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100

Which Nintendo computer game became a film in 2023?

Super Mario Bros.

100

What is the name of the series of spooky books written by R.L Stine?

Goosebumps

100

What country does this flag belong to?

Canada

100

H20 is the chemical formula for what common substance?

water

100

In 2022, the first stage of the Tour De France started in Copenhagen. The Tour De France is the biggest competition in which sport?

Road cycling


200

Which popular netflix series features a school called Nevermore Academy?

Wednesday

200

What was unusual about the babysitter who came to look after the children in Neil Gaiman's short story?

He was a pirate!

200


What country does this flag belong to?

Ireland

200

How many bones are there in the adult human body?

a)106

b)206

c)306

206 (but when you were born you had over 300 bones!)

200

Which country hosted the Winter Olympics in 2022?

China (In Beijing)

300

Who is the current monarch of the United Kingdom?

Charles III

300

What was the name of the organisation that captured the beast in 'The Beast Within' (and what did it stand for?)

MOWA (Ministry of wild animals)

300

Which country does this flag belong to?

Kenya

300

What is the English name for this kind of chart?

A bar chart

300

What is the name of the sport where athletes try to get from one point to another in the fastest, most efficient way possible? (Clue: It includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping and it has its roots in military obstacle courses!)

Parkour


400

Which 2023 Disney remake faced controversy on the internet for casting a black actress in the title role?

The Little Mermaid

400

What is the formal name for when you reply to the other side's arguments in a debate?

(Clue: It has nothing to do with your backside!)

A rebuttal

400

What country does this flag belong to?

South Africa

400

What type of habitat is characerised by flat grassland with scattered trees and seasonal rainfall?  (Clue: It  is usually found between areas of tropical rainforest and desert.)

Savanna

400

In what game is 'love' a score?

Tennis

500

Where was the Eurovision song context hosted this year, following Ukraine's victory in 2022?

(Bonus points: Why was this host city chosen?)

Liverpool, England

500

What do you call the descriptive technique where an author describes one thing by comparing it to something else? 

For example:

She was as brave as a lion

The classroom felt like an oven

A simile

500


What country does this flag belong to?

Jamaica

500

How many bread rolls are in a 'baker's dozen'?

13

500

Which country apart from Canada and the USA has the most ice hockey players in the NHL?

Sweden (225) followed by Russia, Czechia and Finland

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