Geography
Excluding Vatican City, which is the smallest country in the world?
Monaco
Which sport involves a shuttlecock?
Badminton
Dihydrogen monoxide is a chemical name for what substance?
Water
Name 3 of the top 10 countries with the most billionaires
USA, China, India, Germany, Russia, Italy, Brazil, Hong Kong, Canada, UK
Movie inspired by a doll?
Barbie
What is the best-selling album of all time worldwide?
Thriller by Michael Jackson
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford upon Avon, England
I work all night I work all day to pay the bills I have to pay
Money, money, money - Abba
Let them fall Mowgli
Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
Which two countries share the longest international border?
Canada and the USA
Which country has won the cricket world cup the most times?
Australia
What is the national bird of India?
Peacock or Indian Peafowl
Name 4 of the top 10 largest cities in the world
Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Sao Paolo, Mexico City, Cairo, Mumbai, Beijing, Dhaka, Osaka
Actor Nicolas Cage is the nephew of what famous director?
Francis Ford Coppola
Which astronomer is called out in “Bohemian Rhapsody”?
Galileo
What book holds the record for the fastest selling book in history?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
Material Girl - Madonna
They rode on, Danny and Wendy and Hallorann, and the Overlook Hotel faded behind them in the blizzard
The Shining - Stephen King
What is the name of the second highest mountain in the world?
K2
The MLB baseball team, the Boston Red Sox's 86 year championship drought was attributed to the "Curse of the Bambino" superstition. Who was the bambino?
Babe Ruth
What is the only human organ that can regenerate itself?
The liver
Name 3 of the top 10 highest grossing movies of all time?
Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Avatar: The Way of Water, Titanic, Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Inside Out 2, Jurassic World, The Lion King
Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci star in what 1990 movie about mafia informant Henry Hill?
Goodfellas
Which famous band was heavily influenced by the music of Ravi Shankar?
The Beatles
The book Meditations was written by which roman emperor?
Marcus Aurelius
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
He loved Big Brother
1984 - George Orwell
Three countries start with the letter R - name all of them!
Romania, Russia, Rwanda
which running back has the most rushing yards of all time.
Emmitt Smith
In Africa, they talk about the 'big five game' being lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and African buffalo. There is another group of animals they call the 'ugly five', name two of them!
Marabou stork, vulture, hyena, warthog and wildebeest.
Name 5 of the top 15 countries with the highest elevation extremes
China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Tajikstan, Afghanistan, Kyrguyzstan, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, United States
The movie “The Shawshank Redemption” is based on a short story written by which horror writer?
Stephen King
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is the real name of which famous singer?
Lady Gaga
Who wrote the words "Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less travelled"
Robert Frost
Every time I look at you I don't understand why you let the things you did get so out of hand
Jesus Chris Superstar - Andrew Lloyd Webber
So we beat on, boats against the tide, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
Which country contains the largest Sikh community outside of India?
Canada
Who once scored 100 points in a single NBA basketball game?
Wilt Chamberlain
Conkers is a traditional children's game in Great Britain and Ireland played using the seeds of which tree?
Horse Chestnut
Name 3 of the top 10 best-selling video games
Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Wii Sports, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Mario Kart, Red Dead Redemption, Terraria, Super Marios Bros, Overwatch, Human: Fall Flat
Which 1990s movie starring Kevin Spacey and Gabriel Byrne got it's title from a line in the movie Casablanca?
The Usual Suspects
Which musician was in the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith?
Steve Winwood
The word “vomit” was invented by which writer?
William Shakespeare
It's okay to eat fish 'cause they don't have any feelings
Something in the Way - Nirvana
Well, I'm back
Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
What is the capital city of Ecuador?
Quito
Who is the only runner to win gold medals in the 5K, 10K and Marathon events at the same olympics?
Emil Zatopek
Which mammal has no vocal cords?
Giraffe
Name 5 of the top 20 best-selling albums worldwide
Thriller, Back in Black, The Bodyguard, Dark Side of the Moon, Eagles Greatest Hits, Bat Out of Hell, Hotel California, Come on Over, Rumours, Saturday Night Fever, Led Zeppelin IV, Bad, Jagged Little Pill, Dangerous, Dirty Dancing, Falling Into You, 21, 1, Metallica, Let's Talk About Love, The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Appetite for Destruction, Born in the USA, Abba's greatest hits, Brothers in Arms
Which Christian Bale performance was inspired by a Tom Cruise interview with David Letterman?
Patrick Bateman in American Psycho
Radiohead named themselves after a song by which band?
The Talking Heads
The movie "No Country for Old Men" got its title from a poem by which poet?
William Yeats
One fine day we'll see, Far off on the sea, A thread of smoke, Rising on the horizon
Madame Butterfly - Puccini
The bitch is dead
Casino Royale - Ian Fleming