Geography
Food
UK
History
100

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

100

An enchilada is from which regional cuisine?

Mexican

100

What is the UK base rate?

5.25%

100

Tim Cook took over as CEO of which company in 2011?

Apple

200

What is The City of Lights?

Paris

200

What ingredient makes bread rise?

Yeast

200

Most famous for its iconic trench coats, what British fashion company was founded in 1856?

Burberry

200

In 2010, an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by the rupturing of which company's oil rig?

BP

300

What is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.

Arctic

300

What is the most widely eaten food in the world?

Rice

300

The London Eye opened in which year?

2000

300

Which Mediterranean island suffered a major banking crisis during 2012-13?

Cyprus

400

Where are the Spanish Steps located?

Rome, Italy

400

Which fruit is the only one to have seeds on the outside?

Strawberry

400

How many storeys high is The Shard?

95

400

Who became the first woman to be appointed as managing director of the IMF in 2011?

Christine Lagarde

500

What two countries border directly north of Hungary?

Slovakia and Ukraine

500

What is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?

Saffron

500

What year did Prime Ministers start living in 10 Downing Street

1735

500

In 1979 Michael Aldrich invented what?

E-commerce