QUICK QUIZ

1. What is the nickname of the character played by Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption?

2. Who has been nominated for 24 Academy Awards: 16 as a screenwriter, seven as a director, and once as an actor?

3. Where were the 2004 Summer Olympics held?

4. Who was the first woman to receive an Oscar for acting and scripting?

5. In 1984, Liechtenstein became the last country in Europe to what?

6. What is the name of the actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series of films?

7. In which Star Wars film did the Ewoks first appear?

8. The biggest selling music single of all time is?

9. What male tennis player has won the most Grand Slam titles?

10. How is artist Robyn Fenty better known?

11. Kirschwasser or kirsch is a fruit brandy traditionally made from which fruit?

12. In which event did Carl Lewis win four Olympic Golds – in Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta?

13. The President of which country was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize?

14. In what year was the original Jurassic Park film released?

15. What movie did Elvis Presley first appear in?

16. In what year did India gain its independence from Britain?

17. In what state was Barack Obama born in?

18. Who was the original drummer for Nirvana?

19. Who wrote the science fiction novel Brave New World?

20. Which television series is based on the 1997 book by Candace Bushnell?