Which Canadian-born director is behind the blockbuster hits Titanic & Avatar?
James Cameron
Elon Musk holds 3 passports from 3 different countries...which ones?
South Africa, Canada & USA
How many countries are in the UK?
BONUS +200: Name all the countries.
4 countries -
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales
What is the national sport of the United Kingdom?
a) rugby
b) cricket
c) football (soccer)
d) horse racing
c) cricket
Which King famously had 6 wives?
a) Henry VIII
b) Henry VI
c) Henry IV
BONUS 100 points for each wife you can name
a)Henry VIIIKatherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr
Name each character (first name & last name) from the series "Friends"
Joey Tribbiani,Monica Geller, Chandler Bing,Phoebe Buffay, Rachel Green & Ross Geller
In what year did the first iPhone come out?
2007
What is the largest city in Australia?
BONUS 100 if you find the top three (with #1 in the correct position)
1.Sydney 5,450,496
2.Melbourne 5,207,145
3.Brisbane 2,706,966
What is the top sport for which the US has the most gold medals for the Summer olympics?
BONUS 200 if you guess the top 3 sports.
1st — Athletics (track & field, road running, race walking): 358 golds
2nd — Swimming: 266 golds
3rd — Wrestling: 59 golds
George Washington (1789 to 1797)
Which movie performed better between Wicked, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune 2, or Inside Out 2 (Vice Versa 2) *in the correct order
Inside Out 2, Wolverine & Deadpool, Wicked, Dune 2
In what year did the first Amazon Web Service launch to the public? (give or take 2 years) BONUS 200 if you guess the exact year.
2004
The Lord of the Rings was filmed in which English-speaking country?
New Zealand
In what year did women compete for the first time in the Olympics?
a)1892
b)1896
c)1900
d)1904
e)1908
BONUS 100 if you guess the correct city.
Women competed for the first time at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Which American president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) George Washington
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Ulysses S. Grant
b) Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln issued it in 1863, freeing slaves in Confederate states.
Which series was watched more in 2024 (among these options) - Squid Game, Baby Reindeer, Griselda, Bridgerton?
Brigderton
Who was the first American to become a billionaire? John D.Rockefeller or Henry Ford?
John D.Rockefeller (in the 1930s), Henry Ford became a billionaire in the 1940s
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Mississippi River
Which of the following is NOT an NFL team?
a)Miami Dolphins
b)Tampa Bay Buccaneers
c) Houston Texans
d) Pittsburgh Penguins
e) Baltimore Ravens
d) Pittsburgh Penguins
The Irish Potato Famine occurred during which years?
a) 1845–1852
b) 1740–1745
c) 1916–1920
d) 1801–1806
a)1845–1852
A devastating famine led to mass starvation and emigration, around 1,000,000 died.
Who has done the greatest number of movies between: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Samuel L.Jackson, and Clint Eastwood?
BONUS +100 if you can guess (give or take 5) the number of films.
Samuel L Jackson (At least 151)Brad Pitt - 120
Clint Eastwood - 74
Tom Cruise - At least 72
Put the following brands in chronological order (from earliest founded to latest):
A) Burberry
B) Levi Strauss & Co.
C) Twinings
D) Guinness
E) Colgate
C) Twinings – 1706 (London, UK)
D) Guinness – 1759 (Dublin, Ireland)
E) Colgate – 1806 (New York, USA)
B) Levi Strauss & Co. – 1853 (San Francisco, USA)
A) Burberry – 1856 (Basingstoke, UK)
Can you name 5 provinces and one territory in Canada? (in English)
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
BONUS +100: How many gold medals does this person have?
Michael Phelps
an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals (23 gold).
Name the countries in the order in which they abolished the death penalty (from least recent to the most recent): Australia, the UK, Canada, and New Zealand
1) The UK (1969)
2) Australia (1985)
3) New Zealand (1989)
4) Canada (1998)
18
The traditional Irish alphabet (aibítir) consists of 18 letters. It does not contain ⟨j, k, q, v, w, x, y, z⟩