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100

What Nigerian musician is known as the African Giant?

Burna Boy

100

What's the longest charting studio rap album?

Good kid, MAAD city
100

Q: What word contains 26 letters but only has three syllables?

alphabet

100

This club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles.

Real Madrid

100

1) Which of these did not have their name changed in the Bible?

A) Sarah
B) Abraham
C) Jacob
D) David
E) Peter

David

200

1 Chappal Waddi is the highest mountain of Nigeria. What state is it located in?

taraba

200

Which band’s concert kiss-cam exposed an affair between a CEO and the company’s chief people officer?

coldplay

200
  • Forwards I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?

ton

200

Who are the top 5 rookies on the NBA's current rookie ladder (doesn't have to be in order)?


1. Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks

Season stats: 19.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.8 apg
Last Ladder: No. 1 ↔️
Draft pick: No. 1

Belated Ladder birthday wishes go out to Flagg, who turned 19 on Sunday and now has a whole new peer group against whom he’ll be measured after pushing into the LeBron James-Kobe Bryant chatter about 18-year-olds. “The Maine Event’s” stellar week (24 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.5 apg) peaked in prime time Tuesday when he went for 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists (with a steal and a block, too) while shooting 14-of-21 (and even stretching his range with 4-of-6 on 3-pointers). He logged 40 minutes, and Dallas was 10 points better when he was on the floor compared to nine points worse vs. Denver when Flagg sat.

2. Kon Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets

Season stats: 19.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.5 apg
Last Ladder: No. 2 ↔️
Draft pick: No. 4

“Comparison is the thief of joy,” Teddy Roosevelt reportedly said, and while that might be true in day-to-day life, the sportswriting profession would be lost without it. So when Knueppel became the fastest NBA player to sink 100 3-pointers at the start of his career this week, comparisons flowed. He’s blown away recent competition: Lauri Markkanen had done it in 41 games with the Bulls in 2017-18, second to Knueppel’s 29. Then there was Knueppel vs. the gold standard: Stephen Curry needed 58 games to reach 100. It’s important to note that Curry only attempted 4.8 per game as a 2009-10 rookie to Knueppel’s 8.7, and is largely responsible for the longball boom. Still, the rookie’s 3.63 makes per game has been surpassed in a full season by just 15 players since the NBA first drew its arc in 1979.

3. Derik Queen, New Orleans Pelicans

Season stats: 13.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 4.1 apg
Last Ladder: No. 3 ↔️
Draft pick: No. 13

The high of their five-game winning streak waned with the adrenaline when New Orleans got routed in Cleveland less than 24 hours later. Yet there was Queen, grinding in the second half with 19 of his 21 points, also finishing with seven rebounds and five assists. He is in some lofty company already, and former NBA guard Jeff Teague praised the Pelicans’ Joe Dumars for making the much-criticized trade to draft Queen. “The thing about Derik, he can play like this the rest of his life,” Teague said on his podcast. “He’s going to be in New Orleans for 10 to 12 years.”

4. VJ Edgecombe, Philadelphia 76ers

Season stats: 16 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4 apg
Last Ladder: No. 5 ⬆️
Draft pick: No. 3

In his four most recent appearances, Edgecombe averaged 24.3 points, 17.5 field-goal attempts and 37.8 minutes, shooting 50% (40% on 3-pointers) as the Sixers won three. He missed Tuesday due to the illness spreading through the roster. Philadelphia is 9-5 when this rookie scores 14 or more and 7-7 when he doesn’t.

5. Dylan Harper, San Antonio Spurs

Season stats: 12.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.9 apg
Last Ladder: No. 7 ⬆️
Draft pick: No. 2

If you’re focusing on his scoring, you’re missing a lot of Harper’s value. He has averaged a modest 11.1 ppg in the Spurs’ current seven-game winning streak, including a season-best 24 points against the Wizards. But in the second victory over the Thunder in 10 days, Harper had 10 assists and five steals in the surprising blowout. All in barely 20 minutes.

200

 How many faces does a Dodecahedron have?

 Answer: 12

300

Name two of Nigeria's billionaires.

  • Aliko Dangote: Cement, Sugar, Refining (often Africa's richest).
  • Mike Adenuga: Telecoms (Globacom), Oil (Conoil).
  • Abdulsamad Rabiu: Sugar, Cement (BUA Group).
  • Femi Otedola: Power Generation (Geregu Power), Oil.
  • Arthur Eze: Oil & Gas.


