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Sports
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100
Blood is filtered by which pair of organs?
Kidneys
100
In which country is Mount Everest?
Nepal
100
What is longest running race in the Olympic Games called?
A marathon (26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers))
100
Which English singer and songwriter, from the early 2000s, was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz?
(optional: listen to an extract on YouTube)
Amy Winehouse. She died in 2011, at the age of 27. Some of her famous dongs are 'Back to black' and 'Love os a losing game'.
100
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
200
Which is the fifth planet from the sun?
Jupiter
200
Which continent has the biggest population?
Asia
200
What does FIFA stand for?
French: Federation Internationale de Football Association.
English: International Federation of Association Football .
200
Complete Queen's famous song with the right option.
'We are the champions, my friend....'
a- and yes we will manage to ascend
b- and we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
c- and we'll never need to pretend
b
We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the World
200
Name the American president and the British prime minister who were in office at the end of WW2.
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
300
Who developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
300
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
300
Which country has won the highest number of (football) world cups?
Brazil - with five titles, this is the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have participated in every World Cup finals tournament.
300
Name three of the four members of the Beatles.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
300
Who was known as 'the iron lady'?
Margaret Thatcher. She was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.
400
Which chemical element is represented by the symbol N
Nitrogen
400
Name the two longest rivers in the world.
The Amazon river and the Nile.
400
Where is Max Emilian Verstappen (the 2021 Formula One world champion) from?
Belgium
400
Which classical composer became deaf near the end of his life?
Beethoven
400
Name the American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Martin Luther King
500
Which travels faster, light or sound waves?
Light waves
500
Name at least three of the ten countries that the Sahara desert covers.
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia.
500
Before 1894, basketball games were played with what sort of ball?
A football.
500
In what country did Reggae music originate?
Jamaica
500
Around the Iron Age in 300 BC, which group of people came to Ireland from mainland Europe?
a- the Vikings
b- the Romans
c- the Celts
The Celts
