This study set covers Trivia through 39 practice questions. A collection of trivia questions covering music, movies, TV, general knowledge, history, and geography. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.

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1 Who released the album ‘1989’ in 2014?

A Taylor Swift
B Adele
C Ed Sheeran
D Katy Perry

2 What are the first names of Simon and Garfunkel?

A Paul and Art
B Tom and Jerry
C John and Paul
D Freddie and Roger

3 Worthy Farm in England hosts which music festival?

A Glastonbury
B Reading
C Leeds
D Isle of Wight

4 What is Elton John’s real name?

A Reginald Dwight
B David Bowie
C Freddie Mercury
D John Lennon

5 Which singer has the alter ego ‘Sasha Fierce’?

A Beyoncé
B Rihanna
C Lady Gaga
D Madonna

6 Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of which heavy metal band?

A Black Sabbath
B Iron Maiden
C Judas Priest
D Metallica

7 Which British group featuring Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd reformed in 2019?

A McFly
B One Direction
C JLS
D The Vamps

8 Which female artist headlined the One Love Manchester concert in 2017?

A Ariana Grande
B Katy Perry
C Miley Cyrus
D Coldplay

9 In which Britney Spears music video does she appear as a stewardess?

A Toxic
B Oops!... I Did It Again
C ...Baby One More Time
D Womanizer

10 Who composed the music for ‘Star Wars’, ‘Jaws’ and ‘Jurassic Park’?

A John Williams
B Hans Zimmer
C Howard Shore
D Ennio Morricone

11 What was Joey Tribbiani’s ‘Days of our Lives’ character name?

A Dr Drake Ramoray
B Dr Mike Hannigan
C Dr Richard Burke
D Dr Leonard Green

12 Which ‘X-Men’ character is played by both Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy?

A Professor Charles Xavier
B Magneto
C Wolverine
D Mystique

13 What is the name of Postman Pat’s pet cat?

A Jess
B Mittens
C Whiskers
D Patches

14 ‘La La Land’ was mistakenly presented with the Best Picture Oscar in 2017, but which movie actually won?

A Moonlight
B Arrival
C Manchester by the Sea
D Hacksaw Ridge

15 The sale of Ray-Ban aviators jumped 40% after the release of which 1986 movie?

A Top Gun
B Ferris Bueller's Day Off
C Platoon
D Aliens

16 Which couple met on the set of ‘That 70’s Show’?

A Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
B Mila Kunis and Wilmer Valderrama
C Ashton Kutcher and Laura Prepon
D Topher Grace and Laura Prepon

17 How many contestants are on each team in ‘University Challenge’?

A Four
B Three
C Five
D Six

18 Who is the alter ego of Scott Lang, as featured in the 2015 and 2018 Marvel films?

A Ant-Man
B Spider-Man
C Iron Man
D The Hulk

19 Name all of the seven dwarves in Disney’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.

A Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey
B Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dizzy
C Doc, Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey, and Chirpy
D Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, and Noddy

20 Which actor played Dr Peter Venkman in ‘Ghostbusters’?

A Bill Murray
B Dan Aykroyd
C Harold Ramis
D Rick Moranis

21 How many stars are there on the Australian flag?

A Six
B Seven
C Five
D Eight

22 What did the Ancient Greek God Poseidon rule?

A The Sea
B The Sky
C The Underworld
D War

23 Which U.S. state is known as the ‘Potato state’?

A Idaho
B Maine
C North Dakota
D Washington

24 How many Von Trapp children are there in ‘The Sound of Music’?

A Seven
B Six
C Eight
D Nine

25 ‘Strong as an ox’ and ‘Blind as a bat’ are examples of which figure of speech?

A Simile
B Metaphor
C Personification
D Hyperbole

26 How many sides has a heptadecagon?

A 17
B 16
C 18
D 15

27 Into which sea does the Nile flow?

A Mediterranean
B Red Sea
C Atlantic Ocean
D Black Sea

28 What is the common name of the 'Aurora Borealis'?

A The Northern Lights
B The Southern Lights
C The Aurora Australis
D The Polar Lights

29 A cob is a male of which creature?

A Swan
B Horse
C Lion
D Bull

30 Which sea creature has three hearts?

A Octopus
B Squid
C Jellyfish
D Starfish

31 Fuerteventura is in which group of islands?

A The Canary Islands
B The Balearic Islands
C The Azores
D The Madeira Islands

32 In which year was the Berlin Wall taken down?

A 1989
B 1991
C 1988
D 1990

33 Which US President said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”?

A John F Kennedy
B Franklin D Roosevelt
C Ronald Reagan
D Lyndon B Johnson

34 What is the capital city of New Zealand?

A Wellington
B Auckland
C Christchurch
D Dunedin

35 Which is the largest land-locked country in the world?

A Kazakhstan
B Mongolia
C Chad
D Bolivia

36 Two of Henry VIII's six wives were executed. Anne Boleyn was one. Who was the second?

A Catherine Howard
B Catherine Parr
C Jane Seymour
D Anne of Cleves

37 What is the most southern point of the UK?

A Lizard Point
B Land's End
C The Lizard
D John o' Groats

38 What is the largest U.S. state by area?

A Alaska
B Texas
C California
D Montana

39 Which country first gave women the right to vote?

A New Zealand
B United States
C United Kingdom
D France

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