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1 - On this day, 21 June 1675, the foundation stone for the building was laid. In 1711, parliament declared it officially complete. From that time until 1963 it was the tallest building in London - Which building is it? St. Paul's Cathedral

2 - Which letter follows omicron in the Greek alphabet? PI

3 - At the 1941 Oscars ceremony, 2 of the 5 nominees for the Best Actress Oscar were sisters and one of them won that year's award. Name either - Joan Fontaine/Olivia de Havilland.

4 - Australia is more than twice as big as India - TRUE

5 - Which former Crystal Palace and Arsenal footballer was awarded an OBE in King Charles III's first official birthday honours list? Ian Wright

6 - In Homer's Illiad, with whom were Menalaeus and Paris in love? Helen of Troy

7 - A gentleman by the name of Wyndham Clark is $3,600,000 dollars richer now than he was on Saturday - Why? Won US Open on Sunday

8 - Which rapper's real name was Christopher Wallace? The Notorious B.I.G./Biggie Smalls

9 - Give a year in the life of Geoffrey Chaucer, author of the Canterbury Tales? 1343-1400 

10 - The bird the that flies higher than any other is a species of which kind of bird? Ruppels Griffon vulture

11 - On which US river is the Hoover Dam? Colorado

12 - In which series of films did Mel Gibson and Danny Glover star? Lethal Weapon

13 - Eleanor of Aquitaine was the mother of two English kings. Name one - King Richard I and King John

14 - Which British artist painted ‘Rain, Steam and Speed’ in 1844? JMW Turner

15 - Oscar-winning actresses Kathy Bates and Kate Winslet appeared together in which 1997 film? TITANIC

16 - Name 3 of the 6 countries that were NOT invited to send representatives to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Russia, Belarus, Venezuela, Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar    

17 - Which Russian composer composed The Flight of the Bumblebee for his 1899 opera, The Tale of Tsar Saltan? Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

18 - Who was the director of the films Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Missippi Burning, Fame and The Commitments? Alan Parker 

19 - Platinum is heavier than gold - TRUE

1) She was the Olympic Heptathlon champion in 2012, and was the World Heptathlon champion 3 times - Who is she - Jessica Ennis-Hill

2) His Grandfather was Cosimo di Medici. His father was Piero di Medici, He was the sponsor of Michaelangelo and Botticelli. He was the de facto ruler of Florence and the most powerful force in the region now known as Italy for many years. He was nicknamed 'the Magnificent.' Who was he? Lorenzo

3) Melanie Griffith married this actor in 1996 and divorced him in 2015. Antonio Banderas

4) Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in the Atlas mountain range. In which African country is it located? Morocco

1) Who was UK Prime Minister at the time of Kennedy's assassination? Alec Douglas-Home

2) The football team of which African country is nicknamed "The Elephants"? IVORY COAST

3) In 2010, which famous fashion designer was found dead in his Mayfair apartment the day before his mother's funeral, having, apparently, committed suicide? Alexander McQueen

4) The phrase 'Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread,' was first seen in the 1709 poem, 'An essay on criticism" - Who wrote it? 

5) The anti-inflammatory drug, acetylsalicylic acid is more commonly known as what? Aspirin

6) The Black Prince was which King of England's son? Edward III

7) Which Italian artist, born in 1267 and passing away in 1337, is known as the 'father of European painting?' Giotto

8) In the UK, what replaces the ham in the variation of Eggs Benedict known as Eggs Royale? Salmon

9) In a book of poetry published in 1624, which poet coined the phrases 'No man is an island' and 'for whom the bell tolls' within the same paragraph? John Donne

10) Which Indian batsman is the highest run scorer in the history of test cricket? Sachin Tendulkar

11)  What colour is a 20 Euro banknote? Blue

12) Which author created the character Lisbeth Salander? Stig Larssen

13) Which is the body's heaviest organ? Skin

14) Name 1 of the 3 Graces - Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia 

15) Mexico shares a border with 3 countries. The USA is one, Belize is another, which is 3rd? Guatemala

16) Newtons 2nd law - Which physical property is equal to mass times acceleration? Force

