Pub Quiz: 500 Questions with Answers

1. What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

2. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Au

3. How many sides does a hexagon have?

Six

4. What is the largest ocean on Earth?

The Pacific

5. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

Mercury

6. How many strings does a standard guitar have?

Six

7. What is the currency of Japan?

The yen

8. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989

9. What does the abbreviation 'www' stand for?

World Wide Web

10. How many degrees are in a circle?

360

11. What is the smallest country in the world by area?

Vatican City

12. What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth?

Diamond

13. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

France

14. Which vitamin does the human body produce from sunlight?

Vitamin D

15. How many colours are traditionally listed in a rainbow?

Seven

16. How many squares are on a chessboard?

64

17. What is the collective name for a group of lions?

A pride

18. How many players start on a basketball court per team?

Five

19. Which Roman numeral represents 50?

L

20. How many wives did Henry VIII have?

Six

21. How many events make up a decathlon?

Ten

22. How many stripes are on the flag of the United States?

13

23. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

Mercury

24. How many chambers does the human heart have?

Four

25. How many minutes are in a full day?

1,440

26. Which blood type is known as the universal donor?

O negative

27. How many bones are in the adult human body?

206

28. What is the study of fungi called?

Mycology

29. What is the name for a group of crows?

A murder

30. What is the largest internal organ in the human body?

The liver

31. Which language has the most native speakers in the world?

Mandarin Chinese

32. How many keys are on a standard full-size piano?

88

33. Which is the only mammal capable of true sustained flight?

The bat

34. What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?

32 degrees

35. Which gas makes up roughly 78% of Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

36. What is a baby rabbit called?

A kit

37. What is the largest species of shark?

The whale shark

38. What is the medical term for the kneecap?

The patella

39. What colour is the 'black box' flight recorder on an aircraft?

Orange

40. How many points is the letter Q worth in standard English Scrabble?

10

41. Which organ in the human body regenerates itself most readily?

The liver

42. What does a philatelist collect?

Stamps

43. What does the 'S' stand for in the abbreviation 'SOS'?

Nothing, the letters were chosen for their Morse code pattern

44. What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?

The Irish wolfhound

45. How many time zones does Russia span?

11

46. What is the only letter that does not appear in any US state name?

Q

47. Which planet has the most moons in our solar system?

Saturn

48. Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?

Canada

49. What is the world's largest desert by area?

Antarctica

50. What is the name for the fear of long words?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

1. What is the chemical formula for water?

H2O

2. What is the powerhouse of the cell?

The mitochondrion

3. What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Gravity

4. Which scientist proposed the theory of general relativity?

Albert Einstein

5. What is the most abundant element in the universe?

Hydrogen

6. What is the pH of pure water at room temperature?

7

7. Which blood cells are responsible for fighting infection?

White blood cells

8. What is the lightest element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen

9. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

10. What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?

Photosynthesis

11. What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?

The Milky Way

12. Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

Carbon dioxide

13. How many teeth does an adult human typically have?

32

14. Which scientist is credited with discovering penicillin?

Alexander Fleming

15. What is the smallest unit of an element that retains its properties?

The atom

16. Which animal is the fastest on land over a short distance?

The cheetah

17. How many legs does an arachnid have?

Eight

18. What is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth?

The blue whale

19. Which element has the chemical symbol Fe?

Iron

20. Which dinosaur's name means 'tyrant lizard king'?

Tyrannosaurus rex

21. What does the Richter scale measure?

Earthquake magnitude

22. Which particle carries a negative electrical charge?

The electron

23. How many hearts does an octopus have?

Three

24. What is the speed of light in a vacuum, to the nearest thousand kilometres per second?

300,000 km/s

25. How many chromosomes does a typical human cell contain?

46

26. What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic acid

27. How long does light from the Sun take to reach Earth?

About 8 minutes

28. What is the study of earthquakes called?

Seismology

29. Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?

