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WIth 3.8 million likes, it’s one of the most liked tweets in history; which person tweeted “it’s a new day in America” on January 1st, 2021?

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Joe Biden

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Which continent is sometimes known in technical contexts as Meganesia or Papualand?

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Australia

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Which divine hero in Greek mythology is known for his Twelve Labours, a series of tasks that required great strength and courage?

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Hercules

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The Mother of Believers is a title that refers to the wives of which religious, social and political leader?

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Muhammad

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Attributed to Vyasa, the ancient epic Mahabharata is written in which language?

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Sanskrit

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Which historian and geographer (c. 484-425 BC) is known as the father of history?

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Herodotus

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Which fictional character in Lord of the Rings inherits the One Ring from his cousin, and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor?

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Frodo Baggins

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In the video games glossary, the acronym RTS signifies a certain subgenre and stands for what 3 words?

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Real-Time Strategy

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The title character of which 1875 opera composed by Georges Bizet is described as “A Gypsy Girl”?

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Carmen

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Which space telescope, launched on December 25 2021, is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope?

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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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Which 2022 German film received 9 nominations at the upcoming 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best International Feature?

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Serving as Prime Minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006, and then as President from 2009 to 2017, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdroj is one of the most prominent politicians of which country?

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Mongolia

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The so-called “sweeping a rock” decreases friction, which is why it is very important in which Olympic sport?

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Curling

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Divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species, which wet-nosed primates are endemic to the island of Madagascar?

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Lemur

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Founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC, which Spanish city had a Latin name that means “strength” or “bravery” due to the Roman practice of recognising strength/bravery of their soldiers after a war?

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Valencia

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The title character of which 1847 novel by Alexandre Dumas fils is Marguerite Gautier, who is based on Marie Duplessis, the real-life lover of the author?

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The Lady of the Camellias

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The Bolsheviks derived their name from the Russian word for what?

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Majority

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In October 2009, which Colombian was ranked 30th on Times Online’s list of the Top 50 F1 drivers of all time?

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Juan Pablo Montoya

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Which sacred precinct served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world?

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Delphi

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Which skier recently won her 83rd World Cup race, overtaking Lindsey Vonn for the most World Cup wins by a female alpine skier?

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Mikaela Shiffrin

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Which film director received his first nomination for Academy Award for Best Director for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)? He was nominated twice more for movies he made in 2010 and 2020, but still didn’t win any Oscars.

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David Fincher

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Founded in 1984 in Belo Horizonte, the name of which heavy metal band comes from the Portuguese for “grave”?

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Sepultura

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Which felid inhabits alpine and subalpine zones at elevations of 3,000-4,500m, ranging from eastern Afghanistan, the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau to southern Siberia, Mongolia and Western China?

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Snow Leopard

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Who wrote the 1889 novel in which a Yankee engineer from Connecticut named Hank Morgan receives a severe blow to the head and is somehow transported in time and space to England during the reign of King Arthur?

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Mark Twain

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Located in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around 1,700m above sea level, what is the capital and largest city of Namibia?

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Windhoek

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It includes a cash prize of 2,000,000 Swedish kronas, a gold medal, and a diploma; the Hasselbald Award is a yearly award in which field?

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Photography

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Which six-letter traditional Japanese exclamation means “ten thousand years” of long life?

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Banzai

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Based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield, which 1974 American film directed by Michael Winner stars Charles Branson as Paul Kersey, an architect who becomes a vigilante after his wife and daughter are attacked during a home invasion with his wife dying from her wounds?

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Death Wish

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Which year is sometimes known as the “Year of Revolution” because of a series of political upheavals throughout Europe that year?
Over 50 countries were affected and many of the revolutions were quickly suppressed, tens of thousands of people were killed, but significant lasting reforms included the abolition of serfdom in Austria and Hungary, end of absolute monarchy in Denmark, and the introduction of representative democracy in the Netherlands.

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1848

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After the 1982 World Cup, Diego Maradona was transferred to which football club for a then record fee of £5 million?

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Barcelona

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In the 2023 American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us, which actor plays the main role of Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting the teenage Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States?

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Pedro Pascal

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Which musical composition was commissioned by Count Franz con Walsegg for a service on 14 Feb 1792 to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of his wife Anna at the age of 20 on 14 Feb 1791?

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Mozart’s Requiem

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With an estimated population of ~17.6 million, what is the most populous country in Central America?

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Guatemala

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Based on the concept of life energy, which alternative medicine technique is often used in conjunction with acupuncture or reflexology?
In treatment, physical pressure is applied to “”ashi trigger points” with the aim of clearing blockages in these meridians.

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Acupressure

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Which Roman emperor was the first from the Julio-Claudian dynasty?

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Augustus

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Which US city has a Spanish name that literally translates to English as “Mouse Mouth”?

