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General knowledge trivia questions 1–50
Q 01Do którego roku działało Wesołe Miasteczko na Polu Mokotowskim w Warszawie?
- A1989
- B2009
- C1997
- D2004
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2009
Lunapark na Polu Mokotowskim otwarto w 1927 roku, a więc przetrwał ponad osiem dekad.
Q 02Roughly how large was Swift's congregation at Laracor, County Meath?
- AAbout 2,000
- BAbout 500
- CAbout 150
- DAbout 15
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About 15
He had abundant leisure to garden, dig a Dutch-style canal and plant willows.
Q 03'In dulci jubilo' is a macaronic carol mixing Latin with which language?
- AEnglish
- BGerman
- CItalian
- DFrench
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German
'In dulci jubilo' alternates Latin lines with medieval German ones and is traditionally credited to the 14th-century mystic Heinrich Seuse; J. M. Neale's 1853 English version is 'Good Christian Men, Rejoice'.
Q 04By roughly how much do the Himalayas still rise each year?
- A2 cm
- B5 mm
- C50 cm
- D5 cm
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5 mm
The Indian plate keeps moving north at 67 mm a year, making the region seismically active.
Q 05Scott Norwood played college football and soccer at which university?
- AVirginia
- BJames Madison
- CWilliam & Mary
- DVirginia Tech
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James Madison
Norwood kicked for James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he also played soccer, before signing with the USFL's Birmingham Stallions in 1983.
Q 06Ushuaia claims to be the world's southernmost city. What does its Yaghan name mean?
- APlace of fire
- BCold water
- CLand's end
- DDeep bay
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Deep bay
It sits on the Beagle Channel about 1,100 km from the Antarctic Peninsula and is a gateway for Antarctic cruises.
Q 07Which DJ Khaled single with Bieber, Quavo, Chance and Lil Wayne debuted at number one the week before Despacito?
- AI'm the One
- BLet It Go
- CWild Thoughts
- DNo Brainer
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I'm the One
I'm the One. A week later Bieber's own Despacito remix knocked it off the top, making him the first artist with new number ones in back-to-back weeks.
Q 08What live animal does the novel's Deckard buy his wife after retiring three androids?
- AA snowy owl
- BA black sheep
- CA racehorse
- DA Nubian goat
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A Nubian goat
Owning real animals is a status symbol in the book because most species are extinct.
Q 09Which film won the most awards that night, with seven?
- AGravity
- BDallas Buyers Club
- CAmerican Hustle
- DThe Wolf of Wall Street
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Gravity
It tied American Hustle for most nominations with ten.
Q 10What is distinctive about the hull of a Venetian gondola?
- AIt has a keel of lead
- BIt is made of aluminium
- CIt is asymmetrical
- DIt has a flat stern
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It is asymmetrical
The lopsided shape makes rowing with a single oar more efficient.
Q 11Which comedian, a Troubadour friend, claims he suggested calling them "the Eagles"?
- ACheech Marin
- BAlbert Brooks
- CChevy Chase
- DSteve Martin
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Steve Martin
Steve Martin, a Troubadour friend, wrote in his memoir that he suggested 'the Eagles', but Frey insisted the group's name was simply 'Eagles', with no 'the'.
Q 12A 2004 survey found Solomon Islands has the world's second-highest diversity of what?
- ACorals
- BOrchids
- CBats
- DParrots
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Corals
Only Indonesia's Raja Ampat islands scored higher. The survey counted 474 species, nine possibly new to science.
Q 13Which number won The Little Mermaid (1989) the Oscar for Best Original Song?
- APoor Unfortunate Souls
- BPart of Your World
- CUnder the Sea
- DKiss the Girl
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Under the Sea
The film is generally credited with starting the Disney Renaissance.
Q 14Who was Lovelace's private tutor and friend who introduced her to Babbage on 5 June 1833?
- AMary Somerville
- BMichael Faraday
- CAugustus De Morgan
- DWilliam Frend
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Mary Somerville
The noted scientific author took Ada and her mother to one of Babbage's Saturday night soirées.
Q 15Actaeon was turned into a stag and killed by his hounds after seeing which goddess bathe?
- AAthena
- BArtemis
- CSelene
- DEos
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Artemis
Artemis: in Ovid, Actaeon stumbles on her bath purely by chance, yet she punishes him all the same.