The cerebellum

30. What is the atomic number of carbon?

6

31. Which animal has the longest gestation period of any mammal?

The elephant

32. What is the hardest substance in the human body?

Tooth enamel

33. What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?

The ohm

34. Which type of rock is formed by cooling magma?

Igneous

35. What does a Geiger counter measure?

Radiation

36. What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

K

37. What is the name of the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells?

Haemoglobin

38. Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

The stratosphere

39. What is the only metal that is not silver, grey or white in its pure form, aside from gold?

Copper

40. How many pairs of ribs does a typical human have?

12

41. What is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas below its boiling point?

Evaporation

42. How many bones does a newborn human baby have, roughly?

About 300

43. Which sense is processed by the olfactory system?

Smell

44. What is the name for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed?

A catalyst

45. What is the second most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

Oxygen

46. What is the term for a group of organs working together in the body?

An organ system

47. What is absolute zero in degrees Celsius?

-273.15

48. What is the largest known type of star?

A hypergiant

49. Which planet has the shortest day in our solar system?

Jupiter

50. What is the term for animals that are active at dawn and dusk?

Crepuscular

1. In which year did the First World War begin?

1914

2. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong

3. Which ancient civilisation built the Machu Picchu complex?

The Inca

4. Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington

5. In which year did the Titanic sink?

1912

6. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

The Mongol Empire

7. What was the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?

The Mayflower

8. Who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?

Karl Marx

9. Which queen ruled Britain for 63 years in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Queen Victoria

10. In which year did the Second World War end?

1945

11. Which civilisation built the Great Pyramid of Giza?

The ancient Egyptians

12. Who was the British Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?

Winston Churchill

13. Which wall divided a European capital from 1961 to 1989?

The Berlin Wall

14. Which battle in 1066 changed the course of English history?

The Battle of Hastings

15. What was the ancient Greek city-state known for its military discipline?

Sparta

16. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Michelangelo

17. Who led the Soviet Union during most of the Second World War?

Joseph Stalin

18. Who was the Egyptian queen who allied with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

Cleopatra VII

19. Which war was fought between the North and South of the United States?

The American Civil War

20. Which country did Napoleon Bonaparte rule?

France

21. Which English king had six wives?

Henry VIII

22. Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement known for non-violent resistance?

Mahatma Gandhi

23. Which city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79?

Pompeii

24. What was the period of European history following the fall of Rome often called?

The Middle Ages

25. Who delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech in 1963?

Martin Luther King Jr.

26. What was the Roman name for modern-day France?

Gaul

27. In which year did the French Revolution begin?

1789

28. Which US President was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

John F. Kennedy

29. What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?

Sputnik 1

30. Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

Nicholas II

31. In which year did India gain independence from British rule?

1947

32. Which document did King John seal at Runnymede in 1215?

Magna Carta

33. Which country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate?

Japan

34. In which century did the Black Death sweep across Europe?

The 14th century

35. Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

Ferdinand Magellan

36. What was the name of the treaty that ended the First World War?

The Treaty of Versailles

37. Which ancient wonder stood in the harbour of Alexandria?

The Lighthouse of Alexandria

38. Which US state was purchased from Russia in 1867?

Alaska

39. What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944?

Operation Overlord

40. Which empire did Emperor Constantine convert to Christianity?

The Roman Empire

41. Who invented the movable-type printing press in Europe?

Johannes Gutenberg

42. In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?

1986

43. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie

44. What was the name of the Athenian philosopher sentenced to death by hemlock?

Socrates

45. In which year did the Soviet Union formally dissolve?

1991

46. What was the name of the Cold War alliance formed by the Soviet Union and its allies?

The Warsaw Pact

47. Which ship did Charles Darwin sail on during his famous voyage?

HMS Beagle

48. Which two countries fought the Hundred Years' War?

England and France

49. Which empire built an extensive road network including the Appian Way?

The Roman Empire

50. Which civilisation invented cuneiform, one of the earliest writing systems?

The Sumerians

1. What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

2. Which is the largest country in the world by land area?

Russia

3. On which continent is the Sahara Desert located?

Africa

4. Which mountain is the highest above sea level?

Mount Everest

5. Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

Australia

6. What is the smallest continent by land area?

Australia

7. Which river flows through Paris?

The Seine

8. In which country would you find the city of Marrakesh?

Morocco

9. What is the largest island in the world?

Greenland

10. What is the capital of South Korea?

Seoul

11. What is the deepest point in the world's oceans?

The Mariana Trench

12. Which country contains the majority of the Amazon rainforest?

Brazil

13. Which country is nicknamed the Land of the Rising Sun?

Japan

14. What is the capital of Norway?

Oslo

15. What is the currency of Switzerland?

The Swiss franc

16. What is the capital of Argentina?

Buenos Aires

17. What is the capital of Egypt?

Cairo

18. Which US state is the largest by area?

Alaska

19. Which canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?

The Suez Canal

20. What is the capital of Portugal?

Lisbon

21. On which river does the city of Cairo stand?

The Nile

22. In which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?

The Atlantic

23. What is the official language of Brazil?

Portuguese

24. Which country does the island of Sicily belong to?

Italy

25. What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasilia

26. What is the capital of New Zealand?

Wellington

27. Which sea is the saltiest large body of water on Earth?

The Dead Sea

28. What is the capital of Switzerland?

Bern

29. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Canada

30. Which two countries share the longest international border?

Canada and the United States

31. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

Ethiopia

32. What is the capital of Turkey?

Ankara

33. Which strait separates Europe from Africa at its narrowest point?

The Strait of Gibraltar

34. What is the longest mountain range on land?

The Andes

35. In which country is the ancient city of Petra?

Jordan

36. Which lake is the largest freshwater lake by surface area?

Lake Superior

37. Which desert covers much of southern Mongolia and northern China?

The Gobi

38. Which country is entirely surrounded by South Africa?

Lesotho

39. What is the tallest waterfall in the world?

Angel Falls

40. In which country is the Serengeti National Park?

Tanzania

41. Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

The Urals

42. What is the capital of Vietnam?

Hanoi

43. Which country is known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes?

Finland

44. Which is the northernmost capital city of a sovereign state?

Reykjavik

45. Through how many countries does the Equator pass?

13

46. How many US states border the Pacific Ocean?

Five

47. Which is the only country that borders both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in Africa?

South Africa

48. Which country has the most volcanoes?

Indonesia

49. Which European country has the most islands?

Sweden

50. Which country has the highest population density among sovereign states?

Monaco

1. How many members were in the Beatles?

Four

2. Which instrument does a percussionist play?

Drums and other struck instruments

3. Who is known as the King of Pop?

Michael Jackson

4. Which composer wrote the Ninth Symphony featuring the 'Ode to Joy'?

Ludwig van Beethoven

5. Which band released the album 'The Dark Side of the Moon'?

Pink Floyd

6. What is the highest female singing voice type?

Soprano

7. Which Swedish group won Eurovision in 1974 with 'Waterloo'?

ABBA

8. How many strings does a standard violin have?

Four

9. Which Queen song features an operatic middle section?

Bohemian Rhapsody

10. Who was the lead singer of Nirvana?

Kurt Cobain

11. Which city is the home of country music in the United States?

Nashville

12. What is the term for the speed of a piece of music?

Tempo

13. Which band was fronted by Freddie Mercury?

Queen

14. Which genre of music originated in Jamaica in the 1960s?

Reggae

15. Who wrote the song 'Imagine'?

John Lennon

16. What is a group of four musicians called?

A quartet

17. Which composer continued writing music after going deaf?

Ludwig van Beethoven

18. What does 'a cappella' mean?

Singing without instrumental accompaniment

19. Which band recorded 'Stairway to Heaven'?

Led Zeppelin

20. Which American singer was known as the Queen of Soul?

Aretha Franklin

21. What is the lowest male singing voice type?

Bass

22. Which instrument family does the clarinet belong to?

Woodwind

23. Which band's members were John, Paul, George and Ringo?

The Beatles

24. Which musical featured the song 'The Sound of Music'?

The Sound of Music

25. What does the acronym 'DJ' stand for?

Disc jockey

26. Which instrument did Jimi Hendrix famously play?

The electric guitar

27. What genre is Louis Armstrong most associated with?

Jazz

28. Which band released 'Hotel California'?

The Eagles

29. What is a musical composition written for one performer called?

A solo

30. Which US city is considered the birthplace of jazz?

New Orleans

31. Which Beatles album features a zebra crossing on its cover?

Abbey Road

32. How many lines are in a standard musical stave?

Five

33. Who composed 'The Four Seasons'?

Antonio Vivaldi

34. What does the musical term 'forte' instruct a player to do?

Play loudly

35. Which musical note lasts for four beats in common time?

The semibreve, or whole note

36. Who composed the opera 'The Magic Flute'?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

37. Which instrument is Miles Davis most associated with?

The trumpet

38. How many movements does a traditional symphony usually have?

Four

39. Who composed 'Bolero'?

Maurice Ravel

40. What is the Italian term for gradually getting louder?

Crescendo

41. Which Austrian composer wrote over 600 works before dying at 35?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

