I. Around the World & Back in Time |
- In 1868 and 1874, Benjamin Disraeli was elected Prime Minister of which country?
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- In what country is the River Kwai, best known from the 1957 movie?
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- What was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi by profession?
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- Which famous building can be found in/near the Indian city of Agra?
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- What was Che Guevara's first name?
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- If you flew due East from New York City, what would be the first country you would reach?
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- Started on 8th September 1941, how many days did the Siege of Leningrad last? (+/- 50 days)
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- Who became president of the USA after Nixon's resignation in 1974?
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II. Sports |
- In which 3 sports were women allowed to compete for the first time in Olympic history at the 1900 Paris Summer Olympics? (1 point per correct answer)
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- Name one of the two sportsmen nicknamed ?Pistol Pete?.
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- Which country has cancelled all team sports matches until 13 April after a man died in a mass brawl before a women's volleyball match on 29 March?
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- Who won the 2007 Masters Tournament in Augusta on Sunday?
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- Due to his huge "wing span", former German swim champion Michael Gro? was known as "the albatross". At a height of 2,02m, how long was his arm span? (+/-10cm)
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III. Mixed bag O' nuts |
- How many sheets of paper are there in a ream: a) 120, b) 150, c) 250, d) 500 or e) 1,000?
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- Proverbially, what is mightier than the sword?
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- The liqueur Curaçao is traditionally flavoured with the dried peels of which fruit?
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- Who are Skipper, Todd, Tutti, Stacie, Kelly & Krissy Roberts?
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- Which American stuntman was best known for his public displays of long distance, high-altitude motorcycle jumping?
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IV. arts & literature |
- Which author coined the phrase "Big Brother is watching you"?
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- In which century did Michelangelo unveil his famous statue of David?
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- In Lewis Carrol's book, who shows Alice the way into the Wonderland?
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- On which island did Paul Gauguin live between 1891 and 1893?
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- In "Lady Chatterley's Lover", what was Mellors' job (apart from being Lady Chatterley's lover J)?
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V. music & Movies |
- Which record label was originally founded as "Tamla Records" on 14th December 1959 "? (BQ: in which city?)
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- What was the name of Eddie Murphy's Character in the Beverly Hills Cop series of films?
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- 25 years ago, on 11 April 1982, the punk-rock band ?Die Toten Hosen? (the dead trousers) held their first concert in Bremen. How were they billed on the posters: a) Die Roten Rosen (red roses), b) Die Toten Hasen (dead rabbits), c) Die Toten R?cke (dead skirts) or d) Die Roten Nasen (red noses)?
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- On the cult TV show ?Red Dwarf?, what was the name of the ship?s computer?
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- The song "She loves you" was written by which 2 Beatles? (BQ: in which city was it written?)
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- Who played the role of the father in the 1994 movie "Legends of the Fall"?
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- Which composer is famous for his "Rhapsody in Blue"?
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- Which former football player starred in the movies "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"? (BQ: who directed the films?)
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- From which song is the line "I'm a picker, I'm a grinner, I'm a lover, and I'm a sinner, I play my music in the sun..."?
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VI. Botany, anatomy, Zoology & other sciences |
- In the anatomy of mammals, which muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
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- In which organ of the body is insulin produced?
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- Brass is an alloy of which two elements? (1 point per correct answer)
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- What colour is a female blackbird?
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- On 3 April, the French high speed train TGV set a new world speed record. How fast did it go? (+/- 50km/h)
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- What plant is tequila made from?
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- Which part of a horse would you examine to determine its age?
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- What is the term for a factory for the purification of some crude material, such as ore, sugar, oil, etc.?
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