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TheWestermarck effect is a psychological hypothesis that states that people tend not to beattractedto peers with whom they lived like siblings before the age of six. It is also known as Reverse BLANK BLANK. What two words fill the blanks?
Sexual Imprinting
A couple of years after Einstein won the Nobel prize for discovering the Photoelectric effect which other man also won the Nobel Prize in Physics “for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect”?
Robert Andrews MILLIKAN
Backspinproducing an upwards force that prolongs the flight of a moving ball is an observable example of what effect, named after a German physicist?
Magnus Effect
Named after the leaves of the plants in the genus “Nelumbo”, what effect refers to self-cleaning properties that are a result of ultrahydrophobicity in plants?
The Lotus Effect
During a solar eclipse the rugged topography of the moon allows small dots of sunlight to shine through in some places while not in others. What name is given to this effect?
Baily’s Beads
Which American mathematician and meteorologist who died in 2008 was described as the Father of Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect?
Edward Lorenz
Any molecule with a degenerate electronic ground state will undergo a geometrical distortion that removes its degeneracies. This effect is named after which two scientists, who first discovered it in 1937
The JAHN-TELLER Effect
If the placebo effect is a beneficial effect produced by a placebo drug, which cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient’s belief in that treatment. What’s the name for the opposite effect, when negative expectations of the patient regarding a treatment cause the treatment to have a more negative effect than it otherwise would have?
Nocebo Effect
What “S” effect is the electromotive force (emf) that develops across two points of an electrically conducting material when there is a temperature difference between them.
Seebeck Effect
In Science what name is given to the effect of the shifting and splitting of spectral lines of atoms and molecules due to the presence of an external electric field?
The STARK Effect
What celestial effect results in the Moon rotating about its axis in about the same time it takes to orbit Earth? Both Phobos and Deimos have the same relationship with Mars. Two word answer
TIDAL LOCKING
What name is given to the effect of splitting a spectral line into several components in the presence of a static magnetic field (not an external electrical field as in another question in this quiz)? It is named after the Dutch physicist who discovered it in 1896
Zeeman Effect
What name is given to the effect or test where people are asked to name a colour but there is a mismatch between the name of the colour and the ink it is printed in? For example, the word “red” is printed in green ink
STROOP Effect
In Ancient Egyptian wands were made from the Tusks of what animals? Menes, the founder of Egypt’s first dynasty was supposedly killed by one of these animals
Hippopotamus
Which Egyptian Goddess with a 3-letter name was sometimes said to have given birth to the world through parthenogenesis? Her name means mother in the ancient Egyptian language
Mut
Cleopatra identified herself with which Egyptian Goddess, the mother of Horus?
Isis
Which four-letter term in Egyptian mythology refers to the concept of truth, balance, order and harmony and also the name of the goddess that embodied these concepts? Her ideological opposite was Isfet (Egyptian jzft), meaning injustice, chaos, violence or to do evil.
Maat
Who was the Egyptian equivalent of the Greek god Hermes? Usually, this god related to magic is depicted in his human form with the head of a green ibis
Thoth
Ancient Egyptians referred to their own country with what term beginning with “K” and which loosely means “land of black soil?”
KEMET
Which creator God of Egyptian mythology was regarded as the father of the sage Imhotep? He is generally represented in the guise of a man with green skin, holding a sceptre combining three powerful symbols of ancient Egyptian religion
Ptah
The Egyptian Sun God Ra is usually portrayed as what bird? This is probably due to Ra’s links with Horus, who is usually depicted with the face of this bird
Falcon
The discoverer of Francium in 1939, which physicist was the first woman to be elected to the French Academy of Science?
Marguerite Perey
With a name derived from the Greek for “green shoot” William Crookes and Claude-Auguste Lamy discovered which element independently in 1861? The serial killer Graham Young used salts of this element for his poisonings
Thallium
The name of which element of the periodic table comes from the Greek word for “Smell”? It is the densest naturally occurring element
Osmium
On Earth, Uranium and which other elementare the only elements with no stable or nearly-stable isotopes that still occur naturally in large quantities asprimordial elements? Doramad Radioactive Toothpaste contained this element
Thorium
Please name either of the two elements which were discovered by the German chemist Robert Bunsen?
Caesium and Rubidium
The ores of which element were originally confused with lead ores, leading to this element’s name being based on the ancient Greek for Lead? Most of the world’s production of the element is used in steel alloys
Molybdenum
Stibnite is the principal ore of which element? Rather weirdly, this element was used as a laxative in the Middle Ages
Antimony
Scientists in the west can monitor the presence of which gas in the atmosphere in order to detect nuclear fuel processing in other countries? This has been used to detect clandestine operations in North Korea and Pakistan. This gas was discovered by William Ramsay and Morris Travers
Krypton
About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements:oxygen,carbon,hydrogen,nitrogen, calcium, and which other? Let’s keep things light
Phosphorus
In December 1530, which man succeeded his fatherBaburto the throne of Delhi as ruler of the Mughal Empire? At the time of this man’s passing in 1556, the Mughal Empire spanned almost one million square kilometres.
Humayun
Which Emperor of Russia led the country into the Crimean War in 1853?
Nicholas I
Emperor of Russia 1825-55, instrumental in helping to create an independent Greek state, and resumed the Russian conquest of the Caucasus by seizing Iğdır Province and the remainder of modern-day Armenia and Azerbaijan from Qajar Iran during the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828). He ended the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) successfully as well. Later on, however, he led Russia into the Crimean War (1853–1856), with disastrous results.
Nicholas I
Russian emperor 1801-25, In foreign policy, he changed Russia’s position towards France four times between 1804 and 1812 among neutrality, opposition, and alliance. In 1805 he joined Britain in the War of the Third Coalition against Napoleon, but after suffering massive defeats at the battles of Austerlitz and Friedland, he switched sides and formed an alliance with Napoleon by the Treaty of Tilsit (1807) and joined Napoleon’s Continental System. He fought a small-scale naval war against Britain between 1807 and 1812 as well as a short war against Sweden (1808–09) after Sweden’s refusal to join the Continental System.
Alexander I
1855-81 emperor, most significant reform as emperor was the emancipation of Russia’s serfs in 1861, also notable for his foreign policy, which was mainly pacifist, supportive of the United States, and opposite of Great Britain, sold Alaska to the United States in 1867.
Alexander II
1881-94, During his reign, Russia fought no major wars as well. He therefore came to be known as “The Peacemaker”. ornate arch bridge spanning the Seine in Paris, France named after him.
Alexander III
1827-1907: a Russian jurist and statesman who served as an adviser to three Russian emperors. During the reign of Alexander III of Russia, he was considered the chief spokesman for reactionary positions and the éminence grise of imperial politics.
Konstantin Pobedonostsev
The Nippon Kodo and its predecessors have been involved in making what material for the Japanese Emperors for the last 400 years?
Incense
Askia Muhammad I, also known as Askia the Great, reigned from 1493 to 1528 as the ruler of which Empire, the largest in the history of West Africa?
Songhai Empire
Continuing his grandfather’s and father’s boycott over theenshrinement of convicted war criminals, which man, the reigning Emperor of Japan, has never visitedYasukuni Shrine?
Naruhito
What was the name of the youngest child and only son ofEmperorNicholas II of Russia? Grigory Rasputin was employed to help counter his haemophilia
ALEXEI Nikolaevich
In late January 2024 which former President of South Africa was suspended from the ANC, the party he led from 2007 to 2017?
Jacob Zuma
The School Strikes for Climate campaign is also sometimes referred to as the “FFF”. What does “FFF” stand for in this context? The group were active in Germany in January 2024
Fridays for Future
When his patience ran out with the level of organised crime President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency and then an internal state of war in which country?
