WorksheetsQuiz1 0105
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who is the host of the BBC show "Question Time"?
Fiona Bruce
Kirsty Wark
Emily Maitlis
Laura Kuenssberg
HM The Queen celebrated her birthday recently. How old is she?
92
93
94
95
Nicky Clarke is a well known....
Chef
Hairdresser
Dancer
Newsreader
In the USA, on what day of the week is Thanksgiving?
Thursday
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Who will replace Sandi Toksvig as a host of "Great British Bake Off"?
Harry Hill
David Walliams
Paddy McGuinness
Matt Lucas
Annie Mae Bullock is the real name of which singer?
Madonna
Tina Turner
Lady Gaga
Pink
What is a group of lions called?
Flock
Pack
Pride
Herd
What was the name of the first cloned animal?
Dolly
Polly
Molly
Wally
5th April 2020 was.....
First day of British Summer Time
Mothering Sunday
Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday
Who is the MP for Islington North?
Dominic Raab
Diane Abbott
Jeremy Corbyn
Boris Johnson
Who was the first person born in the 21st century to have a UK number 1 single?
Billie Eilish
Lewis Capaldi
Dua Lipa
Mabel
Which of these characters is the creation of Leigh Francis?
Lily Savage
Brian Potter
Alan Partridge
Keith Lemon
Which film won the Best Picture Oscar in 2020?
The Irishman
Joker
1917
Parasite
How many legs has a Bombay Duck?
0
2
4
6
How was the author of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4"?
Roald Dahl
Sue Townsend
Julia Donaldson
Judith Kerr
Which of the Teletubbies shares their name with an Italian river?
Tinky Winky
Dipsy
La La
Po
The White Sox are a baseball team from which city?
Chicago
Boston
New York
Miami
How many hours are there in a week?
128
148
168
188
The word bovine refers to which animal?
Wolf
Bear
Fox
Cow
Which horse was the winner of the 2020 virtual Grand National?
Potters Corner
Walk In The Mill
Any Second Now
Tiger Roll
Tupperware was invented by Mr Tupper. True or False?
True
False
When is St Andrew's Day?
November 30th
March 30th
September 30th
June 30th
Which actor has the middle name Tiffany?
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
George Clooney
Richard Gere
Hippophobia is the fear of which animal?
Bear
Horse
Rhinoceros
Crocodile
In computing, what does the S in USB stand for?
Stick
Storage
Serial
Standard
What is the name of Fred Flintstone's wife?
Marcy
Betty
Wilma
Peggy
Which of these cities is furthest west?
Newcastle
York
Aberdeen
Leeds
Which artist is on the back of the new polymer £20 note?
Gainsborough
Turner
Constable
Whistler
Which number comes next in the following sequence? 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13...
18
20
21
24
Who is the host of "Only Connect"?
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Jeremy Vine
Jeremy Paxman
Ben Shepherd
Which of the following is a type of bread?
Fusilli
Ciabatta
Penne
Fettuccine
What is the correct way to address an Archbishop?
Your Reverence
Your Worship
Your Eminence
Your Grace
Who is in charge in a Plutocracy?
The wealthy
The Clergy
The Army
No-one
Who was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2020?
Ian Murray
Lisa Nandy
Angela Rayner
Rebecca Long-Bailey
How many boxes were used in the UK version of "Deal or No Deal"?
20
22
24
26
Where are the administrative headquarters of Mensa in the UK?
Oxford
Wolverhampton
Bristol
Edinburgh
In which year was the Battle of Waterloo?
1805
1812
1815
1820
What is the name of the owl in the Harry Potter stories?
Scabbers
Hedwig
Fang
Aragog
In the UK the value of shares is referred to as the FTSE index. What does the E stand for?
Exchange
Enterprise
Economics
Earnings
What is the title of the 2020 novel by Hilary Mantel?
The Mirror and The Light
Wolf Hall
Bring Up The Bodies
Beyond Black
Which animal is used in the equivalent French version of the saying "Frog in the throat"?
Hamster
Mouse
Cat
Dog
Which member of Little Mix is this?
Jesy
Jade
Perrie
Leigh-Anne
Who had a hit in the 1980s with "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"?
Cher
Whitney Houston
Madonna
Cyndi Lauper
Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?
Copper
Tin
Lead
Palladium
On 29th March 2020, the oldest man in the world, Bob Weighton celebrated which birthday?
110th
112th
114th
116th
Which is the longest river in Scotland?
Tweed
Spey
Clyde
Tay
Barkis, Betsey Trottwood, Wilkins Micawber and Uriah Heep are characters from which novel by Charles Dickens?
Hard Times
David Copperfield
Oliver
A Tale Of Two Cities
Paul Hewson is the real name of which singer?
Bruno Mars
Prince
Sting
Bono
How many people held the post of UK Prime Minister in the 1990s?
1
2
3
4
Concorde, Williams and Conference are varieties of which type of fruit?
Plum
Orange
Pear
Apple
