Geography
What is the capital of Finland?
Helsinki
Who wrote the plays Hamlet, King Lear and Much Ado about Nothing?
William Shakespeare
Torquemada was a famous participant in which historical organisation?
The Inquisition
Richard Starkey is the real name of which famous British drummer?
Ringo Starr
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
Don Quijote/Don Quixote
What year was the Wall Street Crash?
1929
Björn Again is a tribute band for which world-famous pop group?
Abba
Which oath of ethics taken by doctors is named after an Ancient Greek physician?
Hippocratic Oath
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
What is a 'stanza'?
A set of lines organised into a paragraph in a poem.
The so-called '23-F' refers to which event in Modern Spanish History?
1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt in the Corte
John, Paul George and Ringo are the four members of which band?
The Beatles
What does a Geiger Counter measure?
Radioactivity
How many countries are there in the region of Europe? (Recognised by the United Nations)
44
War and Peace was written by which Russian writer?
Leo Tolstoy.
Which civilization created 'The Dame of Elche'?
The Iberians
Which nation won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022?
Ukraine
What was the first vaccine to be developed against a contagious disease?
The Smallpox Vaccine
How many permanent members are there on the UN security council?
(Double Points if you can name them!)
5
Russia, France, UK, USA & China
How many Spaniards have won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
6
What year did the Islamic Conquest of Spain begin?
711 AD
What nationality is Drake?
Canadian
What is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia the scientific term for?