Q 16Which sultan commissioned the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, built between 1568 and 1575?
- ASelim I
- BSelim II
- CSelim III
- DMurad III
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Selim II
Selim II ordered the mosque from his chief architect, who called it his masterpiece; its dome spans about 31 metres, and the sultan died in 1574 before its completion.
Q 17Who was the runner-up for the role of Lydia Deetz?
- ASarah Jessica Parker
- BMolly Ringwald
- CAlyssa Milano
- DJennifer Connelly
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Q 18What is the 'Kuiper cliff'?
- AA wall of nitrogen ice on Pluto
- BA giant impact scarp on Charon
- CA sharp falloff in objects beyond about 48 AU
- DThe belt's inner edge at Neptune's orbit
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A sharp falloff in objects beyond about 48 AU
Models predicted large objects should double beyond 50 AU; the falloff is real, unexplained, and one suggested cause is an unseen planet.
Q 19In which city did an apartment complex force a script rewrite to match its layout?
- AKobe
- BNagoya
- COsaka
- DSapporo
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Kobe
Filming there ran from September 17 to 20, 2019, near Kita-Suzurandai Station.
Q 20Penny grew up in which Nebraska city?
- AGrand Island
- BOmaha
- CLincoln
- DKearney
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Omaha
Penny is from Omaha, Nebraska; she moves in across the hall in the pilot after splitting from her boyfriend Kurt.
Q 21Saint Lucy's Day, marked in Sweden with candle crowns, falls on which day of December?
- AThe 13th
- BThe 21st
- CThe 1st
- DThe 6th
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The 13th
Lucia wears a white dress and a red sash symbolizing her martyrdom.
Q 22The number of US farmers' markets grew to roughly how many by 2013?
- AOver 8,000
- BOver 30,000
- CAbout 2,000
- DAbout 500
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Q 23Under a company rule, no regular item may be marked up more than what percentage over cost?
- A30%
- B14%
- C18%
- D22%
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14%
Costco caps markups at 14% on regular branded goods and 15% on Kirkland Signature items, which is why the company's overall net profit margin runs only about 2%.
Q 24Which two attractions did New Orleans Square's ghost house inspire at Paris and Hong Kong?
- AManoir Hante and Mystery Mansion
- BGhost Manor and Spirit House
- CPhantom Manor and Mystic Manor
- DPhantom Hall and Haunted Hotel
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Phantom Manor and Mystic Manor
Phantom Manor (Disneyland Paris, 1992) recasts the mansion as a Western ghost story in Frontierland, while Hong Kong's Mystic Manor (2013) drops ghosts entirely for a trackless ride through an explorer's enchanted collection.
Q 25What is a deliberately set, controlled wildfire used in forest management called?
- AAn arson fire
- BA crown fire
- CA prescribed burn
- DA spot fire
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A prescribed burn
A prescribed burn mitigates fire risk and promotes natural forest cycles, but can turn into a wildfire if it escapes containment.
Q 26Quali defunti vengono ricordati il 28 ottobre da alcune comunità messicane?
- AMorti lontano dalla propria casa
- BMorti per malattia
- CMorti per incidente e suicidio
- DMorti in guerra
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Morti per incidente e suicidio
In quella data fiori e candele vengono posti direttamente sul luogo in cui è avvenuta la morte.
Q 27Which famous French ocean explorer directed the Oceanographic Museum from 1957 to 1988?
- AAuguste Piccard
- BPaul-Émile Victor
- CJacques Piccard
- DJacques-Yves Cousteau
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung and maker of The Silent World, ran the museum for 31 years and used its aquarium and his ship Calypso to popularise marine science.
Q 28Which award did the show's Volume 1 album win at the 54th Grammys?
- ABest Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- BBest Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- CBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- DBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
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Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Boardwalk Empire Volume 1 won Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 54th Grammy Awards in February 2012; it collects 1920s songs recorded for the series.
Q 29What is Leonard's main health complaint?
- ALactose intolerance
- BCluster migraines
- CChronic asthma
- DA peanut allergy
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Lactose intolerance
Dairy gives him flatulence, to Sheldon's disgust.
Q 30What is the name of the fantasy land where the film is set?
- AKandahar
- BKumandra
- CArendelle
- DMotunui
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Kumandra
Kumandra is a fictional land inspired by Southeast Asian cultures, once united under the dragons but split into rival lands after they vanished.
