Music
Which singer is known for the hit song Shake It Off?
Taylor Swift
In The Simpsons, what colour is Bart Simpson's skin?
Yellow
What country do you live in if you live in London, Manchester or Liverpool?
England
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
How many days are there in a normal year?
365
Which British band had hits including Viva la Vida and Yellow?
Coldplay
What is the name of the fictional school attended by Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
In which year did World War II end?
1945
What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
Na
Which rapper released the albums The College Dropout, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Graduation?
Kanye West
Which actor played Jack Dawson in Titanic?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Which country has the largest population in South America?
Brazil
Which English king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
King John
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
Which singer became the youngest person to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, at age 18, for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go??
Billie Eilish
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020, becoming the first non-English-language film to win the award?
Parasite
Which African country has more pyramids than Egypt?
Sudan
Which battle in 1066 resulted in William the Conqueror becoming King of England?
Battle of Hastings
What is the name of the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
Which composer wrote the orchestral suite The Planets, with movements named after planets such as Mars, Venus and Jupiter?
Gustav Holst
Which 1954 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa inspired the 1960 Western The Magnificent Seven?
Seven Samurai
Which two countries are tied for having the most land borders with other countries, with 14 each?
China and Russia
Which Byzantine emperor ordered the construction of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople during the 6th century?
Justinian I
What is the name of the boundary surrounding a black hole beyond which nothing, including light, can escape?
Event horizon