Some sample questions from this category:
* Which Finnish athlete was known as the Flying Finn?
* What was the name of the world's first nuclear powered submarine launched in 1954?
* Around the edge of the British ?2 coin is the inscription "Standing on the shoulders of giants". This is a quotation from whom?
* Greta Garbo's talkie debut in 'Anna Christie' in 1930 was advertised with the slogan 'Garbo talks', but which 1939 film was promoted using the slogan 'Garbo laughs'?
* This is a village in central England. In 1645 it was the site of a decisive battle in the English Civil War.
* This author, born in England in 1899, chose to write under a shortened version of his name. After World War Two he moved to Australia and wrote the memorable novels 'On the Beach' and 'A Town Like Alice'. What is his name?
* What is the name of the chemical compound HNO3, once known as aqua fortis?
* Which city hosted the 1998 Winter Olympic games?
* In Greek mythology who was the goddess of victory?
* This actor's first film role was in the 1958 B-movie 'The Cry Baby Killer'. He went on to win 3 Academy Awards. And who could forget the psychotic caretaker..."Hereeeeeee's Johnny!"
* Where is Andy Griffith from?
* What location is "second star to the right; straight on till morning"?
* Which Bibical name means "great hunter"?
* Which word is used to mean a person who is obsessed with sex?
* Which of the following words is an adverb?
* Which music group of the 1990s shares its name with a term in Buddhism?
* What is the name of Filch's cat in "Harry Potter"? Mrs. ________?
* What New York sporting team's colors are green and white?
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