Papua New Guinea
What is capital city of Papua New Guinea? A) Port Moresby, B) Port Villa, C) Honiara, D) Apia
Port Moresby
East Grinstead had the best (field) hockey team in the UK for many years. How many players are there on a field hockey team?
11
What is the name of the scholarship that Bill Clinton was awarded to study at Oxford?
Rhodes
Which 1995 song by Manchester band Oasis was voted No. 1 on the Australian alternative music radio station Triple J's "20 Years of the Hottest 100" in 2013?
Wonderwall
In what year did South Korea advance the furthest in the World Cup? Bonus 100 points: How far did they advance?
2002. Semi-finals.
The biggest annual sporting event for Papua New Guineans is Australia’s State of Origin rugby league match contested between players from the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland. What are the capital cities of these two states? 100 per points for each correct answer
Sydney and Brisbane
Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, not far from East Grinstead. The castle is the childhood home of Anny Bolelyn, the second wife of Henrv VIII. How many wives did Henry VIII have? Bonus 200 points: Using one word per marriage, describe how each of Henry VIII's marriages ended?
Six
What is the name of the annual sporting competition between Oxford and Cambridge that takes place on the river Thames?
The Boat Race
Manchester is (probably) the third largest city in England. What is the second largest city?
Birmingham
Korean film Parasite won the Best Picture Oscar in 2020. Who won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards in 2020? 100 points for each
Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger
Exxon Mobil has a massive LNG project in PNG. In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker crashed in the territory of which US state, causing a massive oil spill.
Alaska
Scientology has one of its global headquarters in East Grinstead. Who is the founder of Scientology?
L. Ron Hubbard
US Senator Cory Booker studied at Oxford. Booker was the mayor of which US city before he became a senator?
Newark
In 2017, the Manchester Arena was bombed following the concert of which American singer?
Ariana Grande
How many employees does Korean firm Samsung have (according to Wikipedia)?
309,630
The American geographer, historian, and anthropologist Jared Diamond wrote what 1997 Pulitzer Prize winning book, which attempts to explain why Eurasian and North African civilizations have survived and conquered others?
Guns, Germs, and Steel
What is the name of the fictional forest that is home to Winnie the Pooh and his friends? Bonus 100 points: Briefly summarize the rules of the Poohsticks game that Winnie the Pooh and his friends play in this forest.
100 Acre Wood
In the summer of 1948, Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, attended a summer school in European civilization at Oxford University. What is the name of the father of the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Atticus Finch
Manchester United are generally recognized as the second greatest football team in English football history. How many Premier League titles has United won?
13
Which Korean city hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics?
PyeongChang
How many languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea? Closest answer either side wins the points. No Price is Right bullshit
851
Excluding the cue ball, how many balls are there on the table at the start of a snooker game? Bonus 100 points: Name all the colors of the balls
21
Oxford graduate and former Prime Minister Tony Blair worked as an advisor to American bank JP Morgan after he left political office. Who is the CEO of JP Morgan?
Jamie Dimon
The 2014 movie The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch told the story of which scientist who helped break the German enigma machine and later worked at University of Manchester.
Alan Turing
What year did the Korean War end?
The fighting ended on 27 July 1953 when the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed.