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Flashcards by Natasha Keys, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| who was king of England when the civil war started? | Charles I |
| who was the first American in space? | Alan Shepard |
| who was the first British astronaut? | Helen Sharman |
| what year was the NHS launched? | 1948 |
| who was prime minister when the NHS was launched? | Clement Atlee |
| what was queen Victoria's first name? | Alexandria |
| what London tourist attraction saw the biggest poll tax riot? | Trafalgrar square |
| what organisation owns the stone henge? | English heritage |
| which early king is best remembered for burning the cakes? | Alfred the great |
| who was 9 years old when he became king of England? | Henry III |
| who wrote the story which was adapted into the musical 'chitty chitty bang bang'? | Ian Fleming |
| what was the first James Bond novel? | Casino Royale |
| what is the largest museum in the world? | the Louvre |
| what Agatha Christie whodunit holds the westend longest-running record? | Mousetrap |
| what flowers was Monet most famous for painting? | water lilies |
| who was the voice of rocky in chicken run? | Mel Gibson |
| which British city hosted the Eurovision song contest won by ABBA? | Brighton |
| what is the name of Julia Roberts' character in Notting Hill? | Anna Scott |
| what is the name of the ten-year-old boy who finds ET? | Elliot |
| what is the name of Davy Jones' ship in 'Pirates of the Caribbean; dead mans chest? | the flying dutchman |
| how many dogs take part in most greyhound races? | six |
| which team ended Arsenal's record run of 49 games unbeaten? | man united |
| what is the longest running event in the decathalon? | 1500m |
| how many points is the jack worth in a game of blackjack? | ten |
| what is the highest number on a standard roulette wheel? | 36 |
| how many pawns are on the board at the beginning of a game of chess? | 16 |
| how many squares are on a scrabble board? | 225 |
| what number is directly below 20 at the bottom of a standard dart board? | three |
| what annual event is Britain's biggest one-day charity fundraiser? | London marathon |
| what is the largest island in the Atlantic? | Greenland |
| which country owns the Canary Islands? | Spain |
| Which is the largest of the Canary islands? | Tenerife |
| Which was the first James Bond film to feature Roger Moore in the title role? | live and let die (1973) |
| Lemurs are native to which island? | Madagascar |
| Who wrote the books on which the series ‘Game of Thrones’ is based? | George R.R. Martin |
| In which ‘James Bond’ film did Daniel Craig first play the starring role? | Casino Royale (2006) |
| who was the first ever winner of Britain's got talent? | Paul Potts |
| what is the capital of Vietnam? | Hanoi |
| In which year did Tony Blair become Prime Minister of the UK? | 1997 |
| who was the first Tudor monarch? | Henry VII |
| Who was manager of the England football team at the time of their 1966 World Cup victory? | Alf Ramsey |
| What is the capital of the Australian state of Queensland? | Brisbane |
| who created the cartoon cat Garfield? | Jim Davis |
| On what date do the French celebrate Bastille Day? | July 14th |
| how many tarot cards are there in a pack? | 76 |
| in which year were the Nobel prizes first awarded? | 1901 |
| which city takes tourists to Anne Franks house? | Amsterdam |
| what is the official state sport of Alaska? | Dog Mushing |
| what motor way connects Birmingham to Bristol? | M5 |
| what is New Zealand's highest mountain? | Mount Cook |
| what is a computer's UPS? | uninterruptible power source |
| what fresh fruit should be squeezed into a margarita? | Lime |
| what s-word is a group of jellyfish? | smack |
| what s-word is a group of apes? | shrewdness |
| what c-word is a group of bats? | colony |
| what is miss Piggy's surname? | Lee |
| what ocean is Africa's coastline? | Atlantic |
| what country has the greatest number of volcano's? | Indonesia |
| what are south Africa's three national capitals? | cape town, pretoria, bloemfontein |
