Questions:
(1) Which British presenter and journalist, who founded the charity Childline, died in September 2026?
(2) Which former American Football player portrayed the character Julius Rock in the sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris”?
(3) What is the capital of Somalia?
(4) Who was the queen of gods in Greek mythology?
(5) Old documents containing accounts similar to the Bible were discovered in 1947 in caves in the desert near Jericho. What name has been given to them?
(6) “To the Lighthouse” and “Mrs Dalloway” are novels by which author?
(7) Sarah Dallin and Keren Woodward are members of which iconic British girl band; they were prominent in the 1980s?
(8) Which city’s NHL team is nicknamed the Sabres?
(9) What is a leylandii?
(10) Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Nation”?
(11) What is the currency of China?
(12) How many elements are currently in the periodic table?
(13) What is the study of fossils called?
(14) Which bird is considered a symbol of peace?
(15) Who painted the Mona Lisa?
(16) Which mammal ranks as the largest animal on Earth?
(17) Which Formula 1 driver is known for racing with the number 44?
(18) Which Italian tenor rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers’ section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival?
(19) What toy is associated with the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah?
(20) FODMAPs are carbohydrates that move slowly into the large intestine. What does FODMAP stand for?
Answers:
(1) Esther Rantzen (2) Terry Crews (3) Mogadishu (4) Hera (5) Dead Sea Scrolls (6)
Virginia Woolf (7) Bananarama (8) Buffalo (9) A coniferous tree (10) Mahatma
Gandhi (11) Chinese Yuan Renminbi (12) 118 (13) Palaeontology (14) Dove (15)
Leonardo da Vinci (16) Blue whale (17) Sir Lewis Hamilton (18) Andrea Bocelli (19)
Dreidel (20) Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and
Polyols