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The questions and answers within this quiz were verified and updated in July 2020.

 

Which US comedian dedicated her autobiography to Kanye West? a) Amy Schumer b) Tina Fey c) Joan Rivers

c) Joan Rivers

 

Which country has the most lakes in Europe? a) Finland b) Switzerland c) Scotland

a) Finland

 

Which mobile messaging service was created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown whilst they were students at Stanford University?

Snapchat

 

Which style of dance originated along the River Plate in the 1880s and in 2009 was approved by UNESCO to join its Intangible Cultural Heritage List?

Tango

 

How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?

One (The Red Vineyard)

 

In what year did the Titanic sink?

1912

 

Which French oracle born in 1503 uttered the final words “Tomorrow, at sunrise, I shall no longer be here.” on the evening before his death?

Nostradamus

 

Which European country is known as 'The Land of Fire and Ice'?

Iceland

 

In the English nursery rhyme, who was born on a Monday and died on a Sunday?

Solomon Grundy

 

Which English physicist born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire in 1642 was the first to mathematically describe gravity?

Sir Isaac Newton