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Round 1: Geography

  1. In what year did the Queen first open the State rooms of Buckingham Palace to the public?

    1993

  2. Which settlement on the River Tay is known as "The Fair City"?

    Perth

  3. Useless Australia Facts : What Is The Capital Of Vanuatu?

    Port Vila

  4. Which African country is the World's largest exporter of gold?

    South Africa

  5. In which city would you find the headquarters of OPEC, [a] Baghdad, [b] Paris, [c] Vienna or [d] Dubai?

    [c] Vienna

  6. What is the name of the island prison located in San Francisco Bay?

    Alcatraz

  7. Which Canadian province has the longest coastline?

    Newfoundland

  8. What is the highest known mountain in the solar system?

    Olympus Mons [on the planet Mars]

  9. What bridge joins San Francisco to Marin County?

    Golden Gate Bridge

  10. Which World War 2 cruiser is moored on the Thames?

    HMS Belfast

Round 2: Music

  1. Poplines:- (Name The Song) Politician Granny With Your High Ideals, Have You No Idea How The Majority Feels?

    Sowing The Seeds Of Love

  2. Who Recorded The Lennon/Mccartney Song "World Without Love"?

    Peter And Gordon

  3. Which Song Gave The Group Hanson A Trans Atlantic Hit In 1997?

    MMM Bop

  4. What was the Scotland World Cup Squad's top twenty record in 1974?

    "Easy, Easy"

  5. Who Recorded 'Shadows Of The Night' In 1982?

    Pat Benatar

  6. With 12 number one albums to her name which female solo artist has the most?

    Madonna

  7. Which TV show provided the 1994 number one "Chocolate Salty Balls"?

    South Park

  8. What was the name of the radio station introduced at the Glastonbury Festival in 1983?

    Radio Avalon

  9. Who in 2019 became the first female performer to replace herself at no.1 in the UK charts?

    Ariana Grande

  10. As at 2026, Taylor Swift has been nominated a record number of times for the Song of the Year Grammy, how many times has she been nominated?

    Seven

Round 3: General Knowledge

  1. If a skateboarder is 'goofy-footed', which foot is closest to the front of the board?

    Right foot

  2. In which English town is the game of rugby said to have originated, supposedly when a schoolboy picked up the ball?

    Rugby

  3. Which poet wrote "Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep"?

    Mary Elizabeth Frye

  4. Who followed Graham Taylor as the England football team manager?

    Terry Venables

  5. Who directed the 1962 movie "Lawrence of Arabia"?

    David Lean

  6. Aboard which ship did the Japanese sign the surrender that ended WW2?

    USS Missouri

  7. Confederate General William Smith carried what into battle?

    A Blue Parasol

  8. Into which body of water does the River Rhine flow?

    The North Sea

  9. What is the capital of the South-East Asian country of Laos?

    Vientiane

  10. During which year did the Channel Tunnel, between England and France, open?

    1994

Round 4: Science & Nature

  1. What three letters are the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?

    DNA

  2. What is the chemical formula for ordinary table salt?

    NaCl

  3. Which planet was known by the ancient Chinese as Ch'en-Hsing (The Hour Star)?

    Mercury

  4. How many pairs of chromosomes does a normal human cell contain?

    23 pairs (46 chromosomes)

  5. What is the largest type of shellfish, a giant version of which lives in coral reefs?

    The giant clam

  6. What instrument is used to detect and record earthquakes?

    A seismometer (seismograph)

  7. What is the longest part of the digestive tract?

    The small intestine

  8. Which scientist proposed that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the centre of the solar system?

    Nicolaus Copernicus

  9. What is the term for a reaction that releases heat to the surroundings?

    Exothermic

  10. What is the name for tiny water droplets near the ground that reduce visibility?

    Fog (mist)

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