General knowledge
Geography
Food
Lukas
Paderborn
100

A German caffeinated plant-based beverage popular with hackers and hipsters all across the Western world.

What is Club-Mate?

100

The shortest river in Germany.

What is the Pader? 

100

The potato is a root vegetable native to which continent?

What is South America? 

100

How can you tell whether Lukas is telling the truth or not?

What are bright red ears? 

100

The small Paderborn Kneipe named after something that shocked many Americans in 1957.

What is Sputnik? 

200

The Brazilian flag shows the night sky as seen from which city?

What is Rio de Janeiro?

200

A former airport in Berlin that now functions as the city's largest public park.

What is Tempelhofer Feld?

200

Spaghetti bolognese is a world-famous Italian pasta dish, but it is known under a different name in Italy. What is the name of the dish in the original Italian? 

What is Ragù? 

200

You've had a good day and decide to take Lukas out for a delicious Neapolitan pizza. What type of pizza should you order in order for him to be perfectly happy? 

a) Pizza prosciutto e funghi, b) Pizza quattro stagioni, c) Pizza margharita with buffalo mozzarella

What is b) Pizza quattro stagioni

200

How tall is the tower of Lukas' old school? 

a) 45 m, b) 55 m, c) 75 m

b) 55 m

 

300

In 1867, the Russian empire sold the colonial territory of Alaska to the United States. What was its price? 

a) $700,000, b) $7 million, c) $70 million

What is b) $7 million 

300

Some trains between London to Paris run past this lovely Belgian port city known to all of us.

What is Ostende? 

300

(According to popular legend) 

Who gave curry powder and Worcestershire sauce to the inventor of the original Currywurst in post-war Berlin?

What are British soldiers? 

300

In Saint Petersburg, Lukas spent a lot of his time in a local bar themed around the culture of which country?

What is Israel? 

300

Paderborn cathedral has a famous wooden gate, the so-called "Rote Pforte." What is the reason behind the gate being red?

What are bloody medieval executions? 

400

How many unsuccessful Oscar nominations did Leonardo di Caprio have to put up with before finally winning the trophy for his role in "The Revenant" in 2016?

What is 5? 

400

How many "North-South" couplets of American federal states exist, and what are their names?

What are two, North Dakota / South Dakota and North Carolina / South Carolina?

400

China is a large country with many different regional styles of cooking. The most famous of these culinary traditions are known as China's "Great Cuisines". 

How many regional cuisines make up the "Great Cuisines" of China? a) Five, b) Eight, c) Ten

What is b) Eight? 

400

Aged 16, Lukas, Jacob and Bartosz went on an ill-fated cycling trip across the Netherlands. What are the names of the three Dutch cities they visited on their trip after departing from Bergen and Alkmaar?

What are Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam? 

400

How long is the walk from Geroldstrasse 5 to Himmighauser Weg 8? 

a) 3,7 km, b) 4,7 km, c) 4,2 km

What is a) 3,7 km? 

500

The wife of Chinese president Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, is a famous person in her own right. What is her profession?

What is a soprano singer?

500

Which Tuscan city is the furthest away from Florence? 

a) Lucca, b) Siena, c) Pisa

What is c) Pisa?

 

500

Sauce hollandaise and sauce béarnaise derive their acidity (nehmen ihren Säuregehalt) from two different ingredients? What are these ingredients?

What are lemon juice and white wine vinegar?

500

How many countries has Lukas spent more than one month in?

What are 11? (Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, USA, Australia, China, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy) 

500

There are haikus, there are sonnets, and then there are ... which popular Paderborn bar?

What are Limericks? 

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