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History

Question:

What was the name of the Ancient Egyptian queen who killed herselfwith a snake?




Answer: Cleopatra 

Question:

Referring to her steely determination, what was Margaret Thatcher’s nickname?




Answer: The Iron Lady

Question:

What famous 5th century A.D conqueror was known as 'The Scourge of God'?




Answer: Attila the Hun 

Question:

What is a halberd?




Answer: A halberd is a type of weapon, a combination of a spear and a battle-ax

Question:

How are the Qumran Cave scrolls, which are highly significant to biblical scholars, better known? 



Answer: The Dead Sea Scrolls

Geography

Question:

The Zambezi River is located in which continent?



Answer:

Africa




Question:

 In which mountain range would you find Matterhorn?




Answer: Alps

Question:

In which city could you find these landmarks – St. Paul’s Cathedral, Madam Tussuad Museum and 

White Chapel quarter?




Answer: London

Question:

Which nation used to be called Ceylon from 1948 to 1972?




Answer: Sri Lanka

Question:

Which country controls the Faroe Islands?



Answer: Denmark

Culture

Question:

Curiosity is a car-sized rover launched by NASA in 2011 to explore whichplanet?  




Answer: Mars

Question:

Who is credited with writing “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”?




Answer: Homer

Question:

What is the highest prize awarded to the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival?




Answer: Golden Bear

Question:

What is the name of the United Nations’ program that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries?




Answer: UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund

Question:

According to the legend, which Saint expelled all the snakes from Ireland?



Answer: St. Patrick

Sport

Question:

In NBA league teams competein which sport?




Answer: Basketball

Question:

Which football team's nickname is "Gunners"? 




Answer: Arsenal

Question:

How many gold Olympic medals has Novak Djokovic won? 




Answer: None

Question:

How many National Olympic Committees there are? 




Answer: 206

Question:

Nadia Comenaci used to compete in which sport? 



Answer: Gymnastics

Pop culture

Question:

Michael Myers isthe antagonist of what popular slasher horror film series?




Answer: Halloween

Question:

In the Nintendo Mario series of video games, Mario is often trying to save whom? 




Answer: Princess Peach

Question:

What was the name of the coffee shop in which the gang from Friends spent most of their time?




Answer: Central Perk

Question:

 Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?




Answer: Aretha Franklin

Question:

Often referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", which English record producer, that worked with the Beatles, died on March 8th, 2016?



Answer: George Martin