Who was Prime Minister before Theresa May?
David Cameron
In which year did World War 2 end?
1945
of Sally’s descendants are female? (Within 3%)
71%
What is the most commonly used letter in the alphabet?
The letter 'E'
Who's my favourite relative?
Everyone! (Points for all answers, except those who said nobody, etc!)
What does the letter 'C' represent on the periodic table?
Carbon
In which year did World War 1 begin?
1914
of oxygen is in the air we breath? (I’ll accept two values, eg. 55-56)
20-21%
Which popular dance is represented by the letter F in the phonemic alphabet?
Foxtrot
In which city was Hollywood film director Christopher Nolan born?
London
Which of the following is the most accurate description of civil law?
a) Civil law is an aspect of public law
b) Civil law relates to controlling conduct or wrong-doing of which it disapproves
c) Civil law relates to the enforcement of particular forms of behaviour
d) Civil law is a form of private law and involves the relationships between individuals
a) Civil law is an aspect of public law
In which year did William The Conqueror defeat Harold at The Battle of Hastings
1066
of people are left-handed? (within 1%)
11%
Author of the Harry Potter books (and fellow English teacher in Porto!) has which two initials for her given names?
J.K.
Christopher Nolan wrote and directed which 2005 superhero movie?
Batman Begins
What was the effect of the Scotland Act of 1998?
a) It legally renamed the Scottish Executive to the Scottish Government
b) Allowed Scotland to set their own income tax rates
c) Established the Scottish Parliament
d) None of the above
c) Established the Scottish Parliament
The Persian Gulf war led to the ousting of Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein.. in which year did it begin?
1990
of plant life is found in the ocean - 55%, 65%, 75% or 85%?
85%
π r2 is used to measure the area of a circle. What does ‘r’ represent?
The radius
Nolan Gould plays Luke in which American sit-com?
Modern Family
How many teeth does an adult human have? (within - haha, just kidding.. it's for 500 points!)
32
The Yanks withdrew from Vietnam in 1973, but in which year did the Vietnamese war end?
1975
of the world’s population does the UK represent? (within 0.2%) 0.87%
0.87%
Which chemical element - a precious metal - is represented by the letters Ag?
Silver
Name any one of six Nolan Sisters.
Maureen, Anne, Bernie, Linda, Coleen & Denise