17) Go to sleep, go to sleep, you're my very own baby. Daddy's here, daddy's near, I'll be here with you till light - A classical composer composed that melody - Which composer was it? Brahms 

18) Between 1977 and 2011 which country was the only one in the world to have a national flag consisting entirely of just one colour? Libya

19) Which High King of Ireland defeated the Vikings at the battle of Clontarf in 1014 but lost his life in the process? Brian Boru

POP CULTURE

1) Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, with 32 million copies sold, is the Beatles best-selling album. Which album, with 19.9 million copies sold, is the second best seller? Abbey Road

2) On this day, 21 June 2011, a gentleman by the name of Elliot John Gleave was at the top of the singles charts in the UK with a song called 'Changed the way you kiss me' - By which stage name is E. J. Gleave better known? Example

3) Which actor played the part of Tony Soprano in the Sopranos? James Gandolini

4) In a 1994 film, which title character is in love with a girl named Jenny Curran? Forest Gump 

5) Which Dr Who actor played Prince Philip in The Crown in seasons one and two? Matt Smith

6) Name either the band or the featured singer on the 2011 hit single - "Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5 -  Christina Aguilera

7) Which Oscar-winning actress played the “unsinkable” Molly Brown in the 1997 film, Titanic? Kathy Bates

8) Which famous pop musician is now the creative director of menswear at the Louis Vuitton fashion house? Pharrell Williams

9)  The Taylor Swift song, "We are never ever getting back together" is strongly rumoured to be about which actor? Jake Gyllenhaal

10) At the 2017 Oscars, which actress mistakenly announced La La Land as the Best Picture winner instead of Moonlight, the actual winner? Faye Dunaway

11) In April 2023, after 35 years on Broadway and 13,981 performances, the curtain came down for last time on which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical? Phantom of the Opera

12) In which series, which ran between 2004 and 2012, did actresses Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria play the leading roles - Desperate Housewives

13) In which British city were the groups Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, Simple Minds formed? Glasgow

14) Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, with 32 million copies sold, is the Beatles best-selling album. Which album, with 19.9 million copies sold, is the second best seller? Abbey Road 

Which zoo is situated near Dunstable in Bedfordshire? Whipsnade

In the 1709 work, 'An Essay on Criticism, which poet told us that ' A little learning is a dangerous thing?' Pope, Dryden, Matthew Prior, Thomas Grey

Which famous writer was the sister of artist, Vanessa Bell? Virginia Woolf

Whose first success on Broadway was the 1947 play, 'All My Sons’? ARTHUR MILLER

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha won the 1993 Booker Prize for which Irish author? RODDY DOYLE

"Call me Ishmael" is the first line of which 19th century novel?

On which river does Hamburg stand? Elbe/Alster

Give a year in the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion - 1805 - 1844

In the Mr Men series by Roger Hargreaves, which colour are Mr Wrong, Mr Noisy and Mr Small? Red

How many completed symphonies did Dmitri Shostakovich write? 9, 11, 13, 15

Give a year in the life of Charles Edward Stuart, otherwise known as Bonnie Prince Charlie - 1720 – 1788

4) At what age does a Jewish boy celebrate his ‘Bar Mitzvah’? 13

5) Which mosquito bites people? The male or the female?

6) The 1st of February, today, marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year in 2022. It is the Chinese Year of the... what? TIGER

7) Which of the following fashion houses was founded first? Gucci - 1921, Prada - 1913, Yves Saint Laurent - 1962, Dior - 1946, 

8) Which bone are babies born without?  The clavicle, patella, coccyx, pubis

1) The 5 Great Lakes of N. America are - Superior, Michigan, Erie, Ontario - Name the 5th lake - Huron

2) Lemurs are native to just one country - Which one? Is it Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius

 If one side of a right angled triangle is 8 ins and the other side is 15 ins, what is the length of the hypotenuse? 17 inches 64 + 225 = 289 square root =

Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps? Madrid, Vienna, Rome or Athens?

What is the national sport of Japan? Sumo Wrestling

2) In which country is the now defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant located? Ukraine

What does a phasmophobe fear? Ghosts

Which two countries share the longest international border? Canada and the USAWho was the British Prime Minister when war was declared on Germany in 1914? Henry Asquith

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