By Anne Hearn ENTERTAINMENT/ARTS 1. Which boyband had the first headlining tour called ‘The Up All Night Tour’? One Direction 2. The song ‘My Favourite Things’ is from what popular musical? The Sound of Music 3. In the original Trivia Pursuit Game which subject is represented by the pink wedge? Entertainment 4. Who directed the 1993 movie ‘Shindler’s List’? Stephen Spielberg 5. What nationality is supermodel Rachel Hunter, born in 1969? New Zealander 6. Which legendary silver screen actress wrote the 1962 autobiography ‘The Lonely Life’? Bette Davis 7. Who was the first editor of Cleo magazine? Ita Buttrose 8. The hit song ‘Sunflower’ is on the soundtrack of which superhero’s movie? Spiderman (Into the Spider Verse) HISTORY 1. In what year did the French Revolution end? 1799 2. Who was the last president of the Soviet Union from 1990-1991? Mikhail Gorbachev 3. Fred Noonan disappeared with which female aviator in 1937? Amelia Earhart 4. In 1906 an earthquake devastated which U.S. city? San Francisco 5. Which Indian prime minister was assassinated on October 31 1984? Indira Gandhi 6. Muammer Gaddafi was killed during the Battle of Sirte in which country? Libya 7. In February 2019 Space IL launched a privately financed mission to where? The Moon 8. In the 1960s who became the first human to journey into space? Yuri Gagarin GENERAL 1. Name the dish used in laboratories on which bacteria is grown? Petrie Dish 2. Which paper size is larger A3 or A4? A3 3. Who performed the world’s first successful human to human heart transplant? Dr Christiaan Barnard 4. To the nearest foot how many feet are in 122 centimetres? Four 5. The Indonesian word ‘empat’ stands for what number between 1 and10? Four 6. Conviasa is the flag-carrier and largest airline of which South American country? Venezuala 7. In relation to human genetics for what does DNA stand? DeoxyriboNucleic Acid 8. What land did Cartier claim for France in 1534? Canada GEOGRAPHY 1. What is the official currency of Lithuania? Euro 2. The Ring of Kerry is a circular tourist route in which country? Ireland 3. Iran is separated from Kazakhstan by which sea? Caspian 4. Kruger National Park is a popular tourist destination in which country? South Africa 5. New Plymouth is a major city located on which island of New Zealand? North Island 6. The Valdes Peninsular, a UNESCO site, is in which South American country? Argentina 7. What is the capital of Montenegro? Podgorica 8. Tongan and which other language are the official languages of Tonga? English SPORT 1. The US defeated which country in the final of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup? Netherlands 2. How many times did Mark Webber win the British Formula One Grand Prix? Two 3. Which country won the women’s 2019 Ashes series? Australia 4. Which country hosts the annual Three Days of Bruges-De Panne women’s road cycling event? Belgium 5. In January 2019 Shane Flanagan quit as coach of which NRL team? Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6. Alexander Zverev is best known for his involvement in which sport? Tennis 7. Who was the England Cricket captain for the 2019 men’s Ashes Series? Joe Root 8. The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual cycling race in which country? China FAIRY TALES 1. In the tale ‘Bluebeard’ what does his wife try to clean? A key 2. In what popular tale would you find a talking cricket? Pinocchio 3. The character ‘Maleficent’ appears in which tale? Sleeping Beauty 4. In the Grimm’s fairy tale what was the name of the character who imprisoned Rapunzel? Dame Gothel 5. What did the seven dwarfs do for a living? Mining -Diamonds 6. In the tale of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen where does the queen live? The Alps in an ice palace 7. What kind of creature is Thumbelina expected to marry after she is kidnapped? A frog 8. Dick Whittington went to London to make his fortune accompanied by what? His cat .