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100

What is the most widely exported beer in Slovakia?

Zlatý Bažant

100

What keyboard key combination would you press to Select All?

Ctrl + A

100

This Swedish author (born 1907) of fiction and screenplays is most famous for her books for children.

Astrid Lindgren

100

Following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, this ancient city in the present-day Campania region of Italy was buried under several metres of volcanic ash. What was it called?

Pompeii

100

What is the slogan of Nokia?

Connecting People

200

In this country, beer grows in popularity, replacing the demand for more traditional spirits. Here, beer wasn't officially classified as alcoholic until 2011, but rather as foodstuff, on par with soft drinks. What country is this?

Russia

200

What is currently the highest resolution used in commercially sold displays?

8K Ultra HD

200

In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven finished composing his Ninth Symphony. Its final movement, based on a poem by Friedrich Schiller, became the anthem of the EU. What is the original poem as well as the anthem called?

Ode to Joy

200

Edward Jenner, also known as the father of immunology was an English physician who pioneered the concept of vaccines in late 18th century. He used an animal version of the smallpox to infect children who would then be immune to smallpox itself. What was the animal used in creating this world's first vaccine?

Cow ("vacca" in Latin)

200

What connects singer Amy Winehouse, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham and writers Jack Kerouac & F. Scott Fitzgerald?

They all died by alcohol-related deaths (before the age of 48)

300

How much alcohol is there in Pilsner Urquell?

4.4%

300

How many frames per second (FPS) can your gaming monitor display at the maximum, if it claims to have a refresh rate of 144Hz?

144 images per second

300

With a gallery area of over 72,000 sq m, this museum first established in 1792 is the world's largest.

The Louvre

300

This geographic area of over 1 million sq km is located across the south of South America in Chile and Argentina. What is it called?

Patagonia

300

What connects the countries of Bhutan, Cambodia, Denmark, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, The Netherlands, Spain, Saudi Arabia, the UK and 34 others?

They are all ruled by monarchies.

400

What country ranks second in world consumption of beer (108 litres per capita per year), and is the only non-European country in the top 5.

Namibia

400

What is the main selling point of Samsung The Terrace TV, substantiating the price tag of cca £4.000?

It's for outdoor use

400

This pop rock duo recorded the iconic song "I'll Be There For You" that was famously used as the theme song for NBC's show Friends. What was the band called?

The Rembrandts

400

On 21 October 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar was fought in which Horatio Nelson led the British Royal Navy to victory against combined navies of Spain and France. In what modern country would you find Cape Trafalgar, which gave name to the battle?

Spain (South West, province of Cádiz)

400

What connects the directors of Lost in Translation, Virgin Suicides, The Godfather and Apocalypse Now?

They are daughter and father (Sofia Coppola & Francis Ford Coppola)

500

What is the key component for the bitter flavour of beer, also essential for keeping it fresh for longer and maintaining a head of foam when poured?

Hops (CZ: Chmel)

500

The Global Positioning System (GPS) provides satellite-based geolocation and navigation to anyone with a GPS receiver free of charge. But its use was originally very limited. Who was the sole user until 1983?

The US military

Civilian use was allowed by R. Reagan after the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 incident. The GPS is operated by the US Space Force.

500

Name an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights, who in 1792 published "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman", one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. She's also a mother of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein.

Mary Wollstonecraft

500

With a total route length of 412.1 km, this metro system is the world's fifth largest, the largest outside China, the busiest in Europe and a tourist attraction in itself.

Moscow Metro

500

What connects Vancouver, Torino, Sarajevo, Sapporo & Albertville?

They all hosted the Winter Olympic Games (2010, 2006, 1984, 1972 & 1992)

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