42. How many notes are in a standard major scale, counting the octave?

Eight

43. Which Russian composer wrote 'The Nutcracker'?

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

44. Which Polish composer is famous for his piano nocturnes?

Frederic Chopin

45. Which instrument is played by pressing keys that open and close holes, and is held sideways?

The flute

46. What is the name for a piece of music written for a solo instrument and orchestra?

A concerto

47. Which composer wrote the 'Messiah' oratorio, including the 'Hallelujah' chorus?

George Frideric Handel

48. Which instrument has 47 strings and seven pedals?

The harp

49. How many keys does a standard piano have that are black?

36

50. How many pipes does the term 'organ stop' control on a pipe organ?

A whole rank of pipes

1. Who directed the film 'Jaws'?

Steven Spielberg

2. Which film studio uses a roaring lion as its logo?

MGM

3. In 'The Wizard of Oz', what colour are Dorothy's slippers in the film?

Ruby red

4. Which actor played Jack Dawson in 'Titanic'?

Leonardo DiCaprio

5. What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom 'Friends'?

Central Perk

6. Who played the character of Vito Corleone in 'The Godfather'?

Marlon Brando

7. In the 'Star Wars' films, what species is Chewbacca?

A Wookiee

8. Which animated film features a clownfish searching for his son?

Finding Nemo

9. Who directed 'Pulp Fiction'?

Quentin Tarantino

10. Which TV series is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana?

Stranger Things

11. In 'The Matrix', which coloured pill does Neo take?

The red pill

12. Which film features a character named Forrest Gump?

Forrest Gump

13. What is the name of the hobbit played by Elijah Wood in 'The Lord of the Rings'?

Frodo Baggins

14. Which director is known for cameo appearances in his own thrillers?

Alfred Hitchcock

15. Which TV drama featured a chemistry teacher turned drug manufacturer?

Breaking Bad

16. What is the name of the fictional African nation in 'Black Panther'?

Wakanda

17. Who composed the score for 'Star Wars'?

John Williams

18. Who played Hannibal Lecter in 'The Silence of the Lambs'?

Anthony Hopkins

19. What is the name of the lion in 'The Lion King' who becomes king?

Simba

20. Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films?

Emma Watson

21. What is the name of Batman's butler?

Alfred Pennyworth

22. Which film opens with the words 'A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away'?

Star Wars

23. Which director made 'Psycho' and 'Vertigo'?

Alfred Hitchcock

24. In 'Toy Story', what type of toy is Woody?

A cowboy doll

25. Which HBO series was based on George R. R. Martin's novels?

Game of Thrones

26. Which comedy troupe made 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'?

Monty Python

27. Which actor starred as Indiana Jones?

Harrison Ford

28. In 'The Simpsons', what is the name of Homer's workplace?

The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant

29. What kind of animal is Bagheera in 'The Jungle Book'?

A black panther

30. Which sci-fi series features characters using a device called a TARDIS?

Doctor Who

31. Who played Neo in 'The Matrix'?

Keanu Reeves

32. What is the name of the ogre in the DreamWorks film franchise?

Shrek

33. Which film features the line 'Here's looking at you, kid'?

Casablanca

34. What is the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival?

The Palme d'Or

35. Which 1939 film features the line 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn'?

Gone with the Wind

36. Which animated studio produced 'Spirited Away'?

Studio Ghibli

37. In 'Jurassic Park', what is used to fill gaps in the dinosaur DNA?

Frog DNA

38. Which sitcom was set in a Boston bar 'where everybody knows your name'?

Cheers

39. Which film is set aboard the ship Nostromo?

Alien

40. Which series follows the Crawley family at an English country estate?

Downton Abbey

41. Who directed '2001: A Space Odyssey'?

Stanley Kubrick

42. What is the name of the prison in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?

Shawshank State Penitentiary

43. Which film features a shark hunter named Quint?

Jaws

44. What is the highest-grossing category of Academy Award, awarded last in the ceremony?

Best Picture

45. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and was directed by Bong Joon-ho?

Parasite

46. Which 1972 film is based on a Mario Puzo novel?

The Godfather

47. Which British sitcom featured the Trotter family and a three-wheeled van?

Only Fools and Horses

48. Which film features the character Tyler Durden?

Fight Club

49. Which film won the first Academy Award for Best Picture?

Wings

50. Which actor has played James Bond in the most official films?

Roger Moore

1. How many players are on a football team on the pitch at kick-off?

Eleven

2. How often are the Summer Olympic Games held?

Every four years

3. In tennis, what is a score of zero called?

Love

4. How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?

18

5. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?

