Round 1: Science

  • 1. Strange, Charm, Bottom and Top are all varieties of what?

  • 2. What is our nearest galaxy (not including our own)?

  • 3. What is the largest bird that can fly?

  • 4. Which scientist wrote 'On the Origin of Species', published in 1859?

  • 5. How many astronauts have walked on the moon?

  • 6. Who invented the World Wide Web?

  • 7. What is the most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere?

  • 8. What is the collective noun for a group of Camels?

  • 9. What is the third largest organ in the body?

  • 10. Who discovered the circulation of blood?

Round 2: Picture Round (Famous Buildings from the Inside)

Identify the building from the interior picture - you have the duration of the quiz to finish this round

  • 1. What building is this?

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Round 3: The 2000s

In which year of the 2000s did the following events take place? Each year appears only once.

  • 1. Sven Goran Eriksson is appointed England manager

  • 2. Chris Hoy becomes the first British Olympian for 100 years to win 3 Gold Medals at a single Olympics

  • 3. The first generation iPhone is released in June of this year

  • 4. Eminem reaches number 1 with Stan (in collaboration with Dido)

  • 5. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is released

  • 6. Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize

  • 7. Pope John Paul II dies and is succeeded by Pope Benedict XVI

  • 8. The Queen celebrates her Golden Jubilee

  • 9. Saddam Hussein is sentenced and executed for crimes against humanity

  • 10. Greta Thunberg is born

Round 4: Picture Round (Art)

Name the following paintings. You have the duration of the quiz to finish.

  • 1. Name the painting

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Round 5: Films

  • 1. The Good the Bad and the Ugly is set amidst which war?

  • 2. Who directed Taxi Driver?

  • 3. In which film does Marlon Brando play the role of Colonel Kurtz?

  • 4. Which actress starred as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's?

  • 5. What was the name of Jodie Foster's character in The Silence of the Lambs? (full name for full point)

  • 6. Name the film

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Round 6: General Knowledge

  • 1. What cocktail can you make by mixing Vodka, Gin, Triple Sec, White Rum, Tequila, Lemon Juice, Gomme Syrup and Cola?

  • 2. Which playwright was stabbed to death by Ingram Frizer in 1593?

  • 3. How many US states begin with the letter M?

  • 4. Who is older, Richard Branson or Bill Gates?

  • 5. How many square metres are there in a hectare?

  • 6. What is the world's 3rd most popular religion?

  • 7. Which cricketer attended school in Canterbury before leading Englnd to victory in the 1985 Ashes?

  • 8. Which archbishop was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral?

  • 9. What is the capital city of Morocco?

  • 10. In which year did the D-Day beach landings take place?