General Knowledge
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1. How often does a ‘vicennial’ event occur? |
Every 20 years |
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2. How many long triangles are there in total on a backgammon board? |
24 |
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3. To which Scandinavian country do the Faroe Islands belong? |
Denmark |
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4. ‘Thicken’ is an anagram of which other word? |
Kitchen |
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5. June 2017, which singer became the first person to top 100 million followers on Twitter? |
Katy Perry |
Sport
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1. In what year was Floyd Mayweather born – 1975, 1977 or 1980? |
1977 |
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2. Which British player won the 2016 Olympic Gold medal in men’s Golf? |
Justin Rose |
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3. Which player scored two goals in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final? |
Zinedine Zidane |
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4. Which team won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy? |
Pakistan |
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5. In a game of 9 ball pool, the 9 ball is white and which other colour? |
Yellow |
2017 Birthday Honours
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1. Which SAS operative turned bestselling author received a CBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours? |
Andy McNab |
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2. Which honour was awarded tom Ed Sheeran? |
MBE |
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3. Which former winner of the Eurovision Song Contest was made an MBE? |
Sandie Shaw |
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4. True or False – Made a dame in 2017, Olivia De Havilland was born in Tokyo? |
True |
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5. June Spencer was awarded a CBE. She is best known for playing the role of Peggy Woolley in which long running soap? |
The Archers |
Literature
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1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were written by American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens. By what name is he better known as? |
Mark Twain |
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2. Which crime writer created the Harry Hole character? |
Jo Nesbo |
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3. In which JD Salinger novel is the central character called Holden Caulfield? |
Catcher in the Rye |
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4. Who wrote the novel “The Handmaids Tale” on which of the current tv series is based? |
Margaret Atwood |
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5. What is the name of the anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852? |
Uncle Tom Cabin |
TV
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1. Which ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional partnered Fiona Phillips, Lulu and Victoria Pendleton? |
Brendan Cole |
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2. In which ITV drama would you have watched characters drinking in the “Aidensfield Arms”? |
Heartbeat |
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3. What artist. Who appeared on TV in the 80s and 90s, designed the logo used on Blue Peter? |
Tony Hart |
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4. What is the name of the ship’s computer in “Red Dwarf” – Polly Molly or Holly? |
Holly |
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5. What was the name of the super-hero played by Ardal O’Hanlon in “My Hero”? |
Thermo Man |
Films of the 2010s
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1. A big screen version of which British sitcom was released in July 2016? |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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2. Who stars as the lead character og John Wick in the recent films of the same name? |
Keanu Reeves |
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3. To date, what is the highest grossing film worldwide since 2010? |
Star Wars The Force Awakens |
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4. Age of Extinction was a 2014 movie release in which film series? |
Transformers |
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1. Scarlett and Herb Overkill are key characters in which 2015 animated film? |
Minions |
1 Questions 5 Answers (1 point each)
Q: Name the 5 English cities beginning with the letter B?
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Bath |
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Birmingham |
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Bradford |
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Brighton and Hove |
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Bristol |
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Connection
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1. Currently the third richest person in the world, Jeff Bezos is most famous for finding which online company? |
Amazon |
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2. What is the capital and most populous city in the US state of Arizona? |
Phoenix |
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3. If you were born on Halloween, what star sign would you be? |
Scorpio |
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4. “I can almost remember their funny faces, that time you told them you were going to be marrying soon” is the opening line to which song written by Paul Mcartney? |
Jet |
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5. What is the connection between the above answers? |
Gladiators (They are all the names of Gladiators from the TV Show) |