Poppy's bday quiz

1. Which two countries that start with the letter “S” have a capital city that is the same name as the country?

2. There are 193 sovereign states in the world, recognised by the UN. Of these, 190 have rectangular flags - name the three that do not for a point each.

3. Five EU countries have only red and white in their flags – one is Poland. Name the other four

4. If you were flying into George Bush Intercontinental Airport, you would be flying into which city?

5. Gaining its independence from France in 1953, which country’s capital city is Vientiane?

6. Which of these countries is most reliant on nuclear energy, defined as nuclear power’s share of total electricity generation? (France, US, Russia, Germany)

7. Identify the capital cities from the following anagrams: SMART DAME, COWHAND STING, ADAM BASIL

8. What is the name of the telescope who recently completed its unfolding of its 6.5m golden reflector in orbit?

9. "The Press", or news media, is often referred to as the Fourth what?

10. What is the name of the prestigious award for best film at the Cannes film festival?

11. A "conspiracy" is a group of what kind of primate native only to an African island nation

12. In which novel did Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson first appear?

13. Lewis Hamilton is tied with who for the most number of F1 titles won?

14. Meaning "circle" in Sanskrit, what name is given to the ritualistic symbols or patterns that represent the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism?

15. Saoirse Ronan plays Jo March in the 2019 production of Little Women - but who does Florence Pugh play?

16. Donald Glover's musical alter ego, Childish Gambino, is widely regarded as one of the brightest minds in music. But how many albums has Childish Gambino released?

17. Emma Corrin will portray Lady Chatterley in a film adaptation of the book coming out soon. But who wrote the book?

18. Zazie Beets stars in Atlanta, alongside Donald Glover, but in which 2019 movie did she star alongside Joaquin Phoenix?

19. LaKeith Stanfield is also in Atlanta, but he portrayed Snoop Dogg in Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about which group?

20. Saoirse Ronan played the leading role in the Academy Award nominated 2017 film Lady Bird, directed by who?

21. Donald Glover voiced which character in the live action version of Lion King in 2019?

22. Which animal has the largest beak?

23. Which Australian neurologist developed the concepts of the id, ego, and super-ego?

24. The imaginary number I represents what value in mathematics?

25. Of what is lux a unit?

26. What is the commonest bird in Britain?

27. What does the A in DNA stand for?

28. The Nobel Prizes were created and initially funded by Alfred Nobel. What did he discover?