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Superlatives

24 multiple choice questions about superlatives.  In addition, whenever a correct answer is selected another piece of the picture of a famous person in the centre of the question choice grid is revealed.  In common with the theme this person has a 'superlative' surname.  See how quickly you can identify the mystery person.

(Beware!  The superlatives were true as at August 2013 but many will not still be true when you play this round)

Format index

 

Choose your question from the 24 subjects listed below by clicking the adjacent question number.

Each question has 4 possible answers.  Click the one you think is right.  The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right.  Clicking a correct answer reveals another portion of the picture of a famous person in the centre of the grid below.  In common with the theme this person has a 'superlative' surname.

Click here to reveal the name of the mystery person: 

1.

Highest

grossing films

2.

Longest

coastline

3.

Most UK

number one singles

4.

Scorer of most Premiership

goals

5.

Longest

running Broadway show

6.

Highest priced painting

7.

Smallest EU capital city

8.

Most Wimbledon Ladies

singles titles

9.

Top selling

UK biscuit

10.

Highest

mountains

11.

Most northerly US state

12.

Highest newspaper circulation

13.

Most popular boy's name

14.

Most popular girl's name

15.

Most popular road names

16.

Most popular

car colours

17.

Largest Irish counties

18.

World's smelliest cheese

19.

World's happiest country

20.

World's saddest country

21.

Most attractive female newsreaders

22.

Most attractive male newsreaders

23.

Favourite Dickens novel

24.

Most popular

UK tourist city

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Highest grossing films

Adjusted for inflation which of these films was NOT in the top 4 highest grossing films of all time?

A

Avatar

B

Titanic

C

The Sound of Music

D

Star Wars

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2.

Longest coastline

Which of these countries has the longest coastline in the world?

A

Indonesia

B

Canada

C

Russia

D

Philippines

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3.

Most UK number one singles

Which of these recording stars is NOT in the top 4 list of stars with the most UK number one singles of all time?

A

The Beatles

B

Cliff Richard

C

Westlife

D

Madonna

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4.

Scorer of most Premiership goals

Who is the SECOND highest goal scorer of all time in the Premiership?

A

Andrew Cole

B

Thierry Henry

C

Frank Lampard

D

Robbie Fowler

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5.

Longest running Broadway show

Which of these is the longest running Broadway show?

A

The Phantom of the Opera

B

Les Misérables

C

Cats

D

Chicago

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6.

Highest priced painting

Adjusted for inflation which painting has fetched the highest sale price of all time?

A

No. 5, 1948

by Jackson Pollock

B

Woman III

by Willem Kooning

C

The Card Players

by Paul Cézanne

D

Le Rêve

by Pablo Picasso

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7.

Smallest EU capital city

Which EU capital city has the lowest population?

A

Luxembourg

B

Tallinn

C

Ljubljana

D

Valletta
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8.

Most Wimbledon Ladies singles titles

Who has won the Ladies Singles title at Wimbledon the most times since the open era started in 1968?

A

Steffi Graf

B

Martina Navratilova

C

Serena Williams

D

Venus Williams

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9.

Top selling UK biscuit

Which type of biscuits sells the most in the UK?

A

Digestive

B

Ginger Nut

C

Bourbon

D

Custard Cream

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10.

Highest mountains

Which of these is NOT one of the top 4 highest mountains in the world?

A

Lhotse

B

K2

C

Kangchenjunga

D

Annapurna

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11.

Most northerly US State

Which of the 48 contiguous US States (i.e. excluding Alaska and Hawaii) is the most northerly?

A

Maine

B

Michigan

C

Minnesota

D

Washington

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12.

Highest newspaper circulation

In 1947 which daily newspaper had the highest circulation figures in the UK?

A

Daily Mirror

B

Daily Express

C

Daily Herald

D

Daily Mail

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13.

Most popular boy’s name

What was the most popular boy’s name in England and Wales for babies born in 1999?

A

Thomas

B

James

C

Jack

D

Joshua

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14.

Most popular girl’s name

What was the most popular girl’s name in England and Wales for babies born in 1999?

A

Emily

B

Olivia

C

Megan

D

Chloe

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15.

Most popular road names

Which of these is NOT one of the top 3 most popular road/street names in the UK?

A

High Street

B

Station Road

C

London Road

D

Main Street

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16.

Most popular car colours

In 2010 which was the most popular colour for new cars sold in the UK?

A

Black

B

Blue

C

Silver

D

Grey

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17.

Largest Irish counties

By area which is the largest Irish county?

A

Donegal

B

Cork

C

Mayo

D

Galway

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18.

World’s smelliest cheese

According to the website Hotel Club which is the world’s smelliest cheese?

A

Camembert

B

Pont l'Eveque

C

Munster

D

Roquefort

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19.

World’s happiest country

According to the Forbes index which is the happiest country in the world?

A

Norway

B

Sweden

C

Finland

D

Denmark

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20.

World’s saddest country

According to the Forbes index which is the saddest country in the world?

A

Chad

B

Republic of the Congo

C

Central African Republic

D

Afghanistan

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21.

Most attractive female newsreaders

According to a recent poll who was voted the UK’s most attractive female newsreader?

A

Natasha Kaplinsky

B

Susanna Reid

C

Kate Silverton

D

Fiona Bruce

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22.

Most attractive male newsreaders

According to a recent poll who was voted the UK’s most attractive male newsreader?

A

Huw Edwards

B

Dermot Murnaghan

C

Mark Austin

D

George Alagiah

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23.

Favourite Dickens novel

In 2011 which Charles Dickens novel was voted by Guardian readers their favourite?

A

Great Expectations

B

Bleak House

C

David Copperfield

D

Oliver Twist

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24.

Most popular UK tourist city

Apart from capital cities (i.e. London, Edinburgh, Belfast & Cardiff) which UK city is the most popular tourist destination?

A

Manchester

B

Oxford

C

Glasgow

D

Cambridge
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