Geography
Algiers is the capital of which African country?
a) Chad
b) Niger
c) Algeria
d) Libya
Algeria
Which is a Chinese medicinal root?
a) Wonton
b) Turnip
c) Bean shoots
d) Ginseng
Ginseng
Where does Edam cheese originally come from?
a) Denmark
b) France
c) Netherlands
d) Germany
Netherlands
Which French town hosts a prestigious annual film festival?
a) New York
b) London
c) Cannes
d) Marseille
Cannes
In 1901, who succeeded Queen Victoria on the British throne?
a) Edward V11
b) George V1
c) George V
d) Edward V111
Edward V11
Which of the following Hawaiian islands is the largest?
a) Oahu
b) Hawaii
c) Maui
d) Lanai
Hawaii
What is the popular ‘goji berry’ also known as?
a) Lamberry
b) Wolfberry
c) Dogberry
d) Foxberry
Wolfberry
In which country is the wine-growing region of Stellenbosch?
a) South Africa
b) Austria
c) Croatia
d) Germany
South Africa
What is the name of Batman’s butler?
a) Alfred
b) Jeeves
c) Lurch
d) Sebastian
Alfred
Which root or word prefix means ‘inside, within’?
a) Endo
b) Extra
c) Equi
d) Ecto
Endo
Which river flows through Florence in Italy?
a) The Tiber
b) Arno River
c) The Seine
d) Po River
Arno River
If a male chicken is less than one year old, what is it called?
a) Hen
b) Foghorn Leghorn
c) Chanticleer
d) Cockerel
Cockerel
How are ‘favs beans’ more commonly known?
a) Broad beans
b) Runner beans
c) Baked beans
d) Magic beans
Broad beans
Who wrote the sonnet which begins, ‘ How do I love thee? Let me count the ways’?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Lord Byron
c) Elizabeth Barrett Browning
d) Percy Shelley
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
In computer storage, which is the largest of these units?
a) Terabyte
b) Kilobyte
c) Gigabyte
d) Megabyte
Terabyte
How long is the Channel Tunnel linking England with France (to the nearest mile)?
a) 10 miles
b) 32 miles
c) 21 miles
d) 41 miles
32 miles
The process of extracting fragrance from flowers using fats is called what?
a) Enfleurage
b) Fatromage
c) Aromage
d) Flowerance
Enfleurage
Which of these countries is the largest producer of camel milk?
a) Mali
b) Ethiopia
c) Somalia
d) Kenya
Somalia
What is the subject of “Les Parapluies” by Renoir?
a) Umbrellas
b) Beer cans
c) Cheeseboards
d) Cows
Umbrellas
How old was Diana, Princess of Wales, when she died?
a) 36
b) 31
c) 26
d) 41
36
Where would you be if you were at the geographical position 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude?
a) The Pacific Ocean
b) In Singapore
c) The Atlantic Ocean
d) North Pole
The Atlantic Ocean
Which species has green bones?
a) Garfish
b) Grouper
c) Barracuda
d) Catfish
Garfish
Which country is the world’s largest producer of cauliflower?
a) China
b) Italy
c) India
d) Spain
China
Which famous actor played Inspector Closeau in the “Pink Panther”?
Peter Sellers
Which of the following is the ancient poetic name for England?
a) Agricola
b) Albion
c) Gaul
d) Hibernia
Albion