June 24, 2011  |   

1 Budo is a Japanese term that describes what? Martial arts
2 The Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon are popular tourist attractions in which country? Mexico
3 How many medals did the United States win at the 2010 Winter Olympics? 37
4 Which US actor appears in the video for Travis’s ‘Closer’? Ben Stiller
5 The Niagara River lies between which two of the Great Lakes? Erie and Ontario
6 St Mawes and Pendennis Castles in Cornwall were built by which English monarch to defend the coast against a French invasion? Henry VIII
7 The islands of La Gomera and Tabarca belong to which European country? Spain
8 Which American dancer died in 1927 when the scarf she was wearing caught in the wheel of her car breaking her neck? Isadora Duncan
9 How many letters are in the Welsh alphabet? 28
10 Pisiform and hamate are bones in which part of the human body? Wrist
11 In which French cathedral were the kings of France crowned until 1825? Notre Dame de Reims
12 Which Danish island was blown up by the British in 1947? Heligoland
13 The Rosetta stone was used to decipher the hieroglyphics of which country? Egypt
14 Which European country is often referred to as ‘The Hexagon’, because of its geometric shape? France
15 Italian companies Ferretti and Azimut manufacture which luxury items? Yachts
16 The 1995 film ‘Toy story’ was created by which computer animation company? Pixar
17 Which English chemist and physicist invented the rubber balloon in 1824, to use in his experiments? Michael Faraday
18 ‘The Weeping Woman’ is the work of which artist? Pablo Picasso
19 ‘Roligans’ are well-mannered football fans from which European country? Denmark
20 The seven psalms – 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130 and 143 are known collectively as what? Penitential Psalms
21 Who wrote the novel ‘A Passage to India’? E.M. Forster
22 Which artist fled Rome in 1606 after killing a man from Umbria? Caravaggio
23 Asyut, Hurghada and Kom Ombo are cities in which country? Egypt
24 The former penal colony Devil’s Island lies in which ocean? Atlantic Ocean
25 Theology is the study of what? God and religious beliefs
26 From which country does the Lambada dance originate? Brazil
27 Olympus Mons is the highest mountain on which planet in our solar system? Mars
28 The Saporta Cup was played for in which sport? Basketball
29 The Koppen System is a classification system for what? Climate
30 Renaissance astronomer Nicolas Copernicus was born in which modern day European country? Poland