Christmas quiz 2017

1. General – The new polymer £10 note entered circulation this year, whose picture features on the reverse?

Winston Churchill

J.K. Rowling

Jane Austen

Mary Shelley

2. General – Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, was finally captured in 1996. What does "unabom" in "unabomber" stand for?

3. General – Who was made a World Health Organisation goodwill ambassador, an appointment revoked within days?

Jimmy Saville

Robert Mugabe

Kate Middleton

John Magufuli

4. General – What is Meghan Markle's middle name?

Meghan

Grace

Sheila

Zadie

5. General – What is the #2 most streamed song on Spotify?

"Shape of your" - Ed Sheeran

"Closer" - The Chainsmokers

"One Dance" - Drake

"Lean on" - Major Lazer and DJ Snake

6. Geography etc - Which animal is responsible for the most human deaths in Africa?

Elephant

Lion

Anteater

Hippo

7. Geography etc - Which country was previously known as 'The Friendly Islands'?

Tongo

Fiji

Australia

Madagascar

8. Geography etc - Which country was previously known as 'Terra de Santa Cruz'?

Mexico

Canada

Spain

Brazil

9. Geography etc - Which is the only lake in Scotland to be actually called a lake?

Menteith

Tay

Katrine

Maree

10. Geography etc - Speedbird is the call sign used when contacting Air Traffic Control by aircraft from which airline?

United Airlines

Qantas

British Airways

Delta

11. Arts & Culture - During the reign of which King of England was Hans Holbein the Younger a prominent painter?

Elizabeth I

Charles II

Henry VIII

Richard II

12. Arts & Culture - Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?

Husband and wife

Mary and Jesus

God and Jesus

Twins

13. Arts & Culture - Which British prime minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?

Winston Churchill

Nevill Chamberlain

Sir Alex Douglas-Home

Harold Macmillian

14. Arts & Culture - Who did Damien Hirst collaborate with on the painting 'Beautiful, Hallo, Space-boy'?

Buzz Aldrin

David Bowie

Leonard Nimoy

Prince Charles

15. Arts & Culture - The Archers is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. When was the first episode aired nationally?

2 June 1950

5 October 1951

1 January 1951

7 June 1950

16. Oddities - Why is there a whole in the top of some pen caps?

If lodged in the throat you would still be able to breathe

If there was no hole the suction would prevent the lid from coming off

It keeps the ink at the correct pressure to enable you to write upside down

It looks better

17. Oddities - What is a group of bats called?

A gang

A cauldron

A mob

A romp

18. Oddities - Why is the city of La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire?

Residents are trained as firefighters at school

Cooking is banned

Each room must have a sprinkler system

Too much altitude - not enough air for burning

19. Oddities - What is it illegal to duel with in Massachusetts

Baguettes

Glow sticks

Light Sabers

Water pistols

20. Oddities - Sumo isn't allowed in the Olympics because it bans women. Why are women banned?

Menstrual blood offends the Gods

They are not hairy enough

Their feet are too small

They would have to wear tops

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