Music
Which classic band recorded the following songs: "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Yesterday", "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"?
The Beatles
What name is given to Beef Fillet cooked in pastry?
Beef Wellington
How many bones are there in an adult human body?
206
What type of fish is nemo from the 2003 movie 'Finding Nemo'?
Clown Fish
Mount Vesuvius overlooks which modern Italian city?
Naples
Which band were responsible for these hits: "I Can't Get No Satisfaction", "Paint It Black", "Honky Tonk Woman" and "It's Only Rock N' Roll"?
The Rolling Stones
Which 2 dances are used as words in the phonetic alphabet?
The day on which the Sun’s direct rays cross the celestial equator is called what?
The equinox.
On the equinox, the day on which the Sun’s path crosses the celestial equator, night and day are of equal length
Which singer starred 1n’ “The Bodyguard”?
Whitney Houston
Which river flows through Paris?
River Seine
Which English musician has had No. l’s in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s?
Cliff Richard
In which London Borough is the Royal Albert Hall?
Kensington
What airplane has not been flown commercially since 2003?
Concorde.
The first commercial jet to travel faster than the speed of sound was the Concorde. Developed by Great Britain and France, it flew from 1976 until 2003.
In which country did The Sound of Music take place?
Austria
Which European capital city is divided by canals into about 90 islands joined by about 400 bridges?
Amsterdam
Which US state was the title of a Bee Gees No. 1?
Massachusetts
In which century was the Mona Lisa painted?
16th Century year 1503
How old is sunlight by the time it reaches Earth?
8 minutes.
It takes 8 minutes for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth.
What relation was Danny de Vito to Arnold Schwarzenegger in their 1988 film?
Twin Brother
Which mountain range in Africa has the same name as a town in South Wales?
Aberdare
Who had a huge 60’s hit with “Release Me”?
Engelbert Humperdinck
In which century did post boxes first appear in England?
17th Century Year 1653
What is a tropical cyclone called in the Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane.
Atlantic tropical cyclonic storms are called hurricanes. The word comes from a Carib Indian phrase meaning “big wind.”
In which film does Charlton Heston think he is earth’s last survivor?
The Omega Man
What is the highest active volcano in Europe?
Mount Etna