Sweden
Real Names
Lacrosse
Computers
Ruislip / Pinner
100

Is the majority of Sweden to the east or to the west of Norway?

East

100

Who is Reginald Kenneth Dwight better known as?

Elton John

100

There are 10 players on the field for each male lacrosse team. How many for a female lacrosse team?

12

100

What is the 2 digit numeric system that uses '0' & '1'?

binary

100

In what month is the annual Pinner Fair held each year?

May (Whitsun)

200

What Swedish company was founded by Ingvar Kamprod in 1943?

IKEA

200

Who was Norma Jeane Mortenson better known as?

Marilyn Monroe

200

In how many Olympic games has lacrosse been an official Olympic sport?

2

1904 + 1908

200

What does the 'P' in PDF stand for?

portable

200

Before it became part of the London Borough of Hillingdon, Ruislip was part of which now defunct county?

Middlesex

300

Most of the Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm, but one is awarded in Oslo. Which one?

Nobel Peace Prize

300

Was Kirk Douglas' real name:

Archibald Alexander Leach; or

Issur Danielovitch

Issur Danielovitch

(Archibald Leach = Cary Grant)

300

In which continent was lacrosse invented?

North America (USA)

300

In computing, what are 1,048,576 bytes better known as?

1MB

300

How many tube stations have 'Ruislip' in their name?

5

400

Which large mammal is referred to as the King of the Forest & is the iconic symbol of Swedish wilderness?

Brown bear  ,  Elk  ,  Red Fox

Elk

400

Ilyena Lydia Mironoff is now better known as who?

(hint: actress)

Helen Mirren

400

What is the start of a men's lacrosse game called?

(In the female game, it is called a Draw)

Face off

400

What item is considered to be the brains of a computer?

RAM  ,  ROM,   CPU  ,  VGA


CPU

400

There are 3 underground lines that visit Ruislip tube stations.

The Piccaddilly and Metropolitan are two of these. What is the third?

Central line

500

On how many islands is Stockholm built?

7  ,  14  ,  21  ,  28

14

500

Singer Katheryn Hudson is better known as who?

Katy Perry

500

In which century were lacrosse rules created?

18th century (1794)

500

We now use browsers such as Chrome and Edge. What was the name of an early popular one with a name associated with the arts?

Opera

500

What famous musician was born and grew up in Pinner and attended Pinner County Grammar school?

Elton John

(If tempted to say Simon Le Bon, he was not born in Pinner)