These 10 brainteasers are designed to test your general knowledge across a range of subjects, from film and theatre to geography and science. So, do you know your Vikings from your comic-book vigilantes? Summon your quiz squad and let’s find out…
The questions
1. Actor Robert Pattinson began his big-screen career in 2005 in a movie based on a popular book series. What was the film?
2. Which viral online game was bought by the New York Times in January 2022 for an undisclosed seven-figure sum?
3. Montevideo is the capital city of which South American country?
4. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, what is the name of the titular prince’s mother and queen of Denmark?
5. Which element does the symbol “Cu” represent in the periodic table of elements?
6. Roald Dahl is best known for his popular children’s books, but he also wrote the screenplay for which 1968 musical movie starring Dick Van Dyke?
7. What is the name of the great hall of Norse god Odin, where Viking warriors believed they would spend the afterlife if they died in combat?
8. Which actor portrayed millionaire vigilante Bruce Wayne in the cult 1960s TV show, Batman (as well as its 1966 spin-off movie)?
9. In English, what is the term used to describe a word that is opposite in meaning to another word?
10. Which South Korean city hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2018?
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