Sports
How many players are on a soccer team on the field at one time?
11
In Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals, this team had a 3–1 lead but ended up losing the championship to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Golden State Warriors
In “Anniyan” (2005), Ambi has multiple personalities. What is the third hidden personality that’s often overlooked?
Remo - the charming model persona who emerges between Ambi (the idealist) and Anniyan (the punisher).
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Sri Lanka is famously known for producing this spice, often used in desserts and curries.
Cinnamon
What sport’s scoring terms include the word “advantage”?
Tennis
In 2017, this awards show made history for announcing the wrong Best Picture winner on live TV. What two movies were mixed up?
La La Land and Moonlight (Oscars Best Picture mix-up)
In “Baasha” (1995), Rajinikanth’s character is called “Manickam.” What was his real name before he became Manickam?
Manick Baashkaran — the feared Mumbai don known as Baasha.
What is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican City
This UNESCO World Heritage site in the north-central province is famous for its ancient rock gardens and irrigation systems.
Sigiriya
Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Brazil
This company’s “revolutionary” smartphone in 2016 literally went up in flames — and had to be banned from airplanes worldwide.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
“Vaaranam Aayiram” (2008) was inspired by which Hollywood film — though it was reimagined in a deeply Tamil emotional setting?
Forrest Gump — both explore a man’s life journey, love, and loss through reflection and voiceover.
Which country has the most official languages recognized by its constitution, totalling 11?
South Africa
This colonial power was the first to arrive in Sri Lanka in 1505.
Portugal
This country has won the most FIFA World Cups, yet its national sport isn’t even soccer.
This NASA mission never made it to the moon after an oxygen tank exploded — yet it’s remembered as a “successful failure."
Apollo 13
In Nanban, the story follows engineering students — but which engineering branch were they actually studying?
Instrumentation Engineering
Which country has the largest number of time zones, including overseas territories?
France (12 time zones)
This marine mammal can often be seen off the southern coast near Mirissa.
The blue whale
Michael Jordan famously wore number 23 — but during one NBA game, he had to wear a different number. What number was it?
12 (his jersey was stolen before the game on February 14, 1990)
Marketed as the future of family cars in 1957, it was so notorious that its name became shorthand for a commercial disaster.
The Ford Edsel
This 1999 Kamal Haasan movie was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, featuring a plot with mistaken identities and psychological twists.
Aalavandhan
There’s a country where the sun does not set for about 6 months in some regions. Name the country.
Norway
What’s the only place in Sri Lanka that records temperatures below 0°C almost every year?
Horton Plains — frost forms there in early mornings.