Extremely Hard General Knowledge #30

What does the acronym GPS stand for?

What is the name of the music played in the cinema titles of Pearl and Dean films?

In which decade did the Black Death arrive in England?

What was the old name of former NBA team who moved to Oklahoma City in 2008 and became Oklahoma City Thunder?

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Germany?

In 1930, which American became the first ever female flight attendant?

Which book starts with the line 'We slept in what had once been the gymnasium'?

Coming from the Portuguese for "beautiful island" what was the former name for the island of Taiwan?

In Classical music, what is the fastest tempo?

Who had a UK Number 1 with 'Puppet on a String' in 1967, which also won her the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?

A pivotal part of the Texas Revolution, what year was the Battle of Alamo?

What is the name of the princess in the Disney film The Princess and the Frog (2009)?

What was the name of the character played by Jack Lord in Hawaii Five-O (1968-1980), known for the catchphrase 'Book 'em Danno'?

Tom Rowland and Ed Simons make up which British electronic music duo?

What city became the 6th Welsh city when it gained city status for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

Winning a shooting event in 1908 aged 61, who is the oldest person to win Olympic gold representing the United Kingdom?

In which year was the Irish Free State founded?

Who earned their only Oscar nomination for the lead role in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) ?

In Norse Mythology, what is the name of Odin's magic ring?

Coming from the French for 'golden' what is the culinary term used when something is brushed with egg wash?