A round with a literary opening and a scientific middle. Gulliver's Travels, the planet that orbits the Sun in roughly three Earth months, and the only mammal capable of true flight.
The Northwest Passage question and a Simon and Garfunkel lyric give it range beyond the usual staples.
- Which famous novel features two fictional islands called Lilliput and Blefuscu?
- Which planet takes around 3 Earth months to orbit the Sun?
- What is a synonym?
- The Northwest Passage is a sea route that connects which two oceans?
- What is the only mammal on Earth that can actively fly?
- What is the tallest building in America?
- What song was released in 1964 and begins with the lyrics, 'Hello Darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again'?
- Can you place the following fractions in order beginning with the smallest first: 6/9, 1/2, 7/8, 3/5?
- Who is known as the world's fastest 1000m sprinter?
- The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies awarded annually to the world's most outstanding what?
- What the longest country in South American?
- Who did Adolf Hitler succeed as President of Germany?
- What is the title of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 children's novel based on the lives of four sisters?
- Can you unscramble the following letters to reveal a word that means quiet: LISTEN?
- What is the name of the character played by Keira Knightley in the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice?
- Good Friday commemorates which important event in the life of Jesus?
- What part of a bird of prey is known as a talon?
- Which one of the following numbers is a prime number: 12, 15, 17, 21, 27?
- What is the name of the famous fountain visited by three women in the 1954 film 'Three Coins in a Fountain'?
- On which Hawaiian Island did the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour occur?