Geography
Which European country was the site for the Battle of Waterloo?
Belgium
What movie gave Julia Roberts the chance to explain to Hugh Grant:” I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her”?
Notting Hill
What 28-mile structure was started in 1961 and came down in 1989?
The Berlin Wall
What part of the body does an orthopaedic doctor treat?
Bones
What astrological chart takes its name from a Greek word meaning “circle of little animals “?
Zodiac
What is by far the best-known product by Victorinox?
Swiss Army Knife
Who directed Jurassic Park?
Steven Spielberg
What is the best-known invention of Peace Prize founder Alfred Nobel?
Dynamite
What acid gives citrus fruits their distinctive sharp flavour?
Citric acid
What British breed of cat is tailless?
Manx
Which European country’s capital has two halves, Buda and Pest, linked by 9 bridges across a river?
Hungary’s
What fishy movie held the all-time box office record until Star Wars came along?
Jaws
Which U.S. naval base did Japan attack in 1941 to declare war on the Allies?
Pearl Harbor
What prevents the Earth’s atmosphere from drifting into space?
Gravity
What bird lays the largest eggs?
Ostrich
What sea can you dip your toes in from the Western beaches of Lebanon?
Mediterranean
What Queen epic topped the charts in 1976 and again in 1992?
Bohemian Rhapsody
What organization did Henri Dunant found in 1863 with the title International Committee for the Relief of the Wounded?
The Red Cross
What birds were traditionally used as gas detectors in coal mines?
Canaries
What land animal has the longest gestation period?
Elephant
Which is the only Portuguese-speaking Latin American country?
Brazil
What disco dance craze involved using the arms to spell out the four-letter title of a Village People hit?
The YMCA
Which country celebrated the 500th anniversary of its whisky production in 1994?
Scotland
What occurs when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as viewed from Earth?
A solar eclipse
What is the heaviest breed of bear?
Polar bear