literature
Who wrote 'Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise'?
Shakespeare
Greek civilization was flourished in the year ________ ?
800BC
What country is also known as Persia?
Iran
Which war movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2009?
The Hurt Locker
Name the book which opens with the line 'All children, except one grew up'?
Peter Pan
Rome was founded in the year ___ ?
753 BC
What major river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
What was the name of the second Indiana Jones movie, released in 1984?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
In which century were Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales written?
13th – 14th
Which was the Napoleon last battle in which he was captured and exiled to St Helena?
Battle of Waterloo
What is the main island of Japan?
Honshu
In which year were the Academy Awards, or "Oscars", first presented?
1929
What was the nationality of Robert Louis Stevenson, writer of 'Treasure Island'?
Scottish
Buckingham Palace became the official royal residence during the reign of which British monarch?
Queen Victoria
What city was once called New Amsterdam?
New York City
What is the name of the hobbit played by Elijah Wood in the Lord of the Rings movies?
Frodo Baggins
What is the book 'Lord of the Flies' about?
Schoolboys on the desert island
Name the person who built Fort Necessity.
George Washington
What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?
Judy Garland starred as Dorothy Gale in which classic movie?
The Wizard of Oz