1. Which international bank was founded by Scotsman Thomas Sutherland in 1865?

2. Which of the Spice Girls was born on 17 April 1974 in Harlow, Essex?

3. Which part of the cumin plant is used as a spice in various cuisines?

4. Who wrote the 1895 novel The Time Machine?

5. What word can mean a thin, pointed piece of metal; a sharp increase in the magnitude of something; and a forceful shot in volleyball?

6. In which transcontinental country would you find the headquarters of the domestic appliance manufacturer Beko?

7. The collective noun for which animal can be a herd, a corps or a tower?

8. Which Modern Family actor voiced the character of Hank in the 2016 animated film Finding Dory?

9. What is the currency of the Vatican City?

10. “When you’re weary/Feeling small/When tears are in your eyes/I’ll dry them all” are the first lines of which Simon & Garfunkel song?

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QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
2. Victoria Beckham, née Adams
3. Seed
4. HG Wells
5. Spike
6. Turkey
7. Giraffe
8. Ed O’Neill
9. European Euro 10.
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water

Questions set by John Cunnane