Ecuador
On January 1st 2024, it was announced that Ethiopia signed an agreement with Somaliland to utilize which Red Sea port? This city is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country
Berbera
In January 2024 which Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was sentenced to six months in prison for violating Bangladesh’s labour laws? He founded the Grameen Bank in 2006
Muhammad Yunus
The Montreux Convention of 1936 came back into the news in January of this year when two British ships were denied entry into which sea?
Black Sea
In January 2024 the controversial Ram Mandir temple in Uttar Pradesh was inaugurated by Narendra Modi. This is the mythical birthplace of which major Hindu deity?
Lord Rama
At the turn of the year, the Sheikh Zayed Festival broke the world record with an hour long fireworks display. In which country did this take place?
United Arab Emirates
What is the 9-letter name of the tech company founded by Elon Musk which has seemingly successfully implanted a microchip into a human brain for the first time in January 2024?
Neuralink
Launched at Cape Canaveral in January 2024, BLANK Mission One became the first US lunar lander since the Apollo program. What bird name fills the blank?
Peregrine
What was the 4-word name of the world’s largest cruise ship which made its maiden voyage at in Miami, Florida in January 2024?
Icon of the Seas
Early in January 2024 which woman resigned as president of Harvard University following controversial remarks she made during a congressional hearing on antisemitism? In a nutshell she said that calls for the genocide of the Jews would only break Harvard rules dependent on the context
Claudine Gay
Taking place in Alabama, which gas was used in the USA for an execution for the first time in late January 2024?
Nitrogen
Please name any player in the Germany team who won Tennis’ United Cup final in 2024?
Angelique KERBER or Alexander ZVEREV or Laura SIEGEMUND
Which famous explorer, active during the Ming Dynasty, referred to the Indian Ocean as the “Western Ocean”? This man commanded seven expeditionary treasure voyages from 1405 to 1433.
Zheng He
When Charles Darwin paid his own way as a Naturalist on the second voyage of the HMS Beagle, which man was the Captain of the ship?
Robert FITZROY
“A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling”, commonly known asThe Rihla, was the account of the journey of which Mahgrebi explorer? His journeys to South East Asia and China surpassed Marco Polo
Ibn BATTUTA
In 1535 indigenous inhabitants of the present-dayQuebec Cityregion used which word to direct French explorerJacques Cartierto the village ofStadacona?
CANADA/ KANATA/ CANADAS
Iqaluit is the capital and only city of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. From the 1940s to the 1980s it was named after which English privateer and explorer?
Frobisher Bay
What was the name of the Austrian mountaineer who was a member of the team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger? He wrote the book “Seven Years in Tibet” and Brad Pitt played him in the subsequent movie
Heinrich Harrer
Which Florentine explorer in the service of King Francis I of France was the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between Florida and New Brunswick? It is believed he was eaten by natives of the island of Guadeloupe
Giovanni da VERRAZZANO
As well as finding Easter Island, the Dutch Explorer Jacob Roggeveen is also believed to be the first European to reach Bora Bora and Maupiti, both of which are islands within which archipelago?
Society Islands
Alongside being the first European to reach Lake Victoria, John Hanning Speke was also an advocate of which hypothesis? This outdated theory put forward that people from the Horn of Africa and Ancient Egyptians were a sub-group of Caucasians
Hamitic Hypothesis
In 1488, which Portuguese explorer became the first European navigator to round thesouthern tipof Africa? His Grandson became the first Governor of Portuguese Angola
Bartolomeu Dias
Robert McClure, the first man to traverse the Northwest Passage, served as First Lieutenant on the HMS Enterprise under which other famous explorer? A deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica is named in this man’s honour
James Clark ROSS
the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. He has also been described as Australia’s first natural historian. among the first English writers to use words such as avocado, barbecue, and chopsticks. In describing the preparation of avocados, he was the first European to describe the making of guacamole, named the breadfruit plant
William DAMPIER
What word completes the name of this 2015 American comedy-drama: “Our Brand is BLANK”? In a series of 1980s adverts for Commercial Union we were implored not to make a drama out of such things
Crisis
Jane Curtin starred alongside Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in “The Heat”. Jane Curtin won Emmy’s for her role in which 1980s sitcom about two divorced mothers who decide to live together in the same home?
Kate & Allie
Sandra Bullock has starred in two Miss Congeniality movies. The subtitle to the second movie was “Armed and BLANK”. What word fills the blank?
Fabulous
Fair fa’ his honest sonsie face, aboon them a’ he taks his place……. Which man directed the Sandra Bullock movie “Crash”?
Paul Haggis
In the 2002 thriller “Murder by Numbers” Sandra Bullock is investigating murders carried out by a character played by Michael Pitt. Pitt went on to star as Jimmy Darmody in which HBO gangster series?
Boardwalk Empire
Back in 1998 when Sandra Bullock voiced Miriam in the “Prince of Egypt”, which actor voiced Moses? This American was once married to the English actress Joanna Whalley
Val Kilmer
In which 1998 American fantasy romantic drama did Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman play sisters Sally and Gillian Owens who were descended from a long line of witches? Two word answer
Practical Magic
Which veteran actor was the main antagonist in the 1994 Sandra Bullock movie “Speed”? This man, who died in 2010, was known for his roles as mentally disturbed outsiders and rebels.
Dennis Hopper
Which American sculptor, known for his work in New Mexico, was the subject of the Academy Award-nominated documentary entitled “Cavedigger”?
Ra Paulette
What French sculptor made Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro? He won a gold medal at the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Sculpture
Paul Landowski
The Victorious Youth, also known as the Getty bronze is associated with which Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC? Along with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical Greek era
Lysippos
Which Renaissance sculptor’s “Commentarii” contains important writing on art, as well as what may be the earliest surviving autobiography by any artist? Among his other works he created the Bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery
Lorenzo Ghiberti
The sculptor Daniel Chester French used casts of his own fingers to achieve the correct look for the hands on which monumental sculpture which unveiled in 1922?
Lincoln Memorial
The Swiss sculptor H.R. Giger was part of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, and was responsible for creating the titular Alien itself. In the Alien series, what species is the titular alien?
Xenomorph
Korczak Ziolkowski was the Polish-American designer and sculptor of the unfinished memorial to what man who lived from around 1840 to 1877?
Crazy Horse
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s outdoor sculpture named “Cupid’s Span” can be found on the Embarcadero, the Eastern Waterfront of what major US city?
San Francisco
In April 1554 which public square in Florence was home to Michelangelo’s David, Bandinelli’s Hercules and Cacus, Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes and Benvenuto Cellini’s “Perseus with the Head of Medusa”?
Piazza della Signoria
Which Swiss sculptor is best remembered for his extremely tall and thin figurines? He took his inspiration from people hurrying about in big cities
Alberto GIacometti
Which Constantin Brancusi sculpture with a two-word name symbolizes the concept of infinity and the infinite sacrifice of the Romanian soldiers? In the 1950s, the Romanian communist government planned to demolish it and turn it into scrap metal
Endless Column
The Kneeling One (1911) is one of the most famous works by which German Sculptor? The suffering and misery he saw in World War One are reflected in his late sculpture
Wilhelm LEHMBRUCK
The Thorvaldsen museum in Copenhagen is located next to which palace, the seat of the Danish parliament?
CHRISTIANSBORG palace
Pope Sixtus II was martyred during the persecutions of which Roman Emperor in the year 258? This man was the first Roman emperor to have been taken captive in battle
Valerian
which pope names the sistine chapel
Sixtus IV
Located in modern day Algeria, the Roman city of “Timgad” was founded by which Roman Emperor around 100 CE? This Emperor led the Roman Empire to it’s greatest extent
Trajan
Christianity became thestate religion and other religious practiceswere proscribed during the reign of which Emperor? He was the last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire before its administration was permanently split between the West and East.
