1. Which male animal is called a Tom or a Jake?

Turkey
2. What is the well-known Arabic word for 'The Island' or 'The Peninsula'? Al-
Jazeera
3. Which two semaphoric letters are found on the iconic 1960s peace symbol? N
(Nuclear) and D (Disarmament)
4. Duffel bags and Duffel coats. In whic EU country is the town Duffel located?
Belgium
5. Alec Guinness, Robert Carlyle, Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen have all
played which 20th century historical figure? Adolf Hitler
6. A bicycle manufacturer, a US state capital and a county in West Virginia are
all named after which Englishman? Sir Walter Raleigh
7. In which Asian country is the coldest capital city in the world? (based on the
mean annual daily temperature) Mongolia (Ulaan-baatar)
8. Based on the total amount of visitors each year, name the eight most popular
museums in the world? One point for each correct answer. In order; The
Louvre, Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate Modern (London), British Museum
(London), Metropolitan Museum (New York), National Gallery (Washington),
Vatican Museum, National Gallery (London)
9. The unrest in which Asian country in 2007 was called 'The Safran
Revolution'? Myanmar (Burma)
10. Which pre Italian Renaissance painter could draw a perfect circle and had a
European space mission named after him? Giotto
11. With 202,080 km, which country has the longest coastline in the world?
    a. Australia  b. Indonesia  c. Russia  d. Canada
12. According to the UN (2007 stats), in which four countries are the most
people executed each year? One point for each correct answer. In order; China,
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
13. The 1994 FIFA World Cup final was played in Pasadena. What is the name of
the stadium? Rose Bowl
14. Dirk, Ka-bar, Sykes-Fairbairn, Kukri and Basilard are all examples of what?
Knives
15. In which country were the following musicians born? One point for each
correct answer.
    a. Freddie Mercury Zanzibar
    b. Joe Strummer Turkey
    c. Engelbert Humperdinck India
    d. Manfred Mann South Africa
    e. Stewart Copeland Egypt
    f. Chris de Burgh Argentina
    g. Eddie van Halen Holland
16. Which country is bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the
south? For a bonus point, what is the currency of this country called? Nicaragua,
and the currency is the Cordoba
17. What does Agflation mean? An increase in the price of food
18. What is the largest peninsula in the world? Arabian Peninsula
19. What is the name of the exotic fruit that takes the shape of a five pointed star
when cut across the middle? Carambola