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Twenty questions across history, science, words, food and the odd bit of trivia. Good for a lunchtime round, a team meeting warm-up or the last half hour of a Friday.

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Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?

What is the capital city of Australia?

How many players are on the pitch for one side in a game of rugby union?

Which element has the chemical symbol 'K'?

Who wrote the novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'?

What is the longest river in the United Kingdom?

In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?

Which of these is not one of the five senses traditionally listed?

What does 'CV' stand for?

Which country consumes the most coffee per person?

How many sides does a heptagon have?

Which sea creature has three hearts?

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?

What is the collective noun for a group of crows?

Which language has the most native speakers worldwide?

What does the 'www' in a web address stand for?

Which fruit is used to make traditional guacamole?

How many bones are there in the adult human body?

What is the currency of Japan?

Counting overseas territories, which country spans the most time zones?

Which animal has fingerprints so similar to ours they could confuse a crime scene?

Which monarch reigned the longest of any sovereign in recorded history?

Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?

Did you know? Saturn overtook Jupiter after a batch of new moons was confirmed in 2023.

Did you know? Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

Did you know? Fifteen in union, thirteen in league - a common trap.

Did you know? From the Latin kalium.

Did you know? Orwell published the novel in 1949, though its story is set in a future year.

Did you know? The Severn runs about 220 miles; the Thames is a little shorter.

Did you know? The opening of the checkpoints led to crowds crossing the border that night.

Did you know? Balance is real, but it is not in the classic list of five.

Did you know? Latin for 'course of life'.

Did you know? Finland is comfortably ahead, at roughly four cups a day per adult.

Did you know? The UK 50p is a seven-sided coin.

Did you know? Two pump blood to the gills, one to the rest of the body.

Did you know? Skin is the body's largest organ by surface area.

Did you know? The 1896 Games revived an ancient sporting tradition in the city.

Did you know? A parliament is owls, a charm is finches, a gaggle is geese.

Did you know? Mandarin Chinese has more native speakers than any other language.

Did you know? The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee.

Did you know? Avocado is botanically a fruit, and technically a berry.

Did you know? Babies start with around 300; some fuse as we grow.

Did you know? The yen's name means 'round', referring to the shape of coins.

Did you know? France covers 12 time zones thanks to territories from French Polynesia to Réunion.

Did you know? Koala fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from human ones, even under a microscope.

Did you know? Louis XIV reigned for 72 years and 110 days, from 1643 to 1715.

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1. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
- A. Jupiter
- B. Saturn (answer)
- C. Neptune
- D. Mars
Saturn overtook Jupiter after a batch of new moons was confirmed in 2023.
2. What is the capital city of Australia?
- A. Sydney
- B. Melbourne
- C. Canberra (answer)
- D. Perth
Canberra was purpose-built as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.
3. How many players are on the pitch for one side in a game of rugby union?
- A. 11
- B. 13
- C. 15 (answer)
- D. 17
Fifteen in union, thirteen in league - a common trap.
4. Which element has the chemical symbol 'K'?
- A. Krypton
- B. Potassium (answer)
- C. Calcium
- D. Kryptonite
From the Latin kalium.
5. Who wrote the novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'?
- A. Aldous Huxley
- B. George Orwell (answer)
- C. Ray Bradbury
- D. H G Wells
Orwell published the novel in 1949, though its story is set in a future year.
6. What is the longest river in the United Kingdom?
- A. The Thames
- B. The Trent
- C. The Severn (answer)
- D. The Tay
The Severn runs about 220 miles; the Thames is a little shorter.
7. In what year did the Berlin Wall come down?
- A. 1987
- B. 1989 (answer)
- C. 1991
- D. 1993
The opening of the checkpoints led to crowds crossing the border that night.
8. Which of these is not one of the five senses traditionally listed?
- A. Balance (answer)
- B. Taste
- C. Touch
- D. Smell
Balance is real, but it is not in the classic list of five.
9. What does 'CV' stand for?
- A. Career Volume
- B. Curriculum Vitae (answer)
- C. Certified Value
- D. Current Version
Latin for 'course of life'.
10. Which country consumes the most coffee per person?
- A. Italy
- B. Brazil
- C. Finland (answer)
- D. The United States
Finland is comfortably ahead, at roughly four cups a day per adult.
11. How many sides does a heptagon have?
- A. Six
- B. Seven (answer)
- C. Eight
- D. Nine
The UK 50p is a seven-sided coin.
12. Which sea creature has three hearts?
- A. Dolphin
- B. Octopus (answer)
- C. Seahorse
- D. Jellyfish
Two pump blood to the gills, one to the rest of the body.
13. What is the largest organ in the human body?
- A. The liver
- B. The brain
- C. The skin (answer)
- D. The lungs
Skin is the body's largest organ by surface area.
14. Which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
- A. Paris
- B. Athens (answer)
- C. London
- D. Rome
The 1896 Games revived an ancient sporting tradition in the city.
15. What is the collective noun for a group of crows?
- A. A murder (answer)
- B. A parliament
- C. A charm
- D. A gaggle
A parliament is owls, a charm is finches, a gaggle is geese.
16. Which language has the most native speakers worldwide?
- A. English
- B. Spanish
- C. Hindi
- D. Mandarin Chinese (answer)
Mandarin Chinese has more native speakers than any other language.
17. What does the 'www' in a web address stand for?
- A. World Wide Web (answer)
- B. Web Wide World
- C. Wide World Web
- D. Worldwide Wireless Web
The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners-Lee.
18. Which fruit is used to make traditional guacamole?
- A. Tomato
- B. Avocado (answer)
- C. Lime
- D. Mango
Avocado is botanically a fruit, and technically a berry.
19. How many bones are there in the adult human body?
- A. 186
- B. 206 (answer)
- C. 226
- D. 246
Babies start with around 300; some fuse as we grow.
20. What is the currency of Japan?
- A. Won
- B. Yuan
- C. Yen (answer)
- D. Ringgit
The yen's name means 'round', referring to the shape of coins.
21. Counting overseas territories, which country spans the most time zones?
- A. Russia
- B. United States
- C. France (answer)
- D. United Kingdom
France covers 12 time zones thanks to territories from French Polynesia to Réunion.
22. Which animal has fingerprints so similar to ours they could confuse a crime scene?
- A. Chimpanzee
- B. Koala (answer)
- C. Gorilla
- D. Sloth
Koala fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from human ones, even under a microscope.
23. Which monarch reigned the longest of any sovereign in recorded history?
- A. Elizabeth II
- B. Queen Victoria
- C. Louis XIV of France (answer)
- D. Franz Joseph I
Louis XIV reigned for 72 years and 110 days, from 1643 to 1715.

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