Poland
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Copernicus discovered that: |
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Which is the largest Region of Poland? |
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Who is the Prime Minister of Poland (Aug 2002)? |
a) Milan
b) Wojtiwa |
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When will Poland enter the EU? |
a) 1 Jan 2003
b) 1 Jan 2004
c) 1 Jan 2005 |
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Which city has the largest Polish speaking population - outside Poland |
a) Riga b) Chicago c) New York d) Paris |
Language
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In Scrabble which letter is worth ten times more in Polish than in English. |
a) W b) S c) Z d) I |
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Which language is not part of Modern English? |
a) Latin b) Celtic c) Norse d) Anglo-Saxon |
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Which of the following is a famous herbal remedy? |
a) Ziwacha b) Zytnia c) Zybrowka d) Wyborova |
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Esperanto was invented by? |
a) An american? b) A Pole? c) A Hungarian d) An 'Esperant' |
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Is "If I were you, I'd go by bus"... a |
a) General b) 1st c) 2nd or d) 3rd Conditional? |
Travel
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Where is St Marks & the Grand Canal? |
a) Panama b) Venice c) Amsterdam d) St Petersburg |
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Sopot has something in common with it's English twin town. Where is it? |
a) Stockport b) Southampton c) Southend d) Portsmouth |
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Where are the Spanish Steps |
a) Madrid b) Malaga c) Havana d) Rome |
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In which country is Europe's longest lake? |
a) Germany b) Italy c) Hungary d) Slovenia |
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Which is furthest North? |
a) London b) Krakow c) Hamburg d) Beijing |
Sport
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At what is Adam Malysz the world champion |
c) Pole Vaulting b) Sky Diving c) Scuba Diving d) Ski Jumping |
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Who did England draw with in the World Cup? |
a) Poland b) Sweden c) Argentina d) Cameroon |
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Who were the sponsors of the Polish European Athletics team? |
a) Winary sopups b) PZU Insurance c) Zywiec beer d) Warka Strong |
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Zabrze has a famous football team is it named: |
a) Hetman b) Legion c) Excercise d) Miners |
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Which English Premiership football team was saved by Poland last season? |
a) Leicester City b) Liverpool c) Manchester Utd d) Coventry City |
Films
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Hugh Grant stars in which adaptation of Helen Fielding's famous book? |
a) About a Boy b) Notting Hill c) Bridget Jones' Diary d) 3 Weddings & a Funeral |
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Krysztof Kieslowski is famous for many films including the Three Colours. Were they: |
Three Colours: |
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Who directed "Blade Runner"? |
a) Martin Scorsese b) Steven Spielburg |
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Which Thomas Hardy film was directed by Roman Polanski |
a) Far from the Madding Crowd |
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Which Teletubby has a scooter |
a) Tinky Winky, b) Dipsy, |
Music
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Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto was written in: |
a) E Minor b) E Major c) F sharp d) F Flat |
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Who won the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest |
a) Estonia b) Lithuania c) Latvia |
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Who won the Baltic Festival? |
a) Various Minx b) Various Manx c) Various Misfits d) Various Friends |
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Which member of a famous Manchester band was hurt in a head on car crash last week? |
a) Noel Gallagher b) Ian Gallagher |
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Who was repnsible for the Spiderman music |
a) Nickleback b) Prince c) John Williams |
World Affairs
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Who was the only US President to resign in the 20th Century |
a) Richard Nixon b) Bill Clinton c) Gerald Ford d) Joe McCarthy |
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What is Fidel Castro's official title? |
a) El Presidente b) El Commandante c) Chairman d) Campanero |
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Which country lies between Nicaragua and Panama? |
a) Belize b) Costa Rica c) Colombia d) Honduras |
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Neil Kinnock is a famous, but failed British leader, what is his current job? |
EU Commissioner for a) Agriculture b) Regional Affairs c) Transport d) Finance |
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Chris Patten is a famous, but failed British leader, what is his current job? |
EU Commissioner for a) Euro b) Foreign Affairs c) Consumer Affairs d) Competition |
General Knowledge
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'Cubic zirconia' is a popular substitute for which stone? |
a) Ruby b) Saphire c) Diamond d) Amber |
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Which nationality was the famous author: Franz Kafka |
a) German b) Czech c) Bohemian d) Hungarian |
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If I were born on 15 April, what star sign would I be? |
a) Pices b) Aries (goat) c) Taurus |
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Which painter immortalised the dancer Jane Avril at the Moulin Rouge |
a) Renoir b) Van Gogh c) Toulouse Latrec d) Henri Rousseau |
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In which country was Ernest Hemingway's "A farewell to arms" mostly set? |
a) Spain b) Italy c) Cuba d) USA |
Maths (30 secs per question?)
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How many hours are there in three days |
a) 72 b) 720 c) 360 d) 36 |
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How many scientific units are denoted by the prefix 'mega'' |
a) A billion b) a million c) 1024, d) a thousand |
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If a train is travelling at 80 kph how far does it go in two and a quarter hours |
a) 180kms b) 200kms c) 120kms d) 175kms |
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In geometry how many sides has a Nonagon |
a) None, it doesn't exist b) Ten c) Nine d) Twelve |
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How many prime numbers are there between 10 and 15 inclusive? |
a) 6 b) 2 c) 1 d) none |
Pictures:
Jan Zamoyski; Frederic Chopin; Marie Curie; Warka; Andrej Wajda;