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Question 1

1 Which Dutch actress and former model (born 1 June 1981) is best known for her roles in ‘Blade Runner 2049’ (2017) and ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ (2018)? In 2019 she appeared in the Ridley Scott directed TV advertisement ‘The Journey’ for Turkish Airlines.

Answer 1

1 Sylvia Hoeks

Question 2

2 Which writer and educationalist born 2 June 1942 signs his letters ‘Floreant Dendritae!’ (May Your Brain Cells Flourish!)?

Answer 2

2 Tony Buzan (died 13 April 2019)

Question 3

3 Which dancer and entertainer who found fame in France between the wars was born Freda McDonald in St. Louis Missouri on 3 June 1906?

Answer 3

3 Josephine Baker

Question 4

4 Who acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 beginning the Reiwa era following the abdication of his father Emperor Akihito on 30 April 2019? He is the 126th emperor according to Japan’s traditional order of succession.

Answer 4

4 Naruhito

Question 5

5 In which city was 1916 leader James Connolly born on June 5 1868?

Answer 5

5 Edinburgh

Question 6

6 What was the code name of the beach at which most Canadians landed on D-Day June 6 1944?

Answer 6

6 Juno

Question 7

7 In May 2019 it was announced that which English poet playwright and novelist (born 26 May 1963) would succeed Carol Ann Duffy as the next UK Poet Laureate?

Answer 7

7 Simon Armitage

Question 8

8 Seventh in line of succession to the British throne what is the name of the son of Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and Meghan Duchess of Sussex born 6 May 2019?

Answer 8

8 Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

Question 9

9 Which American novelist (born June 9 1954) is the author of ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ upon which the stage musical ‘Wicked’ is based?

Answer 9

9 Gregory Maguire

Question 10

10 Which Associated Press photographer took the iconic picture of Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel) the nickname of an unidentified Chinese man who stood in front of a convoy of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square on June 5 1989 the morning after the Chinese military had suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests by force?

Answer 10

10 Jeff Widener

Question 11

11 Which American novelist and playwright (November 4 1919 – June 11 1995) is perhaps best known for his 1966 novel ‘The Beguiled’ (originally published as ‘A Painted Devil’) which was made into two films of the same name in 1971 starring Clint Eastwood and again in 2017 starring Colin Farrell?

Answer 11

11 Thomas P Cullinan

Question 12

12 Who was UK Poet Laureate from 1 January 1896 until his death on 2 June 1913?

Answer 12

12 Alfred Austin

Question 13

13 Which Canadian swimmer (born June 13 2000) won four medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics with a gold in the 100 m freestyle a silver in the 100 m butterfly and two bronzes in the women’s freestyle relays (4×100 m and 4×200 m)?

Answer 13

13 Penny Oleksiak

Question 14

14 In which country was revolutionary leader Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara born on June 14 1928?

Answer 14

14 Argentina (Rosario Sante Fe province)

Question 15

15 What product was marketed for the first time from 1915 in the now familiar containers devised by the US cosmetician Maurice Levy?

Answer 15

15 Lipstick

Question 16

16 Which singer-songwriter representing The Netherlands won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Arcade’?

Answer 16

16 Duncan Laurence

Question 17

17 On June 18 1983 who became the first American woman to go into space?

Answer 17

17 Sally Ride

Question 18

18 Which Portuguese writer (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature? The citation read “who with parables sustained by imagination compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality”.

Answer 18

18 José Saramago

Question 19

19 Which American abstract expressionist painter (October 27 1908 – June 19 1984) with a strong speciality in collage was married to American painter Jackson Pollock?

Answer 19

19 Lee Krasner

Question 20

20 He played a major role in escalating the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War which American business executive (June 9 1916 – July 6 2009) was the eighth United States Secretary of Defense serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson?

Answer 20

20 Robert McNamara

Question 21

21 Which film was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival?

Answer 21

21 Parasite

Question 22

22 Which novel by the Omani author Jokha Alharthi and translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth was awarded the 2019 Man Booker International Prize?

Answer 22

22 Celestial Bodies

Question 23

23 Armen Sarkissian (born 23 June 1953) is a physicist computer scientist and politician who currently serves as the incumbent President of which country since April 2018?

Answer 23

23 Armenia

Question 24

24 The army of which English king was defeated by the forces of Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 Jun 1314?

Answer 24

24 Edward II

Question 25

25 Which French statesman who served as the President of France from 1887 until his assassination when he was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Geronimo Caserio on 25 June 1894?

Answer 25

25 Marie François Sadi Carnot

Question 26

26 Also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu which American writer and novelist (June 26 1892 – March 6 1973) was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Answer 26

26 Pearl S Buck

Question 27

27 Which Russian professional tennis player (born 27 June 1985) has appeared in four Grand Slam singles finals winning two the 2004 US Open and the 2009 French Open?

