Quiz Night questions

1Canberra is the capital of which country?

• South Africa
• New Zealand
• Canada
• Australia

2What is the capital of Japan?

• Sapporo
• Kyoto
• Osaka
• Tokyo

3Nairobi is the capital of which country?

• Uganda
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Tanzania

4Brasília is the capital of which country?

• Argentina
• Peru
• Brazil
• Chile

5Which country's flag has a maple leaf?

• Ireland
• Canada
• Lebanon
• Norway

6What is the largest ocean in the world?

• The Arctic Ocean
• The Indian Ocean
• The Pacific
• The Atlantic

7Which continent is the Sahara Desert on?

• Asia
• Australia
• Africa
• South America

8Which mountain range is Mount Everest in?

• The Alps
• The Rocky Mountains
• The Andes
• The Himalayas

9Which sea does the Nile flow into?

• The Red Sea
• The Black Sea
• The Caspian Sea
• The Mediterranean

10Which major city sits on two continents?

• Moscow
• Cairo
• Istanbul
• Athens

1What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

• 1991
• 1989
• 1979
• 1985

2Which civilisation built the great pyramids?

• Ancient Greece
• Persia
• Ancient Egypt
• Rome

3In which century did the French Revolution happen?

• The 18th century
• The 16th century
• The 19th century
• The 17th century

4Which civilisation built the Colosseum?

• The Greeks
• The Romans
• The Persians
• The Egyptians

5Which continent was the Inca Empire on?

• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa

6Which country held the first Olympic Games?

• China
• Egypt
• Italy
• Greece

7Which country did the samurai tradition begin in?

• Korea
• Japan
• Mongolia
• China

8What was the Great Wall of China built for?

• Defence
• Farming
• Transport
• Trade

9Which civilisation used cuneiform writing?

• The Vikings
• The Sumerians
• The Incas
• The Maya

10Which ancient city was buried in volcanic ash?

• Babylon
• Pompeii
• Troy
• Carthage

1What process do plants use to make food?

• Transpiration
• Digestion
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration

2What is the largest animal on Earth?

• Great white shark
• Elephant
• Blue whale
• Giraffe

3What is the fastest land animal?

• Lion
• Antelope
• Cheetah
• Horse

4Which creature makes honey?

• Dragonfly
• Ant
• Butterfly
• Bee

5Which of these is a mammal?

• Dolphin
• Crocodile
• Shark
• Octopus

6About how far does light travel in a second in a vacuum?

• 300,000 km
• 300 km
• 3 million km
• 30,000 km

7In which medium does sound not travel?

• In a vacuum
• In water
• In metal
• In air

8At sea level, at what temperature does water boil?

• 100 °C
• 80 °C
• 90 °C
• 120 °C

9What is the sound heard after lightning called?

• Thunder
• Ringing
• A rumble
• An echo

10Why does ice float on water?

• Because it contains salt
• Because it's colder
• Because it's less dense than water
• Because it's airtight

1Which sport uses the term "birdie"?

• Baseball
• Golf
• Tennis
• Cricket

2Which sport uses the term "spike"?

• Football
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Golf

3Tour de France is a race in which sport?

• Car racing
• Motorcycling
• A bike
• Running

4Which country did judo originate in?

• China
• Brazil
• South Korea
• Japan

5Which country did rugby originate in?

• South Africa
• England
• New Zealand
• France

6Cricket is hugely popular in which country?

• Germany
• Brazil
• Russia
• India

7Ice hockey is a leading sport in which country?

• India
• Brazil
• Egypt
• Canada

8How many players does a football team have on the pitch?

• 10
• 12
• 11
• 9

9How often is the FIFA World Cup held?

• 3
• 2
• 4
• 5

10Which country has won the most World Cups?

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Italy
• Germany

1Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

• Oscar Wilde
• Jane Austen
• Charles Dickens
• William Shakespeare

2Who wrote "Crime and Punishment"?

• Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Anton Chekhov
• Leo Tolstoy
• Maxim Gorky

3Who wrote "The Little Prince"?

• Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Victor Hugo
• Jules Verne
• Albert Camus

4Who wrote "Les Misérables"?

• Gustave Flaubert
• Émile Zola
• Honoré de Balzac
• Victor Hugo

5Who wrote "1984"?

• Ray Bradbury
• Aldous Huxley
• H. G. Wells
• George Orwell

6Who wrote "The Hobbit"?

• C. S. Lewis
• J. K. Rowling
• J. R. R. Tolkien
• George R. R. Martin

7Who wrote "Anna Karenina"?

• Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Alexander Pushkin
• Ivan Turgenev
• Leo Tolstoy

8Who wrote "The Divine Comedy"?

• Dante
• Petrarch
• Virgil
• Boccaccio

9Who wrote "The Metamorphosis"?

• Thomas Mann
• Bertolt Brecht
• Hermann Hesse
• Franz Kafka

10"Don Quixote" belongs to which country's literature?

• France
• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy

1Sushi belongs to which country's cuisine?

• Korea
• China
• Japan
• Thailand

2Pizza spread around the world from which country's cuisine?

• Spain
• Italy
• Greece
• France

3The taco is a traditional dish of which country?

• Spain
• Mexico
• Brazil
• Peru

4Paella, the saffron rice dish, comes from which country?

• Spain
• Mexico
• Italy
• Portugal

5Pad Thai is the famous noodle dish of which country?

• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Indonesia

6Kimchi, made from fermented cabbage, is traditional to which country?

• China
• Japan
• Vietnam
• Korea

7What is the main ingredient of hummus?

• Beans
• Lentils
• Chickpeas
• Peas

8Which fruit is the main ingredient of guacamole?

• Lemon
• Avocado
• Tomato
• Mango

9The hamburger takes its name from which German city?

• Hamburg
• Berlin
• Frankfurt
• Munich

10The long, thin baguette is associated with which country?

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• Germany

1In what year was YouTube founded?

• 2009
• 2003
• 2005
• 2007

2Who is one of the founders of Facebook?

• Kevin Systrom
• Jack Dorsey
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Evan Spiegel

3Which company owns Instagram today?

• Google
• Microsoft
• Meta
• Apple

4Which pair founded Google?

• Bill Gates and Paul Allen
• Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams
• Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
• Larry Page and Sergey Brin

5Who founded Amazon?

• Bill Gates
• Larry Ellison
• Elon Musk
• Jeff Bezos

6Gmail is a service of which company?

• Yahoo
• Apple
• Microsoft
• Google

7Which company develops the Safari web browser?

• Mozilla
• Google
• Microsoft
• Apple

8On social media, which symbol turns a word into a hashtag?

• @
• *
• #
• &

9What was Twitter renamed to in 2023?

• X
• Threads
• Bluesky
• Mastodon

10LinkedIn is a social network used mainly for what?

• Sharing photos
• Work and careers
• Short video
• Game streaming

1Which studio made "Toy Story"?

• DreamWorks
• Pixar
• Studio Ghibli
• Illumination

2Studio Ghibli is from which country?

• Japan
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• China

3Which film has a character called Elsa?

• Moana
• Rapunzel
• Encanto
• Frozen

4Which superhero protects Gotham City?

• Superman
• Spider-Man
• Batman
• Iron Man

5Which instrument has 88 keys?

• Violin
• Piano
• Flute
• Guitar

6Which of these is a string instrument?

• Violin
• Trumpet
• Clarinet
• Drums

7Which of these is a wind instrument?

• Guitar
• Drums
• Flute
• Piano

8What is the person leading an orchestra called?

• Soloist
• Manager
• Composer
• Conductor

9Who directed "Titanic"?

• Christopher Nolan
• James Cameron
• Martin Scorsese
• Steven Spielberg

10Which film series features a school called Hogwarts?

• The Lord of the Rings
• Narnia
• Harry Potter
• Percy Jackson