General Knowledge
The TARDIS
"The Lady with the Lamp" is the nickname to which famous person in the 1800s?
Florence Nightingale
Roughly how old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years old
How many ghosts visit Scrooge in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"?
3
the ghost of Christmas past
the ghost of Christmas present
the ghost of Christmas future
Name the four ninja turtles
Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo
Which nut is marzipan made from?
Almond.
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
How many stars are in our solar system?
One! The sun.
Who wrote Lord of the Rings?
J R R Tolkien
Which city is Beyonce from?
Houston, Texas
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
Which Caribbean country was the only country to have a successful slave revolt in 1790s-1800s?
Haiti
Where is genetic information stored in a human cell?
In the nucleus
Stanley Yelnats is the protagonist of which children's novel?
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Louvre (Paris)
There is only one country whose flag does NOT contain the colours red, white or blue. Which is it?
Jamaica
The body of which English monarch was excavated from a carpark in Leicester in 2012?
Richard III
Which element is represented by the symbol Au in the periodic table?
Gold
Eric Blair is the real name of which famous author?
George Orwell
Which film won the award for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars?
Oppenheimer
How many prime ministers has the UK had?
57!
Which country is Addis Ababa the capital of?
Ethiopia?
Who is widely regarded as the "Father of Medicine"
Hippocrates - a Greek philosopher!
Which British prime minister won the Nobel Prize for literature?
Winston Churchill
Which song won Record of the Year at the GRAMMYS 2024?
Flowers - Miley Cyrus