| what country is mount fuji in? | Japan |
| what is the currency of south Korea? | won |
| what is the capital of the Phillipines? | Manilla |
| what is the country with the longest coastline? | Canada |
| what is the highest waterfall and wheres it located? | Angel falls, Venezuela |
| what are the three types of long term memory? | Episodic, Semantic and Procedural |
| the River Foyle is found in which country of the united kingdom? | northern island |
| Emmenthal cheese is from which country? | swizerland |
| what type of garment is an Anthony Eden? | hat |
| a number followed by a hundred zeros is know by what name? | Googol |
| in the USA and Canada, what month is labour day celebrated? | september |
| who was the first British contestant to win who wants to be a millionaire? | Judith Keppel |
| in what country was Tony Blair born? | Scotland |
| what is the worlds most populated country? | China |
| what is the worlds second most populated country? | India |
| who held the winter olympics in 2002? | Salt lake city, Utah, USA |
| when was the first winter olympics? | 1924 |
| what country held the first winter olympics? | France |
| how long did the 100 years was last? | 116 years |
| who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'? | Jane Austen |
| what is the capital of Singapore? | Singapore |
| in Shakespear's 'othello' who is the female lead? | Desmonda |
| Brights disease affects what organ in the body? | Kidneys |
| how many stomachs do cows have? | 4 |
| how many strings are normally on a harp? | 47 |
| what is the capital of Belarus? | Minsk |
| in which part of the body are 'betz' cells found? | brain |
| who wrote 'Jane Eyre'? | Charlotte Bronte |
| who is the roman goddess of beauty? | venus |
| who was Henry the VIII's first wife? | Catherine of Aragon |
| who was Henry the VIII's second wife? | Anne Boleyn |
| who was Henry the VIII's thrid wife? | Jane Seymour |
| who was Henry the VIII's fourth wife? | Anne of Cleaves |
| who was Henry the VIII's fifth wife? | Catherine Howard |
| who was Henry the VIII's sixth wife? | Catherine Parr |
| what is the capital of Colombia? | Bogota |
| what is the capital of Turkey? | Ankara |
| what is the capital of Ukraine? | Kiev |
| what is the capital of Costa Rica? | San Jose |
| what is the official language of Brazil? | Portuguese |
| who discovered penicillin? | Alexander Flemming |
| in what year did the Spanish civil war end? | 1939 |
| who discovered oxygen? | Joseph Priesley (1774) |
| what is Elton Johns real name? | Reg Dwight |
| how many years is a silver anniversary? | 25 |
| how many years is a diamond anniversary? | 60 |
| how many years is a platinum anniversary? | 70 |
| how many years is a ruby anniversary? | 40 |
| how many sides are on a 20p? | 7 |
| how many sides on a 50p? | 7 |
| how many sides on a pound? | 12 |
| what is the capital of Finland? | Helsinki |
| who introduced the potato to England? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| on what day of the week are British Elections held? | Thursdays |
| what is the capital of fiji? | Suva |
| what year did madam Tussauds open? | 1802 |
| what was madam Tussauds original purpose? | to see models of murderers |
| what part of the body produces insulin? | pancreas |
| What is the only vitamin that you will not find in an egg? | Vitamin C |
| which city has the largest population? | shanghai |
| what is the currency of china? | Renminbi |
| what is David Bowie's real name? | David Jones |
| 'The second world war' is a six book series written by who? | Winston Churchill |
| What's a baby elephant called? | Calf |
| What 'c' word is a group of camels? | caravan |
| who has the nickname 'the muscles from Brussels'? | Jean-claude van damme |
| who was the head of the Adam's family? | Gomez |
| What is the spin-off of Cheers? | Fraiser |
| what is Lady Gaga's real name? | Stefani Germanotta |
| what is the pub in Coronation street called? | The Rovers Return inn |
| what is the pub in Eastenders called? | Queen Vic |
| what is the pub in Emmerdale called? | The Woolpack |
