US state capitals are a staple of the quizzing circuit. Test your knowledge of this topic with these multiple choice questions...
Japan is an island country in Asia known for its distinctive culture and traditions. A fascinating mix of the historical and the modern, how much do you know about this nation?
How much do you know about the world’s lakes? Find out with these multiple choice questions...
The world's largest country, whose capital is reportedly home to more billionaires per capita than anywhere else on Earth, how much do you know about Russia?
How much do you know about the 1990s? Test your knowledge with these multiple choice questions.
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.
The answers to each of these questions is a famous person born in the year 1930. How many can you identify from these clues...
How well do you know the first decade of the twentieth century? Test your knowledge with these multiple choice questions?
Increasingly appealing to adults as well as children, the popularity of Disney movies shows no sign of waning. Test your knowledge of their animated features with these multiple choice questions.
The Oscar for Best International Feature has been awarded since 1947 to a movie not in the English Language. Unlike other Academy Awards it is not presented to an individual, but to the submitting country as a whole. Select the country awarded for each of the following movies...
American moviemaker Wes Anderson is a celebrated writer and director known for his eccentric style and unique narratives. Test your knowledge of one of the industry’s finest with our multiple choice quiz!
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?
Over the last two centuries, advances in computer technology have transformed the way we live our lives. How much do you know about these icons of the industry?
The International Space Station is a modular space station put into orbit around Earth in November, 1998. How much do you know about this fascinating space laboratory?
Originally a solution to the space problem, skyscrapers have come to symbolise ambition and transcendence. See how much you know about these iconic buildings.
Our planet is full of fascinating creatures with unique characteristics and often awe-inspiring abilities. Test your knowledge of the animal kingdom with these multiple choice questions.
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 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...
Widely recognised as one of the greatest composers of all time, Mozart is renowned both for his precocious talent and his prolific output. How much do you know about the great Austrian composer?
Exactly what it sounds like - a set of questions about songs with colours in their titles! See how many you can answer correctly!
All of the questions and answers in this quiz are linked by the number two. How many can you answer correctly?
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...
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...
Widely considered the greatest tennis player of all time, how well do you know the Swiss maestro...?
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...
Test your knowledge of some of the world’s most iconic sporting venues with these multiple choice questions...
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...
Some athletics records stand for decades without challenge; others are seemingly bettered all of the time. Test your knowledge of some of track & field’s most amazing records with these multiple choice questions...
2021 celebrates fifty years since the publication of the first book in the Mr. Men & Little Miss series. Test your knowledge of these colourful characters with our multiple choice questions...
Put your literary knowledge to the test with these multiple choice questions on famous literary title characters...
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...
Edgar Allan Poe described poetry as ‘…the rhythmical creation of beauty in words’. How many of these poets can you identify from the opening lines of some of their most famous works?
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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