Christmas quiz 2017

1. General – The new polymer £10 note entered circulation this year, whose picture features on the reverse?

2. General – Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, was finally captured in 1996. What does "unabom" in "unabomber" stand for?

3. General – Who was made a World Health Organisation goodwill ambassador, an appointment revoked within days?

4. General – What is Meghan Markle's middle name?

5. General – What is the #2 most streamed song on Spotify?

6. Geography etc - Which animal is responsible for the most human deaths in Africa?

7. Geography etc - Which country was previously known as 'The Friendly Islands'?

8. Geography etc - Which country was previously known as 'Terra de Santa Cruz'?

9. Geography etc - Which is the only lake in Scotland to be actually called a lake?

10. Geography etc - Speedbird is the call sign used when contacting Air Traffic Control by aircraft from which airline?

11. Arts & Culture - During the reign of which King of England was Hans Holbein the Younger a prominent painter?

12. Arts & Culture - Which two figures are normally found in a Pietà sculpture?

13. Arts & Culture - Which British prime minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?

14. Arts & Culture - Who did Damien Hirst collaborate with on the painting 'Beautiful, Hallo, Space-boy'?

15. Arts & Culture - The Archers is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. When was the first episode aired nationally?

16. Oddities - Why is there a whole in the top of some pen caps?

17. Oddities - What is a group of bats called?

18. Oddities - Why is the city of La Paz in Bolivia safe from fire?

19. Oddities - What is it illegal to duel with in Massachusetts

20. Oddities - Sumo isn't allowed in the Olympics because it bans women. Why are women banned?