Answer 27

27 Svetlana Kuznetsova

Question 28

28 Which United Nations office is currently held by the Nigerian Amina Jane Mohammed (born 27 June 1961)?

Answer 28

28 Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Question 29

29 Which American composer (June 29 1911 – December 24 1975) is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock most famously on Psycho North by Northwest The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo?

Answer 29

29 Bernard Herrmann

Question 30

30 The English singer now known as just Cheryl (born 30 June 1983) came to fame as a member of which pop band?

Answer 30

30 Girls Aloud

Question 31

31 Who created the fictional detective Harley Quin who first appeared in 12 short stories in 'The Mysterious Mr Quin' first published in 1930?

Answer 31

31 Agatha Christie

Question 32

32 'The Madman of Bergerac' (1932) features which fictional detective?

Answer 32

32 Inspector Maigret

Question 33

33 Who was the English children's book author and television presenter (16 June 1933 – 20 September 2018) who created the characters of 'Postman Pat' and 'Rosie and Jim'?

Answer 33

33 John Cunliffe

Question 34

34 Who composed the 1934 work 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'?

Answer 34

34 Segei Rachmaninov

Question 35

35 Which Pope was born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in Riese Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Austrian Empire (now Italy province of Treviso) on June 2 1835?

Answer 35

35 Pope Pius X

Question 36

36 Who born June 26 1993 released the 2016 album 'Dangerous Woman'?

Answer 36

36 Ariana Grande

Question 37

37 Which New Zealand Treasury Chief has been named as the new Governor of Ireland's Central Bank replacing Philip Lane in September?

Answer 37

37 Gabriel Makhlouf

Question 38

38 There are 4.546 litres in a British imperial gallon how many litres are there in a US gallon?

Answer 38

38 3.7854 L

Question 39

39 Mark Travers (born 18 May 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for which Premier League club?

Answer 39

39 A.F.C. Bournemouth

Question 40

40 Shakespeare's play 'The Taming of the Shrew' is set in which Italian city?

Answer 40

40 Padua

Question 41

41 Which writer was played by Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in a 2001 film?

Answer 41

41 Iris Murdoch

Question 42

42 How many Shakespeare plays have the name Henry in the title?

Answer 42

42 Seven

Question 43

43 What academic title of success is used in the United States Canada Central America and the Philippines for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony?

Answer 43

43 Valedictorian

Question 44

44 Filmed at Ballinesker Beach Curracloe Strand in Wexford the opening scenes of 'Saving Private Ryan' depicts the assault on which D-Day beach?

Answer 44

44 Omaha

Question 45

45 With its highest point the Königstein (German for 'King's Stone') standing at 2573 m (8442 ft) above sea level is the highest point of which African country?

Answer 45

45 Namibia

Question 46

46 The Verkhovna Rada meaning Supreme Council is the unicameral parliament of which East European country?

Answer 46

46 Ukraine

Question 47

47 In Japan what name is given to a master brewer of sake?

Answer 47

47 Toji

Question 48

48 Dennis Locorriere (born June 13 1949; Union City New Jersey United States) is the American former lead vocalist and guitarist of which soft rock group?

Answer 48

48 Dr Hook

Question 49

49 Which former editor of 'The Irish Times' writes the Detective Sergeant Joe Swallow books set in 1880s Dublin? The series to date includes 'A June of Ordinary Murders' 'The Eloquence of the Dead' 'A Hunt in Winter' and 'In the Dark River'.

Answer 49

49 Conor Brady

Question 50

50 Which rock band has released five consecutive chart-topping studio albums: Hot Fuss (2004) Sam's Town (2006) Day & Age (2008) Battle Born (2012) and Wonderful Wonderful (2017)?

Answer 50

50 The Killers

Question 51

51 Officially The Department for Protecting the Public Security and Order what was the name of the secret police force of Tsarist Russia?

Answer 51

51 Okhrana

Question 52

52 Which is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece?

Answer 52

52 Rhodes

Question 53

53 Which 1953 film released by 20th Century Fox was the first film released in the widescreen process CinemaScope?

Answer 53

53 The Robe

Question 54

54 In which country was the democratically elected president Jacobo Árbenz overthrown by a CIA backed coup in June 1954 and succeeded by the military dictatorship of Carlos Castillo Armas?

Answer 54

54 Guatemala

Question 55

55 Which British TV personality (born 14 June 1955) has written a four-volume autobiography 'At My Mother's Knee ... And Other Low Joints' (2008) 'The Devil Rides Out: The Second Coming' (2010) 'Still Standing: The Savage Years' (2012) and 'Open the Cage Murphy!: Further Savage Adventures' (2015)?

Answer 55

55 Paul O'Grady

Question 56

56 Which island is separated from mainland Asia by the Strait of Tartary or Gulf of Tartary?

Answer 56

56 Sakhalin

Question 57

57 Which French region comprises the departments of Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot et Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques and has its regional capital at Bordeaux? 

