Curious Facts
Vocabulary
Music
TV
General Knowledge
100
The Rolling Stones made rock 'n' roll history with a free concert in which country in March of 2016?
Cuba
100
Unscramble the following word: chduqditi
quidditch
100
What was Justin Bieber's first hit?
Baby
100
Name the two main female characters in 'Gossip Girl'
Blair Waldorf Serena van der Woodsen
100
What is the London Eye?
Ferris wheel
200
This children's best seller was sent to 12 different publishers before it was finally published.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
200
Words which are usually used together (e.g. go on strike) are called:
Collocations
200
In what year did the boy band One Direction compete in the X Factor UK?
2010
200
Total number of seasons for The Walking Dead
7
200
Who created the Sherlock Holmes novels?
Arthur Conan Doyle
300
Which is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
Shark
300
"Don't have a cow" which means "don't get angry" is an:
idiom
300
Which duet brought Sean Paul to the top of the charts in 2016? Name the song and partner.
"Cheap Thrills" with Sia
300
"You've got time" is the title song for which tv series?
Orange is the New Black
300
Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
Bishop
400
Which is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?
I am.
400
Which word is spelled incorrectly: millenium, millenary, millenarian
millennium
400
Which song do these lyrics belong to: Now marriage can be a source of Joy and love and mutual support But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage And we don't teach boys the same?
Flawless by Beyoncé
400
"Winter is coming" is the motto of House _____ in _______ (name of tv series)
Stark Game of Thrones
400
What is the painting 'La Gioconda' more commonly known as?
The Mona Lisa
500
More people are killed by ____________ (farm animal) anually than are killed in plane crashes.
Donkeys
500
Which word means a million million in American English?
trillion
500
Who hosted the Grammy Awards in 2017?
James Corden
500
Dexter works as a _____________ in Miami-Metro Police Department.
forensic blood splatter analyst
500
Which countries form the UK?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland