In which show for the under-fives did The Muppets first appear?
Sesame Street
What is the name for the style of popular music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and became the country's dominant music?
Reggae
What did Willard Frank Libby invent when he observed that one in a trillion carbon atoms is radioactive and that these radioactive atoms decay at a constant rate?
Method of dating fossils
What do you call a dried, smoked jalapeno?
Chipotle
Who is the current manager of Manchester United?
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Name the creators of Stranger Things
Duffer Brothers
Which band had a huge international hit album with the record “A Rush of Blood to the Head”?
Coldplay
The Bronze Age was made possible when which two metals were combined?
Copper and Tin
In Indonesian and Malay cuisine what does the word ‘nasi’ refer to?
Rice
In which sport do teams compete to win the Stanley Cup?
Ice Hockey
Which critically acclaimed US TV drama was set around the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency in New York?
Mad Men
What instrument did Phil Collins play when he was a member of Genesis?
Drums
In 1774 Joseph Priestley heated red mercuric oxide and obtained a mysterious gas that enabled a candle to continue burning. What was this gas?
Oxygen
Name that delicious fruit with an offensive odor!
Durian
Who is the only batsman to record 400 runs in an international Test match?
Brian Lara (v England in 2004)
What is the main pub called in "Peaky Blinders"?
The Garrison
'Let It Happen', 'The Less I Know the Better' and 'Elephant' are songs from which group?
Tame Impala
Which oath of ethics taken by doctors is named after an Ancient Greek physician?
Hippocratic Oath
One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath, written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by physicians.
Which flower does the spice saffron come from?
Crocus
Modern pentathlon involves running, shooting and horse riding. Which other two sports are featured?
Fencing and swimming
Which US comedy actress created the Netflix show, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt?
Tina Fey
When translated, what does 'Karaoke' mean?
Empty orchestra
It is derived from a shortened form of the Japanese word Karappo which means 'empty' and a shortened form of the word Okesutura meaning 'Orchestra'. So, the word can be taken to literally mean 'empty orchestra' or, again in terms we understand, music that has the lead melody missing.
What was the name of the first supersonic passenger airliner?
Concorde
What sauce can be made from the pictured ingredients?
Hollandaise
In tennis, what piece of fruit is found at the top of the men's Wimbledon trophy?
Pineapple