Theodosius
Although Julius Nepus staked a claim, who is generally considered the last Western Roman emperor? The deposition of this 10-year-old is also sometimes used by historians to mark the transition from antiquity to the medieval period.
ROMULUS AUGUSTUS/ AUGUSTULUS
From 161 to 169, which man’s co-rule alongside Marcus Aurelius marked the first time that the Roman Empire was ruled by more than one emperor simultaneously?
Lucius Verus
The Emperor Diocletian reinstated Leptis Magna as a regional capital and it grew in prosperity until it fell to which Germanic tribe in 439 CE? This tribe also established kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula, and some Mediterranean islands in the 5th century
Vandals
Which man won the 312 CE Battle of the Milvian Bridge and thereby started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the sole ruler of the Roman Empire?
Constantine I
The “Year of the Five Emperors” began with the murder of which Emperor on New Year’s Eve 192? This man was assassinated by Narcissus and his death marks the end of a Golden Age of prosperity in the Empire
Commodus
An edict named after which Emperor, who ruled from 198 to 217 CE, granted Roman citizenship to all free men throughout the Roman Empire?
Caracalla
What period which lasted from 235 to 284 CE began with began in 235 with the assassination of Emperor Severus Alexander and ended due to the military victories of Aurelian?
THE CRISIS OF THE THIRD CENTURY/ MILITARY ANARCHY/ IMPERIAL CRISIS
The Roman Emperor Antonius Pius, best known in the UK for his construction of the Antonine Wall, is believed to have died after eating too much of what food?
Cheese
How many years must pass from their first record before an artist can enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
25 years
Which 2-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes before forming The Drifters?
Clyde MCPHATTER
Ronnie Wood has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Rolling Stones and as a member of what other group?
The Faces
Which band featuring Richard Nielsen entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016? One of their biggest hits was “I want you to want me” in 1979
Cheap Trick
Described as “one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry”, which Turkish-American businessman established The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation? He died after striking his head backstage at a Rolling Stones concert
Ahmet Ertegun
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sits on the shore of which Lake?
Lake Erie
Which American singer entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019? Her hits included “What have you done for me lately”, “Escapade” and “Black cat”
Janet Jackson
Which 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee wrote his 1972 global hit “I saw the light” in only 20 minutes? The song has become a favourite for use in film and TV
Todd Rundgren
Which man has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - once as part of The Yardbirds and once for his solo career? In 2022 Johnny Depp couldn’t attend the verdict of his big libel trial as he was on tour with this guitarist
Jeff BECK
A corner at Silverstone Racecourse is named after which prestigious school? Richard Branson and Simon Pegg are both former pupils
STOWE
What “Z” has been the location of the Dutch F1 Grand Prix since it was revived in 2021?
Zandvoort
In 1994 Ayrton Senna died at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. This track is usually referred to by what 5-letter name?
Imola
I lived from 1877 to 1955. I was a Canadian-American physician and medical researcher. By removing materials from a biological cell one by one I found that DNA was the one material needed to pass on characteristics. Who am I?
Oswald Avery
Which Canadian child actor, born 2006, was the star of both “Room” and “Wonder”?
Jacob Tremblay
Six men played Ken or variations of Ken in the 2023 movie “Barbie”. Two of these men were Canadian. One was Ryan Gosling. Who was the other?
Simu Liu
Shawn Barber was a 2015 World Champion in which track and field athletics event? Renaud Lavillenie was a hot competitor in this event at around the same time
Pole Vault
At a total of 21 years and 154 days over three non-consecutive terms, who is Canada’s longest serving Prime Minister?
William Lyon MACKENZIE
The Canadian John Fluevog is best known as a designer of what fashion items? He often engraves messages onto these things
Shoes
Which Canadian comedian voiced the character Gizmo in The Gremlins? He became a judge on America’s Got Talent in 2010
Howie Mandel
Which Canadian science broadcaster is best known as host and narrator of the popular and long-running CBC Television science program The Nature of Things, seen in over 40 countries? In 2005 he was ranked as the 5th Greatest Canadian of all time.
David Suzuki
Which Canadian filmmaker produced and directed two projects for HBO: the drama series Big Little Lies (2017) and the thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018)?
Jean-Marc Vallee
Which Canadian singer and entertainer billed herself as “the girl who made vaudeville famous”? Her costumes were as extravagant as her personality. In 1910 she appeared on stage in a coat entirely covered in new coins
Eva Tanguay
American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, and referred to in his obituary as “the father of public relations”.[3] His best-known campaigns include a 1929 effort to promote female smoking by branding cigarettes as feminist “Torches of Freedom”, and his work for the United Fruit Company in the 1950s, connected with the CIA-orchestrated overthrow of the democratically elected Guatemalan government in 1954. Uncle was Sigmund Freud.
Edward Bernays
An annual award is given to the Canadian who has made outstanding contributions to the public understanding of science. It is named after the man who promoted worldwide standard time zones. Who was he?
Sandford Fleming
Which Canadian singer blessed us with the lyrical genius of “I really, really, really, really, really, really like you” in 2015?
Carly Rae Jepsen
The Murdoch mysteries TV show has now clocked up over 200 episodes and is still being made. The show is based on the Detective Murdoch novels of which British-Canadian author?
Maureen Jennings
Which Canadian amputee’s attempted run across Canada in 1981 resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy? Over C$800m has been raised in his name
Terry Fox
A member of two Space Shuttle missions, who became the first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space?
Chris Hadfield
Which man wanted us to “Rock me gently” in 1974? This Canadian pop singer had written and sung “The Archies” bubblegum pop hit “Sugar, Suger” in the late 60s
Andy Kim
What connects the Canadian man Alvin Karpis with Americans called Charles Floyd and George Nelson?
they were all PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 (the others are Pretty Boy Floyd and George Nelseon)
The Canadian heroine Laura Secord is remembered for her 20 miles walk to warn British forces of an impending American attack during which war?
War of 1812
You’d head to the National Gallery of Scotland if you wished to view “The Rev. Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch”, a famous painting by which man?
Sir Henry Raeburn
You’d head to the Victoria & Albert museum if you wished to see “Lion: A Newfoundland Dog”, a famous painting by which Victorian painter and sculptor?
Edwin Landseer
Described by William Hazlitt as “perhaps the most tender and the most artless” of all Shakespeare’s women, in Cymbeline who is the virtuous wife of the exiled Posthumus?
Imogen
In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which female character is engaged to Theseus, the duke of Athens? A mythical character with the same name arranged a peace treaty to end a war between Athens and the Amazons
Hippolyta
In Shakespeare’s As You Like It, which female character is the daughter of Duke Frederick and niece of the banished Duke Senior? She has a sisterly affection with her cousin Rosalind
Celia
The beauty of which female character in Shakespeare’s Twelth Night attracts Malvolio and Sir Andrew Aguecheek?
Olivia
Which Shakespeare character in The Merchant of Venice is fond of proverbs frequently quoting them? This was considered a sign of wisdom and sharp wit in the Elizabethan era
Portia
Who is the mother of the title character in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus? She encourages him in his military success and urging him to seek political office.
Volumnia
Which member of the Capulet family is Romeo infatuated with at the beginning of “Romeo and Juliet”?
Rosaline
In William Shakespeare’s play “The Winter’s Tale” which character is the daughter of Leontes, King of Sicily, and his wife Hermione?
Perdita
When asked ““When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court?” what witty 4-word reply did Ruth Bader Ginsburg give?
