Which famous novel features two fictional islands called Lilliput and Blefuscu?
The Hobbit Gulliver's Travels Treasure Island Robinson Crusoe
Gulliver's Travels
Which planet takes around 3 Earth months to orbit the Sun?
Mercury Mars Venus Earth
Mercury
What is a synonym?
A word with the same spelling but different meaning A word that has the opposite meaning A word that has the same meaning as another word A word that sounds the same as another
A word that has the same meaning as another word
The Northwest Passage is a sea route that connects which two oceans?
The Arctic and Indian Oceans The Atlantic and Indian Oceans The Pacific and Southern Oceans The Pacific Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean
What is the only mammal on Earth that can actively fly?
The colugo The sugar glider Bat The flying squirrel
Bat
What is the tallest building in America?
One World Trade Center Empire State Building Sears Tower Willis Tower
One World Trade Center
What song was released in 1964 and begins with the lyrics, 'Hello Darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again'?
Mrs. Robinson The Sound of Silence Bridge Over Troubled Water Scarborough Fair
The Sound of Silence
Can you place the following fractions in order beginning with the smallest first: 6/9, 1/2, 7/8, 3/5?
1/2, 6/9, 3/5, 7/8 1/2, 3/5, 6/9, 7/8 3/5, 1/2, 6/9, 7/8 6/9, 1/2, 3/5, 7/8
1/2, 3/5, 6/9, 7/8
Who is known as the world's fastest 1000m sprinter?
Usain Bolt Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies awarded annually to the world's most outstanding what?
Aviator, aviatrix and aeronaut Engineer Inventor Pilot
Aviator, aviatrix and aeronaut
What the longest country in South American?
Argentina Chile Brazil Peru
Chile
Who did Adolf Hitler succeed as President of Germany?
Friedrich Ebert Wilhelm II Otto von Bismarck Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg
What is the title of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 children's novel based on the lives of four sisters?
Little Women Little House on the Prairie Anne of Green Gables Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
Can you unscramble the following letters to reveal a word that means quiet: LISTEN?
LISTEN (already correct, swap) ELITES Silent TINSEL
Silent
What is the name of the character played by Keira Knightley in the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice?
Elizabeth Bennet Mary Bennet Lydia Bennet Jane Bennet
Elizabeth Bennet
Good Friday commemorates which important event in the life of Jesus?
The resurrection of Jesus The Last Supper The crucifixion of Jesus The birth of Jesus
The crucifixion of Jesus
What part of a bird of prey is known as a talon?
Wing Tail feather Beak Claw
Claw
Which one of the following numbers is a prime number: 12, 15, 17, 21, 27?
21 27 15 17 (only divisable by 1 and itself)
17 (only divisable by 1 and itself)
What is the name of the famous fountain visited by three women in the 1954 film 'Three Coins in a Fountain'?
The Trevi Fountain The Bernini Fountain The Tiber Fountain The Fontana di Roma
The Trevi Fountain
On which Hawaiian Island did the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour occur?
Big Island Kauai Maui Oahu
Oahu