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Boca Raton, FL

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What is the nationality of footballer Yannick Carrasco, a winger who plays for Atlético Madrid?

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Belgium

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Corresponding to a province in many other countries, a voivodeship is the highest-level administrative division of which European country? Currently, there are 16 of them.

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Poland

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Known primarily for his religious paintings depicting monks, nuns and martyrs, which painter (1598-1664) gained the nickname “Spanish Caravaggio” owing to his use of chiaroscuro?

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Francisco de Zurbarán

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Published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-volume edition I 1987, which American comic book series was made by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colourist John Higgins?

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Watchmen

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After over 4 centuries of Portuguese rule, which country gained independence in 1975? After only 2 years of independence, it descended into an intense and protracted civil war lasting from 1977-1992.

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Mozambique

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In geology, which term signifies a mountain building process? It usually takes place at a convergent plate margin when plate motion compresses the margin.

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Orogeny

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In 1980, which Canadian athlete embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research? He had one leg amputated and the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 km.

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Terrance “Terry” Fox

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Animals (2003), Politics (2004), Fame (2007), Science (2009), Humanity (2017), SuperNature (2017) and Armageddon (2022) are just some of the stand-up specials by which comedian?

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Ricky Gervais

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Which Oscar-winning actress made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock’s black comedy The Trouble With Harry (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, further rising to prominence in Irma La Douce (1963) and Sweet Charity (1969)?

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Shirley Maclaine

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Founded back in 1947, its main hub is at Tocumen International Airport; Copa Airlines is the flag carrier of which Latin American country?

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Panama

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Marking the beginning of a rapid Christian reconquest of the southern half of the Iberian peninsula, the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa occured in which century?

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13th

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Designed by Alan R. Moon in 2004, which board game’s original version is played on a board depicting a railway map of the US and southern Canada? It won the 2004 Spiel des Jahres award.

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Ticket to Ride

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Which American drama television series (2003-2012) follows the lives of two half-brothers, Lucas and Nathan Scott, who compete for positions on their school’s basketball team?

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One Tree Hill

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According to some sources, he invented an improved stereoscope, the binocular camera, the polyzonal lens, the lighthouse illuminator, and the kaleidoscope…
Which British scientist and inventor (1781-1868) is remembered for his word in physical optics - he has been called the “father of modern experimental optics”?

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David Brewster

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With an elevation of 14,505 ft, what is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States?

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Mount Whitney

(Sierra Nevada mountain range, California)

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Which Russian entrepreneur and founder of the social networking site VK and the messaging app Telegram back in school hacked the system so that all the computers in the classroom displayed a photograph of the teacher and the caption “Must die”?

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Pavel Valerievich Durov

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The tutor and employer of several Japanese architects such as Toyo Ito, Shozo Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa, Kiyonori Kikutake (1928-2011) was a prominent Japanese architect known as one of the founders of which post-war Japanese architectural movement?

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Metabolism

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Which Sally Rooney novel, published in 2021, tells the story of Alice Kelleher, an Irish novelist?

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Beautiful World, Where Are You

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Captured and killed in a campaign against the Mapuche, which Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile founded Santiago in 1541, and Concepción in 1550?

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Pedro de Valdivia

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Although he was born in South Africa, cricketer Marnus Labuschagne plays for which national team?

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Australia

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Who was the host of the Grammys in 2021, 2022 and 2023?

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Trevor Noah

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Mainly because of his influential 1903 essay “The Metropolis and Mental Life”, which sociologist is seen as a precursor of urban sociology, symbolic interactionism, and social network analysis?

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Georg Simmel

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Consisting primarily of whiskey and vermouth, which cocktail was created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, and was named in honour of the premiere of an operetta by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith?

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Rob Roy

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Known as the “Pride of Wales” or “The Italian Dragon”, which Welshman is the longest reigning super-middleweight world champion in boxing history? In 2007 he became BBC Sports Personality of the Year, as the last boxer to do so.

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Joe Calzaghe

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Designed by Herzog and de Meuron and Farrells, and opened in 2021, the M+ museum is located in which Asian city?

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Hong Kong

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Which branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprises of 40 languages spoken by some 20 million people in a contiguous area of southeastern Senegal, The Gambia, southern Mauritania, southwestern Mali, eastern Guinea and north/eastern Sierra Leone?

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Mande

Languages include: Bambara, Malinke, Dyula, Kpelle, Soninke, Susu

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It has also been known as the Théâtre de la République and popularly as “La Maison de Molière”; founded in 1680, what is the oldest active theatre company in the world?

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Comédie-Française

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Which South Korean city was the location of a popular uprising in May 1980, which pitted local armed citizens against soldiers and police of the government?

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Gwangju

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Which Russian singer, songwriter and actress represented Russia in Eurovision 2015 with “A Million Voices” where she finished 2nd with 303 points? She became the first second-placed finished to exceed 300 points.

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Polina Gagarina

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