WHEN THERE ARE NINE
Which American journalist and feminist gained national attention in the US following the publication of her 1969 article called “After Black Power, Women’s Liberation”?
Gloria Steinem
“zipless fuck” is a major motif that haunts the narratorin which 1973 Erica Jong novel? It became controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality, and figured in the development of second-wave feminism
Fear of Flying
Which famous American women’s rights activist was arrested in 1872 for voting in violation of laws that allowed only men to vote? The Nineteenth Amendment of the US constitution, which prohibited the denial of suffrage because of sex, is colloquially referred to with her name
Susan B Anthony
In the name of her 2003 book, the Marxist Feminist Angela Y. Davis asked if what were now obsolete? The 1862 book titled “The House of the Dead” also discussed such places
Prisons
What two-word term is a subcultural movement, founded in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, that combines feminism, punk music, and politics?
Riot Grrrl
The United Nations “HeForShe” campaign” was kickstarted by which woman’s speech at the UN in 2014? This actress called for men and boys to help in promoting gender equality
Emma Watson
What 7-letter word is used to describe a variety of feminism that seeks to embrace traditional concepts of femininity, including the sexual power of women, alongside traditional feminist ideas? Stiletto feminism is a more radical development of similar ideas
Lipstick Feminism
What psychoanalyst, first name Karen, is credited with founding feminist psychology in response to Freud’s theory of penis envy?
Karen Horney
In 2006, shortly after Betty Friedan’s death, which feminist writer published an article in which she described Friedan as “pompous and egotistic, somewhat demanding and sometimes selfish”? This Australian writer is regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism
Germaine Greer
Which man served as the sixth president of Finland between 1944 and 1946? When the prospect of Nazi Germany’s defeat in World War II became clear he led peace negotiations with the UK and USSR
Carl Gustaf Emil MANNERHEIM
Which collector of oral poetry is best remembered for creating the Finnish national epic, Kalevala? The Kalevala became an inspiration for The Lord of the Rings
Elias LONNROT
The statement accompanying Marrti Ahtisaari’s Nobel Peace Prize noted that he had played a prominent role in resolving serious and long-lasting conflicts, including ones in Namibia, Kosovo and Aceh. Aceh is an area of which country?
Indonesia
Who is the most successful Finnish woman at the Ski-ing World Cup having won titles in 1986, 1987 and 1988? She’d later represent the National Coaltion party in Finnish politics
Marjo MATIKAINEN-KALLSTROM
Which Finnish Operatic Bass, born in 1978, earned a 2013 Grammy nomination and a 2017 BBC Music Magazine award?
Mika Kares
Marko Hietala and Tuomas Holopainen are both members of which Finnish rock group? In recent years their chart topping albums have included “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” and “Human II Nature”
Nightwish
Which man, the director of Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger and The Long Kiss Goodnight, was the husband of Geena Davis in the 1990s?
Renny Harlin
Who is the record goalscorer for the Finnish men’s national football team? This man, born 1990, has played his club football with teams including Celtic and Norwich
Teemu Pukki
Who was the only Finnish driver to win a Grand Prix in 2021? He drove for Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas
French photographer. From the 1930s, he photographed the streets of Paris. He was a champion of humanist photography and, with Henri Cartier-Bresson, a pioneer of photojournalism. known for his 1950 image Le baiser de l’hôtel de ville (The Kiss by the City Hall), a photograph of a couple kissing on a busy Parisian street.
Robert Doisneau
A LAMP stack is a bundle of four different software technologies that developers use to build websites and web applications, what does LAMP stand for?
the operating system Linux;
the web server, Apache;
the database server, MySQL;
the programming language, PHP.
Who was creator of programming language PHP?
Rasmus Lerdorf
The flag of which British Overseas Territory (the 3rd largest in terms of population) includes a hot pink conch shell? Cockburn town is the capital of this group
Turks and Caicos
After his discovery the MP John Stonehouse attempted to win asylum in which island nation rather than return to the UK? The flag of this country is called the “Four Bands” and is comprised of four horizontal bands of equal width coloured red, blue, yellow and green from top to bottom
Mauritius
In 1983 the Austrian visual artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser created the “Koru Flag”, a proposed second flag for which country? The green portion of this flag represents a curling fern
New Zealand
Crossed swords over akhanjar, a traditional curved dagger, appear in the corner of the national flag of which country? The green of the flag is traditionally associated with the Jabal al-Akdar, or “Green Mountains,” which lie toward the north of the country
Oman
What is the name of the traditional straw hat that is found on the flag of Lesotho? The image also appears on vehicle license plates in Lesotho
Mokorotlo
There are only 3 national flags that differ on their front and reverse sides, can you name any of them? The most populous of these countries objected to their flag being printed on a commemorative World Cup football as they didn’t want the holy creed on the flag to be kicked
SAUDI ARABIA, PARAGUAY or MOLDOVA
The Olympic flag with the five rings was raised for the first time at games held in what city? The 23-year-old Paavo Nurmi won the 10,000 m and 8000 m cross country races
Antwerp
George I of Greece was the longest Greek monarch in modern history, serving from 1863 to 1913. When he was assassinated his coffin was draped with the flag of Greece and which other European country, the land of his birth?
Denmark
The flag of which Asian country consists of three horizontal stripes, with the middle stripe in blue being twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes? In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 4⁄5 the height of the blue stripe.
Laos
Two cows can be found on the flag of which European Nation? The coat of arms in the centre of this flag partly relates to the Bishop of Urgell and the Count of Foix
Andorra
The flag of which Italian city exactly matches the flag of England? This city was the birthplace of Guglielmo Marconi.
Bologna
Meryl Streep starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the 1995 movie “The Bridges of Madison County”. In which US state will you find the real-life Madison County? This state’s flag is patterned after the flag of France, referencing the fact this state was once part of French Louisiana
Iowa
Flags of the cities of the Hanseatic League were mostly comprised of what two colours?
Red and White
The flag of Brazil features many stars but only one of those stars sits above the white band. This star represents the portion of Brazil that lies north of the Equator, and one state in particular. What is the name of that state? It’s capital is Belem
Para
Which river is represented on the flag of Ecuador? This river names a province of Ecuador and is the most important river in South America that does not flow into the Atlantic Ocean or any of its marginal seas
Guayas
Designed by Mohamed Hamzah and adopted in 1950, the flag of Malaysia is known as the “BLANK of Glory”. What word fills the blank? Bill Murray starred in a 1981 film with this name
Stripes
The flag of which Commonwealth nation includes the image of a Kalashnikov rifle with a bayonet, crossed by a hoe, superimposed on an open book?
Mozambique
Christian and Damien Devaux are considered the founders of which sport? Each match is contested on a 12m fixed squared perimeter known as The Quad where a number of obstacles are placed
World Chase TAG
Named after the founder of a brand of popular five-and-ten-cent stores, what was the tallest building in the world in 1927?
Woolworth Building
the legendary founder and god-king of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom, around present-day Liaoning province in Northeast China and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
Dangun
designed some of the world’s most significant architectural and urban projects including several of the tallest buildings in the world: John Hancock Center (1969, second tallest in the world when built), Willis Tower (1973, tallest in the world for over twenty years), One World Trade Center (2014, currently the seventh tallest in the world), and Burj Khalifa (2010, currently the world’s tallest building).
SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)
Born in 1469, who was the first guru and the founder of Sikhism?
Guru Nanak
Which Brothers were the founders of a whaling station on Otago Harbour, becoming New Zealand’s most substantial merchant traders in the 1830s? They are remembered via a song which reached number one in the UK in 2021
Weller brothers
Which philosopher was the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy?