Q 31What does the low amateur at the Masters receive?
- AThe Bobby Jones Award
- BThe Silver Cup
- CThe Amateur Medal
- DThe Crow's Nest Trophy
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The Silver Cup
The Silver Cup has gone to the lowest-scoring amateur to make the cut since 1952; the runner-up amateur receives a silver medal.
Q 32NSYNC's holiday album Home for Christmas came out in which year?
- A1998
- B1999
- C2000
- D1997
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1998
It went double platinum within a year and gave the group two albums in the Billboard top 10 at once.
Q 33Which numbered UN Security Council text did Iran finally accept in July 1988, ending the war?
- AResolution 598
- BResolution 678
- CResolution 1441
- DResolution 242
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Resolution 598
Hostilities formally ended on 20 August 1988 after perhaps half a million deaths.
Q 34Su quale nave d'Urville raggiunse Costantinopoli per far comprare la statua all'ambasciatore?
- AUranie
- BBonite
- CFavorite
- DChevrette
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Chevrette
La nave era impegnata in una campagna di ricognizione idrografica delle isole dell'arcipelago greco e del mar Nero.
Q 35Old Tom Morris held which job at St Andrews for 39 years, until 1903?
- AClub secretary
- BTown provost
- CGreenkeeper
- DHarbour master
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Greenkeeper
Old Tom Morris was the greenkeeper — formally Keeper of the Green — at St Andrews until he retired in 1903, while also working as a clubmaker, ballmaker, instructor and course designer; the R&A kept him on full salary afterwards.
Q 36As a Class D prisoner, how often was Mandela initially allowed a visit and a letter?
- AOnce a month
- BOnce every six months
- COnce a week
- DOnce a year
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Once every six months
Classified in the lowest category, Class D, Mandela was allowed a visit and a letter only once every six months, and every letter was heavily censored by the authorities.
Q 37Welke Romeinse keizer maakte in 274 de cultus van Sol Invictus officieel op 25 december?
- AConstantijn
- BDiocletianus
- CAurelianus
- DTheodosius I
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Aurelianus
Sol Invictus betekent ‘onoverwonnen zon’; de cultus bleef een fundament van het keizerlijk gezag tot het decreet van Theodosius I in 380.
Q 38The device of naming criminals by colors was first seen in which 1974 film?
- AThe Friends of Eddie Coyle
- BThe Thomas Crown Affair
- CThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- DThe Anderson Tapes
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Mr. Blue, Mr. Green and company hijacked a New York subway train in that thriller.
Q 39Welke paus voerde in 1582 de kalenderhervorming door die de orthodoxe kerken niet volgden?
- AClemens VIII
- BBonifatius VIII
- CGregorius XIII
- DPius V
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Gregorius XIII
Doordat de orthodoxe kerken de juliaanse kalender aanhielden, valt hun paasdatum meestal op een andere dag dan die van de westerse kerken.
Q 40In Knights of the Old Republic, the amnesiac player character turns out to be which Sith Lord?
- ADarth Bane
- BDarth Revan
- CDarth Nihilus
- DDarth Malak
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Darth Revan
Darth Revan is the player's hidden identity; the Jedi wiped Revan's memory after a strike team's ambush, and the reveal is regularly cited among gaming's best twists.
Q 41How long ago had Milton actually been laid off when the consultants discover the payroll glitch?
- AFive years
- BTen years
- CSix months
- DTwo years
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Five years
Nobody told him, so he kept collecting a salary; they quietly stop the cheques without saying a word.
Q 42Which wrestling star plays Thunderlips, who fights Rocky in a charity exhibition in Rocky III?
- ARoddy Piper
- BAndré the Giant
- CHulk Hogan
- DJesse Ventura
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Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan plays Thunderlips, 'The Ultimate Male', who hurls Rocky out of the ring before the two pose for photographs together once the exhibition ends.
Q 43The name of the Tamagotchi digital pet combines the Japanese words for 'watch' and what?
- AFriend
- BChick
- CEgg
- DPocket
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Egg
Egg (tamago) plus 'watch' (uotchi) gives Tamagotchi; Bandai released the egg-shaped keychain pet in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997.
Q 44In the original Zelda, what does the old man say when giving Link his first sword?
- AHyrule's destiny awaits you.
- BPrincess Zelda needs rescuing.
