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Points

Questions

Answers

The UK

100

This is the oldest royal residence in the world that is still being used by the royal family

Windsor Castle

200

This (single storyline) novel by a British author is the most published one with more than 150 million copies printed.

"The Lord of the Rings" by British author J. Tolkien.

300

Which British queen was also known as the Empress of India?

Queen Victoria

400

Founded in 1534, this publishing house is the world’s oldest printing and publishing house and the second largest university press in the world.

Cambridge University Press

500

One of the most important dates in British history is 1066, when the Norman Duke William invaded the island and conquered the English army. Since that time England has never been invaded. Name the Battle.

The Battle of Hastings

The USA

100

This monument in New York was a gift to the people of the USA from the people of France.

The Statue of Liberty

200

This city was once ruled by the Dutch and called New Amsterdam.

New York

300

This is the most recent of the 50 states in the US (joining in 1959) and is the only one made up entirely of islands.

Hawaii

400

Which famous person said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" What was the occasion?

Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon

500

Which is the smallest US state in size?

Rhode Island

Australia

100

Two cities of Australia hosted the Summer Olympics, in 1956 and in 2000. Name the cities.

Melbourne and Sydney

200

This is the largest organic construction on earth.

The Great Barrier Reef

300

There are more than 150 million of these animals in Australia, and only some 20 million people. Which animal?

Sheep

400

The Melbourne Cup was first run in 1861 and is still held every year on the first Tuesday in November. It is dubbed "the event that stops a nation".... and the state of Victoria, where it is held gets a public holiday for it. What is it?

a horse race

500

Ugg boots were first created by Australian farmers, who used sheepskin to stay warm. As the years went by, many Australian surfers also cottoned on to using them for their warmth-giving properties. What does “ugg” mean?

just a slang word for “ugly”

Russia

100

In this coat of arms of the Russian Federation, something is missing from the inner shield. What is missing?

St George on his horse

200

After Russian, what is the second most spoken language in Russia?

Tartar

300

French philosopher Voltaire admiringly called which Russian autocrat an "enlightened despot"?

Catherine the Great

400

Russia’s European territory represents about one quarter of its total land mass. Approximately what percentage of its population lives there?

75%

500

Name at least 10 countries that became independent after the USSR broke up.

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Estonia Georgia

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lithuania

Moldova

Russia

Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine

Uzbekistan

General Knowledge

100

What is the antonym of synonym?

Antonym

200

Northern Americans are known as Yankees.
Australians – Aussies.
What are New Zealanders called?

Kiwi

300

What can you have after someone has taken it?

Your photo

400

Where does Friday come before Thursday?

in the dictionary

500

The manager of an important bank had just arrived at work one morning when one of his employees came into his office. The man told the manager that while he was asleep that night, he had dreamt that there was a bomb in the bank vaults and, in fact, the bomb was found. The manager thanked the man and then told him he had lost his job.

Why had he lost his job?

What was the man’s job?

The man was a night guard. He had fallen asleep and this proved he was not doing his job.

Final

This is the picture of London. One of the main sightseeing is hidden. What is it?

Big Ben