JUMBO TRIVIA
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1 Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton star in which action movie?
2 Which cheese is traditionally used in a Greek salad?
3 Who formulated the Theory of Relativity?
4 Which city’s stock exchange is considered the oldest securities market in the world?
5 Who reigned as the first Roman emperor, from 27 BC until his death in AD 14?
6 In 1908, Harry Kerr won the first Olympic medal for New Zealand. It was a bronze medal in which event?
7 Who plays Monique Strutter on Shortland Street?
8 Which Portuguese explorer achieved the first European navigation to Asia via the Pacific?
9 Activist Sue Bradford represented which political party?
10 Who co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?
11 The Chupa Chups lolly brand is based in which country?
12 What do the letters SCUBA stand for?
13 What is the name of this ancient Egyptian writing system?
14 Alfred Nobel invented which explosive?
15 Michael R Bloomberg and Rudy Giuliani are both former mayors of which US city?
16 What is the name of the world’s only flightless parrot?
17 In which year were the first multi-racial elections held in South Africa?
18 Who is the captain of the New Zealand cricket team?
19 Which dessert has a name that means burnt cream in French?
20 The Victoria Falls are on which river?
21 Lululemon clothing is designed to be worn for which activity?
22 Which singer-songwriter had hits with Everybody’s Talkin’ and Coconut?
23 How many standard 750ml bottles of wine are there in a jeroboam?
24 Which golfer has won the most major championships, achieving 18 victories?
25 Which continent has no deserts?
26 In which year did Germany reunify, dissolving the German Democratic Republic?
27 Which celebrity chef created and starred in the cooking show Hell’s Kitchen?
28 Which note is equal to four beats in 4-4 time?
29 Australia’s Heard Island and McDonald Islands lie in which ocean?
30 Quesadillas are a dish of which country’s cuisine?
31 By which abbreviation are active-matrix organic lightemitting diode screens known?
32 Who was the only New Zealander to win an F1 World Championship, in 1967?
33 What year did India gain independence from Britain?
34 The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of which Greek god?
35 Which model is known by the nickname EmRata?
36 The part of the ulna called the olecranon forms which part of the body?
37 Angkor Wat is a temple complex in which country?
38 What is the name of Homer’s poem about Achilles during the Trojan War?
39 Former X Factor UK judge Cheryl Cole was part of which hugely successful British girl group?
40 What is the main ingredient in a paella?
41 Hugo Inglis is a professional athlete playing which team sport?
42 How many Oscars has Clint Eastwood won for his acting?
43 Polygamy describes the practice of having more than one what?
44 In which year did World War I begin?
45 Who wrote The Great Gatsby?