- CTake this, and be brave.
- DIt's dangerous to go alone! Take this.
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It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.
'It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.' comes with a wooden sword, in a scene fans now edit to hand Link all sorts of other objects.
Q 45Why did Franklin never take out a patent on anything he devised?
- AHe felt ideas should be shared freely
- BNo patent law existed in the colonies
- CHe could never afford the filing fees
- DHe feared Britain would seize them
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He felt ideas should be shared freely
In his autobiography he wrote that since we enjoy the inventions of others, we should serve others with ours 'freely and generously'.
Q 46Which president fixed Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November?
- ATheodore Roosevelt
- BHarry Truman
- CFranklin D. Roosevelt
- DAbraham Lincoln
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lincoln started annual proclamations in 1863; FDR's 1939 shift off the last Thursday caused a two-year row before Congress settled it in 1941.
Q 47In The Sixth Sense, which colour is kept off screen so it jolts when it finally appears?
- AYellow
- BBlue
- CGreen
- DRed
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Red
Red is kept off screen so the basement doorknob, Cole's tent and the balloon at the birthday party jolt when they appear; Shyamalan reserved it for anything in the real world touched by the other world.
Q 48Which nearby, well-known red supergiant is on the list of core-collapse supernova candidates?
- AAldebaran
- BArcturus
- CBetelgeuse
- DSirius
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Betelgeuse
Antares, VV Cephei A, and blue giants Spica, Rigel and Deneb are also on the watch list.
Q 49Who wrote and recorded the 1971 hit 'American Pie'?
- ADon McLean
- BGordon Lightfoot
- CJim Croce
- DHarry Chapin
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Don McLean
It was the title track of his second album and became by far his biggest hit.
Q 50What two-word note did Nick Leeson leave before fleeing Singapore on 23 February 1995?
- AGoodbye all
- BGame over
- CNot me
- DI'm sorry
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I'm sorry
'I'm sorry': Leeson left the note on his desk and fled with his wife on 23 February 1995, via Malaysia and Thailand, before his arrest at Frankfurt airport on 2 March.
General knowledge trivia questions 51–100
Q 51Welche Höchstgeschwindigkeit erreichte die Gravity Pleasure Switch Back Railway?
- A11 km/h
- B60 km/h
- C40 km/h
- D25 km/h
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Q 52Night monkeys are used in research on which disease, being among the few monkeys it infects?
- AMalaria
- BMeasles
- CRabies
- DDengue
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Malaria
Malaria: night monkeys can be infected with the human parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, making Aotus a standard model for testing malaria vaccines and drugs.
Q 53Which German star plays Hugo Stiglitz, the rogue sergeant who murdered Gestapo officers?
- ATil Schweiger
- BThomas Kretschmann
- CSebastian Koch
- DMoritz Bleibtreu
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Til Schweiger
The character is introduced with his own freeze-frame title card and heavy-metal sting, a nod to Tarantino's grindhouse influences.
Q 54Which Disney studio chairman made Emma Watson his first and only choice for Belle?
- ABob Iger
- BAlan F. Horn
- CJeffrey Katzenberg
- DSean Bailey
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Alan F. Horn
Alan F. Horn, Disney's studio chairman from 2012, had run Warner Bros. through the Harry Potter films and pushed for Watson from the start.
Q 55Who plays celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring?
- ATimothy Olyphant
- BScoot McNairy
- CDamian Lewis
- DEmile Hirsch
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Emile Hirsch
Emile Hirsch plays Jay Sebring, Tate's former fiancé who stayed close to her and Polanski; the real Sebring was murdered alongside Tate at Cielo Drive in August 1969.
Q 56In which English city did Charles Rolls and Henry Royce first meet in May 1904?
- ACrewe
- BLondon
- CDerby
- DManchester
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Manchester
Manchester: they met at the city's newly opened Midland Hotel on 4 May 1904; by December Rolls had agreed to take every car Royce could make.
Q 57In the comics, Rick Grimes was a police officer in which Kentucky town?
- AFrankfort
- BBowling Green
- CCynthiana
- DPaducah
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Q 58What is the violent Beach faction led by Aguni called?
- AThe Dealers
- BThe Executives
- CThe Militants
- DThe Hunters
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The Militants
Niragi and the Last Boss belong to it.
Q 59Chi era la seconda moglie di Napoleone, sposata nel 1810?
