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1. What is a baby goat called?Kid / Cub / Foal / Calf

   AnswerGeneral knowledge

   Kid

   Goats were among the first animals domesticated, over 10,000 years ago. Source

2. Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"?Jonathan Swift / Daniel Defoe / Henry Fielding / Laurence Sterne

   AnswerArt and literature

   Jonathan Swift

   In Lilliput, Gulliver finds himself a giant among people about six inches tall. Source

3. Who wrote "Charlotte's Web"?Roald Dahl / Beverly Cleary / E. B. White / Judy Blume

   AnswerArt and literature

   E. B. White

   Charlotte the spider saves Wilbur the pig by writing words in her web. Source

4. Who wrote "The Hunger Games"?Stephenie Meyer / Suzanne Collins / Veronica Roth / Cassandra Clare

   AnswerArt and literature

   Suzanne Collins

   Katniss Everdeen volunteers in place of her younger sister, Prim. Source

5. Which author created the Discworld series?Terry Pratchett / Neil Gaiman / Douglas Adams / Terry Brooks

   AnswerArt and literature

   Terry Pratchett

   Discworld rests on four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle. Source

6. What does a philatelist collect?

   AnswerGeneral knowledge

   Stamps

   The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in Britain in 1840. Source

7. In the original book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", what colour are Dorothy's shoes?Ruby / Gold / Silver / Glass

   AnswerArt and literature

   Silver

   The 1939 film changed them to ruby slippers to show off Technicolor. Source

8. In "The Wind in the Willows", what kind of animal is Ratty?Water vole / Brown rat / Otter / Mole

   AnswerArt and literature

   Water vole

   Despite his name, Ratty is a water vole who loves "messing about in boats". Source

9. Which architect designed the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?Zaha Hadid / Renzo Piano / Norman Foster / Frank Gehry

   AnswerArt and literature

   Frank Gehry

   The titanium-clad museum opened in 1997. Source

10. Which novel opens "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again"?Rebecca / Jamaica Inn / The Woman in White / Jane Eyre

    AnswerArt and literature

    Rebecca

    Daphne du Maurier's narrator, the second Mrs de Winter, is never given a first name. Source

11. Which illustrator is best known for drawing the pictures in Roald Dahl's children's books?E. H. Shepard / John Tenniel / Raymond Briggs / Quentin Blake

    AnswerArt and literature

    Quentin Blake

    Quentin Blake was the first Children's Laureate in the UK, in 1999. Source

12. Which poet wrote "Ozymandias"?John Keats / Lord Byron / Percy Bysshe Shelley / William Wordsworth

    AnswerArt and literature

    Percy Bysshe Shelley

    The sonnet describes a ruined statue of an ancient king in the desert. Source

13. What is a group of flamingos called?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Flamboyance

    Flamingos get their pink colour from pigments in the algae and shrimp they eat. Source

14. What is a female donkey called?Nanny / Mare / Doe / Jenny

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Jenny

    A male donkey is called a jack, which is where 'jackass' comes from. Source

15. The ostrich has the largest eyes of any land animal.

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    True

    Each ostrich eye is about 5 cm across. Source

16. Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars in March 2026?Sinners / Hamnet / Frankenstein / One Battle After Another

    AnswerThe last few years

    One Battle After Another

    Paul Thomas Anderson's film won six Oscars, including Best Director. Source

17. Who won Best Actor at the 2026 Oscars for the film Sinners?

    AnswerThe last few years

    Michael B. Jordan

    Jordan played twin brothers in Ryan Coogler's vampire film set in 1930s Mississippi. Source

18. What is the name of Don Quixote's horse?Bucephalus / Rocinante / Shadowfax / Black Bess

    AnswerArt and literature

    Rocinante

    Rocinante is a bony old nag that Don Quixote sees as a noble steed. Source

19. What is a baby hare called?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    Leveret

    Unlike baby rabbits, leverets are born with fur and with their eyes open. Source

20. In the earliest Roman calendar, which month began the year?

    AnswerGeneral knowledge

    March

    That is why September, from 'septem', is named as the seventh month. Source