beauty

Pope John Paul I served the shortest term in papal history. How long was he head of the Catholic church?

33 days

The people of which country are known as Ticos?

Costa Rica

Which character in The Wizard of Oz sings Over the Rainbow?

Dorothy

Petanque is known by which other name?

Boules

A muscovy is which type of bird?

duck

In January 1877, Queen Victoria was made Empress of ...

India

Someone with melissophobia is afraid of ...

bees

Breaking the record for the world's longest fleece, how much did Gizzy Shrek's wool weigh?

13kg

Which European capital is northernmost?

Reykjavík

Bluetooth technology took its name from ...

a Viking king

In Saving Private Ryan, what was Private Ryan's first name?

James

The … flower was sacred to the ancient Egyptians.

Lotus/water lily

Which bird was considered sacred by the Incas?

Condor

What does the first R in JRR Tolkien stand for?

Ronald