The Olympic Games was first held in Athens at the end of the nineteenth century. Can you name the cities that hosted the Olympiad in the following years?
Amongst the world's most popular tourist destinations, Spain is known for its geographical and cultural diversity. How much do you know about Western Europe's second largest country?
How much do you know about the fascinating European country of Poland? Test your knowledge with these multiple choice questions.
The second largest country in the world by area, Canada is known for its rugged coastline and impressive mountain scenery. How much do you know about this fascinating country?
How much do you know about the men who have been President of the United States? Test your knowledge with these 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 decade that novelist Tom Wolfe referred to as the ‘Me Decade’? Test your knowledge with these multiple choice questions.
With the coronavirus pandemic stealing most of the headlines, 2020 has been a tough year for so many people around the world. See how much you remember about a year none of us will ever forget, with twenty questions on the events of 2020...
Since he rose to prominence in the late 1980s, Kevin Costner has played a long and diverse list of characters. How much do you know about his movies? Find out with our multiple choice questions...
Friends is one of the most popular television shows of all time, loved not only by nostalgic thirty and forty-somethings but also by new generations of fans all over the world. How much do you know about the show's ten season run?
For each of the following years, select the film that was awarded the Oscar in the Best Picture category
It’s undoubtedly one of the most popular shows of recent years, but how much do you know about the Netflix series Stranger Things?
The vastness of space is mind-boggling for most of us, yet we remain fascinated with life beyond our own planet. Test your knowledge of our solar system with these multiple choice questions.
More than fifty years after man first walked on the moon, space exploration continues to capture human imagination. Test yourself with these questions...
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...
Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager was an American Air Force Officer and test pilot known for his historic breaking of the sound barrier in 1947. Test your knowledge of this supersonic flight pioneer with these multiple choice questions...
Music played a huge part in the popular culture of the 1960s. Test your knowledge of this important musical decade by identifying these classic songs from their first lines.
Regarded as one of the most influential bands in popular music history, The Beatles' enduring appeal shows no sign of waning. So, how much do you know about the Fab Four?
Widely regarded as one of history’s greatest composers, how much do you know about Ludwig van Beethoven? Test yourself with these multiple choice questions!
The difference between what the singer is saying and what we actually hear is often quite hilarious. How many of these song lyrics can you correctly identify..?
Can you find the numerical answers to these wordy clues about poet and playwright, William Shakespeare...?
Widely considered the greatest tennis player of all time, how well do you know the Swiss maestro...?
How well do you know the United States of America? Can you work out the numerical answers to each of these wordy clues...?
The Olympic archives contain countless dramatic moments in the history of the games. Test your knowledge of some of them with these multiple choice questions...
Think you know all there is to know about the world's most popular racket sport? Then test your knowledge of tennis with these multiple choice questions...
Thousands of athletes compete in the summer Olympic Games, held every four years. Test your knowledge of the games’ history with our multiple choice questions..
Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most iconic sporting venues with these multiple choice questions...
Undoubtedly amongst the UK’s greatest writers, Charles Dickens is known for his vivid depiction of Victorian England and wonderfully comic character names. Test your knowledge of the man and his novels with these multiple choice questions...
British writer Roald Dahl is famed for his wonderfully original books for children. Test your knowledge of his timeless classics with these multiple choice questions.
Three minutes. Thirty literary masterpieces. How many authors of these famous novels can you name?
Our appreciation for the visual arts is longstanding and shows no sign of abating. Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most famous artworks and the artists who made them, with these multiple choice questions...
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.
When the Raspberry Pi foundation launched the first version of its eponymous product in 2012, they cannot have imagined the reception their tiny, single-board computer would receive. Eight years later and now in its fourth generation, the Raspberry Pi has become one of the world’s best selling computers, quickly realising its intention of reversing the downward trend in university computer science applications and fuelling a new generation of enthusiasts to explore programming through play. But how did a device as small as a credit card and with very few commercial expectations, wind up selling more than thirty-six million units and transforming the way we think about ‘the computer’?
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