Basketball

6. Which sport is played at Wimbledon?

Tennis

7. How long is a marathon, to the nearest mile?

26 miles

8. In cricket, how many players are in a team?

Eleven

9. What colour jersey does the leader of the Tour de France wear?

Yellow

10. Which sport uses a shuttlecock?

Badminton

11. How many rings are on the Olympic flag?

Five

12. In American football, how many points is a touchdown worth?

Six

13. In golf, what is one shot under par called?

A birdie

14. How long is a standard Olympic swimming pool?

50 metres

15. How many periods are in a standard ice hockey game?

Three

16. Which athlete is nicknamed 'Lightning Bolt'?

Usain Bolt

17. In darts, what is the highest score possible with three darts?

180

18. In which sport would you use a foil, epee or sabre?

Fencing

19. Which tennis tournament is played on clay courts?

The French Open

20. Which sport does the Stanley Cup belong to?

Ice hockey

21. In athletics, how many disciplines are in a heptathlon?

Seven

22. Which boxer was known as 'The Greatest' and refused the Vietnam draft?

Muhammad Ali

23. In which city were the 2012 Summer Olympics held?

London

24. Which country originated the martial art of judo?

Japan

25. In Formula 1, what flag signals the end of a race?

The chequered flag

26. How many minutes are in a standard football match, excluding stoppage time?

90

27. In swimming, which stroke is swum on the back?

Backstroke

28. How many bases are there on a baseball diamond, including home plate?

Four

29. How many points is a converted try worth in rugby union, including the conversion?

Seven

30. Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?

Greece

31. How many players are in a volleyball team on court?

Six

32. What is the maximum break in snooker?

147

33. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?

Brazil

34. In boxing, how many rounds are in a standard world title fight?

Twelve

35. Which martial art originated in Korea and focuses on kicking?

Taekwondo

36. What is the term for three consecutive strikes in bowling?

A turkey

37. Which Formula 1 circuit hosts the Monaco Grand Prix?

Circuit de Monaco

38. In which sport is the Ryder Cup contested?

Golf

39. What is the national sport of Japan?

Sumo wrestling

40. Which country invented the sport of rugby?

England

41. How many lanes does a standard Olympic running track have?

Eight

42. How many points does a team need to win a set in volleyball, at minimum?

25

43. What is the length of a cricket pitch between the wickets?

22 yards

44. Which sport features positions called silly mid-on and gully?

Cricket

45. How many players are on an ice hockey team on the ice, including the goaltender?

Six

46. Which sport is known as 'the sport of kings'?

Horse racing

47. Which country will always compete at the Olympics as the birthplace of the Games, leading the parade?

Greece

48. What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?

18 inches

49. What is the term for a score of three under par on a single golf hole?

An albatross

50. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winner of the NBA Finals?

