Caution: Do not attempt this quiz when tired. It will lead to defeat and despondency.

1. The “Giant Marbles” rock formation in the USA is in which national park?
2.In 2019/20 in Australia, Siberia, Indonesia, the Amazon and California saw exceptional what?
3. What tree is mentioned in the Christmas song ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’?

4. What is it called when a surfer falls off the surfboard while riding a wave?
5. How many US states do not border another US state?
6. George Gershwin composed the classic Rhapsody in…..?
7. Where in the body would you find the medulla oblongata?
8. Who declared December 7th 1941 a day of infamy?
9. What was the name of the horse that won the first two Melbourne Cups?
10. Most species of piranha are herbivores-true or false?
11. Which is the largest of Britain’s Channel Islands?
12. In Scandinavian mythology, who were the maidens who rode through the sky on horses, sword in hand, to influence the outcome of battles and select the bravest fighters to live in Valhalla?
13. The plot of the book and films entitled “The Day of the Jackal” concerns an attempt to kill the leader of which nation?
14. The first Chinese round of what international series was first held in 2004, in Shanghai?
15. Dysphemia is a medical term for what?
16. What do Mc and Mac mean when used in surnames?
17. Where in the body is the cruciate ligament?
18. Chapatti and roti are types of what?
19. What type of vehicle crash caused the death of James Dean?
20. Rotten Tomatoes is a restaurant review website-true or false?

Bonus question: When was the first train run on the route known as the Orient Express? Answer in Quiz 22. 

Answers: 1.Joshua Tree National Park 2.Bush or forest fires 3.Pear tree 4.Wipeout 5.Two – they are Alaska and Hawaii 6.Blue 7.The brain 8.Franklin D Roosevelt 9.Archer 10.True 11.Jersey 12.Valkyries 13.France 14.Formula One Grand Prix 15.Stuttering or stammering 16.Son of 17.Knee 18.Bread 19.Car 20.False 
Bonus question answer (from Quiz 20): A Cambridge University undergraduates meeting on 16 January 1955 started the development of the modern internationally competitive game of tiddlywinks.