Sports | History | Bible Trivia | Name the Book | Identify the Song |
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2 points
In a game of tennis, a player (or team) must win by how many points to claim/win a set?
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Pompeii (or Herculaneum)
Name the city near Naples which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
List the books of the Pentateuch.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Four children move to the British countryside and accidentally discover a completely new world in a wardrobe. (Be sure to give the full name of the book)
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Keep holding on (Avril Lavigne)
There's nothing you can say,
Nothing you can do, There's no other way when it comes to the truth |
Surfing, sports climbing, skateboarding, 3x3 basketball, karate
Name two of the five new sports introduced to the summer Olympics in Tokyo 2020 (2021).
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Napoleon Bonaparte
This French emporer was famously defeated in 1815 in what is now modern Belgium after escaping the island of Elba.
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Enoch, Elijah, Jesus
Name the 3 people in Biblical history who didn't die.
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Animal Farm
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
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Love yourself (Justin Bieber)
And when you told me that you hated my friends
The only problem was with you and not them |
50m x 25m
What are the dimensions of an Olympic-sized swimming pool (length + width)?
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Alan Turing
This British mathematician was critical in cracking the German Enigma code during the Second World War. He was awarded the OBE for his work.
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8. (Noah + wife, Shem + wife, Ham + wife, Japheth + wife)
How many people were aboard Noah's Ark?
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The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway, a World War 1 veteran, moves to New York and is introduced to the lavish lifestyle of Jay Gatsby.
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Tenerife Sea (Ed Sheeran)
Should this be the last thing I see
I want you to know it's enough for me 'Cause all that you are is all that I'll ever need |
Marathon and Athens
The modern marathon (before 1908) was 40km (~25mi) long. It was inspired by the legend of a Greek messenger who ran between which 2 cities to inform the city of a Greek victory over the Persians?
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Constantinople
What was the name of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which is now Istanbul?
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Jeremiah
Who was the (human) author of Lamentations?
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Moby Dick
Captain Ahab seeks revenge against a white whale who bit off his leg at the knee.
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Go the distance (from Hercules)
And a thousand years would be worth the wait
It might take a lifetime but somehow I'll see it through |
Wayne Gretzky
What is the name of the NHL hall of fame player who said "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take"?
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1963
Which year did Singapore separate from Britain to join Malaysia?
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Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea
Name 3 of the 7 churches identified in Revelations 1-2.
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The Merchant of Venice
Antonio (an antisemitic merchant) takes out a large loan from Shylock, to help his friend Bassanio court a wealthy heiress, Portia.
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Better man (Taylor Swift)
I know I'm probably better off on my own
Than lovin’ a man who didn't know what he had when he had it And I see the permanent damage you did to me Never again, I just wish I could forget when it was magic |