The Larry O'Brien Trophy

1. Which fruit is used to make traditional guacamole?

Avocado

2. What is the main ingredient in hummus?

Chickpeas

3. Which country does sushi originate from?

Japan

4. Which nut is used to make marzipan?

Almond

5. What is the primary ingredient in a classic Margherita pizza topping besides tomato and basil?

Mozzarella

6. Which alcoholic spirit is made from the blue agave plant?

Tequila

7. What is the Japanese word for the paste made from fermented soybeans used in soup?

Miso

8. Which cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad?

Feta

9. Which vegetable is the main ingredient in borscht?

Beetroot

10. What does the term 'al dente' describe?

Pasta cooked so it is still firm to the bite

11. Which country is the origin of the dish paella?

Spain

12. Which fruit has varieties called Granny Smith and Braeburn?

Apple

13. What is tofu made from?

Soybeans

14. Which herb is the main ingredient in pesto?

Basil

15. What kind of drink is Earl Grey?

Tea

16. What is the name for a Japanese dish of battered and deep-fried seafood or vegetables?

Tempura

17. Which wine region is Champagne located in?

France

18. What is a young sheep's meat called?

Lamb

19. Which vitamin is citrus fruit best known for containing?

Vitamin C

20. What is the main ingredient in a traditional omelette?

Eggs

21. Which spice gives curry its distinctive yellow colour?

Turmeric

22. What is the name of the Italian dessert made with coffee-soaked biscuits and mascarpone?

Tiramisu

23. Which type of alcohol is the base of a mojito?

Rum

24. Which country invented the sandwich as we know it, named after an earl?

England

25. What is the name for the Korean dish of fermented vegetables, usually cabbage?

Kimchi

26. What is the main ingredient of the Middle Eastern dish falafel?

Chickpeas or fava beans

27. Which country does the cheese Gouda come from?

The Netherlands

28. What is the term for a wine that is neither red nor white but pink?

Rose

29. What is the name of the Indian flatbread cooked in a tandoor oven?

Naan

30. What spice is the most expensive in the world by weight?

Saffron

31. Which grain is used to make traditional risotto?

Arborio rice

32. What type of pastry is used to make profiteroles?

Choux

33. What is the main flavouring in a traditional Bakewell tart?

Almond

34. What is the main ingredient in a traditional French bouillabaisse?

Fish

35. Which country produces the most coffee in the world?

Brazil

36. Which part of the plant is cinnamon harvested from?

The bark

37. What is the main ingredient in traditional black pudding?

Blood

38. Which country is the origin of the pastry called a croissant in its modern form?

France

39. What is the main ingredient in traditional Scottish haggis?

Sheep offal

40. Which fruit is known as the 'king of fruits' in Southeast Asia for its strong smell?

Durian

41. What does 'sommelier' refer to?

A wine expert

42. Which grain is used to make traditional Scotch whisky?

Barley

43. What is the culinary term for a mixture of flour and fat used to thicken sauces?

A roux

44. Which nut is used to make traditional Italian pesto alla Genovese?

Pine nuts

45. Which type of tea is fully oxidised?

Black tea

46. What is the French term for a set of prepared ingredients before cooking begins?

Mise en place

47. Which fish is traditionally used to make smoked kippers?

Herring

48. What is the main ingredient in traditional guacamole besides avocado and lime?

Onion

49. Which vegetable family do broccoli, kale and cabbage all belong to?

Brassica

50. What is the process of cooking food slowly in fat at low temperature called?

Confit

1. Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

William Shakespeare

2. Who painted the 'Mona Lisa'?

Leonardo da Vinci

3. Who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?

Jane Austen

4. Which artist cut off part of his own ear?

Vincent van Gogh

5. Who wrote the dystopian novel '1984'?

George Orwell

6. Which Spanish artist co-founded the Cubist movement?

Pablo Picasso

7. Who wrote 'The Great Gatsby'?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

8. Which painting features a screaming figure on a bridge under a swirling sky?

The Scream

9. Who wrote the epic poems 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'?

Homer

10. Which novelist created the detective Sherlock Holmes?

Arthur Conan Doyle

11. Which Russian author wrote 'War and Peace'?

Leo Tolstoy

12. Which art movement is Claude Monet associated with?

Impressionism

13. Who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

Harper Lee

14. Which artist painted 'The Persistence of Memory' with its melting clocks?

Salvador Dali

15. Who wrote the 'Harry Potter' series?

J. K. Rowling

16. Which Shakespeare play features the character Lady Macbeth?

Macbeth

17. Which museum houses the 'Mona Lisa'?

The Louvre

18. Which poet wrote 'The Raven'?

Edgar Allan Poe

19. Which ceiling did Michelangelo paint between 1508 and 1512?

The Sistine Chapel

20. Who wrote 'Frankenstein'?

Mary Shelley

21. What nationality was the painter Frida Kahlo?

Mexican

22. Who is the author of 'The Hobbit'?

J. R. R. Tolkien

23. Which art movement did Andy Warhol lead in America?

Pop art

24. Which artist is famous for painting water lilies at Giverny?

Claude Monet

25. Which novel features a character called Big Brother?

1984

26. Which Shakespeare play is set in Denmark?

Hamlet

27. Who wrote 'Brave New World'?

Aldous Huxley

28. Which Japanese art form involves folding paper into shapes?

Origami

29. Which author created the character Miss Marple?

Agatha Christie

30. Which novel begins 'Call me Ishmael'?

Moby-Dick

31. Who sculpted the statue of David in Florence?

Michelangelo

32. Who wrote 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'?

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

33. Which Dutch painter created 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'?

Johannes Vermeer

34. Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?

