History and Geography
What is the longest river in the USA?
a - the Mississippi River
b - the Missouri River
c - The Colorado River
d - The Ohio River
b - the Missouri River (3767 km)
What is the name of the clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London?
Big Ben (or Elizabeth Tower)
What is the name of the British bear who wears a red hat and loves marmalade?
Paddington
Which Jamaican musician is known as the king of reggae?
Bob Marley
Which country hosts the Wimbledon tennis tournament?
The United Kingdom
Which of these African countries was a British colony?
a - Kenya
b - Angola
c - Ivory Coast
d - Congo
a - Kenya
What is the name of this place in the USA?
the Grand Canyon
Which animated movie features toys like Woody and Buzz Lightyear?
Toy Story
Which American singer released the hit single "Shake It Off"?
Taylor Swift
What is the most popular sport in Canada?
Ice Hockey
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
What is the name of the famous prison island near San Francisco?
Alcatraz
Which series is about a family of gangsters named Shelby, based in Birmingham in the 1920s?
Peaky Blinders
What is the name of the wizarding school in the "Harry Potter" series?
Hogwarts
Which country is known for inventing cricket?
England
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
a - Teresa May
b - Judi Dench
c - Margaret Thatcher
d - Maggie Smith
c - Margaret Thatcher
What is the name of the famous bridge in London that can open to let boats pass?
The Tower Bridge
What series of movies is this still from?
the Hunger Games
Which famous British band from the 1990s, that separated after a feud between two brothers, has decided to reunite and is about to go on a historical tour around the world in the summer of 2025?
Oasis
What are they playing?
a - LaCrosse
b - Horse hockey
c - Skittles
d - Polo
d - Polo
What civil rights leader and pacifist led a movement for the independence of India in the 1940s?
Gandhi
What is the current name of Samhain, a celtic celebration that originated two thousand years ago in Ireland to guide the dead to the other world?
Halloween
What video games was adapted in a popular post-apocalyptic series with Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay?
The Last of Us
Which British author wrote Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl
Name two of the four CURRENT Formula 1 drivers who are British.
Lewis Hamilton
George Russel
Lando Norris
Ollie Bearman