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2023
100
What role did Leanord Nimoy play in the original Star Trek TV Show.
Spock
100
In 1925 who announced that he was taking dictatorial powers over Italy?
Benito Mussolini
100
What is the capital city in Finland?
Helsinki
100
Which animal is believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived?
Blue Whale
100
Which British band, known for hits like "Yellow" and "Fix You", released the album "A Rush of Blood to the Head"?
Coldplay
100
In November 2023, which former PM re-joined the cabinet?
David Cameron
200
What's the name of the coffee shop in Friends?
Central Perk
200
In which year did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
200
Which Scottish lake holds by far the largest volume of water in the UK?
Loch Ness
200
An Addax is a type of small rodent, True or False
False it's a type of Antelope
200
What does a Bibliophile collect?
Books
200
'AI' was the judged by Collins Dictionary as being the “most notable word of 2023”? True Or False?
True
300
What TV show had a character with the nickname 'Heisenberg'
Breaking bad
300
In 1492 Columbus set sail on a voyage during which he discovered Hispaniola and Cuba. What was the name of his ship?
Santa Maria
300
Name the country from it's outline
Brazil
300
Which is the fastest moving snake in the world?
a) Viper b) Coral snake c) Black Mamba
c) Black Mamba
300
Which planet in our solar system is known as the "Morning Star" or "Evening Star"?
Venus
300
Who won the 2023 FA Cup?
Man City
400
What Sci-fi TV show always ended with the main character saying the line 'Oh Boy...'
Quantum Leap
400
In which century was the Mona Lisa painted?
a) 14th b) 15th c) 16th d) 17th
16th Century (approximately 1503-1504)
400
In an Ordnance Survey map, how is a permissive footpathpath represented?
a) Green Dashes b) Red Dotted line c) Yellow line
b) Red Dotted line
400
Which bird has the longest wingspan?
Albatross
400
Which British fantasy writer penned the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, including the novel "Northern Lights"?
Philip Pulman
400
Who complained about the waxwork of himself unveiled in the Grévin Museum in Paris in October 2023?
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
500
What year did the soap Coronation street first air? (1954, 1960, 1963, 1970)
9th December 1960
500
What did Johannes Gutenberg famously invent in 1440?
The Printing Press
500
Which British Overseas Territory has the capital of Hamilton?
Bermuda
500
A 'flutter' is the collective noun for which creature?
Butterfly
500
What is the chemical symbol for silver?
Ag
500
Who gave one of 2023’s standout movie performances, as which embattled fictional orchestra conductor Lydia Tar?
Cate Blanchett
600
Who plays Eleven in Stranger Things?
Millie Bobbie Brown
600
How old was Victoria when she became Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland?
19
600
In which country is the worlds highest waterfall, Angel Falls?
Venezuela
600
Alligators are native to only which 2 countries?
USA and China
600
In music, how many keys are there in an octave of the chromatic scale?
12
600
The 2023 Mercury music prize was awarded to London jazz quintet Ezra Collective, for which album?
a) Where I Know I’m Going
b) Where I’m Meant To Be
c) Where I've Come From
d) Where I'm Moving To
b) Where I’m Meant To Be
700
In which fictional town was the sitcom Dad's Army set?
Walmington-on-Sea
700
In what year did the Romans led by Julius Caesar, first invade Britain?
55 BC
700
Name the country from it's outline
Cuba
700
Which animal's kidneys are so efficient that urine comes out as a thick syrup and their faeces are so dry that it can fuel fires.
Camel
700
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
700
In October 2023, Spanish duke Fernando Fitz-James Stuart was ordered by a spanish court to reduce the length of his daughter's name, how many words were in her name prior to this order?
25