Who was the first female athlete to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Marie Curie
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903; she was an athlete in her youth and is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.
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Wednesday 26 August 2026
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In the film 'The Dark Knight', who plays the role of the Joker?
Answer: C: Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' earned him a posthumous Academy Award.
What event is commonly regarded as the start of the English Civil War?
Answer: The Nineteen Propositions
The Nineteen Propositions were presented to King Charles I in 1642 and are often viewed as a catalyst for the English Civil War.
Who is the lead singer of the band Blur?
Answer: Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn is the frontman of Blur, one of the prominent bands in the Britpop movement of the 1990s.
What is the largest country in the world by area?
Answer: C: Russia
Russia is the largest country in the world by land area.
Which of the following is NOT a UK constituent country?
Answer: Scotland
Scotland is indeed a constituent country of the UK; the question is misleading as all options are UK countries.
Which poet wrote 'The Wasteland'?
Answer: T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot wrote 'The Wasteland', a landmark modernist poem published in 1922.
In which year was the Act of Union, which unified the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, enacted?
Answer: 1707
The Act of Union 1707 created the Kingdom of Great Britain by uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.
What year was the first version of the Windows operating system released?
Answer: 1985
Windows 1.0 was released by Microsoft on November 20, 1985.
In the TV show 'The Office' (UK), who is the regional manager of Wernham Hogg?
Answer: David Brent
David Brent, played by Ricky Gervais, is the bumbling regional manager in the UK version of 'The Office.'