All are famous books, but can you name the authors from just the initials

LA Confidential - JE
James Ellroy

 

The Day of the Jackal - FF
Frederick Forsyth

 

The Third Man - GG
Graham Greene

 

Strangers on a Train - PH
Patricia Highsmith

 

The Constant Gardener - JlC
John le Carre

 

Get Shorty - EL
Elmore Leonard

 

 

The Three Gorges Dam, as of 2016, the largest hydro-electric power station in the world stands on which river?
Yangtze

 

What is the Middle Eastern capital whose name means "Abode of Islam" in Urdu.
Islamabad

 

Who resurrected the modern Olympics in 1896?
Pierre de Coubertin

 

Alfred Nobel, the benefactor behind the Nobel Prize awards, was born in which country?
Sweden

 

 

John Bercow has come under fire from some quarters and been praised by others because of his stance on Donald Trump - what position does Bercow hold?
Speaker of the House of Commons

 

Which sport has been granted £16.9 million in a bid to lure more women back into sport?
Netball

 

Which pop star leapt off the stadium roof in their performance at the 51st SuperBowl final?
Lady Gaga

 

In which year did Ke$ha have a hit with 'Die Young'?

a) 2012 b) 2014 c) 2016

a) 2012

 

'Let It Happen', 'The Less I Know the Better' and 'Elephant' are songs from which psychedelic group fronted by Kevin Parker?

a) Temples b) Real Estate c) Tame Impala

c) Tame Impala

 

Rapper Macklemore teamed up with which producer for the hit single Thrift Shop released in 2012?

a) Kevin Donovan b) Ryan Lewis c) Karl Henry

 

All the following are anagrams of famous film titles

 

Sheen hatted workmanship
The Shawshank Redemption

 

He that forged
The Godfather

 

Dank thigh trek
The Dark Knight

 

His drill scents
Schindler's list

 

Lip fun topic
Pulp Fiction

 

Unhealthy hotbed go get dad
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

 

Cub flight
Fight Club