As of November 2016, how many articles were published to the Wikipedia website?

5,274,497

 

On what date did the BBC Two channel first appear on British televisions?

1st July 1967

 

What time did Paula Radcliffe set for the Women's Marathon world record in April 2003?

2:15:25

 

What is the flying distance between Manchester and London in miles?

163 miles

 

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

 

Evita, Cats and Jesus Christ Superstar are musicals written by which English composer?

Andrew Lloyd Webber

 

Complete the title of this 1977 science-fiction movie directed by Steven Spielberg: "Close Encounters of the..."?

Third Kind

 

In which country did the Bagel originate?

Match the following Elvis Presley lyrics with the correct song title:

 

"As the snow flies / On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'"

In The Ghetto

 

"So, if an old friend I know / Drops by to say hello"

Suspicious Minds

 

"Like a river flows / Surely to the sea"

Can't Help Falling In Love

 

"Does your memory stray to a brighter sunny day / When I kissed you and called you sweetheart?"

The following are all anagrams of US States:

 

Snake Bar

Nebraska

 

An Envy Plains

Pennsylvania

 

Haircut Saloon

South Carolina

 

Alma Hook

Oklahoma

 

Taxes

Texas

 

Icing Ham

Michigan

 

Ask Laa

Alaska

 

Rid Loaf

Florida

 

Thawing Son

Washington