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100
Who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II ?
Winston Churchill
100
How many states are there in the United States ?
50
100
Which famous boxer was born Cassius Clay before changing his name?
Bonus 100 points? Why did he change his name ?
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali changed his name because he joined the Nation of Islam in 1964 and rejected his birth name, Cassius Clay, believing that it was a "slave name".
100
How many bones are there in the human body ?
206
100
Which British Band released this album ?
Bonus 100 points: name the album
The Beatles
Abbey Road
200
Which animal did Australia go to “war” with in 1932?
The Emu
200
What's the name of the political alliance of the former British colonies?
The Commonwealth.
200
Where did the 2012 Olympics take place?
London
200
What is the smallest terrestrial planet of our Solar System ?
Bonus 300 points: Name all the planet (in order) of our solar system.
Mercury.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
200
Who wrote The Lord of the Rings ?
J R R Tolkien
300
When did India become independent?
1947.
300
Name the capital city of each country of the UK.
Bonus 200 points: What's the difference between Great Britain, The United Kingdom and the British Isles
EN = London ; Wales = Cardiff ; Scotland = Edinburgh ; N. Ireland = Belfast.
Great Britain = main island
United Kingdom = political union of GB + Northern Ireland.
British Isles = UK + Ireland
300
Name the 4 major American sports league, also known as "the Big Four"
National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA) & National Hockey League (NHL)
300
NO CALCULATOR
If I'm going 80 km/h, how long would it take me to travel 120 kms?
1h 30 minutes
300
Standing at 306 m, what 72 floor building is also the tallest in London?
The Shard
400
What law put and end to segregation in the United States and when was it signed?
Bonus question for a 100 points: Explain segregation.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
400
Place the Bermuda Triangle on the map
400
What is the name of the American Football player who, in 2016, first kneeled during the American national anthem ?
Colin Kaepernick
400
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
400
During what historical period was this picture taken ?
The Great Depression
500
You have 1 minute to name 10 American Presidents.
Trump, Biden, Obama, Nixon, Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt (Theodore & Franklin), Kennedy, Reagan, Eisenhower, Clinton, Bush, Truman, Jefferson ....
500
What is the largest landlocked (no direct ocean access) country in the world ?
Hint for -250 points
Kazakhstan
500
What country won the first Football Worldcup in 1930 ?
Urugay
500
The first vaccine was developed for which disease? (half if you can answer in French)
Bonus 300 points if you can name the person who "invented" it.
Smallpox (variole)
Edward Jenner
500
What was the first feature length animated movie in history and when was it released
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, 1937.