Aristotle
Konrad Adam and Bernd Lucke were two of the founders of which German political party? They won 94 seats in the 2017 German federal election and became the third-largest party in the country
AFD/ ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY
Which man, regarded as the founder of Egypt’s first dynasty, was supposedly killed by a Hippopotamus?
Menes
Which former head of Columbia Records and founder and President of Arista Records is credited with bringing Whitney Houston to prominence?
Clive Davis
Amanda Seyfried played Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the biotechnology company Theranos, in which 2022 crime drama mini-series?
The DROPOUT
Which German-Finnish internet entrepreneur was the founder of the now-defunct file viewing and sharing site named Megaupload?
Kim Dotcom
In July 2022 the Wall Street Journal accused Elon Musk of conducting an affair with the wife of which founder of Google?
Sergey Brin
The name of which other scientist is referenced alongside Alan Turing in the name of a thesis which states that a function on the natural numbers can be calculated by an effective method if and only if it is computable by a Turing machine? Alongside Turing, this American is considered a founder of Computer Science
Alonzo Church
Which African-American sociologist and historian, a co-founder of NAACP, died in Ghana in 1963 while working on “Encyclopaedia Africana”, his most ambitious work?
WEB DuBois
The members of the music duo LMFAO are the son and grandson of what man, the founder of Motown records?
Berry GORDY
12% of the population of Dominica are part of which Protestant denomination? Ellen G. White was a co-founder of this group who advocate vegetarianism
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Charlotte Corday held Jean-Paul Marat responsible for the September Massacres of 1792 and believed the French revolution was in Jeopardy due to the Jacobins. Corday had sympathies for which other political group, headed by Jacques Pierre Brissot?
Girondins
What was Brigitte Macron’s surname at birth? She was born into a five-generation chocolatier company based in Amiens
Trogneux
An important figure of the Paris commune, Louise Michel is remembered for waving what colour flag at a demonstration in 1883?
the BLACK flag of Anarchism
Jeanne Baret is recognised as the first woman to complete a circumnavigation of the Earth. What is the notably unusual aspect of her trip?
She did it DISGUISED AS A MAN
The work of which French architect and designer was in high demand in the 1940s, 50s and 60s? She worked on the League of Nations building for the United Nations in Geneva and designed the interiors and kitchens for the famous Unité d’habitation.
Charlotte PERRIAND
Born in Paris in 1903, which woman, who worked for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, coined the term “Youthquake” and “discovered” the then-unknown Lauren Bacall during World War 2
Diana VREELAND
Born in France in 1965, who is the only female chef in the United States to attain three Michelin stars? In 2021, she joined the creative team on the dark comedy horror film The Menu, serving as a consultant
Dominique Crenn
Which French actress of the late 19th century and early 20th century was dubbed “the queen of the pose and the princess of the gesture”? Her work with Alphonse Mucha led to him becoming one of the most sought-after artists of the Art Noveau age
Sarah Bernhardt
Which French ballet dancer was the top-ranking female dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1984 to 1989? Her most notable performances have included those Rudolf Nureyev’s stagings of Swan Lake and Don Quixote.
Sylvie Guillem
Which French woman’s work on Fermat’s Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after? The Academy of Sciences have established a prize in her honour.
Sophie Germain
Which woman was the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France? She was executed by guillotine during the French Revolution on accusations of treason
Jeanne BECU/ Madame DU BARRY
a French noblewoman and the second wife of Louis XIV of France from 1683 until his death in 1715
Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
In 1966 which country downgraded their membership of NATO and withdrew from the NATO Military Command Structure to pursue more independent defence options?
France
A Continuous positive airway pressure machine (generally called a Cee-Pap) may be used to help treat the sleeping disorder known as O.S.A. What does O.S.A stand for in this context?
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Which David Milch TV series of 2004 to 2006 followed events in the titular frontier town in the 1870s? Timothy Olyphant starred
Deadwood
Deadwood is found in which US state?
South Dakota
“Man of the House” and “Scammed by a Kindergartener” are tracks from which 1990 comedy movie?
Home Alone
Who was Paramount Leader of China at the time of the handover of Hong Kong from the British to China in 1997? He had come to power unexpectedly as a compromise candidate following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Jiang ZEMIN
According to a recent bestselling book by Johnathan Haidt, adolescents are “The BLANK generation”. The book is subtitled “How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness”. What word fills the blank?
Anxious
According to Box Office Mojo.com, which TWO movies grossed over $1 billion in 2023?
Barbie and Super Mario Bros Movie
Regarded by the later Aztec’s as their intellectual and cultural predecessors, which culture were prominent from 950 to 1150 CE?
Toltecs
Found in Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico, flourished during Mesoamerica’s formative period, dating roughly from as early as 1200 BCE to about 400 BCE?
Olmecs
an indigenous pre-Columbian civilization that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mesoamerica. Archaeological evidence shows that their culture originated at least 2,500 years ago. archaeological site at the ancient city of Monte Albán has monumental buildings, ball courts, magnificent tombs and grave goods, including finely worked gold jewelry. Oaxaca.
Zapotecs
a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology, reaching prominence from 950 to 1150 CE
Toltec
culture in the North American Southwest thrived in the Sonoran desert in what is now the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. They were responsible for the construction of a series of irrigation canals that led to the successful establishment of Phoenix, Arizona via the Salt River Project. They also established complex settlements such as Snaketown, which served as an important commercial trading center.
Hohokam
one of the largest archeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala. Situated in the department of El Petén.
Tikal
a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the Guatemalan border. It was the seat of what has been dubbed the Kingdom of the Snake or Snake Kingdom. This Snake Kingdom reigned during most of the Classic period.
Calakmul
ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.nown today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon.
Teotihuacan
The city was built on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. The city was the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century until it was captured by the Tlaxcaltec and the Spanish in 1521.
Tenochtitlan
an important city of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, dating back to at least the 2nd century BCE, with settlement as a village going back at least some thousand years earlier. This site is just west of the modern city of Puebla and served as a trading outpost. Its immense pyramid is the largest such structure in the Americas, and the largest pyramid structure by volume in the world, measuring 4.45 million cubic meters.
Cholula
group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean. Specifically, the term “______” has been applied at various times from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno, who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.
Arawaks
Born in New York to a Sicilian father, which American musician composed the unforgettable theme tune of the TV series “Twin Peaks”?
Angelo Badalamenti
During Robert Oppenheimer’s hearing who was the only member of the scientific community to state that Oppenheimer should not be granted security clearance?
Edward Teller
Which female scientist published her first solo paper on the methodology of X-ray crystallography of insulin in 1935?
Dorothy Hodgkin
The world’s largest gemstone was mined in Bahia, Brazil in 2001. It weighs 381 kg and has been valued at $400m. What kind of gemstone is it?
Emerald
First name Olga, which woman is currently a prima ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam? Formerly a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet, she left Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine
SMIRNOVA
Canonised by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000, which man born in 1868 is most likely the richest Saint of all time?
Nicholas II
Which future Roman Emperor led the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE?
Titus
In 1997 Diana Hayden became the third woman from which country to win the Miss World title? She later appeared in the reality TV show Bigg Boss
India
“The BLANK Paradox” by Professor Steve Peters has been near the top of the business books bestsellers lists for years now. What 5-letter word fills the blank?
CHIMP
All powered by Oil economies, name any of the three currencies which were listed by Forbes magazine as the strongest in the world in January 2024
KUWAITI DINAR, BAHRAINI DINAR or OMANI RIAL
Which African country has the most World Heritage sites? These sites include the Konso Cultural landscape and the Bale Mountains national park
Ethiopia
Which musical first staged in 1977 has had film adaptations released in 1982, 1999 and 2014?
