1. Who is the oldest person mentioned in the Bible?
2. Who was the coach of the New Zealand All Blacks who retired from his post after the 2019 Rugby World Cup?
3. How many pairs of chromosomes do the majority of humans have?
4. The words “bungalow”, “shampoo” and “pundit” all originate from languages in which country?
5. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on 13 December 1989, whose latest hit album is entitled Lover?
6. By what collective name are George Wingrave, Carl Hentschel and Jerome K Jerome known in a novel written by the latter?
7. Manila is the capital of which South East Asian country?
8. Which British monarch did the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 seek to assassinate?
9. Which fruit is a main ingredient in the Scottish dessert cranachan?
10. Which musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda is about the life of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States?

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QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Methuselah
2. Steve Hansen
3. 23
4. India
5. Taylor Swift
6. Three Men in a Boat
7. The Philippines
8. James I
9. Raspberry
10. Hamilton

Questions set by John Cunnane