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150
What is the exact length of a marathon?
A) 24.218miles B)26.218miles C)13.219miles
B)26.218miles
150
Which country is home to Machu Picchu?
A)Ecuador
B)Peru
C)Chile
D)Bolivia
B)Peru
150
Which Irish singer recorded the song 'Nothing Compares 2 U'?
A)Imelda May
B)Enya
C)Sinéad O’Connor
D)Dolores O’Riordan
C)Sinéad O’Connor
150
A)Czech Republic B)Ukraine C)Iceland
A)Czech Republic
150
A)Ireland B)India C)Ivory Coast
C)Ivory Coast
200
Who was the last British Prime Minister to stay in their post for more than two years?
A)Rishi Sunak B)David Cameron C)Boris Johnson
C)Boris Johnson
In office from the 24th of July 2019 until the 6th of September 2022, Boris Johnson lasted just over three years at the helm. Rishi Sunak, in comparison, managed just 1 year and 254 days.
200
Who was the first President of Ireland?
A)Michael Collins
B)Douglas Hyde
C)Éamon de Valera
D)W. T. Cosgrave
B)Douglas Hyde
200
Which actor played Thomas Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders'?
A)Cillian Murphy
B)Michael Fassbender
C)Aidan Gillen
D)Colin Farrell
A)Cillian Murphy
200
How many episodes of Fawlty Towers are there?
A)6 B)12 C)10
B)12
200
A)Russia B)Indonesia C)Austria
C)Austria
300
A)Greece B)Bulgaria C)Cyprus
B)Bulgaria
300
Which UK city is known as the "The Granite City?"
A)Aberdeen B)Birmingham C)Lancaster
A)Aberdeen
Its seaside location meant that much of Aberdeen's city centre has been constructed from grey granite, leading to an obvious and imaginative nickname
300
Which actor played James Bond in 'The World Is Not Enough'?
A)Pierce Brosnan
B)Seán Connery
C)Roger Moore
D)Daniel Day-Lewis
A)Pierce Brosnan
300
How many years ago did the original Devil Wears Prada film come out?
A)25 years B)20years C)15years
B)20years
300
What is the group of islands that includes Mallorca and Ibiza called?
A)Canary Islands B) Azores C)Balearics Islands
C)Balearics Islands
400
What is New Year’s Eve called in Scotland?
A)Silvester B)Auld Lang Syne C)Hogmaney
C)Hogmaney
400
Riga is the capital of which European country?
Lativa
400
Which Irish band released the album 'The Joshua Tree'?
A)The Script
B)The Cranberries
C)U2
D)Thin Lizzy
C)U2
400
Which pastry is used to make éclairs?
A)Choux pastry
B)Puff
C)Filo
D)Shortcrust
A)Choux pastry
400
What is Sherlock Holmes' nemesis called?
A)Charles Augustus Milverton
B) Dr John H Watson
C) James Moriarty
C) James Moriarty
500
What gardening method avoids disturbing soil structure?
A)Mulching
B)Aeration
C)Crop rotation
D)No-dig gardening
D)No-dig gardening
500
How many kilometres separate Malin Head in Donegal and Mizen Head in Cork?
A)580KM B)700KM C)466KM
C)466KM
500
In what year did The Beatles go on their first tour of North America?
A) 1964 B)1956 C)1967
A)1964
After learning of their massive popularity on stateside during an appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in February 1964, The Beatles returned that summer - and Beatlemania began!
500
What does the second "A" in NASA stand for?
A) Aeronautics B) Administration C)Association
B) Administration
It's the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
500
Which party won the most seats in the 2020 Irish General Election?
A)Sinn Fein
B)Fine Gael
C)Fianna Fail
C)Fianna Fail
600
What is the absolute maximum points you can get in the Leaving Certificate?
A)625
B)600
C)700
A)625
600
Which hero of Irish mythology wielded the spear Gáe Bulg?
A)Fionn mac Cumhaill
B)Oisín
C)Lugh
D)Cú Chulainn
D)Cú Chulainn
600
Which band was fronted by the musician Phil Lynott?
A)Thin Lizzy
B)U2
C)Horslips
D)The Cranberries
A)Thin Lizzy
600
Which of these revolutionary inventions became available to buy first?
A) Toilet
B) Sliced Bread
C) Fridge
A)Toilet
The first domestic toilet wasn't properly available for mass purchase until the 19th century, with the technology showcased at London's Great Exhibtion in Crystal Palace around 1851. The fridge came later between 1913 and 1918, while sliced bread, as displayed above, actually only hit shelves for the first time in 1928!
600
The "B" in BMW stands for the German word "Bayerische." What does that translate to in English?
A) Bavarian
B)Exceptional
C)Regional
A) Bavarian
700
What does SCUBA stand for?
A) Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
B)Specialised Controlled Underwater Breathing Apparatus
C) Submerged Compressed Underwater Breathing Apparatus
A) Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
700
In terms of actual size rather than busyness, what is the largest airport in the USA?
A)Denver international airport
B)Hartsfield Jackson Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
C)JFK Airport
A) Denver international airport
Hartsfield–Jackson International in Georgia is the busiest airport on US soil, with more than 100,000,000 passengers passing through each year, the biggest in terms of sheer size is Denver's airport.
700
'Here's looking at you, kid' is a famous line from what classic movie?
Casablanca
700
Which planet is known as the Morning Star?
A)Mars
B)Mercury
C)Venus
D)Jupiter
C)Venus
700
Formula 1 returned to Monaco last weekend, but who won last year's Monaco Grand Prix?
A)Oscar Piastri
B)Lando Norris
C)Max Verstappen
B)Lando Norris