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100

Which classic band recorded the following songs: "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "Yesterday", "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"?

The Beatles

100

What name is given to Beef Fillet cooked in pastry?

Beef Wellington

100

How many bones are there in an adult human body?

206

100

What type of fish is nemo from the 2003 movie 'Finding Nemo'?

Clown Fish

100

Mount Vesuvius overlooks which modern Italian city?

Naples

200

Which band were responsible for these hits: "I Can't Get No Satisfaction", "Paint It Black", "Honky Tonk Woman" and "It's Only Rock N' Roll"?

The Rolling Stones

200

Which 2 dances are used as words in the phonetic alphabet?

Foxtrot and Tango


200

The day on which the Sun’s direct rays cross the celestial equator is called what?

The equinox.
On the equinox, the day on which the Sun’s path crosses the celestial equator, night and day are of equal length

200

Which singer starred 1n’ “The Bodyguard”?

 Whitney Houston

200

Which river flows through Paris?

River Seine

300

Which English musician has had No. l’s in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s?

Cliff Richard

300

In which London Borough is the Royal Albert Hall?

Kensington

300

What airplane has not been flown commercially since 2003?

Concorde.


The first commercial jet to travel faster than the speed of sound was the Concorde. Developed by Great Britain and France, it flew from 1976 until 2003.

300

In which country did The Sound of Music take place?

Austria

300

Which European capital city is divided by canals into about 90 islands joined by about 400 bridges?

Amsterdam

400

Which US state was the title of a Bee Gees No. 1?

Massachusetts

400

In which century was the Mona Lisa painted?

16th Century year 1503

400

How old is sunlight by the time it reaches Earth?

8 minutes.
It takes 8 minutes for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth.

400

What relation was Danny de Vito to Arnold Schwarzenegger in their 1988 film?

Twin Brother

400

Which mountain range in Africa has the same name as a town in South Wales?

Aberdare

500

Who had a huge 60’s hit with “Release Me”?

Engelbert Humperdinck

500

In which century did post boxes first appear in England?

17th Century Year 1653 

500

What is a tropical cyclone called in the Atlantic Ocean

Hurricane.


Atlantic tropical cyclonic storms are called hurricanes. The word comes from a Carib Indian phrase meaning “big wind.”


500

In which film does Charlton Heston think he is earth’s last survivor?

The Omega Man

500

What is the highest active volcano in Europe?

Mount Etna