Annie
Which word meaning a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted, or lacking social skills was first used as the name of a creature in Dr. Seuss’s book “If I Ran the Zoo”?
Nerd
An episode of The Sopranos highlights the differences between Italian Americans and Native Italians when the Americans insist on calling their Pasta sauce by what 5-letter word, much to the confusion of the natives?
Gravy
Which newspaper panel series began with a cartoon in the New York Globe in December 1918? Little known facts and small-town American trivia are recurring subjects
RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT (use discretion)
The Ostwald process is a scientific process for making which acid?
Nitric Acid
Which 1853 opera which contains the characters Violetta Valéry and Alfredo Germont is believed to be the most performed opera in history?
La Traviata
Which species of Beetle migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the industry?
Boll Weevil
When Fletcher Christian and the other Bounty mutineers reached Pitcairn Island they were accompanied by their consorts. These were women from which other Pacific island?
Tahiti
It is believed that the word “banana” is of West African origin and probably came from which language, the most widely spoken language in Senegal?
Wolof
Which British garage music duo scored a 1999 hit with the song “Sweet like chocolate”?
Shanks and Bigfoot
Which city of well over one million inhabitants is one of the top tourist cities in Iran and is known as the city of poets, literature, and flowers? It is home to the famous Eram Garden
Shiraz
17% of the Beef production in the UK comes from which breed of cattle which derives from the native herds of North East Scotland? The meat from this breed can be marketed as superior due to its marbled appearance.
Aberdeen Angus
Three Stephen King novel adaptations were released in cinemas in 2019. They were “It Chapter Two”, “Pet Sematary” and which other?
Doctor Sleep
The novel Robinson Crusoe begins: “I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of BLANK”. What German city fills the blank? This Hanseatic city on the River Weser is the 11th largest city of Germany and the second largest city in Northern Germany.
Bremen
In an event generally regarded as the worst massacre of the Thirty Years’ War, which Protestant city was sacked on 20th May 1631 by the army led by Count Tilly?
Magdeburg
What was the “small town in Germany” mentioned in the title of John Le Carre’s 1968 espionage novel? The University at this place counts Karl Marx, Friedrich Niestche and Konrad Adenauer amongst its alumni
Bonn
The car company Porsche have their headquarters in which German city located on the River Neckar?
Stuttgart
Which German city served as the headquarters for the US Army’s V Corps and the Northern Area Command (NACOM) until 1995? It is the only city in the country rated as an “alpha world city”
Frankfurt
Which German city, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, is the home of the beer known as “Altbier” and the electronic group Kraftwerk?
Dusseldorf
The 1763 Treaty of Hubertusburg brought to an end the Third Silesian war which was fought between Austria, Prussia and which territory of the Holy Roman Empire? Dresden and Leipzig were part of this territory
Saxony
Which Scottish actor, also a star of “Trainspotting” and the drama “Rome”, has played Dr Owen Hunt in Grey’s Anatomy over 300 times?
Kevin McKidd
Which American actress and singer portrayed Dr. Callie Torres in Grey’s Anatomy? They also won a Tony with their portrayal of the original Lady of the Lake in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot
Sara Ramirez
Who was Dr Finn Dandridge in 9 episodes of Greys Anatomy? Back in the 1990s he had been Robin in two Batman films
Chris O’Donnell
Grey’s Anatomy was picked up as a mid-season replacement for which show about lawyers in 2005? This comedy drama with a two-word name starred James Spader, William Shatner and Candice Bergen
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy has been going for 20 years now but it is not the longest running medical drama. Which show, which began in 1986 takes that crown? Note - we’re talking about medical drama, not soap operas
Casualty
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, Shauna Duggins was the first woman to win an Emmy for her stunt work. This was achieved on the show called “GLOW”. What does GLOW stand for in this context?
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, the most expensive movie prop ever was Robbie the Robot which cost the equivalent of $1m to make in today’s money. In which 1956 movie did Robbie the Robot appear?
Forbidden Planet
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, which man with the initials K.C. (Kilo Charlie) was the most popular rising star of the last couple of years? He starred as Nick Nelson in “Heartstopper” (only surname required as normal)
Kit Connor
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, James Martin became the First leading actor with down syndrome in an Oscar winning film. What was the name of this movie?
An Irish Goodbye
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, two comedians share the record of most nominations for the best show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with 5 apiece. Name either. One of these comedians got their first nod in 1994, the other in 2012. Both of these men are British
Al Murray and James Acaster
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, two comedians share the record of most nominations for the best show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, with 5 apiece. Name either. One of these comedians got their first nod in 1994, the other in 2012. Both of these men are British
No Time To Die
According to the 2024 Guinness world records, two sequels were in contention for the Best Movie Oscar in 2023 - that first time that this happened. Please give the full names of both of these sequel movies
TOP GUN MAVERICK and AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Which Belgian Catholic priest and Saint is remembered for his ministry of a leper colony in Hawaii between 1873 and 1889?
Father Damien
Which Hawaian resort’s name means “spurting water”? Now a neighbourhood of Honolulu, this place was the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1795 to 1796.
Waikiki
The title of the Hawaii-set movie “From Here to Eternity” originates from which man’s 1892 poem “Gentlemen-Rankers”, about soldiers of the British Empire who had “lost [their] way” and were “damned from here to eternity”?
Rudyard Kipling
Which trickster god is credited with bringing the secret of fire to humans in Hawaiian myths, among others? You’re welcome.
Maui
The character of Charlie Chan was loosely based on the Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. Who wrote the Charlie Chan stories?
Earl Derr BIGGERS
Which Hawaiian woman was the first woman of colour and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress? Her surname was also the name of a Mustelid
Patsy Mink
Ku, Lono and which other god are considered the highest of the three major Hawaiian deities? This one is the god of procreation. 4-letter answer
Kane
What alliterative name is given to the week-long cultural festival that takes place annually in Hilo, Hawaii during the week after Easter? It honours King David Kalākaua, the last King of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Merry Monarch
What Hawaiian island was once called the “Pineapple Island” because the Dole company owned most of it? Today 98% of this island is owned by Larry Ellison, co-founder and chairman of Oracle Corporation
Lanai
Which fad game originally played with milk bottle caps possibly originated in Hawaii in the 1920s or 1930s?
Pogs
What name is given to the type of volcano with a low profile, formed by the eruption of highly fluid lava which flows farther than that of a stratovolcano? Mauna Loa on Hawaii is a good example
Shield Volcano
In 2021 the TV show Doogie Howser MD was rebooted with what new title? Peyton Elizabeth Lee played the title character of this show set in Hawaii
Doogie KAMEALOHA md
The JCMT is sited near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. What does JCMT stand for in this context?
JAMES CLERK MAXWELL TELESCOPE
On which Hawaiian island will you find the naval base known as Pearl Harbour? This is the third largest but most populated of the islands
Oahu
A large number of people would work together in casting a ti leave lined netfrom the shore and then pulling it back in which which way of fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians?
Hukilau
Which volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, with the most recent eruption occurring in September 2023 when multiple vents erupted lava for a week?
Kilauea
Dubbed the “Boston Strong Boy” by the press, which American boxer is regarded as the first Heavyweight champion of the gloved boxing era and the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules?
John L Sullivan
Larry Holmes became World Heavyweight Boxing champion when he defeated what man in 1978? This man, who died in 2013, is best remembered for breaking Muhammad Ali’s jaw
Ken Norton
The boxer Félix Savón became a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times in a row, all in the heavyweight division. Which other Cuban three-time Olympic Gold Medalist had been his inspiration?
