QUIZ ANSWERS
In August 2017, French football club Paris St-Germain broke the world record fee for which player signed from Barcelona?
Neymar
In food, which ‘C’ are toasted pieces of bread fried in butter, often eaten with soup?
Croutons
Mark Calloway is the real name of which legendary WWE wrestler?
a) Hulk Hogan b) The Undertaker c) Ultimate Warrior
b) The Undertaker
In 1800, the capital of the USA was transferred to Washington DC from which city?
Philadelphia
The Officer Training School for which branch of the British military is located at Sandhurst?
The Army
Which country has the world’s longest coastline?
Canada
In which year did Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia?
a) 1991 b) 1992 c) 1993
c) 1993
Which London maze was constructed for William and Mary in 1690?
Hampton Court
The rock band Nerf Herder wrote and performed the theme tune for which 1990s teen drama?
a) Buffy the Vampire Slayer b) Charmed c) Vampire Diaries
a) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Michael Fallon, Gavin Williamson and Penny Mordaunt all held which position within the British Government between 2014 and 2019?
Secretary of State for Defence
The Victoria Cross was established in which year?
a) 1856 b) 1866 c) 1876
a) 1856
A baguette is a long thin loaf of French bread, but what does the word Baguette mean in English?
Baton or wand
Ford were the first motor company to introduce which radical innovation in 1913?
The moving assembly line
Symphony No.9 in E minor, or From the New World is a symphony by which composer?
Dvorak
The Denier scale is used to denote the density of what?
Tights or stockings
Marble is a common name for which chemical compound?
Calcium carbonate
As of season 2018 which county had won most T20 Championships in cricket?
Leicestershire
How did a supply of tea from T.E. Stockwell influence the largest grocery retailer in the UK
Its initials were used for the 'Tes' in Tesco
What does the Beaufort scale measure?
The strength of the wind
Aristotle Onassis founded which airline in 1957?
Olympic Airlines
