Staff Round

What is the only country that is also a continent?

• Greenland

• Australia

• Antarctica

• New Zealand

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

• Rosalind Franklin

• Marie Curie

• Ada Lovelace

• Dorothy Hodgkin

What is the capital of Bhutan?

• Thimphu

• Kathmandu

• Vientiane

• Dhaka

Which gas was used to fill British barrage balloons during the Second World War?

• Helium

• Hydrogen

• Methane

• Nitrogen

In which year did the Agung volcano in Bali erupt, disrupting air travel?

• 2013

• 2017

• 2022

• 2018

What is the name of the tallest tree species in the world?

• Douglas Fir

• Sitka Spruce

• Coast Redwood

• Giant Sequoia

Who directed the film The Shawshank Redemption?

• Martin Scorsese

• Frank Darabont

• Steven Spielberg

• Ron Howard

What is the body’s strongest muscle by weight?

• Gluteus Maximus

• Masseter

• Heart

• Tongue

What is the capital city of Uruguay?

• Montevideo

• Asunción

• Quito

• Caracas

Who discovered penicillin?

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

• Edward Jenner

• Joseph Lister