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1
Iron oxide is more commonly known as?
Rust
Brass
Solder
Steel
63% got this right
2
Name the musical artist from the clip
Psi
Psy
Si
77% got this right
"Gangnam Style" (2012) had a huge cultural impact, and became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views
3
In which region of the UK is the only remaining native population of European Wildcat?
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland
Wales
38% got this right
In 2023 it was announced that wildcats will be reintroduced to parts of southern England for the first time in 500 years
4
Which US president is this?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
39% got this right
Jimmy Carter is the oldest-lived of all the American presidents (98 at the time of writing)
5
48 random squares
Name this iconic TV character?
Colombo
Columbo
Frank
Frank Columbo
Lt Columbo
47% got this right
Actor Peter Falk lost an eye to cancer as a child, and his glass eye became an iconic trait of this beloved character
6
Blur reveal
Which is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet?
Epsilon
Gamma
Theta
Upsilon
39% got this right
Epsilon (Ε ε) is the partial origin of our modern letter "E"
7
To the nearest million, what is the population of the UK (as of September 2023)
30 —
68
— 75
Million
49% got this right
Despite being 32 times larger than the UK, Australia's population is only around 26 million
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12 random squares
What was the name of the ill fated dog which was sent into earth orbit by Russia in 1957?
Laika
Albert
Gordo
Nikita
54% got this right
Laika was the first living creature to be launched into space and orbit earth
9
Put these Bond movies in chronological order of release date (earliest to latest)?
1.
Thunderball
2.
The Man With The Golden Gun
3.
GoldenEye
4.
Quantum of Solace
79% got this right
The film "GoldenEye" was named after the Jamaican home of Bond Creator Ian Fleming
10
48 random squares
Who famously wrote "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Mark Twain
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William Shakespeare
11% got this right
11
Which language gave us the word "robot"?
Czech
French
German
Latin
25% got this right
Coined by a Czech playwright, the word "robot" means "work". (Cheers Chris!)
12
Which of the following island nations/territories are found in the Atlantic Ocean? (Select all that apply)
Bermuda
Tristan da Cunha
Fiji
Vanuatu
29% got this right
Tristan da Cunha, a British overseas territory, is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world
13
Zoom reveal
Which animal is this?
Anteater
Aardvark
Capybara
Elephant
41% got this right
14
From where does this band originate?
24% got this right
Fronted by Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries were formed in Limerick, Ireland
