General Knowledge
What is the highest grossing movie of all time? Any in the top 3 qualifies.
Avengers (end game), Avatar, Titanic
What professional football team did dad nearly end up playing for?
Brighton and Hove Albion
True or False - Kirsten can speak 4 languages?
True - 4 English, Danish, German, French
What is the old name of Myanmar
Burma
True or False - Philip was at Clare Hall college, Cambridge University for his studies
False - He was at Clare College, Cambridge
When was Michelangelo born? (within 50 years)
1475
What were Dad's first experiences with sailing?
Eastbourne Sea scouts
What did Kirsten study whilst in Fiji?
Librarian studies and IT at the university of the South Pacific (either or will get a point)
How many Regions in Italy?
20
How many Nationalities do the 10 Grand kids of Michael hold between them?
5 - USA, Great Britain, Denmark, Australia, Italy
What is the world sailing speed record (within 10 knots)
65 knots - The fastest speed under sail is 65.45 knots, achieved by Paul Larsen (AUS) on Vestas Sailrocket 2 in a WSSRC supervised event at Walvis Bay, Namibia
Where was Michael's first overseas posting with the Foreign office?
Dakar, Senegal
How many hole-in-ones has Kirsten had?
She has had 2
What is the capital of Slovakia?
Bratislava
How many years difference between the oldest and youngest of the grandchildren?
20 years - Gaia, 25 and Brendan, 5
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What was Michael's last posting with the Commission prior to retirement?
R.S.A - Republic of South Africa
Which American car dealership did Kirsten's Father bring to Denmark
FORD
How many countries border China?
14 - India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal
What Scottish clan are we part of
The Scot Clan
How many octogenarian currently serving heads of state are there?
10 -
Elizabeth II21 April 192694 years, 75 daysQueen of the United Kingdom[1]19522Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah16 June 192991 years, 19 daysEmir of Kuwait2006[2]3Raúl Castro3 June 193189 years, 32 daysFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba2011[3]4Sir Colville Young20 November 193287 years, 228 daysGovernor-General of Belize19935Paul Biya13 February 193387 years, 143 daysPresident of Cameroon1982[4]6Michel Aoun18 February 193585 years, 138 daysPresident of Lebanon2016[5]7Mahmoud Abbas15 November 193584 years, 233 daysPresident of the Palestinian National Authority,
President of the State of Palestine20058Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa24 November 193584 years, 224 daysPrime Minister of Bahrain19719Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud31 December 193584 years, 187 daysKing of Saudi Arabia,
Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia[6]201510Francis17 December 193683 years, 201 daysPope of the Holy See,
Sovereign of the Vatican City State2013
True or False - Michael had someone else write his O-Level exams (aka GCSE for the younger members of the family)
True, he was bed bound from his tree fall and couldn't write, but the answers were his own dictation.
True or False - Kirsten was a tour guide in St. Petersberg, Russia
False - She was a tour guide in Paris, France for the tour company Tjæreborg
Largest country in Africa by Land area
Algeria @ over 2m Sq Km
How many years of marriage between all 4 of Michael's kids
45 years
Nat & Steve - May 1995 - 25 years
Annette & Kevin- July 2007 - 13 Years
Martin & Mel - December 2012 - 7 years
Phil & Luisa - TBD (I think its next year the wedding, not sure??