- AGiuseppina di Beauharnais
- BMaria Luisa d'Austria
- CDésirée Clary
- DCarolina Bonaparte
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Maria Luisa d'Austria
Il matrimonio legò Napoleone alla casa d'Austria, nipote della regina Maria Antonietta.
Q 60Which publisher released the three main FNaF novels?
- APenguin
- BHarperCollins
- CSimon & Schuster
- DScholastic
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Scholastic
Scholastic published the trilogy in print, starting with The Silver Eyes in 2016 after Cawthon first self-released it on Kindle in December 2015.
Q 61The first European known to have encountered the Mekong, in 1540, came from which country?
- ADenmark
- BEngland
- CSpain
- DPortugal
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Portugal
Portugal's António de Faria saw it first, yet even a European map of 1563 showed little of the river beyond its delta.
Q 62As of season 3, how many of the show's nine writers were women?
- ASeven
- BTwo
- CFive
- DFour
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Seven
Seven of the show's nine writers were women as of the third season, an unusually high share for a television drama writers' room at the time.
Q 63Which pope commissioned the 1582 calendar reform used for civil dates worldwide?
- AClement VIII
- BPius V
- CGregory XIII
- DSixtus V
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Gregory XIII
Gregory XIII promulgated the reformed calendar in the bull Inter gravissimas of 24 February 1582; the physician Aloysius Lilius drafted the scheme and the Jesuit astronomer Christopher Clavius refined it.
Q 64Which journalist served as Brody's handler on behalf of Abu Nazir in season two?
- ASimone Martin
- BFatima Ali
- CLaura Sutton
- DRoya Hammad
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Roya Hammad
Roya Hammad, played by Zuleikha Robinson, is the television reporter who relays Abu Nazir's orders to Brody in season two and is captured by the CIA late in the season.
Q 65With what words does Slaughterhouse-Five's first chapter begin?
- A'Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.'
- B'Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.'
- C'Call me Jonah.'
- D'All this happened, more or less.'
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'All this happened, more or less.'
'All this happened, more or less.' The first chapter is Vonnegut himself, admitting how hard the book was to write.
Q 66Interstellar won its only Academy Award in which category?
- ABest Cinematography
- BBest Visual Effects
- CBest Sound Mixing
- DBest Original Score
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Best Visual Effects
It was nominated for five Oscars in total; the black hole imagery that won was created by DNEG.
Q 67Which baseball star died in a plane crash flying relief supplies to Nicaragua on New Year's Eve 1972?
- ARoberto Clemente
- BHank Aaron
- CWillie Mays
- DDennis Martínez
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Roberto Clemente
He had been outraged by reports that aid was being stolen.
Q 68Which comedian co-owned Little David Records, the label that signed Carlin away from RCA?
- AFlip Wilson
- BBill Cosby
- CRedd Foxx
- DRichard Pryor
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Flip Wilson
Producer Monte Kay set it up as an Atlantic subsidiary; singer Kenny Rankin was Carlin's label-mate and frequent opening act.
Q 69Who won the Oscar for writing 'Dead Poets Society'?
- ASteven Haft
- BRobin Williams
- CPeter Weir
- DTom Schulman
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Tom Schulman
Tom Schulman took Best Original Screenplay at the 1990 ceremony; Robin Williams (Best Actor) and Peter Weir (Best Director) were nominated but went home empty-handed.
Q 70Alongside which two quarterbacks was Mahomes featured in the 2023 Netflix series Quarterback?
- AAaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson
- BJosh Allen and Joe Burrow
- CJalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson
- DKirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota
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Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota
His company 2PM Productions helped produce it.
Q 71In Airheads (1994), Sandler's band hijacks what kind of business to get its demo aired?
- AA radio station
- BA nightclub
- CA record store
- DA TV studio
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A radio station
Brendan Fraser and Steve Buscemi played his bandmates in The Lone Rangers.
Q 72Which US Army recruiting slogan ran for over twenty years from 1980?
- ABe All You Can Be
- BToday's Army Wants You
- CArmy Strong
- DAn Army of One
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Be All You Can Be
'Be All You Can Be' ran from 1980 until 2001, when 'An Army of One' replaced it; copywriter Earl Carter created the line at N. W. Ayer.
Q 73Which Chapter 2 Season 2 location served as Midas's golden headquarters?