| what is the pub in Hollyoaks called? | The dog in the pond (the dog) |
| what is the pub in Hollyoaks previous known? | The Jolly Rodger |
| what is Reese Witherspoon's real name? | Laura Witherspoon |
| What Bruno mars' real name? | Peter Hernandez |
| What is Katy Perry's real name? | Katheryn Hudson |
| What is Calvin Harris' real name? | Adam Wiles |
| what is Drake's real name? | Aubery Graham |
| What is Eminem's real name? | Marshall Mathers 3rd |
| How many James Bond actors have there been? | 9 |
| who composed the violin concerto 'the four seasons'? | Antonio Vivaldi |
| what year was the Uk Office realeased? | 2001 |
| who plays the character Alan Partridge? | Steve Coogan |
| what is Stings real name? | Gordon Sumner |
| What is Bangladesh's Capital? | Dhaka |
| what is a glossectomy? | the removal of the tongue |
| what was Oasis' first song? | Super sonic |
| what was the working title of 'Gone with the wind'? | baa baa blacksheep |
| who is the author of gone with the wind? | Margret Mitchell (1936) |
| what is the best selling novel ever and who wrote it? | Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes |
| how many elements are on the modern periodic table? | 118 |
| how many bones are in the human ear? | 3 |
| what does GIF stand for? | Grafics interchange Format |
| what is pulp's lead singer? | Jarvis Cocker |
| where is Tiger King set? | Oklahoma |
| how many infinity gems are there in marvel comics? | six |
| what is Batman's real name? | Bruce Wayne |
| what is Batwoman's real name? | Kathy Kane |
| what is Captain America's real name? | Steven Rodgers |
| what is Black widow's real name? | Natasha Romanova |
| what is the name of Ron Weasley's parents? | Molly and Arthur |
| who sang the James bond theme song Golden Eye? | Tina Turner |
| who sang the James bond theme song Goldfinger? | Shirley Bassey |
| who sang the James bond theme song a view to kill? | Duran Duran |
| who sang the James bond theme song the man with the golden gun? | Lulu |
| what was the first Marvel film? | Iron man (2008) |
| what is the longest river in the UK? | Severn |
| What is the capital of New Zealand? | Wellington |
| what year was Fortnite released? | 2017 |
| what year was Twitter released? | 2006 |
| what is Postman Pats surname? | Cliffton |
| What year was channel 5 released in the UK? | 1997 |
| When was Eastenders first shown? | 1985 |
| what colour was the pill Neo took in the matrix? | Red |
| what is Bridge Jones' baby called? | William |
| what year did the Beetles Break-up? | 1970 |
| what two drinks make up the drink 'dark and stormy'? | Dark rum and Ginger beer |
| where does the cheese Gouda come from? | Netherlands |
| what Italian city is known to create the pizza? | Naples |
| what is the hottest chilie in the world? | Carolina Reeper |
| what is the biggest Landlocked country? | Kazakstan |
| what city was Donald Trump born? | New York |
| what city was Boris Johnson born? | New York |
| What mountains do you have to climb to complete the '3 peaks challenge'? | Ben Nevis (Scotland) Scafell Pike (England) Snowdon (Wales) |
| what are the dates of the Vietnam war? | 1955-75 |
| what year was Jaws released? | 1975 |
| who sang YMCA and in what year? | Village people (1978) |
| what year was 'lets get ready to rumble' released? | 1994 |
| what year was 'Phantom of the opera' first performed? | 1986 |
| what are termites also known as? | white ants |
| In what country is it considered rude to write in red? | Portugal |
| what percent of a cats bones are in its tail? | 10% |
| what does the Greek word 'astronaut' translate to? | star sailor |
| who was the first man in space? | Yuri Gagarin |
| who wrote the auto biography 'long walk to freedom'? | Nelson Mandela |
| who wrote the auto biography 'dreams from my father'? | Barack Obama |
| who was the first American president? | George Washington |
| what was 2010's largest grossing film? | Toy Story 3 |
| what does the Japanese word 'Tsunami' translate to? | Harbour wave |
| what does the Japanese word 'Karaoke' translate to? | Empty Orchestra |
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