Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 01/05/2024

Which Hollywood actress shares her name with Shakespeare's wife?

In which French city did the Popes reside during the 14th century?

The Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest amusement parks in the world, is located in which city?

Two NASA space shuttle orbiters were named after ships used by Capt. James Cook. One was Discovery, what was the other?

Centered around a girl with telekinetic powers, what was the debut novel by Stephen King?

From which musical is the song "My Favourite Things"?

A famous Kate Bush song, what is the name of the debut novel from Emily Brontë?

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup to be jointly hosted by two countries – Japan and which other?

In 2019 what country became the first in Asia to legalise gay marriage?

Which book apparently inspired Mark David Chapman to murder John Lennon?

What was the name of the legendary city of gold which inspired the Spanish conquest of South and Central America?

From the Greek for 'all the devils', which uproarious name did 17th century English poet John Milton give to the capital city in Hell?

What colour is the zero on a standard Roulette wheel?

Which boxer inflicted Muhammad Ali's first defeat in professional boxing?

Who collaborated with Karl Marx to produce "The Communist Manifesto"?

Who was the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?

The test with ink blots on a piece of paper is named after which Swiss psychiatrist?

The name of which Swiss hotel owner from the late 19th century later became a synonym for good taste and elegance?

Who is generally credited with having invented the light-bulb?

A croque monsieur is a baked or fried sandwich made with cheese and ham. What type of additional ingredient is in a croque madame?

Set in Burkittsville in Maryland in the USA, which film pioneered the use of found footage as a way of structuring a film?

Sacred Heart was the hospital from which popular American sitcom?

If dissection is cutting into a dead animal to study its anatomy, what is the process called in cutting into a live animal?

Hammer, anvil and stirrup are components of which part of your body?

In Greek mythology, what river do you need to cross to enter into Hades?

Detective comics (published by DC) number 27 marked the first appearance of which famous character?

In "The Ingenious Gentleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha", what was the name of the sidekick of Don Quixote?

How many squares on a Rubik Cube never alter their position?

Which gas is formed when a hydrogen bomb is detonated?

Which looney tunes character usually says “that’s all folks” at the end of a looney tunes cartoon?