300

Who is the most-hated actress of 2025? 

hint: viewer fatigue, ads

SYDNEY SWEENEY

also accepted: Blake lively, Kim kardashian

300
  • What five-letter word has one left when two letters are removed?

stone

300
Name the top 3 teams in the east, and the top three teams in the west (NBA). 

East: Pistons, Knicks, Celtics

West: Thunder, Spurs, Nuggets

300

How many cards are in a standard deck of playing cards?

52

400

'Nollywood', Nigeria's movie industry, is ranked what position globally (by number of productions, at the 2010s): 2nd; 4th; 6th or 10th?

2nd

400

Name three promo appearances Timothee Chalamet made for Marty Supreme promo. 

  1. Staged Zoom Pitch Video: An 18-minute mock internal marketing meeting where Chalamet, in character, pitched outlandish ideas for the film's promotion, which was released online by A24.
  2. Druski show appearance 
  3. Las Vegas Sphere Appearance: Chalamet made history as the first person to stand atop the Sphere in Las Vegas, which was simultaneously lit up as a giant orange ping-pong ball.
  4. Pop-up Screenings with Bodyguards: He attended various pop-up screenings flanked by "bodyguards" wearing giant orange ping-pong balls over their heads.
  5. "Marty Supreme" Blimp: A bright orange blimp emblazoned with the film's logo flew over major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles.
  6. Branded Windbreaker Campaign: Chalamet enlisted various "GOATs" (Greatest Of All Time) in their respective fields, such as Tom Brady and Bill Nye, to wear and promote a "Marty Supreme" windbreaker.
  7. Instagram Live Session: He conducted a near-wordless Instagram Live session where he repeatedly introduced the phrase "Marty Supreme Christmas Day".
  8. Truck Full of Ping-Pong Balls: A truck full of orange ping-pong balls was driven around Manhattan as a promotional stunt.
  9. Mock Talent Competition: Chalamet and his ping-pong bodyguards acted as judges for a mock talent show.
  10. Airbnb-Sponsored Tournament: He made a surprise appearance at an underground table tennis tournament in NYC called the "Airbnb Marty Supreme Invitational".
  11. Multiple NYC Screening Drop-ins: In the days leading up to the film's wide release, Chalamet promised to make 128 drop-in appearances at NYC screenings over 96 hours. 
400

 A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?

Four sisters and three brothers.

400

Name five of the 10 biggest Ballon d'Or robberies WITH THE YEAR (general consensus). 

  • Wesley Sneijder (2010): Won the treble with Inter Milan and reached the World Cup final, but finished fourth as Messi won, with Iniesta and Xavi (both from Spain's winning WC team) in the top three.
  • Thierry Henry (2003): Had an incredible season for Arsenal with 32 goals and 28 assists, but Pavel Nedved won.
  • Franck Ribéry (2013): Led Bayern Munich to a historic treble (Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League) but lost to Cristiano Ronaldo, who had no team trophies.
  • Robert Lewandowski (2020 and 2021): Was the clear favorite after a dominant season with Bayern, but the award was canceled due to COVID-19, with Messi later saying Lewandowski deserved it.
  • Virgil van Dijk (2019): A strong contender who lost out to Messi, despite a phenomenal year for Liverpool, winning the Champions League and other honors. 
  • Erling Haaland (2023)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (2018)
  • Deco (2004)
  • Vinicius Jr (2024)
  • Buffon (2006)
400

Donald Trump seemed to pick fights with every late-night host on US television this year. Which late-night host did the US president call a “truly deranged lunatic”?

Seth Meyers

Jimmy Kimmel

Jon Stewart

Stephen Colbert

500

Before colonial rule, this powerful Yoruba empire used a checks-and-balances system that could force its king to commit ritual suicide if he ruled unjustly.

Oyo Empire

500
What are five of the ten movies on Letterboxd with the most fans?
Hints: brad pitt, robin williams, Jane Austen

interstellar, pride and prejudice, la la land, dead poets society, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, fight club, whiplash, everything everywhere all at once, little women, 10 things I hate about you 

500

8. A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for five minutes. Next, she hangs him. Right after, they enjoy a lovely dinner. Explain.

She took a picture of him and developed it in her darkroom.

500

Name THREE players of Nigerian descent who have represented European national teams at a major international tournament (World Cup or Euros).


Acceptable answers:

  • Bukayo Saka (England)

  • Fikayo Tomori (England)

  • Eberechi Eze (England)

  • Tammy Abraham (England)

500

Who was the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game?

 (Answer: Lisa Leslie)

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