OQL Questions Flashcards
Who made the first solo, non-stop transatlantic aeroplane flight in 1927?
Charles Lindbergh
Which Italian-born explorer landed in Newfoundland in 1497 aboard
the vessel Matthew of Bristol, claiming the territory for the English
king Henry VII?
John CABOT / Giovanni CABOTO
What seven-letter word completes the following Burger King slogan: “the Home of the BLANK”? The word in question is the name of one of the signature burgers sold by Burger King.
WHOPPER
On the dating app Tinder, you can swipe left to not like a potential match and swipe right to like a potential match. What can a user do by swiping up on a potential match?
“SUPER-LIKE”
In athletics what is the opening event of the heptathlon?
100m Hurdles
Edgbaston is the home ground of which English county cricket team?
WARWICKSHIRE
In the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Marlene is married to which character?
BOYCIE (acc. Aubrey Boyce)
Which of Henry VIII’s wives was the mother of Mary I?
CATHERINE OF ARAGON
With a population of around one million, what is the name of the
urban slum in Nairobi that is the largest in Africa?
KIBERA
The 12th Century chronicle, Historia Anglorum is credited to Henry of which English town in the diocese of Ely?
Huntingdon
Much in the news in recent months, the company BioNTech was founded, and has its headquarters, in which European country?
Germany
Recorded up to 122m in height, Steamboat in Wyoming, USA is the tallest active example of what type of geographical feature?
Geyser
Who made the first successful aeroplane flight across the English Channel in 1909?
Louis Bleriot
What was the only UK number one single for the group “Eurythmics”? The song opens with the line “No one on earth could feel like this, I’m thrown and overblown with bliss”.
There Must Be An Angel
The word “renal” refers to which part of the body?
KIDNEY
Which big cat, which gives its name to a military helicopter and an Apple Mac operating system, is also sometimes known as a cougar, a mountain lion and a catamount?
PUMA
Which of Dickens’ titular characters owns a pet raven named Grip?
Barnaby Rudge
Named after a British physicist and engineer, what is the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature?
Kelvin
Un Chien Andalou was a 1929 Franco-Spanish silent short film that was directed by Salvador Dalí and which Spanish film director?
Luis BUÑUEL
Which Swiss physician and philosopher of the German Renaissance has been dubbed the “father of toxicology”? He is credited with the adage “the dose makes the poison”.
PARACELSUS (acc. von Hohenheim)
The Actes and Monuments, perhaps more commonly known as Foxes Book of Martyrs tells of the persecution of which religious denomination?
PROTESTANTS
A festive record by which US singer, first released in 1994 finally
made it to number one in January 2021, although missed out to
LadBaby in Christmas week itself?
Mariah CAREY
Former “Young One” Ade Edmondson represented which University in
the 2020 series of Christmas University Challenge?
MANCHESTER
The Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall can both be found in which city?
JERUSALEM