- AThe Agency
- BThe Grotto
- CThe Yacht
- DThe Rig
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The Agency
The Agency, the domed spy base at the centre of the Chapter 2 Season 2 map, was Midas's headquarters; his Doomsday Device sat beneath it and flooded the island in June 2020.
Q 74Which mathematical sequence did Lovelace's Note G describe a method for the engine to calculate?
- AFibonacci numbers
- BPrime numbers
- CBernoulli numbers
- DCatalan numbers
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Bernoulli numbers
The algorithm is often called the first published computer program, though it was never run.
Q 75Puck gives which Athenian weaver the head of a donkey?
- APeter Quince
- BNick Bottom
- CFrancis Flute
- DTom Snout
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Nick Bottom
Nick Bottom the weaver is 'translated' with an ass's head by Puck, and the enchanted fairy queen Titania promptly falls in love with him, ears and all.
Q 76During the rut, bull elk advertise themselves with a loud whistle-like call known as what?
- ABelling
- BBellowing
- CBugling
- DRoaring
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Bugling
Bugling is the bull elk's rutting call, a bellow that rises into a whistle reaching about 4,000 Hz; European red deer stags roar instead, a lower call suited to forests.
Q 77Which Fairchild founder developed the planar process for making transistors?
- AJulius Blank
- BJay Last
- CJean Hoerni
- DVictor Grinich
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Jean Hoerni
Jean Hoerni's planar process of 1959 sealed transistor junctions under a silicon dioxide layer, making them cheaper and more reliable and laying the basis for the integrated circuit.
Q 78Which distributor bought the film after its festival breakout for a reported $1.1m?
- AMiramax Films
- BLionsgate Films
- CArtisan Entertainment
- DNew Line Cinema
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Artisan Entertainment
The company wanted to change the ending because test audiences were confused; the directors shot four alternates but kept the original.
Q 79Harlem takes its name from a city in which country?
- AEngland
- BBelgium
- CGermany
- DNetherlands
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Netherlands
The Netherlands: Nieuw Haarlem, named for the Dutch city of Haarlem, was formally organised as a village by Peter Stuyvesant in 1658.
Q 80Mauritius was named in 1598 in honour of whom?
- AKing Louis XV
- BAdmiral Mauritz van Warwyck
- CMaurice, Prince of Orange
- DSaint Maurice
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Maurice, Prince of Orange
The Dutch admiral Wybrand van Warwyck landed at what is now Grand Port.
Q 81Which president ordered General Zachary Taylor to the Rio Grande in January 1846?
- AMartin Van Buren
- BAndrew Jackson
- CJames K. Polk
- DJohn Tyler
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James K. Polk
James K. Polk, in office since March 1845, sent Taylor's army to the Rio Grande in January 1846; Mexico claimed the Nueces as the border, and the clash there began the war.
Q 82Which Kid Cudi debut single reached number three on the Hot 100 in 2009 after a Crookers remix took off in clubs?
- AMake Her Say
- BPursuit of Happiness
- CSoundtrack 2 My Life
- DDay 'n' Nite
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Day 'n' Nite
'Day 'n' Nite', written and produced with Dot da Genius, peaked at number three in 2009 after the Crookers remix became a club hit and reached number two in the UK.
Q 83Roughly how many paintings does modern scholarship credit to Rembrandt?
- AAbout 1,000
- BAbout 600
- CAbout 300
- DAbout 100
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About 300
Early 20th-century connoisseurs had counted well over 600; his prints are stable at just under 300.
Q 84Every day Santiago and Manolin pretend the old man still owns what, though they sold it long ago?
- AA second skiff
- BA radio
- CA cast net
- DA harpoon gun
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A cast net
A cast net: the pot of yellow rice and fish that Santiago offers the boy is make-believe too.
Q 85Which American publisher merged with Penguin in 2013?
- AHarperCollins
- BHachette
- CSimon & Schuster
- DRandom House
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Random House
Random House merged with Penguin on 1 July 2013 to form Penguin Random House, a joint venture of Bertelsmann and Pearson; Bertelsmann bought out Pearson's last 25% stake in 2020.
Q 86British wartime singer Vera Lynn was known by what nickname?
- AThe Forces' Sweetheart
- BThe Songbird of Britain
- CThe Voice of Home
- DThe Blitz Nightingale
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The Forces' Sweetheart
Servicemen voted her their favourite performer in a Daily Express poll during the Phoney War. She lived to 103.