Teofilo Stevenson
A 2013 fight against which man would’ve been Tyson Fury’s first PPV bout? It was cancelled as the opponent pulled out. Along with Evander Holyfield and Oleksander Usyk this British fighter is the only person to have been an unified Cruiserweight World Champ and then go on to become a Heavyweight World champ
David Haye
What “Jess” did Jack Dempsey defeat when he became World Heavyweight champion in 1919? This man was known for his size rather than his skill, and was nicknamed the “Pottawatomie Giant”
Jess Willard
Max Baer was a huge name in Boxing in the 1930s when he was the World Heavyweight champion. His son, Max Jr, also became pretty famous when he starred as Jethro Bodine in which 1960s sitcom?
The Beverly Hillbillies
Which man, nicknamed “The Ambling Alp”, won more fights by knockout than any other heavyweight champion (IBU, NBA, NYSAC) in boxing history?
Primo Carnera
Passing away in 2022, which man was the referee in the infamous 1997 boxing match between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield?
Mills Lane
Who was referee of Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk in May 2024? Controversially didn’t call KO for Usyk in 9th round. Has been punched in face before in another bout.
Mark Nelson
Who shocked the boxing world in 1990 when he knocked out Mike Tyson, handing him his first ever loss?
James BUSTER DOUGLAS
Since 1956, which city of Southern India has housed theRashtrapati Nilayam, the winter office of thepresident of India? This city on the Deccan plateau is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telanga
Hyderabad
Which Indian city has the second highest number of Bengali speakers in the world after the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka?
Kolkata
Set in the stark landscape of theThar Desert, what is India’s “Blue City”?
Jodhpur
What city in Northern India is the most important centre of Shia Islam in the Subcontinent? It is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
Kochi is a major port city in India sitting on a part of the coastline known by what name? Geographically, this coastline comprises one of the wettest regions of the subcontinent
Malabar COast
What is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat? This city, which lies on the Sabarmati River, is the second-largest producer of cotton in India, due to which it was known as the ‘Manchester of India’
Ahmedabad
What is India’s “Orange City”? It is also called the Tiger Capital of India or the Tiger Gateway of India as many tiger reserves are located in and around this Maharashtra city
Nagpur
The city of Mumbai was ceded to the British East India company from the Portuguese Empire as part of the dowry when which woman married Charles II in 1661?
Catherine of Braganza
Fort St George, the first British fort in India, was located in which city? The Corporation of this city is the oldest in India and the second oldest in the world after London
Chennai
Which Indian city, the capital of the state of Nagaland, was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, so bloody that it has been referred to as the “Stalingrad of the East”?
Kohima
Which Brass instrument was played by the jazz musicians Kid Ory and Jack Teagarden?
Trombone
In concert pitch, to what note are orchestral instruments tuned?
A
With a name taken from the Bantu word for ‘xylophone’, which percussion instrument consists of a set of wooden bars with resonators suspended underneath to amplify the sound?
Marimba
What instrument of the dulcimer family is a trapezoidal box on legs with metal strings stretched across its top and a damping pedal underneath? This instrument beginning with the letter “C” was designed and created by V. Josef Schunda in 1874
Cimbalom
What instrument which looks like a small upright piano, is sometimes called the “bell piano”? One of the best-known works that uses this instrument is Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from The Nutcracker.
Celesta
Which musical instrument consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons which are on the front?
Concertina
What stringed instrument, used extensively in Western Africa, usually has 21 strings which are plucked? It combines features of the lute and harp.
Kora
The influential jazz soloist Bix Beiderbecke was primarily associated with which brass instrument? It looks similar to a trumpet but has a more compact shape
Cornet
What “C” are a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of short, wooden sticks traditionally made of wood?
Claves
What vessel flute musical instrument has the nickname the “Sweet Potato”? These instruments have been of particular importance in Chinese and Mesoamerican cultures.
Ocarina
The Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency took place in what African country between 1987 and 1994?
Uganda
Involved in a war with the Turkish government since 1984, by what 3-letter acronym are the Kurdistan Worker’s Party usually known by?
PKK
The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic control about 20% of the territory of which disputed territory which was occupied by Spain until 1975? This place is the second most sparsely populated country in the world and the most sparsely populated in Africa,
Western Sahara
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation are strongest in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. Chiapas lies on the border with which other nation?
Guatemala
ETA was an armed Basque nationalist and far-left separatist organization in the Basque Country between 1959 and 2018. What 3 colours make up the flag of the Basque country?
Red White and Green
In 1994 which revolutionary group kidnapped the American scientist Thomas Hargrove and held him captive for 11 months? After his release, he wrote a book about his ordeal which inspired the 2000 film Proof of Life starring Meg Ryan
FARC
New Zealand has now had 3 female Prime Ministers. The first was Jenny Shipley, the latest was Jacinda Ardern. Which other woman served between those two?
Helen Clark
In 1921 Agnes Campbell MacPhail became the first woman elected to which country’s House of Commons?
Canada
Golda Meir’s leagacy in Israel has been tainted due to criticism of her leadership during the Yom Kippur War. That war took place mostly in the Sinai Peninsula and in which hilly and elevated area overlooking the Jordan Rift Valley ?
Golan Heights
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland was the first woman in the world to be democratically elected as president of a country. This happened in 1980 but Vigdis had already achieved a first when in 1972 she became the first single woman in Iceland to do what? Former US Representative Marjorie Margolies claims to be one of the first single women to do this on an international scale
Adopt a Child
Mary Robinson’s first television interview as Irish President-elect was on the RTÉ children’s television show The Den hosted by Ray Darcy. Which puppets also appeared alongside Ray Darcy on that show?
Zig and Zag
According to a Forbes list in 2023, which person, born in Brussels in 1958 is the most powerful woman in the World?
Ursula Von Der Leyen
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep” is a quote from which Shakespeare play?
The Tempest
What is the missing word in this Shakespeare quote: “There are more things in heaven and earth BLANK, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”? The quote is lifted from Act 1 Scene 5 of Hamlet
Horatio
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them” is a quote from which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
“I am one who loved not wisely but too well” is a quote from which Shakespeare play?
Othello
“The better part of valor is discretion” is a quote from which Shakespeare play?
Henry IV Part 1
“If music be the food of love play on” is a quote from which Shakespeare play? And who says it?
Twelfth Night - Orsino
Once inhabited by the Moriori people, which archipelago was invaded by the Maori in 1835? The Maori invaders almost exterminated the Moriori, and enslaved all the survivors
Chatham Islands
William Kidd and Anne Bonny may feel at home in which archipelago of about 800 islands off the coast of Western Australia near the town of Derby?
Buccaneer Islands
The pipit found on what archipelago is the only songbird found in Antarctica? This place was involved in Operation Paraquet in the 1980s
South Georgia
In September 1704 which Scotsman was left abandoned on Más a Tierra island in the uninhabited Juan Fernández archipelago, 420 miles off the coast of Chile?
Alexander Selkirk
Which North Sea archipelago off the coast of Germany is a noted spot for the study of Seabirds? They were a possession of the UK from 1807 to 1890
Heligoland
Which archipelago provides ideal habitats for dolphins, sea turtles, and larger fish such as manta rays and whale sharks. This archipelago is the most westerly inhabited island group of Japan?
Yaeyama Islands
biggest island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago
Sao Miguel
capital of the azores
Ponta Delgada
Capital of Madeira
Funchal
The Kanak people are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of which Pacific archipelago? This island group is one of the European Union’s Overseas Countries and Territories but is not part of the European Union.
New Caledonia
What is the name of the archipelago in French Polynesia that consists of the two island groups, the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands? Tahiti and Bora Bora are major islands of this group
Society Islands
What name is given to the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile? It traditionally marks the point where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans meet
Cape Horn
Curanto is a dish made from fish, clams, ribbed mussels, giant barnacles, meats, and potatoes is a traditional dish in which Chilean archipelago?
