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Geography
Maths and Science
Sport
100
Which Nintendo computer game became a film in 2023?
Super Mario Bros.
100
What is the name of the series of spooky books written by R.L Stine?
Goosebumps
100
What country does this flag belong to?
Canada
100
H20 is the chemical formula for what common substance?
water
100
In 2022, the first stage of the Tour De France started in Copenhagen. The Tour De France is the biggest competition in which sport?
Road cycling
200
Which popular netflix series features a school called Nevermore Academy?
Wednesday
200
What was unusual about the babysitter who came to look after the children in Neil Gaiman's short story?
He was a pirate!
200
What country does this flag belong to?
Ireland
200
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
a)106
b)206
c)306
206 (but when you were born you had over 300 bones!)
200
Which country hosted the Winter Olympics in 2022?
China (In Beijing)
300
Who is the current monarch of the United Kingdom?
Charles III
300
What was the name of the organisation that captured the beast in 'The Beast Within' (and what did it stand for?)
MOWA (Ministry of wild animals)
300
Which country does this flag belong to?
Kenya
300
What is the English name for this kind of chart?
A bar chart
300
What is the name of the sport where athletes try to get from one point to another in the fastest, most efficient way possible? (Clue: It includes running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping and it has its roots in military obstacle courses!)
Parkour
400
Which 2023 Disney remake faced controversy on the internet for casting a black actress in the title role?
The Little Mermaid
400
What is the formal name for when you reply to the other side's arguments in a debate?
(Clue: It has nothing to do with your backside!)
A rebuttal
400
What country does this flag belong to?
South Africa
400
What type of habitat is characerised by flat grassland with scattered trees and seasonal rainfall? (Clue: It is usually found between areas of tropical rainforest and desert.)
Savanna
400
In what game is 'love' a score?
Tennis
500
Where was the Eurovision song context hosted this year, following Ukraine's victory in 2022?
(Bonus points: Why was this host city chosen?)
Liverpool, England
500
What do you call the descriptive technique where an author describes one thing by comparing it to something else?
For example:
She was as brave as a lion
The classroom felt like an oven
A simile
500
What country does this flag belong to?
Jamaica
500
How many bread rolls are in a 'baker's dozen'?
13
500
Which country apart from Canada and the USA has the most ice hockey players in the NHL?
Sweden (225) followed by Russia, Czechia and Finland