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Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Qatar
Which actor plays Admiral General Aladeen in The Dictator (2012)?
Sacha Baron Cohen
What Italian dessert literally translates to “pick me up”?
Tiramisu
Which global pop artist released the album 1989, marking her full transition from country to pop?
Taylor Swift
When a person experiences real changes after receiving an inactive or fake treatment due to belief
“placebo effect”
Which country won the first-ever ICC Cricket World Cup in 1975?
West Indies
Which Marvel movie introduced Black Panther to the MCU?
Captain America: Civil War
What compound gives turmeric its bright yellow colour?
Curcumin
Which Hindi playback singer is known for blending classical Indian training with modern Bollywood music, and sang Agar Tum Saath Ho?
Alka Yagnik
Who coined the term “artificial intelligence” in 1956?
John McCarthy
Which tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles (men’s)?
Novak Djokovic
Which film won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards?
Parasite
Which grain is traditionally used to make risotto?
Arborio rice
Which rapper’s debut studio album The College Dropout was released in 2004?
Kanye West
Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Which NBA team completed a 73–9 regular season record in 2016?
Golden State Warriors
In The Hangover, which city do the friends travel to for the bachelor party?
Las Vegas
Which French cooking technique involves slowly cooking food in fat at a low temperature?
Confit
Which Bollywood composer is known for introducing electronic and fusion sounds into mainstream Hindi cinema and composed Jai Ho?
A. R. Rahman
What cognitive bias causes people to overestimate how much others notice their appearance or behaviour?
The Spotlight Effect
Which club did Manchester United defeat in the 1999 Champions League final?
Bayern Munich
Which movie features the quote: “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”?
The Dark Knight
What is the name of the Japanese fine-dining tradition that focuses on seasonality and visual balance?
Kaiseki
Which Hindi song became the first Bollywood track to cross 1 billion views on YouTube, released in 2012?
Why This Kolaveri Di
Which is older: Stonehenge or the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Great Pyramid of Giza