Geoffrey Chaucer

35. Which novel features the character Holden Caulfield?

The Catcher in the Rye

36. Which painting by Picasso depicts the bombing of a Basque town?

Guernica

37. Who wrote 'Crime and Punishment'?

Fyodor Dostoevsky

38. Which novel opens with 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times'?

A Tale of Two Cities

39. Which Greek playwright wrote 'Oedipus Rex'?

Sophocles

40. Who wrote 'Don Quixote'?

Miguel de Cervantes

41. Which English poet wrote 'Paradise Lost'?

John Milton

42. Who wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot'?

Samuel Beckett

43. Which Italian poet wrote 'The Divine Comedy'?

Dante Alighieri

44. Which artist painted 'The Birth of Venus'?

Sandro Botticelli

45. Who wrote 'Things Fall Apart'?

Chinua Achebe

46. Which artist is known for dripping and pouring paint onto canvases on the floor?

Jackson Pollock

47. Who wrote 'Jane Eyre'?

Charlotte Bronte

48. Which country's literature includes the epic 'Beowulf'?

England

49. Which sculptor created 'The Thinker'?

Auguste Rodin

50. Which Norwegian playwright wrote 'A Doll's House'?

Henrik Ibsen

1. What does 'CPU' stand for?

Central processing unit

2. Who co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen?

Bill Gates

3. How many bits are in a byte?

Eight

4. What does 'AI' stand for in computing?

Artificial intelligence

5. Which company created the iPhone?

Apple

6. What is the binary number system based on?

Two digits, 0 and 1

7. What does 'RAM' stand for?

Random access memory

8. Which social network was originally called 'TheFacebook'?

Facebook

9. What does 'GPS' stand for?

Global positioning system

10. Which British mathematician helped break the Enigma code in the Second World War?

Alan Turing

11. What does 'PDF' stand for?

Portable document format

12. Which company makes the Windows operating system?

Microsoft

13. Which protocol secures a website, indicated by a padlock in the browser?

HTTPS

14. Who founded SpaceX and Tesla?

Elon Musk

15. What does 'USB' stand for?

Universal serial bus

16. Which search engine was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin?

Google

17. Which company developed the PlayStation console?

Sony

18. What does 'HTML' stand for?

Hypertext markup language

19. Who invented the World Wide Web?

Tim Berners-Lee

20. What does 'VPN' stand for?

Virtual private network

21. Which programming language is primarily used to style web pages?

CSS

22. Which company produces the Galaxy range of smartphones?

Samsung

23. Which cryptocurrency was the first to be created?

Bitcoin

24. What is the name of Apple's voice assistant?

Siri

25. Which operating system is built on the Linux kernel and used on most smartphones worldwide?

Android

26. What is the term for the practice of tricking people into revealing passwords via fake emails?

Phishing

27. Which company created the Nintendo Switch?

Nintendo

28. Which term describes computing resources delivered over the internet rather than locally?

Cloud computing

29. Who was the co-founder of Apple alongside Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne?

Steve Wozniak

30. Which technology underpins cryptocurrencies by recording transactions across many computers?

Blockchain

31. What does 'LED' stand for?

Light-emitting diode

32. What does 'HTTP' stand for?

Hypertext transfer protocol

33. Which programming language was created by Guido van Rossum?

Python

34. What does 'URL' stand for?

Uniform resource locator

35. Who is widely regarded as the first computer programmer?

Ada Lovelace

36. What is the term for a program that replicates itself across computers without user action?

A worm

37. How many bytes are in a kilobyte, using the binary definition?

1,024

38. What does 'Wi-Fi' technology use to transmit data?

Radio waves

39. Which unit measures the clock speed of a processor?

Hertz

40. What is the name for a network of computers infected and controlled remotely by an attacker?

A botnet

41. What does 'IoT' stand for?

Internet of Things

42. Which language is the standard for querying relational databases?

SQL

43. What does 'GIF' stand for?

Graphics interchange format

44. What does 'ROM' stand for in computing?

Read-only memory

45. Which company developed the Android operating system before Google acquired it?

Android Inc.

46. What is the name of the first widely used web browser with a graphical interface?

Mosaic

47. Which video game featured a plumber named Mario first?

Donkey Kong

48. What was the name of the first electronic general-purpose computer, completed in 1945?

ENIAC

49. How many bits does an IPv4 address use?

32

50. What is the most widely used character encoding standard on the web?

UTF-8