Test your knowledge

1. Who was the first monarch in the house of Hanover?

2. What nationality was painter Rembrandt?

3. Which actress played Sally Fletcher on HomeandAway?

4. Who came up with the theory of natural selection with regard to evolution?

5. The English painter George Stubbs was known best for his paintings of which animals?

6. What is the patient’s name in the classic game Operation?

7. How old was Mila Kunis when she landed the role of Jackie Burkhart on That’70sShow?

8. In which year did Theresa May become the UK’s second female prime minister?

9. If something is cariogenic, what does it do?

10. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?

11. Which bird has the largest wingspan of any living bird?

12. Where is Shakespeare’s Romeo andJuliet set?

13. Who played Gilligan in Gilligan’s Island?

14. Augusta is the capital of which US state?

15. A griffin is a mythical creature formed from which two animals?

16. Which fictional detective lived and worked in flat 203 at 56B Whitehaven Mansions?

17. What does the W stand for in George W. Bush’s name?

18. The parathyroid glands regulate the level of which mineral in the human body?

19. Which football club’s song is the oldest currently used in the AFL?

20. How many teams are eligible to qualify for the FIFA World Cup tournament?

21. True or false: Gorgonzola is a blue cheese?

22. On which Greek island are the ruins of Knossos located?

23. What is the scientific name for caustic soda?

24. Cyclone Tracy devastated which Australian city in 1974?

25. What is the currency of Fiji?

26 In which decade was velcro

patented?

27. Actor Rosamund Pike appeared in a video clip for which UK band in 2016?

28. Who wrote the novel TheScarlet Pimpernel?

29. Who was Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016?

30. What is the name of the dog who accompanies Noddy on many of his adventures?