Q 87Which 1984 anthology book tells the cat's story across nine incarnations from Cave Cat to Space Cat?
- AHis 9 Lives
- BThe Lives
- CForever
- DNine Tales
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His 9 Lives
The current Garfield is his eighth life; the ninth, 'Space Cat', is set in orbit.
Q 88Which label released the first four Chili Peppers albums before they moved to Warner Bros.?
- ACapitol
- BA&M
- CGeffen
- DEMI
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EMI
After Mother's Milk went gold, a bidding war followed.
Q 89Mauritanian mint tea, called atay, is traditionally served in how many rounds?
- ASeven
- BOne
- CThree
- DTwo
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Q 90The sound of the mûmakil is made from the beginning and end of which animal's roar?
- ALion
- BTiger
- CBull elephant
- DGrizzly bear
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Lion
For the siege, construction workers dropped real two-ton stone blocks from a crane to record the sound of missiles hitting the city.
Q 91Which oafish suitor in the 1946 French film is seen as a precursor to Disney's Gaston?
- AAdelaide
- BAvenant
- CFelicie
- DLudovic
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Avenant
Avenant, played by Jean Marais in Cocteau's 1946 film, is the handsome, boorish suitor often cited as a model for Gaston; Cocteau's castle also had living candelabra arms.
Q 92Who wrote the novel Life of Pi, once considered impossible to film?
- ASalman Rushdie
- BMichael Ondaatje
- CYann Martel
- DRohinton Mistry
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Yann Martel
Lee persuaded 20th Century Fox to invest $120 million and leaned heavily on 3D effects.
Q 93In welke Vlaamse stad staat Michelangelo's Madonna met kind in de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk?
- AAntwerpen
- BGent
- CMechelen
- DBrugge
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Brugge
Het marmeren beeld ontstond tussen 1501 en 1504, in dezelfde jaren waarin Michelangelo in Florence aan zijn David werkte.
Q 94In the book Charlotte's Web, which animal first tells Wilbur he is being fattened to be killed?
- AThe head ram
- BThe old sheep
- CTempleton the rat
- DThe goose
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The old sheep
The old sheep. It said even Fern's father was in on the plot, and as Wilbur sobbed, Charlotte promised she would save him.
Q 95Heath Ledger's Joker won him a posthumous Oscar in which category?
- ABest Supporting Actor
- BBest Makeup
- CBest Actor
- DBest Original Screenplay
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Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger won Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight at the 2009 Oscars, a year after his death; Peter Finch was the only earlier posthumous acting winner.
Q 96Which American journalist's interviews helped shape Mandela's 1994 autobiography Long Walk to Freedom?
- ADavid Remnick
- BBob Woodward
- CAnthony Lewis
- DRichard Stengel
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Richard Stengel
Time journalist Richard Stengel spent many hours interviewing Mandela and helped him turn his 1970s prison manuscript into Long Walk to Freedom, published in 1994.
Q 97OSHA, the US workplace safety regulator, was created by a law signed by which president?
- AGerald Ford
- BRichard Nixon
- CJimmy Carter
- DLyndon Johnson
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Richard Nixon
The Occupational Safety and Health Act became law on December 29, 1970, and the agency sits inside the Department of Labor.
Q 98What was C. W. Post's first product, launched before Grape-Nuts?
- APostum, a coffee substitute
- BPost Toasties corn flakes
- CPost Bran Flakes
- DElijah's Manna flakes
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Postum, a coffee substitute
Postum, a roasted wheat-and-bran coffee substitute, was C. W. Post's first product, launched in 1895; Grape-Nuts followed in 1897.
Q 99What is the name of He-Man's cowardly pet tiger before it transforms into Battle Cat?
- AOrko
- BCringer
- CZoar
- DKobra Khan
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Cringer
Cringer, Prince Adam's timid green tiger, became the armoured Battle Cat whenever Adam raised his sword and transformed into He-Man.
Q 100The Great Fire probably started in merchant shops beside which structure?
- AThe Forum Romanum
- BThe Theatre of Pompey
- CThe Pantheon
- DThe Circus Maximus
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The Circus Maximus
The shops were timber-framed and sold flammable goods, and the Circus's outer seating was wooden.
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