QUIZ OF THE WEEK

COUNTRIES OF BIRTH

1. Niki Lauda, a legendary F1 driver, was a native of which European country?

2. Sligo-based musician Mabel Chah, pictured right, is a native of which African country?

3. Colombia is the home country of which pop star, whose hits include ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ and ‘She Wolf’?

4. British television presenter Sandi Toksvig is a native of which Scandinavian country?

5. From which country did actor Omar Sharif hail from?

6. Tove Jansson, an author and artist best known for creating The Moomins, was a native of which country?

7. Ghana was the birthplace of which former SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations?

8. Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, is from which European country?

9. Kiss frontman Gene Simmons is a native of which Middle Eastern country?

10. Sligo Rovers forward Romeo Parkes is from which Caribbean country?

11. Actor Keanu Reeves was born in which Middle Eastern country?

12. Mother Theresa was born in the city of Skopje, capital of which European country?

13. Frida Kahlo is a celebrated artist and cultural icon in which country?

14. Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is a native of which country?

15. Leicester City and recent FA Cup-winning manager Brendan Rodgers was born in which country?

16. Roald Amundsen, the first explorer to reach to South Pole, was from which country?

17. Malala Yousafzai, an activist and nobel prize laureate who famously survived an assassination attempt at the age of 14, is a native of which country?

18. Pope John Paul II was originally from which country?

19. Vlad III, pictured below left, also known as Vlad the Impaler, was a prince from the middle ages who hailed from which European country?

20. Yul Brynner, a noted stage and film star between the 1950s and 1970s, was born in which country? 21. John Logie Baird, inventor of the television, was from which country? 22. Tennis star Novak Djokovic, pictured below, is a native of which country?

23. Melania Trump, wife of former US president Donald Trump, is originally from which country?

24. In which African country was Hollywood star Charlize Theron born?

25. Which star of Casablanca was born in Sweden?

26. Ang Lee, famous for films such as ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Life of Pi’ was born in which country?

27. Recording artist Billy Ocean is a native of which Caribbean country?

28. Mila Kunis, a star of Family Guy and That ’70s Show, was born in which European country?

29. Children’s author Roald Dahl was born in which country?

30. Prominent heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora is originally from which African country?

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