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

 

Which Saint's Day takes place on 17th March each year?

Saint Patrick's Day

 

Cerveza Quilmes is a beer that originates from which country?

Argentina

 

Which German philosopher born in Rocken in 1844 challenged the foundations of Christianity and other forms of traditional morality?

Friedrich Nietzsche

 

Which European political leader was Time magazine's Person of the Year 2015?

Angela Merkel

 

Born in White Plains, New York in 1984, which former Harvard University student was co-founder of Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg

 

Lara Croft is a fictional character from which video game franchise?

Tomb Raider

 

'Saturn 5' is a 1994 single from which band who formed in Oldham in 1983?

The Inspiral Carpets

 

Which style of Indian curry sauce which is fairly hot originates in the south of the country is red in colour due to its greater proportion of tomato puree and spices?

Madras

 

Which sea does the River Thames empty into?

North Sea

 

Which 1979 American war film sees Martin Sheen play Captain Benjamin Willard, a veteran U.S. officer on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Walter Kurtz played by Marlon Brando

Apocalypse Now