Chiloé
Crash Bandicoot islands setting name
Wumpa
Captain Arthur Morstan, a convict guard who had served in the Andaman Islands, is a key character in the plot of which of the four Sherlock Holmes novels?
The Sign of Four
The Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean was the location of the 1961 testing of the largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated. By what two word term is this nuclear bomb usually referred to?
Tsar Bomba
What is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago? Covering an area of 14,546sq miles making it the largest island in Norway and the 36th largest in the world. The name of this island means “Pointed Mountains” in Dutch
Spitsbergen
The Dahlak Archipelago belongs to which country? The pearl fisheries of the archipelago have been famous since Roman times and still produce a substantial number of pearls
Eritrea
The island of Elba, famous for being Napoleon’s prison for a short time, is part of which archipelago?
Tuscan Archipelago
The use of a microscope enabled Marcello Malpighi to discover that insects do not use lungs to breathe, but small holes in their skin called what?
Tracheae
In The Godfather III Joey Zasa presents Michael Corleone with an Italian of the Year award named after which inventor? This man, who lived between 1808 and 1889, is credited by some sources as inventing the telephone
Antonio Meucci
Which Italian (1626-1697) has been called the “founder of experimental biology” and as the “father of modern parasitology”? He demonstrated that maggots come from the eggs of flies
Francesco Redi
The Italian polymath Gerolamo Cardano partially invented what “G”, the device of three concentric rings that allow a supported compass or gyroscope to rotate freely?
Gimbal
Which Italian scientist’s eponymous law states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal numbers of molecules?
Amadeo AVOGADRO
Named after an Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (1736-1813), what name is given to a point in space near two large orbiting bodies where gravitational and centrifugal forces balance up?
Lagrange Point
How would the author and businessman Richard Koch describe the “Pareto Principle”? He’s written at least 3 books using this term in the title
80/20 Principle
Which Italian neurobiologist was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of nerve growth factor? On 22 April 2009, she became the first Nobel laureate to reach the age of 100
Rita Levi-Montalcini
“In bed asleep, while they do dream things true”, “O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.” are lines from which Shakespeare tragedy?
Romeo & Juliet
Later an opera by Tchaikovsky, who wrote the 1833 short story “Queen of Spades”?
Alexander Pushkin
Known by a 3-letter name, which South Korean singer is known as the Queen of K-Pop?
BoA
Frequently compared to Princess Diana, which woman was dubbed the Queen of Pop in South Asia in the 1990s? She was also referred to as the “Sweetheart of Pakistan”. She sadly died of lung cancer in London at the age of 35
Nazia Hussain
“Queen of the New Year” was a 1989 top 30 hit for which Scottish band who take their name from a Steely Dan song?
Deacon Blue
The “Queen of Country” pop Shania Twain, was married to which South African record producer between 1993 and 2010?
Mutt Lange
Which actress, probably better known for her lead role in Game of Thrones, was Gorgo, Queen of the Spartans in the movie “300”?
Lena Headey
What is the topping on the dessert called “Queen of Puddings”? It’s also an intrical part of the recipe for Eton Mess
Meringue
Which South African-born British interior designer acted as a TV Dragon between 2013 and 2015? Known for her signature neutral palette and trademark Perfect Neutrals, she is often referred to as the “Queen of Taupe”
Kelly Hoppen
In The Adventure of Priscilla Queen of the Desert movie Hugo Weaving played the character Anthony “Tick” Belrose. Who took that role in the West End run and the first British run of the musical? This man suffered a drug overdose whilst attending Kate Moss’ 21st birthday party at the Viper Room, LA.
Jason Donovan
The German fashion designer Jil Sander was the “Queen of” what? A book with this four-letter word for its title won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Less
Who is the “Queen of Contouring”? This woman founded KKW Beauty and KKW Fragrance and the fashion chain “Dash”
Kim Kardashian
Selena Quintanilla, known mononymously as Selena, was considered the queen of what genre of music? This music style combines Mexican Spanish vocals with dance rhythms from Czech and German genres – particularly polka or waltz
Tejano
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” was the highest charting single in both the UK and the USA for what woman, known as the “Queen of Folk”?
Joan Baez
In the 1970s Chaka Kan, the Queen of Funk, was the lead singer with which group? One word, 5 letters
Rufus
Shoma Uno is a three-time Olympic medalist (2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team bronze) and a two-time World champion (2022, 2023) in which sport?
Figure Skating
Nicknamed “Supermura”, which Japanese man is considered by some to be the greatest gymnast of all time? All around gold in 2012 and 2016 olympics and team in 2016.
Kohei UCHIMURA
What is the name of the circular ring in Sumo wrestling?
Dohyo
Best known for winning the English Premier League with Leicester, which man is the highest scorer in the E.P.L.? To date he has won 119 caps for the Japanese national side
Shinji Okazaki
Raised by his Japanese father, which short track speed skater is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics with two gold, two silver and four bronze medals?
Apolo OHNO
The Japanese woman Mikuru Suzuki is a former world champion in which sport?
Darts
A version of High Intensity Interval Training is named after which Japanese Doctor? His work initially involved Olympic Speedskaters
Dr Izumi TABATA
What Japanese word describes a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements made to be practised alone?
Kata
Name either of the Japanese players who have been ranked within the top 5 male Tennis players in the world.
Kei NISHIKORI or Jiro SATO
Which Japanese boxer is included in most current lists of the best pound for pound boxers in the World? In 2022 he defeated Paul Butler and Nonita Donaire. His current record is 24 wins 0 losses
Naoya INOUE
There are 64 squares on a standard chess board, how many squares are there on a Shogi (Japanese Chess) board?
81 (9x9)
Which professional football club based in the Japanese city of Saitama won the Asian Champion’s League football tournament in 2007, 2017 and 2022?
URAWA RED DIAMONDS
With 9 Gold medals in total, what was the most successful sport for Japan at the 2020 Olympics?
Judo
After the 2023 season, the Japanese Baseball star Shohei Ohtani signed the largest contract in professional sports history. Which club did he sign for?
LA Dodgers
Which British-Japanese female, born 2008, won the 2023 Park Skateboarding World Championships (Women)?
Sky Brown
Which track, owned by Honda, has been the location of the F1 Japanese Grand Prix since 1987?
Suzuka
Competing in the Equestrian events at the 2020 Olympics, which woman has the second highest number of Olympic medals of any German?
Isabell Werth (Bella Rose)
Only one other American woman has won more Olympic medals than Katie Ledecky in the pool. Who is this woman? Her last Olympic games were in 2004. All relay but 8 gold medals.
Jenny Thompson
Initials V.V. which Italian fencer, competing at the Olympics between 1996 and 2012, is Italy’s greatest ever female Olympian in terms of total medal haul?
Valentina Vezzali
The Russian woman Svetlana Romashina won a stunning 7 Gold Medals between 2008 and 2020. In what event did she compete in?
Synchronised Swimming
Which Norwegian Cross-Country skier has won more Winter Olympics medals than anyone else?
Marit Bjorgen
The two New Zealanders who appear on the list of the biggest Olympic medals winners ever are Lisa Carrington and Ian Ferguson. They both competed in what event?
Canoeing
Which Belarussian gymnast was the most successful athlete at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning 6 of the 8 events he took part in?
Vitaly Scherbo
Name either person who has won 4 or more gold medals in Olympic tennis
Venus or Serena WILLIAMS
Both competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the Germans Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl have both clocked up 6 gold medals in what event?
Luge
