10 quiz questions to kick off your week – Scroll to the bottom for the answers

Coronation Edition: 4 of the answers have ‘King Charles’ somewhere in the answer

  1. What was the name of the supersonic aircraft that operated commercially between 1976 and 2003?
  2. How many stars are on the national flag of the USA?
  3. Which book about a band of rabbits became a bestseller in 1972?
  4. What military honour has ‘FOR VALOUR’ written on the medal?
  5. Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
  6. What is the name of the national rugby team of Argentina?
  7. What is 40 written in Roman numerals?
  8. Who was the highest-paid athlete in 2022?
  9. Vexillology is the study of what: flags, stamps or coins?
  10. Where did the 2000 Summer Olympics take place?

 

Answers:

  1. Concorde
  2. 50
  3. Watership Down
  4. Victoria Cross
  5.  Michelangelo
  6. The Pumas
  7. XL
  8. Lionel Messi
  9. Flags
  10. Sydney, Australia