The Times Quiz Book: 4000 challenging general knowledge questions. Olav Bjortomt

Designed by Zaha Hadid, the MAXXI modern art gallery is in which capital city?

      13 Whose weapons of torture include a dish-drying rack, soft cushions and the “comfy chair”?

      14 Which British singer had a 2014 no.1 with Money on My Mind?

      15 Dieter Schwarz bought the rights to which supermarket name from a retired schoolteacher?

      16 Which moon of Jupiter has the smoothest surface of any known solid body in the Solar System?

      17 Which artist supposedly said: “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes”?

      18 Godfrey Rampling, late father of the actress Charlotte, won Olympic gold in which sport?

      19 Whose completed Test career batting average of 60.73 is the highest by any English cricketer?

      20 Which famous dog is pictured?

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QUIZ 8 – General Knowledge

      1 What was the alliterative nickname of the notorious Hoa Lo Prison?

      2 What breed is the fictional dog Lassie?

      3 What is the largest instrument of the violin family?

      4 Redblush is a variety of which fruit, known in Spanish as toronja?

      5 Which US novelist is known for her “Grant County” series?

      6 Which future Oscar-winner played surfer Scott Irwin on Home and Away in 1997?

      7 Kelpers are natives of which South Atlantic islands?

      8 Who was Soviet Azerbaijan’s leader 1969–82, later serving as third president of Azerbaijan, from 1993 to 2003, when his son Ilham succeeded him?

      9 Which 10cc song features the lyrics: “I don’t like cricket, oh no, I love it”?

      10 The Lincolnshire physician Dr Francis Willis famously treated which king?

      11 The Kempler video shows the assassination of which Israeli Prime Minister?

      12 Who holds the titles Baron Carrickfergus and Earl of Strathearn?

      13 The Rogers Commission identified the O-ring seal failure that caused which disaster?

      14 Christopher Marlowe wrote about the “troublesome reign and lamentable death of ” which king?

      15 The Trojan Room coffee pot inspired the first example of which video camera?

      16 The Paris shop Deyrolle famously specialises in which hobby?

      17 The 2015 Huracán was which carmaker’s successor to the Gallardo?

      18 In its early years, which tabletop game had a fierce rivalry with Newfooty?

      19 The Old Harrovian, Charles Alcock, created which cup competition in 1871?

      20 Which American historical site is pictured?

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QUIZ 9 – Film

      1 Who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films?

      2 Which movie gunfighters fought Eli Wallach’s Mexican bandit leader Calvera?

      3 Which Star Trek movie saw the crew travel back in time to 1980s San Francisco?

      4 Which 2012 film is based on the novel These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach?

      5 Teenage film truant Ferris Bueller took his Day Off in which US city?

      6 Which Vittorio De Sica work won the first Sight & Sound greatest film poll in 1952?

      7 The Ghanta Awards recognise the worst in film produced by which movie industry?

      8 Knife in the Water (1962) was which French-Polish director’s first feature-length film?

      9 Lauren Bacall was the last of the 16 Hollywood icons mentioned in which song to die, 24 years after its release?

      10 Giulietta Masina (1921–94) was the wife and muse of which film director?

      11 Which movie character was trained by Mickey Goldmill?

      12 Vin Diesel plays Dominic Toretto in which movie franchise?

      13 Starring Esther Williams, which 1952 film tells the story of Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman?

      14 Robert De Niro played the Jewish gangster Noodles in which Sergio Leone film?

      15 Starring Gregory Peck, the 1959 film Beloved Infidel was based on which US writer’s life?

      16 Which language in a 2009 movie was created by Paul Frommer?

      17 Fred Sexton created the titular statuette for which John Huston film?

      18 What was the movie inspiration for Maurice Micklewhite’s stage name Michael Caine?

      19 The Xquisite strip club is the setting for which 2012 Steven Soderbergh film?

      20 Who is the pictured Scottish actress?

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QUIZ 10 – General Knowledge

      1 Which Grand Prince of Moscow became Tsar of Russia in 1547?

      2 A “leapling” is a person born on which date?

      3 The Mildenhall