Trivia Questions

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A round taking in chess, sculpture and archery. How many pawns each player starts with, which four presidents appear on Mount Rushmore, and the name for an archer's arrow case.

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  1. How many pawns does each play have in a game of chess?
  2. Which four American Presidents are carved into the side of Mount Rushmore?
  3. Which car company's logo features a black prancing horse on a yellow background?
  4. In the TV series 'The Vikings', what is the name of the monk who is captured by Ragnor Lothbrok and his fellow Vikings from the famous Lindisfarne monastery?
  5. Which Ellie Goulding song features on the movie 50 Shades of Grey?
  6. Which planet is usually the closest to Jupiter?
  7. What name is given to an archer's portable case used for holding arrows?
  8. What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
  9. Who is the voice of Donkey in Shrek?
  10. Which award-winning musical features the song 'Memory'?
  11. What is the official currency of Japan?
  12. Which of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World is thought to have been nothing more than a myth?
  13. What are the 4 major jumping events in athletics?
  14. Which Simon and Garfunkel song begins with the lyrics, 'Hello Darkness my old friend'?
  15. What is the first element in the periodic table?
  16. What is the largest city in Switzerland?
  17. Who directed Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark?
  18. What is a nonagon?
  19. What name is given to a line on a weather map that connects places of equal atmospheric pressure?
  20. Which sport is Chinese Olympic Champion Gao Ling associated with?