Of the eleven countries that begin with the letter A, nine also end with the same letter... can you name them all from these clues?
From luxury hotels on rails to simple, scenic meanderings through landscapes of high peaks, crystal clear lakes and dense jungle, there is no better way to travel than by train. Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most famous train journeys with these multiple choice questions...
A magnet for tourists all year round, the Italian capital offers the perfect blend of the ancient and the modern. Test your knowledge of Rome with these multiple choice questions...
Think you know the Dinar from the Dirham? The Dollar from the Dong? Then test your knowledge of world currencies with these multiple choice questions...
The sixties - a decade synonymous with social, political and cultural change - is remembered for numerous iconic moments. Test your knowledge of the people who defined the decade with our multiple choice questions...
History is overflowing with sporting, political and scientific pioneers, who push the boundaries of their field or force changes to the status quo. How many of these famous firsts do you know?
How much do you know about the 1950s? Test your knowledge with these multiple choice questions...
Some ships are famous for their exploits in battle, others for the discoveries they enabled. And some are famous because they sank..! Test your knowledge of these famous vessels with our multiple choice questions...
Star Wars is an an epic space saga that’s captured the imagination of movie fans for generations. Test your knowledge of the famous franchise with these multiple choice questions...
Arguably Hollywood’s biggest star - can you name these Dwayne Johnson movies from their plot descriptions?
The best taglines can sell a movie to an audience in just a few simple words. Test your knowledge of some of the most iconic taglines with these multiple choice questions...
From comic books to the big screen, Batman has captured the imagination of fans since first appearing in the 1930s. How much do you know about the caped crusader?
A Stock Symbol - or Ticker - is a series of characters (usually letters) that represent the company on a stock exchange. Most are simple abbreviations of the company name but some are more creative than that. Test your knowledge of some of the best ticker symbols with these multiple choice questions...
Every element in the period table has a symbol but some are more obvious than others. Can you name these ten elements from their chemical symbols?
Named from a portmanteau of the words ‘microcomputer’ and ‘software’, Microsoft is a multinational technology company developing both software and hardware. Test your knowledge of one of the world’s best known brands with these multiple choice questions...
How many of the NATO phonetic alphabet’s twenty-six code words can you recognise in one minute? For each letter, simply select the correct word from the list..
Known simply as ‘The King’, no singing star before or since has been able to match the appeal of Elvis Presley. Test your knowledge of a true music legend with these multiple choice questions...
The popular music of the 1970s included a wide variety of genres from Disco and Dance to Progressive Rock and Punk. Test your knowledge of this musical decade with these multiple choice questions...
The race for Christmas Number One in the UK singles chart has always been a significant event in the music calendar. Test your knowledge of these festive favourites with our multiple choice questions...
From cities to states, countries to continents, the titles of some of the most famous songs contain the name of a place. Test your popular music knowledge with part one of our ‘Songs with Place-names in the Title’ multiple choice quiz...
How well do you know the United States of America? Can you work out the numerical answers to each of these wordy clues...?
To celebrate the publication of our 200th quiz, all of the questions in this set relate to the number 200. See how many you can get right...
How many zeros in a googol? How many stars on the flag of Ghana? How many men have walked on the moon? Think you know the answers? Then try our ‘How Many...?’ quiz. Twelve multiple choice questions, two minutes to answer...
Can you find the numerical answers to these wordy clues about poet and playwright, William Shakespeare...?
One of America's major sports, basketball continues to grow in popularity across the globe. How much do you know about the sport and its stars?
One of the four prestigious Grand Slam events, the French Open is distinguished as the only one played on a clay surface. Test your knowledge of the tournament’s history with these multiple choice questions...
Twenty-five football grounds. Three minutes. Name the team that play their home matches at the following stadiums.
Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most iconic sporting venues with these multiple choice questions...
Put your literary knowledge to the test with these multiple choice questions on famous literary title characters...
Literature has always been a source of inspiration for filmmakers and some of Hollywood’s most memorable movies started out as page turning novels. See how much you know about them with this multiple choice quiz.
Though the topics in this set of trivia are broad, they all relate to things that are known by single letter names or symbols. See how many you know...
Whether it’s an antihero we can’t help but root for or a truly dislikable character who allows us to see the good in the hero, villains are an integral component of literature. Test your knowledge of these literary villains with our multiple choice questions...
Sporting genius is a notion that vexes. Rarely does a tennis tournament, or a football match, or an athletics meeting take place in which one or more of the performers is not flattered with this weighty accolade - be it on account of consistency and determination, a pleasingly emotional or luckless back story or a singularly sublime moment of skill that induces a stream of superlatives from commentators and journalists alike. We use the word ‘genius’ so flippantly and with such astonishing regularity that it can do nothing but cheapen its impact and muddy the waters of what we know to be true. Let it be said and let it remain: genius, in all disciplines, is rare.
Few numbers can match the star status of Pi. Mathematics’ most famous constant - familiar to most of us from high school geometry classes, features in some of the subject’s most celebrated formulae and occurs naturally all around us in the circular patterns of nature. Written about and romanticised more than any other mathematical symbol, Pi evokes a degree of human interest far beyond its applications. From memes to merchandise, competitive recitation to wordplay, Pi has transcended the field of mathematics to become an icon of modern geek culture. In fact, such is Pi’s popularity, it has even found its way on to the international calendar!
Origami surrounds us. From envelopes to pizza boxes, airbags to satellites in space, the principles of this ancient art form have applications far beyond the paper boats and fortune tellers we made as kids. Engineers, medical scientists and teachers - to name but three - employ paper-folding techniques regularly in their work to model design ideas, solve complex problems and explain difficult-to-grasp concepts in an accessible way. But what exactly is Origami? And how is it useful in the modern world?
From subtle foreign language fairytales to big screen blockbusters, historical landscapes to imagined futures, action adventure to heartwarming romance, movies transport us to new worlds from the comfort of an armchair, delivering an abundance of magical moments and an endless stream of characters with whom we can identify and champion. But more than that, the best movies provoke thought and inspire change, and the most memorable characters are those with hidden depths and unexpected qualities; those who, through their own transformation, force a change in our perception; those that surprise us.
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