- If you go due south from central Detroit, what is the first country you come to?
- Which classic 1991 song begins with the lines “Look into my eyes, you will find, what you mean to me”?
- Which historical figure is the central character of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy?
- Which German word, also used in English, means “joy at someone else’s misfortune”?
- Martin Chuzzlewit and The Mystery of Edwin Drood are lesser known works by which author?
- Bouvet Island is considered the most isolated island on earth, being over 1000 miles from any other inhabited island. Which country does it belong to?
- George McGill and Henry Heyl both lay claim to have invented which common piece of office equipment in the second half of the 20th century?
- In which sport would you have a face-off?
- In the James Bond films, the head of MI6 is known by which letter?
- And by which letter is the actual head of MI6 known?
Answers below
- If you go due south from central Detroit, what is the first country you come to?
A: Canada - Which classic 1991 song begins with the lines “Look into my eyes, you will find, what you mean to me”?
A: Everything I do (I do it for you), Bryan Adams - Which historical figure is the central character of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy?
A: Thomas Cromwell - Which German word, also used in English, means “joy at someone else’s misfortune”?
A: Schadenfreude - Martin Chuzzlewit and The Mystery of Edwin Drood are lesser known works by which author?
A: Charles Dickens - Bouvet Island is considered the most isolated island on earth, being over 1000 miles from any other inhabited island. Which country does it belong to?
A: Norway - George McGill and Henry Heyl both lay claim to have invented which common piece of office equipment in the second half of the 20th century?
A: Stapler - In which sport would you have a face-off?
A: Ice Hockey (boxing also accepted) - In the James Bond films, the head of MI6 is known by which letter?
A: M - And by which letter is the actual head of MI6 known?
A: C
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