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1
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In which year was the Battle of Hastings?

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1066

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In what year did Cleopatra die?

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30BC

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What were the names of Henry VIII’s six wives?

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Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr

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In which year was the fall of the Berlin Wall?

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1989

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

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France

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In which year was the Magna Carta signed?

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1215

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In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on an Alabama bus?

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1955

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What was the name of the nuclear disaster which occurred in Ukraine in April 1986?

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CHERNOBYL

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Which US Presidents did Alexander Hamilton serve under?

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GEORGE WASHINGTON & JOHN ADAMS

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When did World War Two end?

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1945

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Beyoncé is married to which famous rapper, producer and businessman?

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JAY-Z

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12
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Which film did Oprah Winfrey star in first?

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The Color Purple

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Which three actors has Angelina Jolie been married to?

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JONNY LEE MILLER, BILLY BOB THORNTON & BRAD PITT

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14
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What nationality is Justin Bieber?

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Canadian

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Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 football World Cup Final?

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Geoff Hurst

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Who was the last British woman to win the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title?

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VIRGINIA WADE

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17
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How many balls are bowled in a standard cricket over?

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6

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Who was the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France?

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Bradley Wiggins

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How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first major?

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21

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What are Africa’s big five game animals?

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LION, LEOPARD, RHINO, ELEPHANT & CAPE BUFFALO

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What causes high and low tides?

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THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE MOON

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What is the name for a baby rabbit?

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Kitten

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About which issue does Malala Yousafzai famously campaign?

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FEMALE EDUCATION

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24
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Where are the European Parliament’s headquarters?

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STRASBOURG

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25
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Who famously developed the Theory of Relativity?

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

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26
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The pH Scale ranges from 0 to what number?

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14

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27
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Who invented the World Wide Web?

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TIM BERNERS-LEE

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28
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Water is made up of which two elements?

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HYDROGEN & OXYGEN

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29
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Which letters of the alphabet are used to identify the chromosomes determining gender?

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X & Y

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30
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Born in 1820, who was known as the founder of modern nursing?

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

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How many sides does a dodecahedron have?

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12

32
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What is the basic unit of measurement of electric current?

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AMP

33
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Which planet is closest to the Sun?

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MERCURY

34
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Who wrote A Brief History of Time?

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STEPHEN HAWKING

35
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Which two countries share the world’s longest land border?

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CANADA & THE UNITED STATES

36
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In which continent would you find the Himalayas?

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Asia

37
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Great Britain is made up of which countries?

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ENGLAND, WALES & SCOTLAND

38
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Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir and Pissarro were famously associated with which art movement?

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IMPRESSIONISM

39
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Who was the second President of the United States?

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John Adams

40
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What are the first three books of The Old Testament?

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GENESIS, EXODUS & LEVITICUS

41
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Banksy is most-associated with which city?

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Bristol

42
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Which famous painting is otherwise known as La Gioconda?

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THE MONA LISA

43
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In Romeo and Juliet, to which family did Juliet belong?

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THE CAPULETS

44
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How many centimetres make up an inch?

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2.54

45
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Which chess pieces can’t move in a straight line?

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KNIGHTS

46
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When is International Women’s Day?

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March 8th

47
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How many teeth should an average adult human have?

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32

48
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What is the world’s largest religion?

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CHRISTIANITY

49
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Name the longest river in the UK.

A

River Severn

50
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We’re all missing a cool IPA in the pub – what does the acronym stand for?

A

India Pale Ale

51
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How many hearts does an octopus have?

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3

52
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Which city will host the 2028 Olympic Games?

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Los Angeles

53
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Pret a Manger is a popular sandwich chain in the UK, but what does the French name mean in English?

A

Ready to Eat

54
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If you completed the Three Peaks challenge, which three UK mountains would you have climbed?

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Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike

55
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What do the French call the English Channel?

A

la Manche

56
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What temperature centigrade does water boil at?

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100 degrees centigrade

57
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What is the tallest mountain in the world?

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Everest

58
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How many elements are in the periodic table?

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118

59
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Which year did the Vietnam War start?

A

1955

60
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Which year did the European Union first introduce the Euro as currency?

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1999

61
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Where is the original Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh housed?

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Museum of Modern Art, New York

62
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What is the largest animal on the planet?

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The Blue Whale

63
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In which European country was there a civil war between 1946 and 1949?

A

Greece

64
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Who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic?

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Robert Ballard

65
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What is Shakespeare’s shortest play?

A

The Comedy of Errors

66
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Who designed the Eiffel Tower?

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Gustave Eiffel

67
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To a single decimal point, many kilometers in a mile?

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1.6km

68
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What’s the hottest chilli pepper in the world?

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Carolina Reaper

69
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What is Japanese sake made from?

A

Rice

70
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Which UK city is also known as The Potteries?

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Stoke-on-Trent

71
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What was the name of the UK’s first ever newspaper?

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The Daily Courant

72
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What does the “SD” in SD card stand for?

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Secure Digital

73
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How many feet make a yard?

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3

74
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What does Bastille Day celebrate?

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The storming of the Bastille, which was a military fortress and prison that held political prisoners in France. It happened on July 14th 1789 (the early days of the French revolution)

In France it is called ‘Fete Nationale’

75
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What are 3 possible causes of Resource Wars?

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Rising population, dwindling resources, climate change

76
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What is the address of the White House?

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

77
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Where does Route 66 start and finish?

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Route 66 starts in Chicago and finishes in Los Angeles

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