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

 

German Adi Dassler founded which sports brand?

Adidas

 

Benjamin Grimm is the real name of which Fantastic Four character?

The Thing

 

'I’m bored with it all' is said to be the final sentence uttered by which politician and statesman?

Sir Winston Churchill

 

In the phonetic alphabet, which word represents the letter 'D'?

Delta

All the people in the questions below were born in Australia 

Star of 'A knight's Tale' and 'Brokeback Mountain' who tragically died aged just 28
Heath Ledger

 

Born Helen Lyndon Goff, she wrote the series of Mary Poppins books under what pen name?
PL Travers

 

Born in 1931, he married Jerry in 2016, and his children are named James, Lachlan, Elizabeth, Chloe, Grace, and Prudence. Oh and he's very rich.
Rupert Murdoch

 

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

 

Which British artist had a 2015 hit with 'Hold Back The River'?

James Bay

 

What nationality is actor Christoph Waltz, star of Django Unchained and Spectre?

Austrian

 

The character Dr Ian Malcolm appears in which long running film franchise?

Jurassic Park

 

What is the capital city of Morocco?

Rabat

 

Which iconic animal has been removed from the endangered species list?
Giant Panda

 

Which agency responsible for the collation of property ownership since 1862 is no longer being targeted for privatisation?
The Land Registry

 

The nightclub Fabric has been forced to close by having its licence revoked by which London council?
Islington

 

On 1st September 1939, Germany started World War II when it invaded which country?
Poland

 

Over a three day period 13000 houses were destroyed and 6 people killed in this catastrophic event in 1666.
The Great Fire of London

 

In 1609 Henry Hudson was the first European to discover this most densely populated of New York's boroughs.
Manhatten

 

In 1822 Brazil declared independence from which european country?
Portugal