Television
1). In which US city was the sitcom ‘Frasier’ set?
- Seattle
2) What is the name of the song used in the opening credits of ‘Outlander’?
- The Skye Boat Song
3) Who played the iconic role of Basil Fawlty?
- John Cleese
4) Name the iconic crime TV series starring Angela Lansbury?
- Murder, She Wrote
5) Who played Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones?
- Emilia Clarke
Music
1) What was the name of ‘The Smiths’ first album?
- The Smiths
2) Who is Reginald Kenneth Dwight?
- Elton John
3) Name the lead singer of Evanescence
- Amy Lee
4) What is the best-selling album of all time?
- Thriller by Michael Jackson
5) Name the four members of Little Mix:
- Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leighann Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall
Literature
1). Ted Hughes was married to which famous writer?
- Sylvia Plath
2) Who wrote ‘A Clockwork Orange’?
- Anthony Burgess
3) Which is the longest of Shakespeare’s plays?
- Hamlet
4) Who lives at Number 4 Privat Drive?
- The Dursleys
5) Who wrote ‘Mrs Dalloway’?
- Virginia Woolf
Movies
1) Which actor played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series?
- Jason Isaacs
2) Who played the lead role in ‘Girl, Interrupted’?
- Winona Ryder
3) Name the three movies in the Cornetto Trilogy
- Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End
4) Who directed ‘Alien’?
- Ridley Scott
5) In total, how many movies appear in the ‘Saw’ franchise?
- 8/9 (One set to release this year)
History
1). How many of Henry VIII’s wives were called Anne?
- 2, Anne Boleyn and Anne Cleeves
2) In which year did the Battle of Waterloo take place?
- 1815
3) In which century was William Shakespeare born?
- 16th Century
4) Which Apollo mission allowed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to walk on the moon?
- Apollo 11
5) In which city was RMS Titanic structured?
- Belfast
General Knowledge
1) How many bones are there in a Sharks body?
- None, it’s entirely cartilage
2) How many golden stars feature on the flag of the European Union?
- 12
3) Which is the fifth planet from the sun?
- Jupiter
4) How many Tarot cards are there in standard pack?
- 78
5) How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?
- 225
Name This Song
- Madness - House of Fun
- Darude - Sandstorm
- Steps - Summer of Love
- Vengaboys - We’re going to Ibiza!
- Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
- Enya - Only Time
- Morrissey - Suedehead
- Slipknot - Disasterpiece
- Little Mix - Power
- Pink - Just Like a Pill
- Skindred - Nobody
- Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
- TLC - Waterfalls
- Simply Red - Stars
- Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
- Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
- The Doors - Light My Fire
- Paramore - Emergency
- Demi Lovato - Skyscraper
- Ariana Grande - Breathin’
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