Answer 57

57 Aquitaine

Question 58

58 Which singer released NME’s 2018 Single of the Year 'No Tears Left to Cry'? 

Answer 58

58 Ariana Grande

Question 59

59 And which act released NME's 2018 Album of the Year 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'?

Answer 59

59 The 1975

Question 60

60 Which Finnish chemist physicist and mineralogist (5 June 1760 – 15 August 1852) discovered a "new earth" containing the first rare-earth compound yttrium which was later determined to be a chemical element?

Answer 60

60 Johan Gadolin

Question 61

61 Which character does Irish actor Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) play in the HBO epic-fantasy series 'Game of Thrones'?

Answer 61

61 Davos Seaworth

Question 62

62 Eating cheese late at night can cause nightmares as it contains large amounts of what substance that affects the nervous system?

Answer 62

62 Tyramine

Question 63

63 In which country is the Kyalami Racing Circuit which has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races?

Answer 63

63 South Africa

Question 64

64 Trypophobia is the irrational fear of what?

Answer 64

64 Fear of holes or bumps

Question 65

65 Andy Brown and John 'Rhino' Edwards are two of the lesser-known members of which long-time English rock band?

Answer 65

65 Status Quo

Question 66

66 Who is the leader of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland?

Answer 66

66 Naomi Long

Question 67

67 Harriet Vane was the wife of which fictional detective?

Answer 67

67 Lord Peter Wimsey

Question 68

68 Robert F. 'Bobby' Kennedy served as a U.S. Senator from which state from January 1965 until his assassination on 6 June 1968?

Answer 68

68 New York

Question 69

69 The source of the River Niger is in which African country?

Answer 69

69 Guinea

Question 70

70 Released in June 2004 what is the name of The Killers debut album?

Answer 70

70 Hot Fuss

Question 71

71 The BBC historical drama series 'Gentleman Jack' created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne Jones is based on the diaries of which English landowner diarist mountaineer and traveller from Halifax West Yorkshire?

Answer 71

71 Anne Lister

Question 72

72 Jake Black a.k.a. The Very Reverend Dr. D. Wayne Love died on 21 May 2019. He is best known as a vocalist with which band he co-founded in 1995 probably best-known for providing the theme song for an acclaimed television series?

Answer 72

72 Alabama 3

Question 73

73 Which US state is bordered on the west by California and on the east by New Mexico?

Answer 73

73 Arizona

Question 74

74 Also known as Punta Balcones in the La Brea District Talara Province Piura Region Peru what is the westernmost point in mainland South America?

Answer 74

74 Punta Pariñas

Question 75

75 'Bridge of Clay' is the latest book by which Australian writer (born 23 June 1975) best known for 'The Book Thief' and 'The Messenger' (US title 'I Am the Messenger') two novels for young adults which became international bestsellers?

Answer 75

75 Markus Zusak

Question 76

76 Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest authors which Canadian-American writer (10 June 1915 – 5 April 2005) was awarded the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature "for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work"? His best-known works include The Adventures of Augie March Henderson the Rain King Herzog Mr. Sammler's Planet Seize the Day Humboldt's Gift and Ravelstein.

Answer 76

76 Saul Bellow

Question 77

77 Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last ruler of Germany from which dynasty?

Answer 77

77 Hohenzollern

Question 78

78 In which Irish county is the Copper Coast?

Answer 78

78 Waterford

Question 79

79 In medicine the acronym SLUDGE is used to remember some of the symptoms of poisoning with what?

Answer 79

79 Sarin

Question 80

80 Dublin's Millennium Spire alternatively titled the Monument of Light was designed by which architect?

Answer 80

80 Ian Ritchie

Question 81

81 Which two US states gave up land for Washington DC?

Answer 81

81 Maryland & Virginia

Question 82

82 Which two actors played the title roles in the 2016 film 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'?

Answer 82

82 Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill

Question 83

83 Medusa was the only mortal of the Three Gorgons. What were the names of her two immortal sisters?

Answer 83

83 Euryale & Stheno

Question 84

84 Chandigarh serves as the capital city of which two neighbouring Indian states?

Answer 84

84 Punjab & Haryana

Question 85

85 Robert de Niro and Al Pacino both appeared in 'The Godfather Part 2' but not together. In what two films did both actors share screen time?

Answer 85

85 Heat & Righteous Kill

Question 86

86 Which two astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 mission?

Answer 86

86 John Young & Charlie Duke

Question 87

87 Who are the two McLaren-Renault drivers in the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship?

Answer 87

87 Lando Norris & Carlos Sainz Jr.

Question 88

88 Which two countries share the world’s longest land border (5525 miles)?

Answer 88

88 USA & Canada

Question 89

89 Which twins were known as the Gemini Twins in Greek and Roman mythology? 

Answer 89

89 Castor & Pollux

Question 90

90 What are the only two African cities to currently have an underground metro system?

Answer 90

90 Cairo & Algiers