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

 

What is a squirrels nest better known as?
A Drey

 

In 2001 this city changed its name to Kolkata. What was it previously called?
Calcutta

 

What is Campanology is the study and the act of?

Bell ringing

 

In which 1965 film did Omar Sharif play the title character?
Doctor Zhivago

 

What nationality was painter Edvard Munch?
Norwegian

 

Jimmy Perry and David Croft wrote which British sitcom?

Dad's Army

 

Boscobel in Jamaica has an airport named after which famous spy novel writer?
Sir Ian Fleming

 

Which Prime Minister is regarded as being the father of the modern British Police force?
Sir Robert Peel

 

In which year was the English football league founded?
1888

 

Between which 2 planets does the Asteroid Belt lie?
Mars and Jupiter